Thursday, September 27, 2012

Exhibitions: Los Angeles "Old World/New Art: A Valley Girl in Italy

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The Coffee Fix, Studio City, Los Angeles

Entrance to The Coffee Fix with two large (70x100cm) photographs
 "Cactus Lady and Olives" and "Cactus Lady and Cactus Pears"

Close friend and  valuable assistant in the installation, Patrick


Installation completed!

Entrance with program and brochures

Reception with friends and family

Dear friend, Carolyn Uhri (left) who curated the show and her friends 

Reception afternoon

Guests and exhibition





Sunday, September 23, 2012

PAINTINGS - Cactus Ladies, Solo Donne

P A I N T I N G S 

                                      1. Cactus Ladies
                                       2. Portraits
                                       3. Various on paper
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1. Cactus Ladies
Stephanie's imperfect, ironic women, exhibited in Perugia in 2010.


Hot House Ladies
acrylics
80x100cm

Hot House Ladies
(detail)


Cactus Housewives
acrilics
70cm x 100cm

Tè Verde (Green Tea)
acrilics
60x80cm
Cactus Katie
acrilics
100cm x 100cm
Cactus Katie
(detail)

Spia della Serra (Spy of the Greenhouse)
acrilics
60cmx159cm (2 pieces)


Tease
acrilics
80cmx80cm


Mystery Cactus
acrilics on wood, metal staples
44cmx71cm
Mystery Cactus
(detail)



Blued Nude
acrilics on wood, thumbtacks
44cmx71cm
Blued Nude
(detail)





Salesgirl of the Hardware Store

acrilics on wood, staples
44cmx71cm

2. PORTRAITS

The following acrylic paintings on canvas are of friends who have modeled for me, and people I asked to photograph. The paintings were exhibited in 2012 at Torgiano in the show "Just Women" (Solo Donne)



Il cappello rosso
acrylic on canvas
30cmx30cm


 Melissa
acrylic on canvas
40cmx40cm
(sold)



 Quella luce
acrylic on canvas
30cmx30cm



La ragazza di Berlino
acrylic on canvas
30cmx30cm


La trasparenza
acrylic on canvas
30cmx30cm



Il sorriso
acrylic on canvas
30cmx30cm


Sul palco
acrylic on canvas
30cmx30cm


Il collo
acrylic on canvas
30cmx30cm


La luce rosea
acrylic on canvas
30cmx30cm


Una serata al mare
acrylic on canvas
30cmx30cm

                                               3. Various paintings on paper


                                                 Silvia and grafitti
Acrylic on paper
16" x 20"
Claudia
Acrylic on paper

16"x20"
                                                               

Friday, September 21, 2012

Illustrations

Watercolor 

Girl and her soul
Watercolor on paper
5"x8"


Colored Pencil Drawings: The Swimmer


Colored pencil is a medium I have always enjoyed. It's interesting building up colors, either from light to darker ones, or even from dark colors to lighter ones.  Both techniques are possible.
I also enjoy erasing as I draw and build up tones, or I can create white with a hint of color. 
I love to swim and often swimmers are shown in my drawings and cartoons.


The Swimmer
Colored pencil on paper
5 /8 " x 8 1/4"




Thursday, September 20, 2012

My favorite color

My very first post on this blog, I thought it appropriate to post a painting
 I did inspired by my own face, created and exhibited in 2009 for the show "Out of Place" at Artemisia Gallery, Perugia, Italy
                      



    "My Favorite Color"
Acrylic, watercolor on paper
55cmx75cm