This post is probably going to sound uber creeper of me (but I don’t care). I kind of wish I was friends with Nashville artist Rebekka Seale. Once I stumbled onto her blog Dear Friend, Dear Friend, I felt like I wanted to dial her number on an antique Victorian phone so we could get together for the afternoon to make artwork while baking cookies and drinking homemade lemonade. Now I want to type her a letter asking her why her Etsy is empty? It made me so sad!
I’m in love with everything done by Minneapolis-based artist Jennifer Davis.
Her paintings are a perfect blend of whimsy, mystery and color that it’s hard to describe exactly what it is that makes me feel the way I do about it. Her creatures and figures take on various colors, shapes and forms (some human-like and others that begs a closer look); that she makes me wonder if she has a secret lens that is able to offer a glimpse into a universe that is different from ours.
You can purchase her work in several places, one of which is her Etsy shop. You can also see her paintings at Nahcotta Gallery in Portsmouth, NH, USA from 6th to 30th January among 10 other artists in Nahcotta’s first show of the year.
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Happy weekend everyone — I hope you had a great start to the new year! I had some time to read a few good books during the holidays and I can’t wait to share them with you starting next week!
Justin Degarmo’s rotund characters remind me of Doughnut Boy — a character on the Simpsons TV show, but of course, Justin’s characters are way edgier and life-like (albeit some in a greasy sort of way).
His range of style is amazing — from pencil to acrylics (most of his paintings are done in the medium), he amazes me with his skill, and more importantly, his imagination.
You can purchase prints of his work over at his Etsy shop or over at the Bear and Bird gallery.
