Tag: gallery

Anna Pugh’s Dogs

Kipper Egging Florrie On

Anna Pugh, born in 1938, is one of England’s leading folk artists. She is sometimes compared to Grandma Moses. I see Maude Lewis crossed with Heironymus Bosch.

According Lucy B. Campbell Fine Art, the gallery that exclusively represents her, Anna Pugh has painted over 200 works in the last 20 years, yet demand still outpaces production. “[Pugh] has obvious empathy with the countryside, and with dogs and plants
in particular. The tremendous demand for her paintings is a reflection
of their spellbinding charm.”

I discovered Anna Pugh’s work on the blog of another talented UK dog artist, Anna Wilson-Patterson.

Another Place

A Bit of a Whizz About

Balancing for Beginners

Dad’s Dog

Icarus

The Bliss of Grass

Hot Day

Chasing Clouds

This last image, Chasing Clouds, reminds me of Tamandra Michaels’s heart dog, Borias, who recently passed away.

Visit Anna Pugh’s website. A hardback book of her works is available here.

August 27, 2012
Picasso’s Marie-Thérèse at Acquavella Galleries

Marie-Thérèse Walter © Gérard Blot/Réunion de Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY, Acquavella Galleries

The big news about the exhibition Picasso’s ‘Marie-Thérèse’ at Acquavella Galleries in NYC is that it is the first time Le Rêve (The Dream) will be viewed since Steve Wynn put his elbow through it in 2006 and blew a $139 million sale. But I would also like to see the photographs of Marie-Thérèse, Picasso's teenage muse and lover, like the one above with her mother's dog, Dolly. Via the NY Times.

Le Rêve with Photoshopped hole where actual tear occured. Via Never Yet Melted

BTW, Christopher Knight of the LA Times writes about Le Rêve:

"What makes the painting so exceptional is its exalted place in a hallowed tradition that includes Titian's Venus of Urbino, Caravaggio's Triumphant Cupid, Courbet's Origin of the World and many more. Le Rêve is an exquisite Modern sex painting."

Holland Cotter of the NY Times calls it kitsch. What do you think?

Show runs until November 29, 2008. Visit Aquavella Galleries for more information.

Related Links:
OMG! Another Titian Dog Art Masterpiece!

October 24, 2008
Liberation by Jennifer Davis at Fine Grime

Liberation

Jennifer Davis is one of my all time favorite contemporary artists. Her stunning work is only surpassed by her breathtaking output. It’s always exciting to visit her blog of available art because I could fill an entire virtual shopping cart with her works.

Also exciting is her new partnership with Bath, UK based super cool print purveyor Fine Grime. She has three limited edition pieces available. My favorite is Liberation, but they are all wonderful.

And, if you’re in LA, stop by the Cerasoli:LeBasse gallery where several of her pieces are also on display.

Related Links:

Attention Art Collectors: Jennifer Davis is Clearing Out Her Studio!

October 20, 2008
Constance Coleman’s Tibetan Dog Art at William Secord Gallery

Tashilhumpo Monastery Dogs

The show, Constance Coleman's Tibetan Journey; The Dogs and Animals of Tibet, opens tomorrow October 16, 2008 at the William Secord Gallery in NYC. Coleman has been a prominent pet portrait artist for 30 years. After turning eighty and traveling to Tibet, she was so inspired, she returned to paint the animals in the Kham region. There, Colman…

"…found many dogs of mixed Tibetan breeds to paint. Some of the dogs were kept as pets, some were guard dogs or shop dogs, and some were the cherished temple dogs. These temple dogs are believed to be the reincarnation of monks who have not yet reached Nirvana, and are therefore very precious to the people of Tibet. Despite their differing roles in society, Coleman found that all of the dogs she encountered were loved, honored, and respected. All had a calm temperament and serene nature, mirroring that of their owners and guardians."

Her paintings capture this serene beauty of this majestic land, and are a true delight for dog lovers, art lovers and anyone who aspires to live a life of adventure and wonder. Amazing!

Protecting the Home

Guard Dogs Playing with the Princess

Shop Dog in Pompi

Guarding Mastiffs in Ganden Monastery

Tibetan Mastiff in Lonang Valley

Show runs until November 22, 2008. Click here for more information.

October 15, 2008
Dog Bowl Art Installation that Gives Back

This art installation of 500
plastic dog bowls by Denny Camino has raised approximately $4,500 for building a
public dog park in Provincetown, MA.

The installation, located in front of
the Denny Camino Gallery, 205 Commercial St., has been there since
July. Passersbys are encouraged to toss their change into the
water-filled bowls, creating a fun, interactive atmosphere that draws
crowds every day.

Watch the artist discuss the thought process behind his work and his surprise that people have become so "excited, thrilled and filled with wonder by it." I am not surprised at all. It's magnificent!

Via Wicked Local Truro.

Thanks for the tip, Kathleen (my sister), of Cape Cod's Truro Fine Art Studio, where their new show of ex-pat American Impressionist Milton Wright opens today from 4-8 pm, and runs until September 8, 2008.

August 14, 2008
Recap: Just Dogs at La Motta Fine Art

Dogs and their owners showed up last Saturday for the opening reception of Just Dogs at La Motta Fine Art in Hartford, CT. As I previously mentioned, several of my collages and my film Dogs in Art are in the show.

Galley owner, Janice La Motta, was very pleased with the reception and noted that there was great range of dog parading in and out all day, surprisingly no duplicate breeds.

The fabulous Monica McLaughlin (no relation as far as we know) of Plans for Pups came in from Manhattan with her two Westies, Missy Paulette and Casey Jane, dressed up for the occasion and took some photos for me, as did fellow artist Jane O’Hara, in from Rhode Island with her husband, artist Gedas Paskauskas.

Gary Steinborn’s Venice Clay Dogs grace the window.

Janice La Motta and Jane O’Hara

Any Basset Hound art?

Monica McLaughlin with Missy Paulette, Casey Jane, and new friend who loved them both.

Dog art lovers mix and mingle. (See my movie on a pedestal. I love it!)

Moira McLaughlin originals.

Also, my collage Greyhound’s Goddess sold to art collector Linda Cheverton Wick and her husband, artist Walter Wick of the I Spy book series. Needless to say, I am thrilled!

Sold!

Just Dogs at La Motta Fine Art runs until August 22, 2008.

More Information:

La Motta Fine Art
11 Whitney Street
Hartford, CT 06105
860.680.3596

August 2, 2008
Kate Doyle’s Magic Hour Dogs

Garden Late Afternoon

I went to the NE*ORE*AL*ISM show at the George Billis Gallery last week to see my friend Lisa Oxley’s pieces (not her dogs but her Snowflake and her Menos Pájaro, which were both highlights). I’ll admit that Neorealism is not my thing, but the show had a vibrant LA-heightened-reality-vibe that was just right for a summer night on the edge of Culver City.

One piece in particular caught my eye, Kate Doyle’s Garden Late Afternoon (above). Gallery hopping with me is like going on safari. When I spot a four-legged creature, I must hunt it down to and classify it as dog or non. You can see for yourself it’s a joyful pup lounging on a magnificent orange blanket in the fading light of New England’s magic hour, and it’s wonderful.

Gallery director Anne Hromadka graciously introduced me to the artist, Kate Doyle, in town from New Hampshire. I don’t know if it was her Irish name or her immediate desire to discuss the dogs in her work, but I definitely felt a kindred spirit. She shared the story of one of her favorite works not on display, Dog Day (below), that depicts her friend’s dog Timmy’s first day he let loose and allowed himself to experience joy after years of abuse and skittishness.

Dog Day

I love that she thought to capture that specific moment in Timmy’s life and I admire the passion with which she still talks about that moment and the painting it inspired.

Here are several other works that include dogs. I think my favorite is the last one, for reasons any former Catholic schoolgirl will understand.

Asleep in the Garden

Diana and Actaeon

Self-Portrait as a Recovering Catholic

See more of Kate’s work on her website.

(Click on images for larger view.)

July 28, 2008
Gary Baseman Abroad

Even if you don’t know his name, I bet you know his work. Gary Baseman has created an art empire from his bulbous, cheeky, and sometimes-gruesome imagination. He is the Emmy winning creator of the cartoon Teacher’s Pet, a Juxtapoz favorite, the Cranium art designer, an illustrator for Nike, Gatorade, and Mercedes-Benz, and contributor to Esquire, Forbes, GQ, The New Yorker, Time, Reader’s Digest and Rolling Stone magazines, as well as in The New York Times.

His work is part of the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. and the Museum of Modern Art in Rome. He has his own toy line and monograph of his work entitled Dumb Luck: The Art of Gary Baseman. And, he’s a nice guy (I know him through a mutual friend).

Tomorrow, July 3, he opens his new show Knowledge Comes from Gas Release at the Iguapop Gallery in Barcelona, Spain. The 50 new works are said to be the result of Gary “challenging himself in a different way, trying to understand the aesthetic nature of what he paints, dealing with a sense of abstraction.”

I’m not sure if there are any dogs, but I bet there will be some when he moves on to Rome’s MondoPOP Gallery on Sunday July, 13, where he will be signing toys, books and other merchandise.

Congratulations, Gary, and good luck with the shows!

Sources: Juxtapoz and Wikipedia

July 2, 2008