Reception Photos from "The Right Angle" at Art Share L.A.

What a great night! Thanks to everyone involved in the show, especially curator Shana Nys Dambrot and Art Share L.A. Executive Director Cheyanne Sauter. And thanks to everyone who stopped by. If you missed the reception, you can still see the show through February 28th. It's worth the trip to DTLA! Here are a few photos from the event. See more on my Art by Cynthia Facebook Page.

Entrance to Art Share L.A.

Come on in!

Sign at the left of the steps.
(That's one of Sinziana Velicescu's wonderful photos.)

Three of my colorful, small digital prints on metal
welcome visitors at the entrance to the gallery.
I'm delighted that the white one, "Improv 103," sold today!

A selection of my digital prints on metal.

Two of my prints flank beautiful photos by Sinziana.

With Cheyanne Sauter, Executive Director of Art Share L.A.

Artists Jovan and Yvonne (my studiomate at
The Brewery) take in the show.

With my partner, John Semper Jr.

"The Right Angle" ~ Opening Reception on Valentine's Day

Here's another sneak peek at one of my digital drawings that will be in "The Right Angle" show in downtown LA. I saw the show today and it looks great! You'll see a selection of my shiny, new digital drawings, plus some wonderful work by four more artists: Alan Yung-en Chien, David Hollen, Johnny Cubert White, and Sinziana Velicescu. Opening Reception: Valentine's Day, 7 - 10 p.m. Bring your valentine and join the fun!

Notes 103

Art Share L.A., 801 E 4th Place, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Shows: "The Right Angle" and "Pain"

"The Right Angle"

I'm pleased to be invited to return to Art Share L.A. for an exhibition next month. I'll have about a half-dozen geometric prints on metal in a small group show entitled, "The Right Angle," February 11th through 28th. The opening reception will be Saturday, February 14th, from 7 - 10 p.m. The show is devoted to work with clean lines, so my new digital prints fit the bill perfectly. Here are recent digital drawings from two new series, "Structures" and "Messages" (in addition to the "Geometrix" and "Improv" series, both still in progress):

Structure 101

Messages 101

"Pain"

Ted Meyer is in Maine at the University of New England to talk to the School of Social Work’s Applied Arts and Social Justice students on Thursday, the 22nd, in an open-to-the-public artist's reception and presentation of his show of monoprints of human scars from his current work, “Scarred for Life.” The monoprints are powerful and sometimes disturbing images; participating subjects include wounded veterans.

He is also showing postcards from all over the world that depict many creative perspectives on pain. My postcard, "What Not to Say to a Person in Pain" (below) is included in the group. The postcards were on display at UCLA's LRC Gallery, David Geffen School of Medicine, in the show Ted curated last summer, then they traveled to the University of New England for a show there. More about Ted's presentation here; visit his website here.

Art Share L.A. Show Will Feature My Digital Art

I'm pleased to have been notified by Art Share L.A. that I'm one of seventy artists whose work will be featured in their gallery shows during 2015. The dates have not yet been determined, but my digital art printed on metal is the work that was selected. Art Share L.A. is a wonderful exhibition space in downtown Los Angeles. I had work there in the "Cut/Paste" show this past September.

I'm still enjoying making the digital drawings. It's a very meditative process and I love the colorful results. But I'm just about ready to go back to paper and pencil, too, for some subtler work.

Here are samples of my latest digital drawings. You can see more at my Fine Art America print gallery, where I'll be adding and retiring drawings periodically. The current print sizes are limited, but larger prints are available by request on paper, canvas, and metal. If you're not familiar with prints on metal, here's what you'll receive: the image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The wooden frame includes a hanging wire for easy mounting on your wall, just as you'd hang work on canvas. Prints on metal are very glossy and the colors are vibrant. I particularly like them for the digital art because they seem appropriately high-tech, but they don't work in every environment. The prints on paper and canvas are also beautiful in their own right!

Geometrix 156

Geometrix 159

Structure 101

New Studio at the Brewery!

After a short stay in our current space, my studiomate, Yvonne Beatty, and I have found a studio that will better suit our purposes. So, on February 1st, we're excited to be relocating to 660 South Avenue 21, #3! Below are photos and a map, but what you can't see is that the studio has central air and heat! This will make such a difference in our comfort, as well as that of our friends and guests during Art Walks and tours. Hope you'll be our guest sometime, too!

The entrance, plus some useful storage cabinets.

There are two other day studio artists in the two upstairs rooms.
This shows the doorway to the live/work studio of the artist who
rents her lovely extra space to all of us. 

We'll be adding a 6' x 6' freestanding wall in front of
this side of the stairs to provide more hanging space. 

And we'll have additional track lighting installed when we move in.

The next Brewery Art Walk will be in the spring. Come visit us!

The Turkey Platter Museum

Friend and studiomate Yvonne Beatty and I went to "The Turkey Platter Museum" last weekend! The exhibit at Red Pipe Gallery in Chinatown showcases only part of Helen Gleason's huge collection which she has been assembling from antique stores, yard sales, and cross-country shopping trips for over forty years. Helen, who was delighted by the show, is the mother of Mat Gleason, Los Angeles gallerist/curator/publisher. The exhibit is great fun to see, and is a fine way to celebrate the holiday season. Show is up through January 4, 2015. (These photos were shamelessly lifted from Rouzanna Berberian's Facebook album -- thanks!)

With Yvonne Beatty

The walls were filled with platters!

Helen Gleason wore a fabulous turkey brooch and earrings,
and her shirt was embroidered, naturally, with turkeys!

Mat Gleason

My Guest on Experience Talks 11/29: Bruce Gray

I'm taking advantage of my hosting duties for the public radio show, "Experience Talks," to interview an artist whose work I greatly enjoy: Bruce Gray. Bruce makes kinetic art, rolling ball machines, mobiles, giant objects, abstract paintings, magnetic sculptures, functional art, modern metal sculptures, and more. His work has been featured at many museums, art galleries, in over 36 books, and countless times on TV and in movies. I'm particularly fond of his robots, his magnetic sculptures, and, yep, a giant wedge of Swiss cheese! Visit Bruce's website, and read his blog, The Steel Whisperer. You can also find him on Facebook and Twitter. Listen to his interview on KPFK-FM at 8 AMPT on Saturday, November 29th. You can also hear it later on the Experience Talks website's Listen Page. Here are some examples of Bruce's wonderful work.

Bruce with his Giant Robots.

"The Big Cheese"- welded aluminum, 25" x 29" x 43"

Slightly oversized motorcycle made of steel found objects

"Friends of Mine" Wall Sculpture 49" x 40" x 4"

With Rebecca de Mornay who took welding lessons for a film,
and "High Heel Shoe #4."

"Suspension" 40" x 39" x 16"