Busy With Galleries...

Yesterday was a busy Gallery day! In the early part of the day I finished up a 3 panel painting (triptych), which I later submitted to a Landscape and Still Life show. They went out the door so fast I didn't have a chance to take pictures! The set is a very soft suggestive landscape called "upland", 24 in x 36 in x 2.5 in; I promise pictures next weekend from the show.

I attended 3 Openings last night! The first was a visit to Studio Henning Haupt to view guest artist Adam Collier Noel's ARTAFACT/ARTIFICE show. WOW! His artwork was spectacular, utilizing vintage photos and transfers for an organic, antique look. Here are pictures:

Even though Henning was not at his studio last night as he was attending another opening of his artworks in the FAT Village ArtWalk, some of his magnificent oil paintings were in residence...

Next door to Studio Henning Haupt, the MAC Fine Art Gallery had an opening as well. Here are my favorites from that show:

 Fantastic sculpture made from plastic toy parts!

Dimensional landscapes carved out of mini magazines.

And last, and certainly the highlight of the night, was the "Summer Heat V" opening in Wilton Manors at the Rossetti Gallery (http://tomrossetti.com/) where Adam, from the Studio Henning Haupt opening, won the Best In Show! It was a pleasure to spend the Rossetti opening with several of my artist friends, Tatiana Cast (mixed media painting) and Sandra Canning (fine art photography). Here's one last picture from last night with Tatiana and me in front of her painting, 'Beyond', with Sandra's photograph above:

What ARTSY activities are you doing this hot summer? Please share in the comments below.

Happy Arting! :D  Tristina 

Studio Open House Success!

A Big THANK YOU to everyone who attended the Tarpon River Art Center Studio Open House on Friday night! It takes all of you art-lovers to keep our community ALIVE. Many pieces of artwork and jewelry were sold off the walls and out of our studios. And many more are available! Just comment below or email if you would like to visit our bustling Artist cooperative in Downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Two art-lovers who won my artwork in our night's raffle. And more raffle winners!

Entrance to my studio. :)

Entrance to Joseph Regan's studio. He is a master realist and mural painter.

Hallways lined with artworks by the Tarpon River Art Center Artists.

 Sandy's studio. She specializes in wicker restoration and beautiful jewelry.

Lorraine's studio. She specializes in stone sculpture and oil abstract painting.

Frank's studio. He is a stone and wood sculptor.

Ken's studio with oil painting student works and one of his paintings in process.

Jane's studio where she specializes in glass!

 Kristina's studio where she knots away and paints in mixed media.

Beautiful weather for an Open House, yummy food, wine and drinks.
A GREAT time was enjoyed by all. :D

On The Bench - CPS Inspiration

There's so much to be inspired by in the latest Jan/Feb 2014 Cloth Paper Scissors mixed media magazine!

Joanne Sharpe's article "Embrace Your Own Handwriting" MADE me do it; get out my pencil and markers to see what 'inner fonts' I would express. She says, "A journal is a must! Practice is essential in making letter art and it's important that you have a comfortable place to play, invent, and explore."

There are quite a few great creative and interview articles in this magazine issue, but the other how-to that made me get out my art supplies and start to play was "Graffiti Doodle Houses" by Jodi Ohl. I love Jodi's bright colors and mixed up imagery, so the artwork I created below is an ode to both her work and trying my hand at Joanne's personalized lettering technique.

Oops! Now I see I misspelled courageous. No spell check in journal land...

And the last excellent article to share with you from the magazine is from one of my favorite artists, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, about finding balance when working for yourself from a home-studio. She says people, "seem to think that working from home might tempt me to lie on the couch all day. In reality, I have the opposite problem: I find it difficult to set limits and end the workday." Me too! It's so hard for me sometimes to pull away from the art bubble zone... then I hear my daughters whine they are hungry for dinner and I have to snap out of it! Julie gives some great hints about working with to-do lists and how to manage your cyber-life so it doesn't encroach on your much needed create time. That's my cue! Gotta run... ;)

Happy Arting!   Tristina

Art Florida Academy Visit

Today I visited my student Sonia Hidalgo's Art Florida Academy and Romero Hidalgo Artists' Studios in the Red Road Art District in Miami. I'm very humbled that she is bringing me into her studios as a Guest Teacher for Encaustic Wax painting! We are offering a 3 hour Encaustic Wax in Layers introductory workshop Nov 22 and an all day workshop in Dec. Details coming soon...

Sonia in front of her Studios.

The classes she offers at the studios include still life study, live model and these sculptures and reliefs as inspiration subjects...oh, and that's "Walter" the skeleton on the right!

Here's one of the graffiti painted walls in the Red Road Art District.  :)

Call Sonia at 305-262-9966 if you would like to attend the Encaustic Workshops and to find out more about her classes for adults and children. Here is a link to information about her academy and studios: http://www.romerohidalgostudios.com/

Happy Arting!   Tristina