sarajo frieden illustrations (new)

ooh! two new gorgeous prints are available from personal favorite artist sarajo frieden. i love the warm tones and happy, sideways-rain-paisley feel of these.

purchase them here and see what else sarajo is up to on her blog and website.

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beth reitmeyer art and paintings

come and take a trip to pop candyland with me for a moment and enjoy these acrylic floral paintings and playful installations from artist beth reitmeyer. beth has a masterful use of color here that cannot help but prove the theory that color impacts moods. look again. now, are you feeling lighter, more soothed, happier?

i like these repeating patterns and perspectives. they make me feel secure. beth says she strives to engulf the viewer in art people might find in their everyday lives to knock down that 4th wall. success!

she’s got a show over at zg gallery in chicago from july 18th, 2008 through august 30th, 2008. can’t make it? check out more of beth’s pieces and read more about her here. hopefully beth will have her own website soon — i could not find one for her!

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happy, colorful art by geninne zlatkis

i am so impressed with the nimble hands of mexican artist (by way of the us, argentina, venezuela, brazil, and chile) geninne zlatkis. her cheerful work makes me smile every time i look at it, even if the theme is stormy weather!

geninne’s two most favorite things are birds and flowers, as you can see. although she works in a variety of media, including ink, pencil and collage, her penchant for doing things quickly is complemented by her preferred medium: watercolors. she also does lovely fabric embroidery and other textile crafting, and makes rubber stamps!

everything she creates is so brightly clean and precise, with thoughtful quality and style. when you look at her pieces, there is an infectious, almost palpable positive energy, which must radiate off of her in person. i am just wild about it, wild i tell you!

intrigue, part one: she just opened her etsy shop a few days ago!

intrigue, part two: she and her family downsized from a 4000 square foot house to a cozy 700 square foot cabin in the woods, where she and her family will remain until their new home is built. she continues to blog, craft and document the experience in gorgeous photos.

intrigue, part three: more inspiration on her blog.

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