Ok, now THAT is a lot of neon! As I’m sure you’re quite aware, I do love a little pop of neon here and there, so when I found out about this show that is COMPLETELY neon, well, I was totally on board. There are sooooo many amazing artists in this show, New Neon, that is currently hanging at Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek, California {between San Francisco and Sacramento}. I’ve only shown a fraction of the artists involved… and thankfully Sandra Fettingis, the first artist featured at the top of this post, took a few instagrams of the space so I’ve included those too. I would love to spend a little time in this ridiculously neon space, wouldn’t you? The show is up until February 23rd, so pop by if you can.

Bring sunglasses.

{1. Sandra Fettingis 2. Tim Etchells 3. April Deacon 4. Ron Ulicny 5. Michelle Fleck 6. Elyse Graham 7. Barry Underwood 8. Kristin Farr}

Oh boy. I reallllly love these new paintings by Vancouver based artist Rebecca Chaperon. I just wrote about her in July, and was a little obsessed with her dark, moody color palette… and then I saw these! She told me that she had a really tough summer playing around with this new palette {it truly is such a huge departure from her regular work} but I think she’s got the hang of it now! I’ve said this before, but one thing I admire so much is when an artist pushes past their comfort zone, yet the work is still recognizable as their own… well, that’s what Rebecca has done with these pink beauties! {ps. they’re hanging at “Make Vancouver” from Dec 13- Jan 15 2013 – 257 East 7th Ave}

Ok. You thought I was finished – nope! While we’re talking about pink icebergs, I just had to show you these little “miniature iceberg” watercolor paintings that she’s been doing as well:

So sweet… and affordable!

Oh, summer… I miss you so much. Do you ever think about me? It’s going to be awhile before we see each other again, so until then I’ll just look at these gorgeous new paintings by Portland based artist Lisa Golightly ~ sigh ~ yes, these are helping. Pink skies, lazy-hazey days at the beach, and overexposed photographs to prove what a great summer it really was. Lovely.

{Good Eye Gallery included quite a few of these pieces in their pop-up show in LA, at Deasy Penner, and they’ll be up into the beginning of January. If you can’t make it into the show, you can also buy the originals through the Good Eye Gallery site. And, a few of them are available as prints through Lisa’s Etsy shop.}

On November 8th, Typhoon Haiyan {local name Yolanda} struck a path of destruction through the Philippines affecting millions of people. The images seen were heartbreaking and the stories of loss unimaginable. Artists Heal PH, an online pop-up shop of art + goods, was created by Nancy Mungcal, Michelle Mungcal and Neysa Bowers {sisters} to help support relief efforts … this was where they came from – the place their family called home. Artists Heal PH will be open from November 28 – December 31. All net proceeds will be donated to benefit The International Rescue Committee.

They have gathered so much amazing work, from so many generous artists who have given their work for free. Here are a few of my favorites:

… and the jewelry! So gorgeous:

If you’re going to be doing a bit of holiday shopping anyway, why not pop by this site… things are selling out really fast {thanks to all of you amazing, generous people out there}, so if you want something, you better get over there QUICK! Thank you for helping, and happy weekend to you! xo

{1) Darren Pasemko & Vanessa Boer 2) Ann Flowers 3) Ink + Smog Editions 4) Debbie Carlos 5) Clare Elsaesser // Jewelry 1) Sarah Safavi 2) Courtney of MySoCalledVintage}

Droooooool. So, I LOVE bread, but am not allowed to have it any more. Very sad. Perhaps that is why these gorgeous, little, gluten-filled paintings are screaming my name! They are the hyper-real work of USA born, Germany based, artist Heather McCaw Kerley. I want them for my wall… and I want them with a bit of butter. Yum! Well, whether you can have gluten or not, you can have one of these… the originals are being featured/sold on Buy Some Damn Art this week.

Whoa.

Landscapes by American painter Robert Roth. 36″x36″. Acrylic & oil stick on canvas.

Whoa.

Ok, these are the prettiest mugshots I’ve ever seen. These oil on panel portraits are part of a series, titled ACCUSED, by British artist Sarah Ball. I’m not sure what these trouble-makers did, but I’d probably let all of them go just for lookin’ so darn good!

{I found this work through London’s bo.lee gallery. They’ll be showing Sarah’s work at the London Art Fair in January 2014 and are planning a solo Show for her in May.}

It’s my last post from Maui {insert sad face here}, so I thought I would wrap things up with rainbows, conch shells, and surfboards… ahhh, so many lovely ladies knee-deep in nature. Japanese artist Mayumi Oda is known by many as “the Matisse of Japan” {which I can totally see}, but she has made the Big Island of Hawaii her home since the 1980s… hm, yes, that explains the rainbows, conch shells, and surfboards. Her artwork is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY), The Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA), Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, CT), Library of Congress (Washington, DC) and many others. She and her family live at Ginger Hill, a farm on the Big Island where she hosts workshops in creativity and self-realization. Amazing.

And with that I’ll say, Mahalo Hawaii, for a beautiful week and for introducing me to so many new-to-me artists ♥

I love suburban houses. I love Hawaii. I loooove these paintings by Honolulu based artist Brenda Cablayan. This is just such a beautiful, simple, non-touristy view of island life. Sigh… now I want to live in a little white house on a Hawaiian hill ♥

I am in Maui. For real! And so as a nod to this beautiful place, I’ll be posting the work of Hawaiian born, and or based, artists all week. First up, the gorgeous work of California born, Honolulu based artist Pegge Hopper:

Oh my word. Those colors! What I love most… the detailed faces, combined with the flat fields of color that make up the rest of the composition. Amazing! Ok, it’s time to take a cue from these lovely ladies and go lounge somewhere. Now, where did I put my fan?