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Tinlark Back Room Blog Vol. IV
September 3rd, 2011Hi Everyone. Here's our "How the Heck is it September Already?!" blog which has our usual collection of art and objects we've seen around town and in our web travels that you can purchase for your very own homes. PLUS, don't miss our preview (after the art images) of all the awesome events happening this month in conjunction with Pacific Standard Time.
But first, how great is Deedee Cheriel's street art? We suppose her message runs contrary to the idea of collecting art, but truly, can you ever have enough art or books? Items that feed the soul transcend consumerism. Right?
And now, stuff that makes our Tinlark hearts sing...

pencil on paper

pencil on paper

Barn Owl Series 2, 2011
Gouache and pencil on inkjet print
11.5 x 8 inches
$1000

Barn Owl Series 3, 2011
Gouache and pencil on inkjet print
11.5 x 8 inches
$1000

Back of Your Head and Your Lips, 2010
Gouache and graphite on paper
14 x 11.25 inches
$1600

Untitled (2 figures), 2010
Gouache on paper
9 x 7 inches
$600

Untitled (figure in doorway), 2010
Gouache on paper
14 x 13 inches
$1100
Spiral No. 4
Wood putty, spray paint, gouache, marker, ink, graphite, colored pencil, acrylic on paper
22.5 x 24.5 inches
$4200

Mammoth Track, 2011
Maple Plywood
15 x 96 x 6 inches
$3200
One Step at a Time, 2010
Graphite and colored pencil on paper
8.5 x 11 inches
$500
My Little Angel
Graphite and colored pencil on paper
12 x 12 inches
$500
Let's Dance
Graphite and colored pencil on paper
9 x 12 inches
$500

Hermit Crab VS. Snail
Gouache, collage and india ink on paper
11.7 x 16.5 inches
$250
Sleepwalking
Gouache, collage, and india ink on paper
11.7 x 16.5 inches
$250

Bike by Land, Boat by Sea
Acrylic on paper
15.5 x 20 inches
$1200

Vintage French Fashion Sales Sample
Approx. 11 x 8 inches plus frame
$300

Vintage French Fashion Sales Sample
Approx. 11 x 8 inches plus frame
$300
Untitled
Acrylic, flashe and ink on panel
40 x 30 inches
$2400
Untitled
Acrylic, flashe and ink on panel
24 x 36 inches
$1800

The Everglades, 2011
Acrylic on canvas over panel
33 x 40 inches
$4000

Untitled, 2011
Ceramic and glaze
16"H x 12"W x 1 1/4"D
$ 2200

Outdoor Sculpture, 2011
Acrylic on panel
24 x 20 inches
$2800

Girl with Tree
Print from an original oil painting on heavy weight watercolor paper
4.5 x 5 image on 8.5 x 11 inch paper
$20

Houseboat
2 color screenprint on off white paper
edition of 30
17 x 24 inches
$75

Build Your Own Directors Set
6 x 6 inch print mounted on panel
$95 for set of 4 of your choosing

Modelink/pink, 2011
Watercolor and ink on paper
15 x 11 inches
$45

Scratching the Surface
Giclee print
10 x 10 inches
Limited Edition
$38

Out to Sea
Archival print, un-editioned
11 x 8.5 inches
$20

Birch Stilts
Archival print, un-editioned
11 x 8.5 inches
$20

Life of Things
Archival print, un-editioned
11 x 8.5 inches
$20

Green Rain
Archival print, un-editioned
11 x 8.5 inches
$20

Mind Bubble
Archival print, un-editioned
11 x 8.5 inches
$20

Clairaudient
Giclee Print on 100% rag archival paper
12 x 12 inches
$30

Adalyn's Party Print Set
Prints of original vintage paper collages
Clockwise from bottom left: 6 x 8.5 inches
8 x 6.5 inches
6 x 6.5 inches
5 x 5.75 inches
$72

Byron
Pigment print on rag paper
8 x 8 image on 8.5 x 11 inch paper
$20

Partridge Child
Pigment print on rag paper
5 x 7 image on 8.5 x 11 inch paper
$20

Maidenhair and Mushrooms
Pigment print on rag paper
10 x 14 image on 11 x 17 inch paper
$30

Murky Water 06
Pigment print on archival paper
8.5 x 11 inches
$20

Murky Water 05
Pigment print on archival paper
8.5 x 11 inches
$20
Bear with me
Pigment print on archival rag paper
5 x 7 inches
$10
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PACIFIC STANDARD TIME:
Although a key international art center, Los Angeles, traditionally, has been unable to sustain an international art fair and related cultural events a la Basel or Frieze. That's about to as L.A. becomes a treasure trove of exhibitions and events celebrating Art in Los Angeles from 1945-1980. Organized by the Getty Foundation, Pacific Standard Time will contextualize the artistic innovation and social change in Southern California
from the end of World War II through the decades that followed. PLUS, Downtown L.A. will host two new art fairs starting September 30!
It's a LOT to see. I'll be taking clients to previews and private events, so if you're interested, please contact me.
Here's a guide to some of the shows to see:
MUSEUMS & CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS (check websites for dates/details):
Craft and Folk Art Museum : The Golden State of Craft: California 1960-1980
Crossroads School, Sam Francis Gallery; She Accepts the Proposition - Six Women Gallerists and the Redefinition of Art in Los Angeles, 1967-1977
Eames House Foundation: Indoor Ecologies - The Evolution of the Eames House Living Room
The J. Paul Getty Museum: Pacific Standard Time - Crosscurrents in L.A. Paintings and Sculpture 1950-1970
Hammer Museum, UCLA: Now Dig This: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960-1980
LA><ART: John Outterbridge
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA): Asco - Elite of the Obscure, A Retrospective, 1972-1987
LACMA: California Design, 1930-1965 - Living in a Modern Way
MAK Center for Art & Architecture: Sympathetic Seeing - Esther McCoy and the Heart of American Modernist Architecture and Design
MOCA Geffen: Under the Big Black Sun - California Art 1974-1981
Norton Simon Museum: Proof - The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California
Santa Monica Museum of Art: Beatrice Wood - Career Woman (Drawings, Paintings, Vessels and Objects)
ART GALLERIES (in conjunction with Pacific Standard Time):
Culver City:
Roberts & Tilton: Betye Saar / Harry Drinkwater & Bruce Talamon - opens September 10
Susanne Vielmetter: Charles Gaines / Patrick Wilson - opens September 10
Walter Maciel: Margarita Cabrera - opens September 10
Honor Fraser: Kaws - opens September 10
Blum & Poe: Sharon Lockhart - opens September 23
Mid-Wilshire:
ACME Gallery: Martin Kersels / John Carpenter - opens September 10
1301PE: Uta Barth - check site for opening information
Marc Selwyn: Lee Mullican (Important paintings from the 1950s) - Opens September 9
Other:
Regen Projects: Andrea Zittel - opens September 16
LA Louver: Leon Kossoff / Tony Berlant from 1962-1964
L+M: Robert Irwin - opens September 17
ART FAIRS:
Art Platform: L.A. Mart
October 1 - 3, 2011
Pulse Los Angeles - L.A. Live
September 30 - October 3, 2011
Backroom Blog Vol. III
July 13th, 2011Happy July Everyone. Welcome to Tinlark's Backroom Blog Volume III. This month Tinlark has gone crazy for text, type, fonts, hand-lettering, words, and thoughts expressed in artful ways. Whether there happens to be more great text-based work out in the world, or whether it's just that we're noticing it more now that we're really looking, we've found so many images that inspire and delight us. We're happy to share a select few with you. Please enjoy!
Maricor Maricar
Miranda July

Olek

Archie Scott Gobber

Caitlin Galloway

Nicola Vruwink (made from crocheted audio cassettes)

Mike Mills

Keira Rathbone (created on a typewriter)

Kelly Mark

Bob and Roberta Smith

Larry Johnson (popsicle stick art)

Cary S Leibowitz/Candyass

Monique Prieto

Ed Ruscha

Frohawk Two Feathers

Steve Powers (ESPO)

Maira Kalman

Heath Nash

Robert Montgomery
Margaret Kilgallen
Barbara Kruger
Here's something crazy we've been thinking about at Tinlark HQ: Human beings have been making art for 32,000 years. And yet, every single day someone out there invents a new way to combine thoughts and materials into a unique object that we've never seen before. Something that stops us in our tracks and makes us feel deep wonder and awe. And that's a total miracle. Thank goodness for art and the people who make it!
As always, we leave you with the video of the month: HERE
Back Room Blog Vol. II
June 1st, 2011Welcome to the Back Room Blog Volume II. So much has happened since Volume I. The San Francisco art fairs and MFA shows were treasure troves of great art from emerging artists galore. In 48 hours we saw 3 fairs, 3 MFA shows, 7 gallieries, and had 3 studio visits. Here are some of the sites...
The shower dress at the entrance to ArtMrkt. (courtesy Alice*Thelma)
Performance art at the ArtPad opening party at the Phoenix Hotel (which, by the way, housed Miss Pearl's Jam House in the early 90s. Anyone else remember the advent of Jello shots?)
The push-me/pull-you Mini at ArtMrkt
Warrior Bart
AND...
Ever notice how San Franciscans talk about food and coffee as if we don't have either in Los Angeles? Could start a whole other blog about that... or just give you this link to Portlandia which says it all.
And now, here are some great pieces available for you to have as your very own...
Stairway
Gouache, acrylic, varnish, and cold watercolor on walnut ink stained paper
11 x 14 inches
$1000
Big Tunnel
Gouache, acrylic and varnish on walnut ink stained paper
21 x 25 inches
$2000
Red Lodge 2
Mixed media and Victorian quilling on paper
22 x 30 inches
$3000
Pool Party
Archival pigment print
42 x 70 inches
Edition 2/10
$1900 (unframed)
Offsprung
Mixed media and acrylic
24 x 24 inches
$1200
Silvery Moon
Mixed media and acrylic
15 x 15 inches
$800
Heart of the City
Acrylic on paper
108 x 144 inches
$5000
A Few Hours of Sunlight
Acrylic on canvas
48 x 60 inches
$6000
Shangri-la Girls' School, Garwahli Himalayas, 2010
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
$6000
Shangri-la Girls' School, A Thousand Stairs, 2010
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
$5000
Side By Side
Oil on canvas
26 x 42 inches
$1800
Dowser Dowsing
various paints on canvas
31 x 18 inches
$800 (unframed)
Circle of Friends
Oil on canvas
72 x 72 inches
$2000
Red Fog
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 inches
$1400
Pacific from Mount Tamplais
acrylic on canvas
36 x 60 inches
$3600
Instinct Can be Wrong
Gouache and collage on paper
30 x 22 inches
$1200
Milk and Honey
acrylic and oil on canvas
42 x 60 inches
$4500
Marching Band Prague
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 60 inches
$6300
Might
Acrylic on collaged vintage floral bedsheet
60 x 90 inches
$5000
Constellation
Paper collage with watercolor
30 x 41 inches
$4000
Divide
Oil on canvas
58 x 62 inches
$2800
Lost In Verses
Oil on canvas
58 x 62 inches
$3600

Beijing Picnic
Oil on canvas
40 x 40 inches
$4000

Twombly Pond
Oil on canvas
40 x 40 inches
$4000
Traveling Garden
Mixed media on coffee stained paper
60 x 48 inches
$3000
Knitting Birds
Felt, yarn, cotton, rayon cloth
50 x 36 inches
$600
And we just had to share some images that inspire us and make us love people who crotchet, knit, embroider and spread the magic...
courtesy of misstitched
courtesy of olek
courtesy of myloveforyouisastampedeofhorses
courtesy of whatparty
Mitsy Avila Ovalles
Sam the cat... yarn-bombed
If you'd like more information on any of the art included in the Back Room Blog Vol. II, just let us know (tinlark@me.com).
And one more bit of inspiration to get you up and para para dancing: Nights on Fire!
See you next month! - Tinlark
Introducing Tinlark's Back Room Blog
May 2nd, 2011Here at Tinlark Consulting, we spend our days researching art for our clients at galleries, online, during studio visits, and in every nook and cranny around town and beyond. Our Back Room Blog is a way for us to share our inspiration with you, our Tinlark supporters, and also show you works that are available for your very own homes. If you see something you like, contact us, and we'll give you all the information you need.
BUT FIRST, if you do nothing else to refill the creative well this month, you must go to LACMA's "Human Nature" show to see Maurizio Cattelan's perfect mini-elevators (groovy guy shoes not required)...
The Up and Down buttons actually work!
And now ART ART ART...
Curve
chromogenic print, 28 x 28 inches, $1800

Everything Will Be OK
hand hooked rug
36 x 48 inches
$7000

Untitled
oil on canvas
84 x 66 inches
$9000
A-673
wood and acrylic
8 x 7 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches
$2500
Lighthouse
acrylic on canvas
48 x 52 inches
$4000
Cat Ears
automotive paint on steel (indoor or outdoor sculpture)
25 x 30 x 3 1/2 inches
$4500
Mediation on the Fall
oil on canvas
72 x 90 inches
$5000
That's Why We Can't Have Nice Things!
Mixed media on panel
14 x 11 inches
SOLD

Hanging in the Balance
gouache, acrylic, india ink on paper
11 7/8 x 16 1/2 inches
$300
Stupa Series
graphite on paper
11 1/2 x 9 inches (each)
SOLD -- more to come at $500 ea.
Cloudier Shifter
oil, acrylic on canvas
48 x 48 inches
$2400
Nopal can Tunas
border patrol uniform, thread and terra cotta pot
37 x 41 x 35 inches
$4000
Need to Break this Cycle
acrylic on canvas
54 x 60 inches
$7500
Publicity Shot of Entire Phoenix Family Doing Homework
ink, acrylic and gouache on paper
7 x 11 inches
Price tbd
Marmont Country
oil on canvas
14 x 12 inches
$400

Life Coach
Mixed media sculpture
23 x 16 inches
Sold
Meltdown
Gouache on wood panel
24 x 24 inches
Sold
Wadi
oil on canvas
75 x 54 inches
$6500
Soccer Pillow Head
marker and pencil
11 x 8 inches
Sold
Vermont
acrylic, ink, spraypaint and collage on canvas mounted over wood panel
20 x 30 inches
$750
WARNING: Art goes fast. So if you see something you might like, contact us soon, or you might feel like this when you find out it's gone...
DIY ART PURCHASE OF THE MONTH:
Spotted at Incognito this weekend in the SMMoA gift shop, Angela Rossi's awesome altered vintage plates. Also available for you to buy in from Angela's etsy shop.
Tommy C. School Portrait
altered vintage plate
You can buy enough altered vintage plates to do this. And be happy all the time!
We hope you enjoyed Volume One of Tinlark's Back Room Blog. Here's a little song to take us out. Yes, we did do the choreography. You're welcome!
Cris & Kate
Tinlark Consulting
CONTACT INFO: tinlark@me.com
p.s. Let us know if you'd like a complete pricelist.
Tinlark Gallery • 4 Years in Pictures
January 1st, 2011SHOW NO. 1, January 2007
Mind Full Group Show / Shalene Valenzuela
SHOW NO. 2: March 2007
Gavin Bunner / Amy Jean Porter
Amy Jean Porter and Gavin Bunner



SHOW NO. 3, April 2007
Nancy Baker Cahill & Grant Barnhart / Andrew Au
Nancy Baker Cahill
Grant Barnhart
Andrew Au
SHOW NO. 4, June 2007
Megan Wilson / Catherine Ryan / Scott David Johnson
Catherine Ryan
Megan Wilson worked tirelessly for 10 days to transform the project room... then slept through the opening!
SHOW NO. 5, July 2007
Modern Day Fables: Ann Wood, Maggy Hiltner and Laura Normandin
Ann Wood
Maggy Hiltner
Laura Normandin
I Heart Lung played on the patio thanks to Ashmatic Kitty.
SHOW NO. 6, August 2007
Jessalyn Haggenjos, Katrina Balling
Katrina Balling
Jessalyn Haggenjos (left)
Paul Chesne (left) played for the crowd thanks to Dangerbird Records.
SHOW NO. 7, September 2007
Kirsten Tradowsky / Susan Arena / Joann Jones
(I think this show happened when our photographer was having her baby -- no pics of the artists to be found!)
SHOW NO. 8, December 2007
Alison Byrnes / Wesley Younie
Alison Byrnes and her amazing dog, Inca.
Wes Younie and his twin brother, Gavin, and friend.
SHOW NO.9, January 2008
The First Anniversary Show: Time Flies
SHOW NO.10, March 2008
Alyson Fox / Ramis Kim / Katherine Chiu
Ramis Kim
Katherine Chiu
Alyson Fox wasn't present for the opening, but she did send us this great vintage ironing board...
SHOW NO. 11, April 2008
Nancy Baker Cahill / Tanya Aguiñiga
Nancy Baker Cahill

Tanya Aguiñiga (touching the art)
SHOW 12, May 2008
Saelee Oh / Drew Beckmeyer / Nicole Gastonguay

Saelee Oh (right)
Drew Beckmeyer
Nicole Gastonguay's amazing crocheted art in the backroom.
SHOW NO. 13, September 2008
Little Paper Planes (Curated by Kelly Lynn Jones in conjunction with Tinlark)
Kelly Lynn Jones

SHOW NO. 14, October 2008
Catherine Ledner / Katherine Guillen
Catherine Ledner
Katherine Guillen (left)
We always had cool crafts for kool kids
SHOW NO. 15, November 2008
Saelee Oh & Jill Bliss / Matthew Rodriguez / Nicholas Bohac
Saelee Oh (w/Sara Lov)
Jill Bliss (right, with Faythe Levine)
Matthew Rodriguez (2nd from right)
Nicholas Bohac
The incredible Sara Lov performed for the lucky crowd.
SHOW NO. 16, December 2008
Ryan Berkley / Wesley Younie / Bryan Ricci
Ryan Berkley, Wes Younie, Bryan Ricci
SHOW NO. 17, January
Second Anniversary Show / Oddduck

Oddduck Curator Jessica Devereaux (left)
the wishing wall
SHOW NO. 18, February 2009
Gavin Bunner / Alison Byrnes
Gavin Bunner and Alison Byrnes
SHOW NO. 19, April 2009
Scott David Johnson / Kirsten Tradowsky
Scott David Johnson
Kirsten Tradowsky
SHOW NO. 20, May 2009
Brooks Shane Salzwedel
Brooks Salzwedel
SHOW NO. 21, June 2009
APAK / Katherine Siy, Ana Serrano, Sarah Stephens
Aaron & Ayumi (APAK)
Katherine Siy
Sarah Stephens (right)
SHOW NO. 22, September 2009
Maggy Hiltner / Jennifer Khoshbin
Maggy Hiltner with Gavin Bunner
SHOW NO. 23, November 2009
Marcie Paper
Kids making crafts provided by the awesome ladies of Hands on Third.
SHOW NO. 24,
3rd anniversary show, January 2010




Samples from the 3x10 Show, clockwise from top left: APAK, Maggy Hiltner, Ryan Berkley, Julianna Swaney, Kate Guillen, Alison Byrnes, Mike Perry, Kirsten Tradowsky
SHOW NO. 25, April 2010
Oodles of Doodles
SHOW NO. 26,
Karen Barbour

SHOW NO. 27, September 2010
Fleeting Immersion (Guest curated by Janet Varney & Jessica Makinson)
Thanks to all of our artists and supporters, too numerous to name. And to my staff, the Katherines, the Laurens, and the Josh. And very special thanks to the diehard folks who made Tinlark a part of their lives: Helen + Scott, Jonathan + Heidi, Kit + Murray, Arden + Dan, Matt + Katie, Dendrie + Adam, Seonna + Matt, Suzie, Moira, Sandra + DeDe, Sasha + Larry, Matthew + Melissa, Kenneth, Flora, Jon + Bonny, Nancy + Jason, Tiffiny + Adam, Rob + Jill, Cassandra + Joel, Eduardo, Sally + Paco, Kirston, Beth + P.K., Danny + Anya, Dave + Dawn, Anissa, Tracy + Michael, Fabienne + Jeremy, Karis + Marnie + Lee, Ashley, Kira + Ian, Deb + Bryan, Marsh, Daily Candy, Dangerbird, and lastly, that guy with the pinstriped suit, soul patch and questionable press credentials who came to every single opening and ate and drank heartily! We'll miss you all!
So that's the end of one Tinlark and the beginning of another. Look for Tinlark's booth at True Pablove on Feb. 5th, 2011. And it's a bit of a secret, but we may have a HUGE pop-up show planned for 2011 (stay tuned). And, for all you fresh stART fans, we'll be back with the freshest show ever in February, 2012.
(it sure was a lot of laughs!)
Bye for now,
Cris McCall, Tinlark Consulting
Selected Available Art From Oodles of Doodles
April 29th, 2010Welcome to the Oodles of Doodles For Sale Preview
Most items are still available, Contact the gallery for all inquiry at 323.463.0039 or email us at tinlarkgallery@gmail.com
Look for more Click on the link!
Karen Barbour
Untitled, 2010
Collage on paper
22" x 30"
$950
Fresh Start 2010
February 18th, 2010
Fresh Start 2010
It's that time again. Fresh Start is here.
Arena 1 Gallery at the Santa Monica Art Studios
3026 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, Ca 90405
(across from the Barker Hangar)
Saturday February 20, 2010 7-9pm
Tickets are $50, you can purchase these at the door
Remember proceeds go to Para Los Ninos
For more information please visit
www.Freshstartweb.org
See you there!!



