Mermaids anyone?

There are a couple of early 1990s mermaid etchings at a ridiculous low price at this Virginia auction!

See one below - click here to see the other one...

Anika Sircar at Waverly Street

ANIKA SIRCAR
Drowning: Ceramic Forms
Artist Talk

Sunday, October 21st, 2 - 4 pm

Kanika Sircar's new ceramic vessels are her response to an environment shifting and changing faster than we comprehend. She will discuss the inspirations for the work in this show, the influences on her imagery, and her processes and materials.

 

More information:

www.kanikasircar.com

www.waverlystreetgallery.com/october2018

Another hard working artist

As you know... I like giving examples of hard-working artists who do not wait for knocks at their studio doors, but go out and push their work...

Shanthi Chandrasekar is another great example - looks what she's doing:

Asia In Maryland

7th September - 8th December 2018

Group Show

Asian Arts Gallery, Center for the Arts

Towson University

Immemorial

Betty Mae Kramer Gallery

12th October- 7 December, 2018

With Susan J. Goldman

Reception: Friday, 12th October , 2018, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Silver Spring Civic Building 

One Veterans Place 

Silver Spring, MD 20910

Shadowlands

Washington Sculptors Group

23rd October, 2018 - 12 April, 2019

Group Show

Reception: 23rd October 2018, 5:30 -7:30 PM; Artist talk- 6.15 PM

American Center for Physics | One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740 | (301) 209-3000

NIH

9th November 2018- 4th January 2019

The Clinical Center Gallery

The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda

Studio B

Ehibiting my new abstract paintings in the Hallway Gallery in November

Open Studio: 9th November, 6-8PM

Studio B, Lower level

7475 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Children's National Hospital

5th November, 2018 –  25th January, 2019

Art Exhibition displaying my students' artwork

111 Michigan Avenue, NW DC

Bhoomi

Anuradha Nehru's Kalanidhi Dance performed Bhoomi on Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center on the 28th and the 29th September. She was honored to have the images of some of her Chakra and Kolam paintings incorporated into the video projection for the background. The drawing Transformations took a new life in one of the last scene.

Frank Frazetta

This amazing artist was the main reason that I decided to go to art school...

La Fridita

This is a work from 1981 which just showed up for auction at an auction house in Virgina... bid for it here.

Boats and The Snipe

Look what I found while looking for something else! "Boats and The Snipe rushing to the last liberty boat, fleet landing, Naples, Italy", circa 1974 watercolor on paper, about 6x8 inches.

"Boats and The Snipe rushing to the last liberty boat, fleet landing, Naples, Italy"
circa 1974 watercolor on paper, about 6x8 inches.

Woman Plotting her Revenge

From 1997: Found this beauty at auction - and with a really low opening bid too!

Wanna own a Campello? See it here.

Morton Fine Art is moving to NoMA district of DC!

Here it is:

After nearly 9 years on Florida Ave, Morton Fine Art will be relocating the gallery to 52 O Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001 in November 2018. The building at 52 O Street NW was built in 1914 in what was then a remote, industrial part of town. It was designed by architect Clement Didden who previously assisted Richard Morris Hunt in the design of landmarks including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Before becoming an arts-dedicated space in 1978, 52 O Street NW housed a meat-packing company, a plumbing company, a Hecht's furniture factory and Decca Records. NoMA is a vibrant, growing neighborhood nestled next to Capitol Hill, Shaw, Mt. Vernon Triangle and H Street NE corridor in Washington, DC. It also has ample street parking, easy metro access, and close proximity to Union Station.

We look forward to continuing our active solo and group exhibition programming in our new location and also to participating in projects locally and nationally to promote Morton Fine Art's artists in new markets. Upcoming out-of-gallery, outreach projects include Prizm Art Fair in Miami from Dec 3-9, 2018 where we will showcase the artwork of select MFA artists to a national and international collector audience; an MFA curated group exhibition of gallery artists honoring Black History and Women's History months at Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, VA mid-Feb through the end of March 2019; and two month long “pop-up” exhibitions at Gallery B in Bethesda, MD in March and April 2019.

New Location:
Morton Fine Art
52 O Street NW #302
Washington, DC 20001

New Hours:
Wednesday - Saturday: 12pm-5pm 
Sunday - Tuesday: By appointment

Free After-Hours Fall Celebration at Torpedo Factory Art Center this Friday

Folklore and Fall Celebrations at Torpedo Factory Art Center

Live Mural Painting, Artist Receptions, Hands-On Art Making and More

The Late Shift: Folklore

Friday, October 12
7 – 10 pm

October 4, 2018 – Alexandria, Va. – The Torpedo Factory Art Center stays open late on Friday, October 12, for the next Late Shift event. Folklore is an early-fall celebration of stories, traditions, and fall. Festivities run 7 – 10 pm.

Artist Receptions

·         In Target Gallery, there will be a special reception for Juxtaposed. The exhibition focuses on the contradictory and conflicting. Artist talks begin at 8 pm.

·         There is also an artists’ reception in the New Project Studio for Connecting the Dots 2. 

·         Fall post-grad resident Kelly Johnston welcomes visitors as she moves into Studio 319.

Paint Jam on the Waterfront

·         Curated by New Project Studio artists Shani Shih and Michelle Chen, regional artists come together to create original murals that will be donated to a number of Alexandria-based nonprofits and social-service organizations.

o    MasPaz

o    Monolith

o    Jah-One

o    Jamilla Okubo

o    Gean Martinez

o    FAME

o    Michelle Chen

o    Shani Shih

Interactive Projects

·         The Omi Collective transforms the North Hall of the Art Center into a lounge featuring two participatory art projects. Nicole Wandera leads kids from the Dunbar Alexandria-Olympic Boys & Girls Club on a work that will be donated to the club at the end of the night.

·         Healing the Body leads a project with visitor that is dedicated to promoting painting as a mental wellness tool.

·         Pop-up performances with Through the 4^th Wall give visitors a peek at their new musical, 19, a story about women gaining the right to vote.  

Find new art throughout the building. Torpedo Row features artists from across the DMV. Resident artists on all three floors keep their doors open into the evening.

Ms. Marvel

Next: Texas Contemporary Art Fair

Come see us at the Texas Contemporary Art Fair in Houston!

George R. Brown Convention Center - Hall A3
1001 Avenida De Las Americas in Houston, Texas  77010 - we are booth 819 and featuring the works of Jodi Walsh, Georgia Nassikas, Kathleen Hope, Michelle Matthews, and yours truly!

October 4-7, 2018

Details here.

A photographer is suing Netflix

A storm could be brewing for Netflix, as a Montana photographer Sean R. Heavey has filed suit against the streaming giant, alleging that it stole his image of a cloud formation without payment or permission.  

Read all about it here. 

Jeff Koons was accused of plagiarizing

The creative director behind a 1985 advertising campaign for French fashion brand Naf Naf is suing Jeff Koons for allegedly plagiarizing one of the ads to make his sculpture Fait D’Hiver (1988

Read about it here. 

Award!

Inigo and the man in black meet

“You seem a decent fellow," Inigo said. "I hate to kill you."
"You seem a decent fellow," answered the man in black. "I hate to die.” 

― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

Andy Thomas at the White House?

I hear from my gofer bud at the White House that President Donald Trump liked a painting of him (by artist Andy Thomas) and which shows the President having drinks with several Republican Presidents - such as Ike, Ronaldus Magnus, Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon, Bush I and II, and Teddy Roosevelt - so much that he has a print of it in the White House.

Wonder where the original is?

Andy?

Grants for Sculptors

Deadline: October 1, 2018

The National Sculpture Society has calls for three grants for figurative/realist sculptors - $5,000 each. No Entry Fee. 

Details: 212-764-5645 OR click here.

Opportunity for artists

Deadline: December 31, 2018. 

Arts and Education at the Hoyt is currently seeking artists to fill its 2020 - 2021 Exhibition Schedule. Solo, duo, collectives and curatorial proposals are welcome. 

Artists living in the Mid-Atlantic region (PA, OH, NY, NJ, MD, VA, W.VA, DE and Washington DC) are invited to apply. 

Please submit a proposal that includes; exhibition description, 10-20 jpeg images, image list with titles, media and dimensions, resume or curriculum vitae, and a $25.00 review fee. 

For more information or to apply online visit this link.

Ave Frida Es Regina

AVE FRIDA ES REGINA, 2012
Original Charcoal and Conte Drawing with Embedded Video Player -Continuous Loop
31 × 26 in; 78.7 × 66 cm

This work of mine from 2012 is currently available for a steal at this wonderful charity auction for a great cause - read about the auction below and bid here.

Call for Artists

Deadline: 10/26/18 

Public Art Reston, in partnership with Reston Association and Atlantic Realty Companies, seeks an artist or artist-led team to develop a site-specific artwork in a permanent medium to enhance the exterior and interior walls of the Colts Neck Road underpass in Reston, VA. The project will promote active use of the underpass that links residential areas, Hunters Woods Village Center, two schools, two senior facilities, and two community centers. At the Colts Neck Road underpass, public art will have the opportunity to enhance the community’s relationship to their infrastructure and encourage active transportation options such as walking and cycling. The artist or artist team will actively engage with community stakeholders to develop the concept of the artwork and will give workshops to students.  This project is an opportunity for infrastructure beautification, education, engagement, and inspiration. 

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