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Picture This: Spring Refresh
April 27th, 2020
By Veronica Vale While social distancing and quarantines are not quite what we had in mind for these roaring ’20s, it is uplifting to see how kind, respectful, and supportive our fellow humans have been to each other through everything. We thank you for staying home and acting responsibly, keeping your loved ones and ours […]
Shopping Local: How To Curb Your Amazon Addiction
April 18th, 2020
Does your doorstep look like this? I get it: one-click buying is so easy. Maren here. As a mom of two with two galleries and the commitments they entail, I love an easy and fast way to buy from the comfort of home. But during these exceptional times I am finding ways to curb my […]
Family Collaborations with Jylian Gustlin
April 16th, 2020
By Veronica Vale This winter, Jylian Gustlin‘s exhibition featured a very special collaborator: her brother, Dave. Jylian and Dave Gustlin — a fine art painter in his own right — collaborated in the studio to create three dynamic horse paintings for her December exhibition, proving that talent runs in the family. If this sibling collaboration […]
Bigger is Better: Hunt Slonem in New York Social Diary
April 14th, 2020
GUEST DIARY• BY: DELIA VON NEUSCHATZ During my visit to Hunt Slonem’s Brooklyn studio on a chilly spring day, I felt like Dorothy opening the door from a sepia-toned, tornado-ravaged Kansas to a color-saturated Oz. The place is teeming with LIFE and not just on account of the vibrant paint hues. From the rendered […]
Meet Gallery MAR Carmel’s Thomas Cushman
April 10th, 2020
By Veronica Vale On June 10th of 2019, Gallery MAR officially opened a second location in beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. It had been a dream long in the making for both Gallery MAR owner Maren Mullin and her new business partner, Thomas Cushman. To know Gallery MAR is to know and adore its owner, Maren Mullin, […]
Brilliant Refraction with Parrish + Tichava
April 8th, 2020
By Victoria Slagel, Fine Art Consultant Friday, March 13th marked the last of our artist shows for the 2019/2020 winter season. From the luminous masterminds of R. Nelson Parrish and Nina Tichava emerges “Brilliant Refractions”: their newest collection which explores the intersection of their individual work through vibrant color, transparent layering, and abstracted imagery, translating […]
Michael Kessler in the Wilderness
April 6th, 2020
The post below is from my phone call today with Michael Kessler. We had time today to catch up like we haven’t done in months, and for that I am grateful — which turns out to be a current buzzword for Michael Kessler as well. I have been self-isolating in the mountains, hiking and fishing […]
Travel to Museums in Far-off Places
April 1st, 2020
Travel Plans on Hold? You Can Visit 500 International Museums From the Comfort of Your Own Home Thanks to Google. Courtesy of artnet.com Dying to visit an art museum, but stuck behind closed doors during the ever-evolving global health crisis? Google Arts and Culture can help. The tech giant’s art website offers online access to 500 cultural […]
Stefan Heyer: Pulling a Universal String
March 27th, 2020
By Veronica Vale If a picture is truly worth a thousand words, then it’s no wonder that articulating the meaning and artistic style of a painting poses such a challenge. Words often fail to properly express the profound, intuitive expression of the artist. As linguistic creatures, it’s in our nature to crave greater definition and […]
An Artist’s Best Friend
March 23rd, 2020
By Veronica Vale Last month, my husband and I adopted our first ever dog, and, already, we couldn’t be more in love. Our little Zorro has been our constant companion and shadow since we rescued him, and I’ll be the first to admit that he has made life as a freelance artist and writer infinitely […]