Retiring My Art Blog

Thank you so much for reading my blog and supporting my art. Because I have limited time to devote to blogging, this will be my final post. Please follow what I'm doing by liking my Facebook Page or by signing up for my email list on my website.

I enjoyed participating in two wonderful holiday art shows this year.

Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center

Burbank, CA

November 30 – December 13, 2018

I had five small mixed media pieces in a holiday boutique in Burbank, CA, including "Constellations at Dusk." For the boutique, all of the art was beautifully matted and framed so that the edges of the handmade cotton rag paper show. All of the pieces have a space/sky theme and are made with metallic and glitter paint, perfect for a colorful, sparkly holiday!

"Constellations at Dusk" ©  Cynthia Friedlob

Art Share L.A.

Los Angeles, CA

December 8 – December 23, 2018

I had ten small digital prints in the Holiday Bazaar, a gallery full of affordable art of all styles. On opening day, there were handmade gifts and treats, and in the evening there was entertainment and a gift wrapping contest. Great fun for all who visited! 

"Orchestra 156" © Cynthia Friedlob

Happy New Year!

Thank you again for your support.

Sketchbook in Atlanta + Online Gallery Sale!

My sketchbook is in Atlanta this weekend! It traveled there in the new Sketchbook Project Bookmobile, a rebuilt 1985 Piaggio with custom shelves, hand painting, and the ability to carry over 1,000 sketchbooks, but fit into small spaces and even go inside. Stop by to see my sketchbook and the cute Bookmobile at the Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308.

Catalog call number: 347.34-10 

Saturday, September 22nd: 3-7 pm
Sunday, September 23rd: 12-4 pm

The Bookmobile heads south!

Over the next few weeks, I'll be featuring some of my artwork on Pixels.com in special limited time promotional sales. The first sale is on 8x10 prints on canvas of  "Skyline 103." Price: $45 - a savings of over $30! Only 10 prints are available at this special price and the sale ends in five days! Follow all the upcoming sales on my Facebook Page. 

I'll be making some changes to my online galleries both before and after the holidays. Some work will be retired, some will be available only on product. If you see something you like, order now!

End of Summer Update

After summering on Governors Island in New York, the next stop for my sketchbook is Atlanta!
 

ATLANTA, GA
Fri., Sept. 21st - Sun. Sept. 23rd
Ponce City Market 
RSVP

 

Take a look at this little 4"x4" mixed media on canvas piece! It's for a Visual Encylopedia. Each artist was given a word to represent. Can you guess what my word is?

Details about this project coming soon!

My well-traveled Mardi Gras mask is on the Mask Festival wall at the third annual Dulcepalloza show at the Neutra! See the work in this large group show that's up through the 15th of September. Show is curated by Dulce Stein.

 

New eBay Auctions + RoCo 6x6 Sold Out!

eBay Auctions for Charity

Head to eBay to purchase one or both of these beautiful 12"x12" mounted prints with metallic finish. No frame necessary. "Candy" is at left, and "Satin Doll" at right, both from my Songbook Series. Opening bid: $50!

This time, 100% of the purchase price goes to the Anti-Defamation League. Buy cool art, support a worthy cause!

The ADL mission is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatment for all. They actively work in the areas of religious freedom, free speech, racial justice, criminal justice reform, education equity, voting rights, LGBTQ rights, women’s equity, and immigrant & refugee rights.

Sketchbook Tour

CHICAGO, IL
Fri., August 3rd - Sun. August 5th
Hyde Park Arts Center
RSVP

RoCo 6x6 Donations Sell Out!

Very pleased that all four of my prints on archival paper donated to the Rochester Contemporary Art Center fundraiser were sold! 

New Style Art Prints

I'm very excited about my new style of digital prints! An alternative to standard framed prints, the images are mounted on sturdy but lightweight three quarter inch thick foam blocks with lightly textured black edges. Crisp cut edges look clean and modern. Stainless steel hanging mount as well as corner spacers on the back ensure flush-to-the-wall hanging. No frame necessary. These are fine quality prints!

Available only on eBay and 100% of the sale price goes to the ACLU! Yes, more donations. Make art, do good; buy art, do good!

Opening bid is only $50 for each of six 12"x12" pieces from my Songbook Series. See the listings here. Auctions close next Wednesday!

"Spain" - instrumental jazz classic written by Chick Corea (1971)

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The Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s "6x6" fund-raising auction ends on Sunday, July 15th. Three of the four archival prints on paper that I donated from my Songbook Series have sold, but one is left. All work is $20!

6284 - It Might as Well be Spring

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The Sketchbooks are on the road!

TORONTO, CANADA
Fri., July 27th - Sun. July 29th
Historic Distillery District - RSVP

My book's catalog call number: 347.34-10 

RoCo 6x6 Opens + Sketchbook Project Tour

At right: "Spain"

Each summer Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s "6x6" exhibition and fund-raising auction brings together thousands of original artworks, made and donated by celebrities, international & local artists, designers, and local school kids. Artworks must be six inches square (my work is 5" square with a 1" border to allow for matting) and signed only on the back, to be exhibited anonymously. All artworks will be for sale to the public for $20 each to benefit RoCo. Artists’ names will be revealed to the buyer upon purchase and all artworks remain on display through July 16. I haven't done this show for a couple of years, so it's good to be back again!

• Global Online Preview happening NOW!

• In Gallery Preview (no purchasing): May 28 - June 1, 1-9pm

• Opening Party & Artwork Sale: June 2, 4-10pm  *Get Tickets Here*

•      7:30pm raffle for buyer positions #1-20

•      8:00pm purchasing open for all other buyers

• Global Online Purchasing Begins: June 5 at 10am

I have four pieces available from my "Songbook" series, all inspired by great songs. You can click on each link to see their listings:

It Might as Well be Spring

Cloudburst

Take the A-Train

Spain

This is a great way to purchase one of my geometric digital prints on archival paper for only $20 and support a worthy cause at the same time!

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My book's official catalog call number: 347.34-10

For the 2018 Sketchbook Project, artists could choose from several themes. "Textures, Lines & Graphics" was perfect for me! 

"Sketchbook" is broadly interpreted by participating artists. Mine includes a brief intro plus a total of 28 digital geometric drawings printed on pages made from glossy photo paper and rebound into the 5"x7" book. 

In addition to being held in the permanent collection of the library, the sketchbooks will be digitized and searchable online, and the books themselves will go on tour this summer to Toronto, Chicago, and Atlanta!

BROOKLYN, NY

Sat., June 23rd

Brooklyn Art Library

RSVP

TORONTO, CANADA

Fri., July 27th - Sun. July 29th

Historic Distillery District

RSVP

CHICAGO, IL

Fri., August 3rd - Sun. August 5th

Hyde Park Arts Center

RSVP

ATLANTA, GA

Fri. Sept. 21st - Sun. Sept. 23rd

Ponce City Market

RSVP

Fine Arts Federation Show Photos + Tucasa Women's History Month Show Closes

The Fine Arts Federation Membership Show is an annual event at the Betsy Leuke Creative Arts Center Gallery in Burbank, CA. It usually features close to 60 artists. My entry was a drawing from 2001 that had never been shown before. There's always a lot of pottery in this exhibit because the center has an active pottery studio in the back. The gallery itself is beautiful. The show closed March 22nd.

This event celebrated the renaming of the center in honor of
the late Burbank arts supporter, Betsy Leuke.

Partial view of the beautiful, large gallery.

My work on the left.

Title: "Chega de Saudade" ("No More Blues"), a favorite Jobim samba.

Personal favorite: lovely hand-painted bowl.

Another view. I can't find the artist's name!

Several ceramic pieces, including a prize-winner.

Title: "Empty Vessels"

Tucasa celebrated National Women's History Month with an art exhibit featuring women artists. It opened March 2nd with "An Art & Music Night" at Sabor y Cultura in Los Angeles, CA. I had five mounted digital prints from my "Songbook" series in this show, which just closed on April 30th. Sabor y Cultura, known as a "coffeehouse with flavor and culture," is a charming venue that offers tasty light meals and evening entertainment in addition to its rotating art shows.