January 2012
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Paperwork Newsletter: On the Waterfront
You can’t trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it. — W. C. Fields
Greetings Art Lovers,
One Oxygen and two Hydrogen atoms. That’s it. That’s all you need to create the substance that no life form can live without.
Water is a fickle mistress. It runs below your feet, falls from the sky, and surges toward the coasts. It can change its state in an...
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At War With São Paulo’s Establishment, Black Paint...
Brazilian protest graffiti, called pichação, coats a building. via Guerrilha DCI
Over the weekend, the NY Times published an article on pichação, a type of graffiti that now coats much of São Paulo. Of the graffiti, the Times writes:
Taking action against the establishment, young people arm themselves with black paint, rollers, spray cans and no shortage of personal daring. Their target: the...
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Artist in Focus: Piero Manrique
Long-time Ugallery painter Piero Manrique just put together this awesome video sharing more about his process and thoughts on painting. We particularly loved his quote: “When you paint, it’s an international language.”
Piero started drawing at a young age in Lima, Peru. He was introduced to painting when he arrived in the US at the age of 13. Piero studied architecture in...
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New Artist Spotlight: Jonelle Summerfield,...
Every Thursday at 1PM, we welcome a batch of new artists and artwork to our Ugallery family. This series of blog posts highlights each week’s new artists, sharing a bit about their work and highlighting one of their pieces.
Our new artists this week are Jonelle Summerfield, Jonathan Jackson, Michele Valdez, Santo Cordero, and Janie Samuels. Read on below to learn more about each of them and...
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Paperwork Newsletter: Where Am I?
Where Am I? II
“Try to be like the turtle - at ease in your own shell.” — Bill Copeland
Greetings Art Lovers,
I’ve got a confession: I love this piece. Not to belittle any of our other prints. They’re all close to my heart. I just really, really love this one.
And it seems I’m not alone. Within a few days of launching her portfolio of paintings on our...
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New Artist Spotlight: Stephen Wysocki, Shelli...
Every Thursday at 1PM, we welcome a batch of new artists and artwork to our Ugallery family. This series of blog posts highlights each week’s new artists, sharing a bit about their work and highlighting one of their pieces.
Our new artists this week are Stephen Wysocki, Shelli Walters, Kimberly Marra, Lisa Crosby, Susa Dosa and Kenny Niernberg. Read on below to learn more about each of them...
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Artist in Focus: Iris Scott in Action
Today, Ugallery’s resident fingerpainter Iris Scott released a new piece to the site. The painting, an homage to her golden retriever, is called “Shakin’ Off the Blues.” Watch Iris create the piece in this video:
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Paperwork Newsletter: From Northern Minnesota,...
Gregg Otteson’s “Rest”
I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape - the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show. — Andrew Wyeth
Greetings Art Lovers,
This Andrew Wyeth quote captures the mood perfectly. In Gregg Otteson’s photo, fittingly titled Rest,...
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DecorArting: Flexible, Affordable Framing
Looking for an affordable framing option? We’ve just unearthed a new fab option, courtesy of Apartment Therapy. This couple used salvaged picture frames and binder clips hang their photos and prints, allowing for a rotatable gallery.
Get the look by painting the mismatched frames of your choice a single color to form a cohesive group. Hang them in a cluster and then nail a binder clip...
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Artist In Focus: Cynthia Ligeros
Congrats to Ugallery painter Cynthia Ligeros! She was featured in the February issue of Professional Artist Magazine. Enjoy the feature below.
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Paperwork Newsletter: Where's the flora at?
Judy Mackey’s “White Hydrangeas”
Greetings Art Lovers,
Just a few hours ago, I deplaned from a day-long string of flights carrying me out of the Arctic Circle. Why go to Swedish Lappland - a land of sub-freezing temperatures and only 3 hours of daylight - for vacation? I spent my winter holiday hunting the northern lights!
While the lights themselves were electric, the...
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Happy New Year from Ugallery
