Kristine Harper

Kristine Harper sent over some of her latest paintings, and I’m loving her abstract use of color and evident brush strokes. Beautifully executed!

Kristine Harper sent over some of her latest paintings, and I’m loving her abstract use of color and evident brush strokes. Beautifully executed!

Mona Brody’s paintings are abstract with an unusual color usage. The perfect recipe for beauty!


Artist and curator Rachel Leibman has pulled together an impressive group of artists for Pulp: Artworks Made of Paper, which highlights the complexities of the ancient material of paper. The above works are paper mandalas from Pam Cooper, an artist exhibiting at the show.
What: Pulp: Artworks Made of Paper
When: March 19, 2010 – April 16, 2010
Where: Arts Guild New Jersey, 1670 Irving Street, Rahway, NJ 07065

Louise Norman creates lovely artwork out of everyday envelopes. I’d love to receive one of these beauties in the mail!

Karen O’Leary documents the making of a mapcut in her Flickr set. This piece of Paris is for sale at Karen’s Etsy shop.
Amazing!

Tran Nguyen has an independent show at Thinkspace, which kicked off this past weekend and runs through April. This piece, “The Color Of A Colorless Soul”, is so, so dreamy.
What: Nurturing the Uneased Soul
When: March 12, 2010 – April 2, 2010
Where: Thinkspace Gallery, 4210 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029

Michelle Enemark sent over a link to Entomologia, a group show she curated featuring art inspired by insects. From Jennifer Angus’ intricate pattern of pinned insects in Victorian Fancy to Joianne Bittle’s eight-foot graphite drawing of the underside of a beetle, the show spans many different mediums and style.
Check out a few photos from the show on Flickr.
What: Entomologia
When: February 26, 2010 – April 4, 2010
Where: Observatory, 543 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215

Halvor Bodin lives and works in Oslo, Norway, where he created this illustration for the Kaba Group annual report and an exhibition at the corporate headquarters.
The corporate world never looked quite so… beautiful.


Ozlem Olcer’s latest project entitled MAD (short for Magicians, Astronauts and Dancers) Deck is genius. It’s high time playing cards received a makeover, yes?