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life painting
Erin has been so diligent at posting about her amazing watercolour class, so I thought it was about time I did a post on my class too. I am learning about the wonderful art of oil painting, it’s so much fun. It’s so nice to try a new medium after painting in watercolour for such a long time – I feel like I have learnt so much in such a short amount of time…
by kathryn 
Unexpected beauty
I think my favourite part of learning watercolour are these small ‘practice’ sheets that sit beside me as I paint… I love the random beauty and unexpected forms. This one came about while I was sitting outside painting tulips on the weekend (I’m not showing you the tulips… not my finest hour… but practice makes perfect!)
by erin Fu Baoshi
Oh, Changhai Mountain!
Landscapes of the Four Seasons
Last week in my watercolour class we went to The Met to take inspiration from the masters… we visited Monet, Picasso, Van Gogh, Rousseau and Cezanne (aaaah delightful…) but then went on to the Chinese wing. It was staggering, to say the least. Fu Baoshi left me in this strange, dreamlike daze… I’ve included a few of my favourite pieces and if you’re interested, the NY times wrote a great article about his exhibit.
by erin Life and Music
A superb little video of philosopher Alan Watt’s recordings brought to life by animators Matt Parker and Trey Stone. I especially love the flying conductor and dancing ballerina who pirouettes into the last frame.
by kathryn Richard III at BAM
I went to see Kevin Spacey play Richard III at BAM the other day, and it was one of the most breath taking performances I have ever seen. In fact the whole cast were just fabulous. The stage production, although minimist was incredibly striking and the music was just phenomenal. If there are any tickets left, I urge you to see it, or at least watch the video so you can see what you’re missing!
by kathryn Before the first dot
THE OBLITERATION ROOM
1: Artist Yayoi Kusama’s perfectly white installation of a traditional Australian living room
2: The placing of the first few dots
3: The Room obliterated by a rainbow of colourful stickers, stuck on by the thousands of children visiting the exhibition
Amazing!
Photographs by Mark Sherwood
by kathryn Eno Henze
Aren’t these beautiful? They look like delicate, billowing fabrics. However they are actually computer drawings created by the talented artist Eno Henze. He states: “In this series I try to stress the idea of a drawing that is the result of a collaborative process between me and the machine”.
by kathryn 3.2 million dots
Hero from Miguel Endara on Vimeo.
This is incredible… the technique is known as ‘stippling’ and this particular portrait took 210 hours. Wowzers, Miguel.
by erin 
Eat your art
These prints by Joel Penkman (available here) are so sweet (and so very British).
by erin Chic sketches
I was introduced to the talented Richard Haines after J-crew featured his sketches of their fashion week presentation. His blog is definitely worth a look and full of all sorts of lovely fashionistas and mistas and is so beautifully messy, casual and in-the-moment.
by erin DUMBO ARTS FESTIVAL
I hope the rain doesn’t hang around all weekend, because for the next three days DUMBO is going to be a hubub of artists, designers, performers, musicians, dancers, poets and circus artists, all doing what they do best. I’m especially looking forward to Immersive surfaces (tonight, Saturday and Sunday: 8pm – midnight), a video projection installation onto the Manhattan Bridge – it looks awesome!
by kathryn Hello, fall
A good twenty degree drop in temperature has forced us to officially bid summer adieu, and start getting excited for autumn colours, cashmere and comfort food… In the meantime, here’s some LOVELY work by Cocoa and Hearts to ease the transition…
by erin Joyful, as his suns are flying
I just discovered the wonderful world of Sebastiaan Bremer and it’s magical!
by kathryn Otherworldly
We went to the Otherworldly exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design the other day… It was a great mixture of cute little dioramas and strange dark worlds but all celebrating the innate enjoyment one gets from seeing things in miniature. I really love the MAD and find it often gets overlooked due to the plethora of fine Art Galleries New York City has to offer. It’s well worth a visit and it’s always lovely to stop off at Robert (the delicious restaurant on the 9th floor with a spectacular view of central park) afterwards.
by kathryn Wired
I like the quiet fragility of these wire sculptures by Five from the ground, who also specialise in interesting, old, found objects… Browsing their site, I feel like I have stumbled into an attic full of forgotten things.
by kathryn Le matin. Gardeuse de vaches
I’ve been meaning to post this since we returned from Paris. It was one of my favorites at the musée d’Orsay.
Le matin. Gardeuse de vaches. Painted by Camille Corot.
by kirby summer hues
Some late afternoon summer hues… gosh it’s hot here…
by erin mary ellen bartley at ruby beets
I visited Ruby Beets in Sag Harbor this past weekend and stumbled upon these beautiful photos by Mary Ellen Bartley. I always feel so peaceful when I’m walking, sitting, reading on the beach, so I was thinking how nice it would be to bring a bit of the ocean into my home. I just can’t decide on which one…
by kirby To Do
I love making lists! I make them on everything from train tickets to the backs of old birthday cards. So I was quite excited when my friends Alice took me along to the Morgan Library to the exhibition: Lists: To-Dos, Illustrated Inventories, Collected Thoughts, and Other Artists’ Enumerations. Amongst others, there was Adolf Konrad’s hand drawn packing inventory, Picasso’s list of artist for the Armory show, Hugo Gwellert’s list of possible propaganda slogans, and the rather interesting list, “Expenses in the Pursuit of Art” by Reginald Marsh. If you don’t happen to be anywhere near New York, you can always leaf through the catalogue.
by kathryn 
