art diary of amy sol

fare thee well, my sweet panda...

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:58:47 GMT

i am moving but i'm NOT packing my bags.
the are some things i really need / desire to alter on the this journal's style sheets but i face creative and technical obstacles here.
SOOO i've moved into a "new space" on my site www.amysol.com/blog short and sweet. you can add my new blog to your rss feed and add your link/profile in the comments section. take care <3 - amy sol

NEW BLOG

p.s. i will remain an active live journal member although this blog will be stationary. please do not remove me from your friends unless you want off my friends page. thank you ^___^

ohh, so many pretty things

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:24:12 GMT

i returned home this week from
sb miami. though i bummed around on the beach most if the time i did manage to check out some of the fairs and grab a few photos. i loved the laid back atmosphere of the aqua hotel. the rooms were fresh & airy and the art was well lighted in the day. it felt very comfortable, if i had to choose this was my favorite spot.

red dot
had a very eclectic mix of works and galleries.
the rooms and halls inside were a bit stuffy and dark, but an adventure none the less!

i posted my photos here >click<

too..

official sites
www.reddotfair.com
www.aquaartmiami.com
www.bridgeartfair.com
www.flowfair.com/
www.fame-collective.com
www.artbasel.com

a few blogs with coverage on the fairs
www.supertouchblog.com
www.artfagcity.com
www.nymag.com

also..

pictures from the november 16th exhibit at
lineage gallery
are up on the site, see them here

art basel

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:39:16 GMT

miami art basel

i've contributed 3 new works for art basel dec 5th- 9th in miami, fl. josh liner from lineage gallery
will be curating the large group exhibition
http://www.fame-collective.com/ website for more info.

heres a pic of "the uncaging of loll spirits" i noticed afterward that her hair is very "manga", haha.

click > here < for details of all three paintings

ive definitely been head deep in work this year.
from dec 1st- 26th i am taking a full break from painting.
ill probably do some light drawing and attending to sewing hobbies- but NO painting. my arm, wrist and back have been suffering from my position at the easel for almost an entire year.

next year i have two solo exhibits which are spaced 6 months apart along with a few group exhibits where i contribute 1-3 works.
this is still quite alot to keep me occupied constantly but i enjoy concentrating my efforts on solo projects. ive been musing for some while on the two themes of the exhibits. i feel like the ideas have been harbored up and the time is finally approaching to make them blossom.

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exhibition calendar 2008
both upcoming years are closed, meaning i will not add anymore to them. the approximate number of works may vary.

february -
group exhibit gallery 1988- 3 pieces

*** June -
thinkspace gallery solo exhibit "karmic magic"
10 works and several illustrations

august-
limited addiction gallery group exhibit- 1-2 works

***december-
mondo bizzaro
solo exhibit
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now.. im off get lots of sleep

happy holidays
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luke chueh's vivisect dec 1st

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:52:34 GMT

for luke's http://www.lukechueh.com/
annual "vivisect" exhibit at gallery 1988 http://www.nineteeneightyeight.com
i choose to make these water graphite studies, squirrel, bunnie, bear. doing their hobbies.

they are about 5x7 w/goughe, and graphite on cotton rag.
it was nice to take a break from my recent intensive painting on panels to do these little illustrations.

blurry pic!! sorry

scans

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:32:10 GMT

"the apple and the string" 24x 30

i uploaded photos and detail pics of work for the upcoming lineage gallery group exhibit
in my live-journal scrapbook gallery

url http://pics.livejournal.com/my_sweet_panda/gallery/0000791r

this friday, nov. 16th is the opening.
http://www.lineagegallery.com/

longer nights

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:16:02 GMT

an upcoming exhibit 16th of november @ lineage gallery in philadelphia, pa - will host the lovely artist sam flores downstairs and stella im hultberg & me amy sol upstairs.

im working on five paintings for this exhibit. the work has been very intensive, i feel they are nearing completion but the finishing touches seem to be taking forever. for fun i post a recent working photo >here

im getting anxious because the progression of these pieces have taken longer than anything ive ever done up to this point. it's strange, i dont recognize myself while i paint. its like my hands have more patience than me.
i'd really love to go out this halloween. if the works are complete... we shall see ;-)
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in print news..
the printshop friends
are busy prepping a few pretty prints (below) to make available on website sometime before holidays.
we decided to create two sm size giclee in larger editions
"carousel girl" and "music of turtles"
and one larger giclee in smaller edition
"uyi and the careful feathers"
we notify exact date/time of sale to those on my subscription/mailing list.

"music of turtles"

"carrousel girl"

"uyi and the careful feathers"

computer clothes ;-)

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:04:25 GMT

gela skins // www.gelaskins.com
recently released "peach, yoshi, and subcon the land dreams" as a new skin. the title is shortly abbreviated "land of dreams" on the print.

yay ! ^__^

roq la rue and tiny darling trees.

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:56:19 GMT

washington is beautiful this time of year. not one day of clouds during the wk we were there.
here are a few pics of the opening night @ roq la rue gallery
http://www.roqlarue.com/
all of the artworks were amazing in person! here are the sites to the artists that night
i really loved stellas new works on canvas. didnt manage to snap any close up though
hopefully everyone updates theyre sites and blogs with the new works
stella http://www.stellaimhultberg.com/
oksana http://www.badrak.com/
femke http://www.femtasia.nl/
few shots of mine below..

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heres how my frames came out, added this very subtle glistening iridescence to them.. you can only see it in certain angles. i antiqued/ painted them myself and enjoyed it so.

these are the only pics i have on my laptop right at the moment, so this is all for now :(

" the music of turtles"

"summer snowberries"
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trees trees and more trees...

every once and a random while i stumble across a person, thing or place that truly inspires me and enlightens in such a way.. its hard to put it into words and i feel light hearted for days and days.

more about elendan gardens... i posted everything >>> here

ive seen trees.... now i must draw treeeeees!!

http://www.elandangardens.com/museum/museum.htm
http://www.elandangardens.com/museum/dan.htm

catching up..

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:59:35 GMT

i found a new studio space this month, it close to the strip and china town which is very different compared to where i lived before.

ive been longing to move my studio and unexpectedly found this place.. its big and unbelivably affordable !
the three-way lighting is the main reason i choose it. i will have to move again in one year, (big move) so i dont have plans to get completely settled in.

the downside is the neighborhood.. its shady, shady. behind bars for now ^__^

recently..

a new batch of colors for works in upcoming group exhibits.

ive been in mood for romantic and warm.
i am suprised how unique some of the pigment mixtures turned out.. refreshing to work w/ a new pallate.

a new piece in progress, about half finished.. a result of the new color batch...

all the series will be divied into two group exhibits this yr (about 10 small pieces total) & will be framed in various sized cutey floral frames..hand antiqued (by yours truly). i like lighter frames on the works but these will not be white white- more of a naturally light patina.

not finished, but very close..

light hearted things

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:57:19 GMT

little watercolors 6" x 4" ish

recently i putted together a small bundle of new character studies.
they are made w/gouche and graphite

the close ups <<<<

new works / august exhibit

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:25:53 GMT

new works for the upcoming exhibit have been uploaded
http://pics.livejournal.com/my_sweet_panda/gallery/00006a4y

my one day vacation is over and im back to work
next month (september) will visit seattle for the first time,
i am participating in a group exhibit along with
stella im hultberg
http://stellaimhultberg.com/
and oksana badrak
http://www.badrak.com/
@ roq la rue gallery
http://www.roqlarue.com/
sounds to be preeeetty-lishous (o"____"o)

comic con

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:11:38 GMT

a very fun exciting day at comic con http://www.comic-con.org/ in san deigo.
everything was wonderful, bundles and bundles of eye candy.. i finally met the creators of hi-fructose
, annie & atta who are both very talented artists \\ i was absolutely astonished and impressed to learn that together they manage the successful magazine independently! wowowow!

during the signing i had a chance to meet some of the nice people who have been supportive of my work and also for the first time, a few people who have bought work in the past introduced themselves. i felt so shy to actually meet some of them for the first time.. i did not know what to say except thank u, thank u, thank u...

the only thing i regret badly is not having a memory card in my camera. i was so proud of myself for remembering to bring the thing with me, and when i tried to snap photos.. no card. so a disposable cheap camera was my only option. there was so much i wanted to share for those who did not attend.. anyhow, i posted the few most legible pics "here" ... sigh -___- <<

soon soon

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:10:56 GMT

finishing up the works for the upcoming copro nason exhibit, august 11th "tonight we travel by dream".
here are a few peeks at a couple of the pieces.
i will post the whole body of work after the gallery does preview. 1st week of august.

wwwooooowwww.. it has been very hot and dry where i live over 110 every day..fortunately there are such things as humidifiers and blacked out windows or there'd be no painting going on.. it's icky, icky, icky and i've been very grumpy, grumpier than ever.. but must make do (~_~) !

looking forward to going to san diego this 28th for comic con. i'll be with hi-fructose
signing copies of the recent issue, i hope the other artists can make it out as well, id love to meet them. yes i am looking foward to the first real-weekend off in almost four months, so i will make sure to have a good time!! if your going to comic con please stop and say hi ^_^

happy..happy. joy..joy.

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:53:53 GMT

"carrousel girl" 12"x 14"
this painting will be part of (this weekend only) exhibit in las vegas @ the ballroom the hard rock hotel. host gallery m modern.
http://www.mmodern.com/
im very pleased with the way the colors came out in this one, though its difficult to capture them accurately with a digital camera..its a close photo but not quite exact.

"tonight we travel by dream"

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:49:46 GMT

the next exhibit will be august 18th at copronason gallery. http://www.copronason.com/

this will be a small solo exhibit of 10 paintings all in the mood of night-like & twilight sceneries and landscapes with bits and pieces of past dreams. creating this body of work with its very own palette of colors and introduction of new plantlife and characters has been an adventure so far. i will have more to share soon:)

photos taken in progress of a painting... i have not titled it yet.

hi-fructose volume 5

Sun, 20 May 2007 09:14:27 GMT

with some awesome stroke of luck- one of my favorite art magazines decided to use my 8-bit piece for their cover. this volume will include works from travis louie, mars-1, lori earley, and lots more.
if you are interested in this issue, you must order or subscribe soon because every past issue has sold out of stock.

official site
http://www.hifructose.com/
live journal
http://hifructose.livejournal.com/

"smitten" @ thinkspace gallery

Tue, 15 May 2007 03:09:25 GMT

hi, i am back again.. i think. sorry bout not posting in while.. been feeling very unwell in the last few weeks and keeping extremely busy too. almost missed the show but managed to roll out of bed (exactly what i did) to make the opening. the little gallery was very crowed, lots of people! so if you did not get to see all the works they can be viewed here on the gallery website.
feel lucky to be in the same exhibit with these gals. i truly admire their work and to top it off they are all incredibly sweet
brandi milne
audrey kawasaki
stella im hultberg
kukula

posted my artworkshere

image of flyer, not sure whats up w/ the code making it so stretched..

audrey and i

LC, amy, stella, brandi, kukula, audrey & andrew

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*** also i meant to post a while back...
dirkhaim's thought-fully written article on www.tinyways.com of my work. it's a very interesting, unique perspective that i have never heard.. except my own head maybe?
petting-amy-sol by dirkhaim

8-bit @ Gallery 1988

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:08:06 GMT

a fun group show.

i choose the odd Mario 2 originating from the 1st NES. i liked that Princess Peach (originally Princess Toadstool) could be chosen as a play. i was certainly influenced by video games particularly in the mid 80s-early 90s .
and began playing at around 6-7 yrs old, i think.. mario bros 1-3 i enjoyed particularly during those years:)

my piece is titled " Peach, Yoshi & Subcon the land of dreams" & measures 17" 23"
the title is general but since i strayed so far from the original design, i suppose it helps to describe
it's origins. oh and the girl is supposed to be princess peach, though i couldnt bare to paint a crown on her head.
this piece took about 3 months to finish.
finally here it is!

kukula is on livejournal !

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:42:13 GMT

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A new member on live journal
visit her here ^_^
http://dearkukula.livejournal.com/

I don't understand, sadly though...
Who would think to pick on the sweet artist Kukula and her lovely work ???? They should be ashamed of themselves, shame, shame, shame...

It is the third time around, having to re-establish her entire network on myspace.
For reasons, absurd..

kukula painting http://www.myspace.com/kukula

new interviews =(^_^)=

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:24:35 GMT

there's a recent article about my work written by the talented
jolene torr
on juxtapose.com
-{there's only one discrepancy i found in the article. i was not born in korea! im born american:) im sure it was a simple miscommunicated error (happens a lot) anyway, i'm very thankful and honored that jolene took the time out to write this ^_^ }-

also..
a very cool art magazine straight out of Taiwan, DPI mydpi.com.tw which i interviewed with last month.
i think the issue 95 is out now. they ( Lulu and Ariel ) did such a cute job in designing the article! i really love the layout!!
i posted more pages here...

romantic, delusional, perhaps...

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:15:14 GMT

ive always been turned-off by ufo and alien stuff
because it comes off really corny (to me) and people who talk about
it in main stream always appear overly obsessive about it.

but i actually watched for the first time this video of a conference (discloser conference ) that filmed
(i think) in 2001. this felt genuinely driven by humanity
and the politics of the subject rather than for the sole purpose of entertainment
and actually sparked me into doing more research.

here is a link to
http://www.seaspower.com/

which is related to
http://www.disclosureproject.org/

i find it very interesting and romantic
to imagine were technology can take us
if we choose to develop consciously, whole heartedly,
with all life in mind not just for human race.

home again, time to sleep..

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:50:59 GMT

the visit to new york was
lovely. we mostly walked around mahattan and explored on our own. i think its my favorite city in the us. so far. the landscape, people & energy. wendy and nina of aidan savoy gallery are sweet and adorable. had a beautiful time...cant wait to go back. >>
i posted here << photos id like to share...

aidan savoy gallery

NY show tomorrow..

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:16:18 GMT

in the city, have an on- off internet connection so got to make this quick.
here are some pics of work in the upcoming show at Aidan Savoy Gallery
which is tomorrow night..
more photos here...

also last friday i visited
kathie olivas
solo exhibit in vegas, very cute:)
a couple pics too..

new site:)

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:01:54 GMT

www.amysol.com i liked the functionality of the old one but it's definitely time for something new ^_^ hope u like it!

New York Solo exhibit..

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:32:54 GMT

im sooo excited to visit new york! i will be attending the opening, so if you live around please visit me ^_^
*also*
A neat gallery is opening up in Denver, CO in a few weeks (feb. 17th i think).. its called
Limited Addiction Gallery
heres the petite piece i sent off for the opening..

*and*
this is a GREAT site with LOTS of artist links...
http://www.illustrationmundo.com/