I stopped by Rosson Crow's studio a few weeks ago as she put the finishing touches on a new series of paintings for her upcoming solo show at Honor Fraser. Born in Texas, Rosson got her MFA from Yale and did a residency at...
Posted February 2, 2012 | 02/02/12 02:28 PM ET
After Harvard Law School, Brian Wills realized art, and only art, would lead him to a happy and fulfilling existence. And so, he...
1 Comments | Posted December 21, 2011 | 12/21/11 06:18 PM ET
Last week, I attended the press preview for the exhibition Rodarte: Fra Angelico Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). This intimate affair was attended by about a dozen members of the press and consisted of a conversation between...
Posted December 7, 2011 | 12/07/11 02:06 PM ET
Each December, the art world heads to Miami for the international art fair Art Basel Miami Beach. The goal of this 4-day extravaganza is ostensibly to buy, look, talk and...
Posted November 30, 2011 | 11/30/11 06:52 PM ET
This week, I decided to take the visit out of the studio and into the gallery. Given the title of this series, this is no ordinary gallery visit. I spent some time with artist Mary Anna Pomonis and her gallery representation, Anne...
Posted November 15, 2011 | 11/15/11 03:26 PM ET
Santa Barbara-based mixed-media artist Stephanie Dotson looks to drugs and rugs for inspiration. Rugs can be considered a bit dull while drugs are anything but. Combine them and you have an intriguing and unexpected work of art. Stephanie's work often lives in that moment of tension where opposites pull in...
Posted October 26, 2011 | 10/26/11 06:03 PM ET
I first saw Jennifer West's work at Art Basel in 2008 and was intrigued. Her edgy West coast rock 'n roll vibe was refreshing, particularly in that context. And her use of film is fascinating: sometimes the celluloid surface is a support to which she applies different materials (like rocks,...
Posted October 19, 2011 | 10/19/11 08:08 PM ET
Artist Frohawk Two Feathers has a gift. In his paintings and illustrations, he weaves a story that keeps his audience riveted and on their toes. Frangland? Is that a tiny forgotten island in the Caribbean? What about Batavia? That's a little country...
Posted October 12, 2011 | 10/12/11 11:51 AM ET
When Los Angeles painter Stephanie Pryor stepped away from abstraction, she took a gamble with her career. After experiencing success as an abstract painter, with solo shows in LA, Milan and New York, she acted on instinct and began experimenting with the figurative. She...
Posted February 15, 2012 | 02/15/12 03:19 PM ET