Back Room Blog Vol. II

Welcome 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