Art Bits and Pieces

August 18, 2010 sketch

Yelena — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:32:44 +0000

pastel pencil, 6″ x 4″

August 15, 2010 sketch

Yelena — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:58:25 +0000

graphite pencil, 6″ x 4″

August 14, 2010 sketch

Yelena — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:41:18 +0000

pen and ink, 4″ x 6″

Figures & Faces at PAL

Yelena — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:56:22 +0000

I missed the reception at Figures & Faces yesterday at PAL, but going to the show on a quiet day has its own advantages: you can enjoy each artwork in quiet and for as long as you wish without inconveniencing others.

So, here is what caught my eye (what’s puzzling, none of the pieces below won a place or a honorable mention).

Lisa Rosenstreich – Dylan. Colored pencil on paper, 72″ x 50″
Just a huge unframed sheet of paper, beautifully layered strokes. I liked that serious expression on the boy’s face.

Archil Pichkhadze – Nancy. Oil on board, 9″ x 12″
Wonderful small masterpiece, could not pull myself away from it.

Ron Carter – Balance. Mixed media

August 7, 2010 sketch

Yelena — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:21:40 +0000

ink, pastel pencil, 6″ x 4″

August 6, 2010 sketch

Yelena — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:26:56 +0000

pastel pencil, ink, 6″ x 4″

Rose Shenson Show at the Triton Museum of Art, 9/4/2010 till 10/3/2010

Yelena — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:00:51 +0000

I will be showing 5 pieces as a part of the Campbell Artists’ Guild annual art show at the Rose Shenson Gallery from September 4 till October 3, 2010:

Bonding

Rose Shenson gallery is located behind the Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050.

The show is open on Saturday and Sundays, 12 p.m – 4 p.m.

The reception with live music and refreshments is on September 11, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Traveling Conversations at Viewpoints Gallery

Yelena — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:17:36 +0000

Viewpoints Gallery in Los Altos is having an unusual show this July. It features 5″ x 7″ watercolors created by long time friends Floy Zittin, Elaine Frenett and Jean Warren from 2005 till 2010 as a form of keeping in touch after being separated by family moves.

I never saw anything like that – a beautiful collection of small masterpieces with a deep meaning behind them.

Nina Uppaluru – solo show at Gallery 9

Yelena — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:10:56 +0000

Today was the reception at Nina Uppaluru’s show at Gallery 9. Nina has about 20 watercolor and acrylic paintings there.

“Up And About” is probably my favorite from the show. All those lush colors and intricate shapes are mesmerizing. I say “probably” because other works make it hard to choose just one.

Up And About – acrylics on canvas, 36″ x 48″

It was nice to see how many people came to see Nina’s beautiful art and to talk to her. Attention well deserved.

A new tiny canvas – foggy and mossy

Yelena — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:46:25 +0000

At least this is what I was after. Light in the fog can be incredibly beautiful, and colors seem to be more vivid and rich because of it.

colored pencil on canvas, 3.5″ x 2.5″