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beep Gallery Artist Jen Ditchik featured at Get:Art

beep Gallery artist Jen Ditchick's popular photographic series “It’s  A Ducks Life” will be hitting the art circuit...

GET:ART
  In February 2007, GET: ART will once again bring together an interested public with curated   works by stellar artists of eclectic talents via a unique format: all artworks will be   grouped into 6 price points between $100 and $2,500.

  All sales benefit Project Angel Food’s free meal-delivery program with the mission to   nourish the body and spirit of men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDs and other   serious illnesses. Over 1,300 meals are delivered every day to clients ranging in age   from 8-101

FRIDAY 02.16.2007
7pm-10pm
Opening reception & sale
Hors d’oeuvers & no host bar

SATURDAY 02.17.2007
10am-5pm
Open house sale

At the main galleries of Bonhams & Butterfields.
7601 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90046

http://www.numbertopencil.com/GetArt/

Artist Leora Lutz Featured on Apartment Therapy

Once again, Apartment Therapy - one of my all-time favorite blogs (see January 24th '06 gush-post) - has proven it's excellent taste by highlighting Los Angeles artist Leora Lutz' City Silhouette Paintings:

"Leora Lutz knows what's up. She's captured and painted a series of silhouettes showcasing the identifying outlines of the Los Angeles landscape in a spectrum of colours that may or may not sometimes appear in our city's skies. These 5" x 5" painting "began as an experiment in 2003", fueled by the memories of summer nights and the 1980's art scene, resulting in some darn eye pleasing artwork that will provide a glorious view whether the the forecast is for clear skies or not."

We couldn't agree more!

Click here to view her paintings and make your walls happy!

art on Aunt Beep is a better deal than getting a call girl

I've been chortling at the Nerve.com Scanner blog for quite a while now...but I never thought squeaky-clean Aunt Beep would make it as a mention.

Little did I know the genius of Paige Wery was just waiting to be noticed.

Thanks Nerve guys, and welcome to all our new Beepsters - Aunt Beep loves you!

September 2 - Elias C. Telles at Chango

beep Gallery Invites You

Elias C. Telles
shows his newest folk paintings at Chango Coffee House.

Elias Telles has hundreds of collectors all over the world. His artwork is featured in many movies and television shows including Ray in which he has several commissioned pieces; as well as Legally Blonde II, Cheaper By The Dozen and Law & Order.

View a wide variety of brand new work by of one of California's most up and coming folk artists.

Artist Reception on Saturday, September 2nd
7-10pm
Chango Coffee House:  1559 Echo Park Ave., Los Angeles, Ca. 90026
show runs through September 28th
google map

We'll have many small works on masonite, canvas & wood at the reception available for cash and carry.

Also, come view Elias’ newest explorations in nudes and a much anticipated Dia de los Muertos theme which is presented in a unique way as only Elias can.

Chango Coffee House sits at the end of what used to be known as "Gallery Row" in Echo Park. By offering a venue for "risky" art and a functioning café, Chango hopes to survive on the terms established by the galleries that came before it.

Blogging About Art

This post from 9Rules is so intriguing, I just have to copy and paste it:

*****

At the beginning of 2006 Barry Neuman, art dealer, remarked to Artnet Magazine:

I think it’s a safe bet that there will be 50 to 60 new and bona fide (i.e., seriously authored by qualified people) art world blogs by the end of the year.

… to which Kriston Capps, writer for the Smithsonian’s Eye Level blog responded:

“Seriously authored by qualified people,” [is] a sentiment totally contrary to the esprit de corps of the blogosphere. What’s in fact great about most blogs is that they are nonseriously authored by nonqualified people. By the best count I’ve read, there are around 400–500 art blogs in the nation. Assuming even half of those are updated regularly, that amounts to a virtual library of information about artists, trends, and institutions. Even if not all these blogs are of the highest quality, the cream rises—and distributes the best information from the lesser-known blogs. To a certain extent, blogs survive by this network. (…)

(…) Artists, professionals, and enthusiasts writing about art are in fact part of the “actual, hands-on, real-world art scene.”

*****
As someone who reads dozens and dozens of blogs everyday, I am sort of taken back by a simplified statement imagining 50-60 "seriously qualified" art world blogs. Is that to say, that in the entire modern world Barry Newman believes that there is only a handful of "seriously qualified" art experts in the world, and even fewer who have a grasp on new media and it's power to reach masses of people?

To be certain, these are two experts in their own right holding this debate. But still, limiting "experts" and what constitutes legitimately "impacting the actual, hands-on, real-world art scene, locally and internationally" is all-together turning a nose to the real-world art scene and dismissing it completely.

For that matter, what is his definition of "real-world" and if the thousands of active art collectors in the world don't apply - to whom is this impactive information going?

I encourage you to read Eye Level's Forward Motion by Kriston Capps and Artnet's Predictions For 2006 and decide for yourself...

Leora Lutz featured on decor8 & shelterrific

What a wonderfully crazy week this has been - and all full of blog love!

I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the BlogHer conference in San Jose this weekend in order to represent an exciting new project I am working on: ThisNext.com (more on this later, but you can check out where I've been writing [and hiding] here)

Today I've been catching up on emails and a little lost sleep...how thrilled am I to see that two of my most favorite blogs have written lovely posts about beep Gallery artist Leora Lutz!

Check out the thoughtful insights from two of my most favorite muses:

Really Affordable Art: Leora Lutz at auntbeep.com [shelterrific]

Leora Lutz Paintings + Aunt Beep [decor8]

Thanks guys!

ps: Leora Lutz City Silhouette paintings are available for $75 each and come in a rainbow of colors...a wonderful way to dress those drab walls!

Exciting New Work By Elias Telles

I just had the pleasure of visiting Elias Telles' studio in Montebello last Thursday.  We went to our favorite lunch spot - Jimmy's, and then spent the rest of the afternoon talking about and photographing all his amazing new work.

It's really exciting to see Elias take off in some new directions - I truly believe he is one of the most unique folk artists out there, and such a treasure to our Southern California heritage (which is a major part of what makes him so unique!)

Anyway, Elias has been exploring nudes for a few months now, and we're getting great response.  Though he doesn't study too many artists, and has never taken a class, he'll tell you without hesitation that he wishes he could paint like Van Gogh.

His nude series is certainly an homage to his muse - and I love the allegories he weaves into the paintings.

Additionally, Elias is painting really small - like under 5 inches small.  I've been at him for a couple years to paint BIG, but I'll take small for now - they're engaging and mysterious little works!

As a second major departure, Elias has started painting skeletons - this is a very Dia de las Muertes move for him...one which we've spoken about at length together (out of frustration) because he has been criticized by some Los Angeles galleries as "not being Hispanic enough" in his work.

The beauty about Elias' folk art is that he isn't "anything" enough.  He's American, he's Californian, he's of Mexican descent, he's a tradesman & a soldier - and all these things are portrayed honestly and beautifully in his work.

Needless to say, it was another lovely afternoon.  I've been cropping his photos all day, and hope to get loads of new work on the site very soon - as I know you all have been anxious.

Stacy Elaine Dacheux featured article in Venus Magazine

If you're not aware already - beep Gallery artist Stacy Elaine Dacheux is the ultimate modern renaissance woman...she's an amazing artist, writer, blogger, curator of the AuntBeep.com Paper section, and all around fabulous Beepster.

Check out her latest article on Artifact Reading Series for the also fabulous Venus Magazine (Summer 2006 edition).

This gal is the real deal. y'all.  Better snap up those paintings now so you can say you "knew her when!"

New Updates & Improvements on AuntBeep.com & beep Blog

Lots of changes are underway this month! I'm so excited for what we have in store...a super charged website with lots of new product...a supercharged blog with new contributing Beepsters...

Please excuse our mess while we work out the kinks. 

And an important note - links to AuntBeep.com will be changing (including links on the blog).

Please check back here for updates over the next week or so. :)

In the meantime, please welcome Paige Wery, the newest Beep Blogger, who will be bringing you insights you never knew you needed, plus the latest and greatest scoop and deets on all the best LA art happenings. 

Can we do more for you? Now is the time to ask - what would you like to see here, and what can we do better??

Hello my name is Paige.

It's about time i joined the blogosphere. My name is Paige Wery and Aunt Beep invited me to say my ditty. So, as an introduction to myself i'll start out with some good ol' raw self promotion.....

JUNE 3rd, 2006. 6pm-10pm. Save The Date and Buy Early!!!
This is my launch date for ARTPAGE the Zine Volume One, with a correlating artist open reception at Gallery Revisited in Los Angeles (http://www.galleryrevisited.com).

This is going to be an amazing night of fun and art! People are already calling the gallery to reserve their limited edition, hand numbered and independently published magazine. This zine contains stories, art, poetry, cartoons, stickers, science, a dvd of art movies and clipses of the unknown.

Each contributor to the zine, ARTPAGE, is putting a piece of art into this (sure to be) eclectic gallery show. The art show runs until July 8th. The participating people are: Brian McDonald ( http://www.sillydilly.com ), Parris Patton ( http://www.art4miles.com ), Nicole Stevenson ( AuntBeep.com, http://www.randomnicole.com ), Tony Malone ( http://www.pumpkinhed.com ), Angel Terrazas, Jason Lynn, Dan Janisch ( http://www.danjanisch.com ), Steven Brooks ( http://www.colorinable.com ), Cathy Stone ( http://www.cathystone.com ), David Stone ( http://www.davidstone.com ) , Buff Monster ( http://www.buffmonster.com ), Todd Squires, Maureen Fisher, Dr. B.R. Brown, Steve Cioffi ( http://www.stevecioffi.com ) and me, Paige Wery ( beep Gallery, http://www.artpaige.com ).

Call the Revisited Gallery for early orders...626-253-5266. (this zine will be 100 numbered copies @ $20.00 each and 3 signed Collectors Editions for $320.00)
For the press release go to http://www.galleryrevisited.com

Hope to see you at the opening!!
signing off for now,
Monday May 8th 9:36 pm
Paige

Beep In A Week: Vol 4 // Everyone Is A Celebrity

Well the Beep Fam just grew by leaps and bounds this week, thanks to Daily Candy and their fab feature about beep Gallery artist Plasticgod; which is only fitting as it's award season and we're being deluged with red carpet madness.

Welcome all new Beepsters!
I've been having a great time chatting with so many nice new friends this week, and thanks & congrats to all who have purchased new art by Plasticgod!

Let's take this down to Beep town y'all:

You Simply Must...
* Well naturally you must get yourself some Daily Candy if you haven't already. They've been kind enough to feature artist Leora Lutz, designer Nappa Studio and now artist Plasticgod - so they obviously have great taste. It's a fun read with your morning coffee.
* Make your own tartan plaid. We all had fun doing last week's Simpsonomaker,
but using the Tartanomatic to create my own personal Aunt Beep tartan is oddly satisfying in a Braveheart sort of way. Best of all, you can buy your new plaid! I think I see a Beep Tartan blanket in my future...
That Is So Beep...
On Saturday we had breakfast at Urth Cafe. I haven't been there in a while, and I forgot how great the food is.

Do yourself a favor - take a 1/2 hour and sip a Spanish Latte outside in the sunshine at Urth Cafe. The Spanish Latte is quite possibly one of the top 3 reasons why I will never give up caffeine, and is - without a doubt - a perfect coffee drink. The coffee is strong, the milk is sweet, the foam is thick. To future visitors of our lovely city: for better or worse you can't get more "LA" than Urth, so add it to your itinerary.Be Sure To Note...
*Tuesday is Valentines Day. Don't get down on the details, just tell everyone
you love them - that's the Aunt Beep way!

Be forewarned: due to the strength of their coffee, drinking a large may induce heart palpitations, excessive perspiration and bouts of paranoia, but it's totally worth it.

Good Fortune...I must be dipping into the well of good Chinese fortunes. We barely skidded
home from work in time for LOST this week, so California Wok was our only option.Sunday Dinner...The Super Bowl was boring, but this pasta dish was not. I love anything with
crab...it seems so luxurious!

As I have the pleasure of working with individuals who are both amazingly creative and hard working, I spend a lot of time discussing/reiterating what people can do, so this rings especially true:

"A great pleasure in life is doing what others say you can't"

I could easily pontificate on this, but I think you can get it. I'm glad I was raised by parents who always taught me there wasn't anything I couldn't do. The result is a life-long story of adventures and misadventures to be sure, but so much better than being trapped by someone else's limitations!

We ate so much pasta I couldn't even think about desert. But I was supposed to make roasted nectarines stuffed with ricotta cheese. I'll include the recipe. We'll see if I get to it this week (now that we have all these nectarines and cheese!), or maybe one of you will beat me to it!
Salad: Maiche & endive lettuce with pine nuts. Simple balsamic dressing.
Main: Thin Spaghetti with Crab, Asparagus and Sun-Dried Tomatoes from Colorado Colore
Desert: Ricotta Stuffed Oven Roasted Nectarines from Gale Gand
Click Here for Full Recipes! (always on the beep Blog!)
Bringing It Back...I heard this in Trader Joes the other day. Everyone was singing to it. Which proves that just about all of us love Dolly and Kenny.
Islands in the Stream

(plus, it reminds me of Katie and Chad and one of the best 1st wedding dances ever)

You walk that red carpet people, and I'll see you next week.

Love,

Aunt Beep

PLASTICGOD featured on Daily Candy today

The fab folks at DailyCandy.com wrote a great feature on beep Gallery artist PLASTICGOD today:

...Doug Murphy, the artist also known as Plasticgod. His signature style riffs on our obsession with fame, turning celebrities du jour into two-dimensional pop-art icons.

I'm loving all the new Beepsters who have joined the fam, (welcome!). It's been great fun chatting with those who are now getting their very own Personal Icon Portrait by our very own 21st Century Warhol.

Thanks Daily Candy for once again giving some love to Aunt Beep. We love love LOVE you back! Muah!

Holly Wilder takes FIRST PRIZE at Exposure 2005!

Congratulations to beep Gallery photographer HOLLY WILDER for taking first prize in this year's Exposure 2005 No Boundaries exhibit for her mysteriously nostalgic piece: Untitled To learn more about Holly and her work, read answers to the Beep Questionnaire at the end of this post...

this image was taken with a Holga camera

Holly was one of 7 finalists chosen from over 50 talented photographers who entered this annual event.

SHOW INFORMATION

HELLADA Gallery & Los Angeles Photographers Present the 7th Annual

Exposure 2005

March 12 - 31, 2005

East Village Arts District, Long Beach CA

117 Linden Avenue, Ste G Long Beach, CA 90802 .

Tel./fax: 562.435-5232
EXPOSUREMMV@AOL.com

sponsored by FREESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES & EPSON

Learn a bit more about Holly Wilder:

Where is your favorite place in Los Angeles and why?
Tough one, because I'm always trying to leave. Griffith Observatory on a clear day which doesn't happen too often.

In a few sentences describe your craft.
My craft is a psychological portrait, with nature as my model.

Do you look to the past, present or future for inspiration? All three.

Tell us a bit about your education and/or experiences which lead you to being an artist I love visuals that inspire and I love to create...My education was a bit of a travelog...and lead me to places I thought I never would go...sex, drugs, and art!

What are three words you would use to describe how you feel about your own work?
CURRENTLY HAPPILY SATISFIED

What artist are you drooling over right now? Why?
Steve Roden, just look at his website: www.inbetweennoise.com

Who do you consider to be an over-rated Master artist?
David Hockney

When did you know you wanted to be an artist above all else?
I like being a Mom above all else!

What are your thoughts on the current art scene in Los Angeles?
DEAD! IS THERE ONE????

What is your favorite paint color?
Crimson

Give the locals a good tip on where to buy great art supplies
THE ART STORE ON BEVERLY........OR ONLINE

What are 3 of your favorite web sites?
I can't list them publicly

What is the most vain thing you've ever done?
It involves surgery :)

What is your biggest vice?
Coffee with cream.

What is your biggest indulgence?
Toys for my son.

What time of day do you do your best work?
"...midnight is the twight of thought"

Passion...a blessing or a curse?
Passion is both a blessing and a curse, joy and pain.

List your major influences: film, Disneyland, film, paintings, film, nature, film.

photographer Holly Wilder: finalist in photo exhibition TONIGHT

Come out and view a large selection of wonderful photography by LA area artists, including beep Gallery artist Holly Wilder who is a finalist!

Exposure 2005 Photo Exhibition
featuring No Boundaries and Best of Show competitions

No Boundaries finalists are:
Andrienne Burk
Doug Hawks
Holly Wilder
Nathalie Jean Phelps
Michael Gordon

7:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. Cal. National Bank 555 E. Ocean Blvd.
Official Gala Opening of Exposure 2005

7:30 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. East Village Galleries
Over 20 venues will exhibit photoartworks around the area.
Self-guided Art Walk will be assisted by maps available at all exhibit locations.
All photography exhibitions will be open to the public offering the opportunity to meet the artists. There will be live music outdoors, snacks and refreshments.

8:30 P.M. - 8:45 P.M. Cal. National Bank 555 E. Ocean Blvd.
Announcement of the winners in No Boundaries and Best of Show competition.
All works selected as finalists in No Boundaries competition will be on display at the California National Bank. 555 E. Ocean Blvd.

Bands will provide entertainment together with snacks and refreshments served at the bar.

Leora Lutz LOVES 3 Doors Down

Check out the groovy Valentine's interview with cutie Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down on Alloy.com - you may recognize some familiar artwork by our own Leora Lutz!

For those of you still interested, we have a few editons left of the Loves Me! Loves Me Not! Silloutette series...snatch one (or all three!) up and adorn your walls with scrumptious Love Birds all the year long.
Awwww....

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

And an extra special Valentine's smooch to my main squeeze, BEEP DADDY. Aunt Beep Loves Ya! Muah!!

New Works By Elias Telles, Kelly Lynn Jones & Lionel Uhry

For all those looking for a little cheer amidst the gloomy gloomy days (will the rain EVER stop??), beep Gallery has added delightful new works by 3 amazing artists:

Elias Telles: California Folk artist heavily influenced by the Civil War and turn of the century. His works reveal an optimistic view of our American History by highlighting people and events not usually taught in the history books. Price range: $125-$1200.

Family On The Farm
acrylic on canvas; 20x16 inches

Kelly Lynn Jones: California College of Arts & Crafts graduate who combines illustration and story-telling to create whimsical imaginative vignettes on a variety of mediums. Price range $100-$700

Tiger Lingo
acrylic on wood ; 10x8 inches

Lionel Uhry: One of Los Angeles' most talented digital artists. Uhry distills the essence of a moment to create provocative, emotional images with a clean, modern feel. Price range: $225-$900

LA Skyline
digital giclee print on canvas; 62x18 inches

** Lionel has recently released a Limited Edition print on paper Blue Bloom for a special Collector's Price of just $125. We are offering this print to you for $99 through January!

Blue Bloom
digital giclee print on watercolor paper; 11x14 inches

Live in or around LA? beep Gallery will come to your home or business with a variety of hand-picked pieces for you to view based on your own personal choices. We're a roaming Gallery...bringing art to you in a fun, friendly and un-Gallery way. We guarantee you'll never have a better time choosing art to fill your space!
Email Us with questions: beepgallery@auntbeep.com

Jen Ditchik art at SPIRITUALI Shop on Melrose

We are excited to announce that a few special pieces from Jen Ditchik's collection of "Indigo Dreams" are on display at SPIRITUALI - a fabulous boutique on the corner of Melrose & Hayworth (www.SpiritualiShop.com). Any fashionsita who has ever shopped in Los Angeles has visited Spirituali for the best fashion finds on the market. Aunt Beep is so glad they're expanding into art! LOCATION: 7928 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90046 Tel: (323) 653-3471 (1 block WEST of Fairfax) http://www.SpiritualiShop.com

NEW ON AUNTBEEP.COM: Check out Jen D's latest installment of creative artistry: It's A Duck's Life. A comment on the banality of life, and the perception of others. Humorous and introspective, Jen Ditchik "invites the viewer to create their own stories from the photograph's about the duck's "life"'.