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We had a great time chatting with Jane Felkel from the Chesterfield Community Connection about the Endless Summer Event at the Tom Blood Gallery. Nancy Van Ness, Cathryne Loos and Kathy Corey happily share our "Endless Summer" art vibe beside Tom's Surrealism and Pop Art. Definitely a match made at the beach.
Don't worry there is still time to catch some good vibes. Come join us, we'd love to see you at one of the POPUP Parties, Thursday and Friday night from 5-8 pm and Saturday from 1-4 pm.
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 Come on out to the Endless Summer Popup Parties to see isms at Tom Blood's Gallery Space with featured artists, Kathy Corey, Nancy Van Ness, and Cathryne Loos. Tom Blood will have his surrealism and pop art paintings on display. Surf's up! Kathy, Nancy and Cathy will take you to the beach. Friday, Nov. 11, 5-8p, Saturday, Nov 12, 1-5p Thursday, Nov 17, 5-8 Friday, Nov 18, 5-8 pm Saturday, Nov 19, 1-4p. See you there!   There is so much news to share with you. Please welcome new artists Lou Conroy and Victoria Pendragon. Lou Conroy I worked as a hairstylist, received a BFA in art and graphic design, then worked 20 years as a graphic designer for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 19 years, but my true passion throughout my life has been the study and practice of portrait and figurative art. I am happy to be a part of the St. Louis artistic community and regularly train at Gateway Academy of Classical Art.  Victoria Pendragon Fascinated by pattern since I was old enough to draw, I majored in Fabric Design at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. I am 75, now, my hands viciously crippled by a disease that was supposed to kill me 30 years ago. I am living in "wild & wonderful" West Virginia and my surroundings have overwhelmed me with a desire to paint such as I have never experienced... and what I want to paint - and do paint - is the beauty that surrounds me... but my way... seen as pattern.  The annual national online exhibit opened on Nov 1. The theme is Disorder/Order. 87 artists and over 250 artworks were narrowed down to 44 artists and 62 artworks. Virginia Becker and Gisele Obermeier blind juried the show. I am so proud that Mindy Cooke, Michael LaRue, Nancy Van Ness, Victoria Pendragon, and myself had work selected. The jurors selected Michael LaRue's "Gateway to the West" photo for an honorable mention award. Congratulations, Michael. The link to the exhibition is https://www.bextraordinaire.com/orderdisorder-art-exhibition.html#/ This year BE has a new online gallery space designed by Ikonospaces. Let me know what you think.  Find your favorite "ism" in November at Tom Blood's new gallery space filled with his Pop art paintings and his favorite "ism" - Surrealism paintings. The gallery is located in Chesterfield next to the Factory music venue. Tom has invited Nancy Van Ness, Cathy Loos and Kathy Corey to show our "ism" paintings, expressionism and impressionism sprinkled with realism. Our paintings will make you forget all about the wintertime weather. We will be popping up in November for an Endless Summer exhibit. Dates are to be confirmed shortly. The gallery is located in Chesterfield next to the Factory music venue.    Michael has 3 photographs, 217, Simple Beauty, and Door to the Soul accepted into "The Small BIG Artshow" at Stone Soup Galleries in Chesterfield. The exhibit runs from November 12 - January 6. https://stonesoupgalleries.com/the-small-art-big-show Kathy LaRue also has 3 pieces in the Stone Soup Galleries Small Art show. Fall Frenzy, Magma in Motion, Delicate Bloom (acrylic & mica pigments). Congrats to you both!!!
Kathy Corey's, 2 paintings, "Libertad" and "Aphrodite Lost" were accepted into the Saint Louis Art Guild's "Tell Me a Story" Exhibit. Writers will come in and select paintings to create their own stories. The dates for the show are November 18 - December 31, 2022 Maria and Mary Beth will be part of the January 2023 Exhibit at the Saint Louis Artist Guild "The Mandela Project: Artist Collective on display in Curated Gallery January 13- February 11, 2023. It was wonderful to see Sue Alexander and Nancy Van Ness at the Webster Art Fair. Their booths looked terrific!
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Mary Martin from the Green Door Gallery had the honor of being interviewed for the Tiny Sparks Big Flames Podcast with Deb Gaut last month, and the episode went live recently.
Listen in to learn a bit about her journey to becoming an artist and art gallery owner. In their conversation, they talk about the highlights and challenges Mary has faced in her artistic career, including keeping the gallery running through the midst of the pandemic. I highly recommend listening! Listen here.
    “Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.” ― Frank Herbert, Dune B Extraordinaire Gallery is calling for artists to submit to the ORDER/DISORDER Online Art Exhibition to be held November 1 - November 30. Deadline to apply is September 23, 2022. This is a national juried exhibit. Serving as co-Jurors for this exhibition are Virginia Becker and Giselle Obermeier. Virginia Becker earned her Masters’ degree in Art History from American University and has worked at Christie’s, Guarisco Gallery in Washington, DC, and the National Gallery of Art. She co-owns Terra Innovations which specializes in high-end home design. Giselle Obermeier holds an MA in Art History from George Washington University and a BA from Princeton University in Comparative Literature. She works in the Development Office at the National Gallery of Art, where she collaborates with colleagues throughout the museum and generous donors who support art acquisition, special exhibitions, and other programming. We are asking artists to explore order and disorder through their artwork. Order and disorder are an integral part of the natural world. There are many ways to interpret the meaning of order and disorder in art. The laws of physical world tell us that orderly states move toward randomness, disorder, and dissolution. Humans use order to understand the environment around them. Art is called orderly when an observer sees the overall structure and can see what is alike and what is different and understand the relationships between the parts and the whole. Disorder involves pushing the possibilities of order to the extreme, until the shape will simply succumb to disintegration. Order and disorder are complementary, interconnected, and mutually dependent on each other. Without the potential of disorder, nothing in the world would ever change. More information on the call at CaFE Art. by Kathy Corey
Recently I had the pleasure to meet functional wood artist, Mindy Cooke in her woodshop barn where each piece she creates is a one of a kind in design, color and purpose. In addition to being an artist, she is the president and owner of Art by Design Furnishings. We were thrilled when she joined B Extraordinaire to share her unique talents with us. See more of her work here.
When did you begin making furniture, and what originally inspired you to pursue that path? I started on this path 24 years ago when I became an apprentice custom cabinet maker. As my skills progressed and I bought my first home, I realized I didn’t like any of the furniture I was finding in stores and that I didn’t want what everyone else has. I had the idea to try to make my own pieces. My first attempts were pretty basic, but I could make whatever I needed in whatever size I needed, and I could make it look how I wanted (which is addictive). Now I can really branch out and create some pretty cool pieces (in my opinion anyways lol). Over time I’ve also started creating wall hanging art pieces which I enjoy making very much and I think they allow for a colorful, warm and unique expression of art for any room. What does being "a functional artist" mean to you? To me it pertains to my furniture pieces and means creating pieces that serve a purpose as well as add a unique look to any space. I also tend to create pieces on a smaller scale as well, not everyone has room for or wants a 4’ x 4’ coffee table for example so I make pieces that can fit in anyone’s home. What are some of the challenges of working with wood? Humidity and extreme temperature changes! They wreak havoc on wood, causing shrinking or expansion and warping. What’s your creative process? First, I find something that will inspire me. Then I do a few rough sketches to see which I like best. Then I decide which species of wood(s) I want to use and based on that I decide what size to make it. From there it’s right into creating the piece. What inspires your creativity? Since I was young, I have been expressing myself creatively. I draw, paint, write poetry and photography and obviously the furniture and wood art. I am inspired by a wide range of things! For my furniture pieces, sometimes it’s the grain pattern in a particular board or a memory of a piece of furniture from my childhood or seeing a piece somewhere else and immediately see that if I made it and tweaked a few things it would look so much better. With my art pieces, I am mostly inspired by the way something made me feel or things that I find visually pleasing to me and again sometimes by a grain pattern. What is your recommendation for beginners who are interested in working in wood? Dive right on in! I’d love nothing more than to see more women crushing it in this field! What is the greatest lesson you have learned as an artist? Keep going, keep trying, keep expressing yourself Kathy Corey
I recently had the pleasure to visit Brian in his studio to find out more about his amazing abstract paintings and his process of making art. His bright colorful artworks fill his studio. It would be hard to not smile when you see his paintings that range in size from small intimate works to extra large. His latest work, "Mostly Black and Red" (pictured on the left) when stretched, will be 72" x 42" x 1.5 gallery wrapped. Currently, this painting is heading to a photo shoot to be used as a backdrop on a film set. Then it's off to Yudian Gallery in Hangzhou, China.
Abstract art is often about the process the artist may be using. In many of his paintings, you can easily see how he has reduced something tangible to its abstract essence. In other pieces, his paintings are more nebulous and when you take time to look closely, you realize there are more than patterns, colors, and contrasts to what you see on the surface of the canvas. His artmaking is a reflection of how he sees the world. I was curious about his process for working on his large canvas pieces. He describes his process as, "Due to my somewhat aggressive paint application techniques, I prefer to work either on unstretched canvas on a large table or on wood panels, as stretcher cross bars tend to show through when painting on a stretched canvas. My acrylics are applied with rags, rollers, spatulas, palette knives, fingers, and whatever I can get my hands on. I will on occasion use a brush, but it's rare." Visiting Brian's art studio was a wonderful chance to see first-hand his works in progress and where the magic happens. Brian Kirchoff has plenty of good news to share. He recently completed and delivered a large commission of five works ranging from 7' x 4' to 22" x 22", for an absolutely amazing 5000 square foot penthouse suite in the Central West End. Brian is one of 150 artists from around the world chosen to participate in the Saatchi Art "Other Art Fair" - Virtual Edition, May 23 through June 5, 2022. He's signed with Yudian Gallery to be represented in Mainland China. They'll be displaying as many as 10 pieces at their primary gallery in Hangzhou, China's fourth largest city (approx 13 million). He was also accepted and signed with Plogix Gallery last week. In June and July, he will have some of his art on display at the Missouri Athletic Club. Be sure to stop by and see his work in person.  I’ve always been a fine artist working in watercolor, graphite and water-based oil paint. After several years of isolation due to the pandemic, I wanted an opportunity to work with other artists in a field outside my comfort zone. In 2021, I enrolled in a Sculpture class taught by Joe Chesla at St. Louis Community College - Meramec. The fall class featured an introduction to materials, tools and techniques for 3-dimensional work. Assignments featured projects using sand, wood and plaster.  “Water Spirit”, carved from a block of laminated yellow pine using an 4.5” angle grinder. The beautiful grains in the wood appear as ripples on the water. The gentle curve of the neck and heart shaped opening in the body represent how I was feeling after the loss of my husband and fellow artist several years ago. After hours of hand sanding and finishing with Danish oil, I was heartbroken to learn one of my younger brothers had passed. In times like this, nature and art can heal the soul.  “Along the Trail”, hand carved from a block of plaster using stone carving tools. As an artist, I have a wonderful opportunity to share my love for the beauty of nature. With this sculpture I chose rounded forms to convey an idea of fruitfulness, harmony and maturity. The etched shapes in the curve represent waves of prairie grass. I spent many hours hand sanding and buffing with white paste wax. Keeping the abstract sculpture of the bison white was important as I wanted it to represent a white buffalo, held sacred by the Lakota as the symbol of abundance and hope for good times to come.  “Tranquility in Copper”, recycled copper and rebar. When copper flashing was removed from my three-story storefront, built in 1896, I saved it to create a sculpture for my garden. In the 2022 spring sculpture class, I learned techniques for cold bending rebar and the art of MIG welding metal to create a heron. After pulling out roofing nails and flattening the flashing with a hammer, I used tin snips to cut the copper into shapes that were riveted around an armature created from 1/2” rebar. Although the nearly six-foot sculpture seems to appear in a state of balance and tranquility rising from a concrete base, it also moves with the wind as if ready to take flight.
Odd Nerdrum's "You See We Are Blind" Exhibition at the Fine Art Oslo Gallery has 60 paintings on display spanning twenty years of work. Jan-Ove Tuv guides us through a tour with a comprehensive analysis of some of Nerdrum's transformational art.
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