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Tinlark Back Room Blog Vol. IV

cris — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:45:17 -0400

Hi Everyone. Here's our "How the Heck is it September Already?!" blog which has our usual collection of art and objects we've seen around town and in our web travels that you can purchase for your very own homes. PLUS, don't miss our preview (after the art images) of all the awesome events happening this month in conjunction with Pacific Standard Time.

But first, how great is Deedee Cheriel's street art? We suppose her message runs contrary to the idea of collecting art, but truly, can you ever have enough art or books? Items that feed the soul transcend consumerism. Right?

And now, stuff that makes our Tinlark hearts sing...

Untitled, 2010

Colored pencil on paper

14 x 11 inches

$900

Untitled, 2010

Colored pencil on paper

24 x 19 inches

$1,800

Barn Owl Series 2, 2011
Gouache and pencil on inkjet print
11.5 x 8 inches
$1000

Barn Owl Series 3, 2011
Gouache and pencil on inkjet print
11.5 x 8 inches
$1000

Back of Your Head and Your Lips, 2010
Gouache and graphite on paper
14 x 11.25 inches
$1600

Untitled (2 figures), 2010
Gouache on paper
9 x 7 inches
$600

Untitled (figure in doorway), 2010
Gouache on paper
14 x 13 inches
$1100

Spiral No. 4
Wood putty, spray paint, gouache, marker, ink, graphite, colored pencil, acrylic on paper
22.5 x 24.5 inches
$4200

Mammoth Track, 2011
Maple Plywood
15 x 96 x 6 inches
$3200

One Step at a Time, 2010
Graphite and colored pencil on paper
8.5 x 11 inches
$500

My Little Angel
Graphite and colored pencil on paper
12 x 12 inches
$500

Let's Dance
Graphite and colored pencil on paper
9 x 12 inches
$500

Untitled, 2011

graphite, ink, and gouache on paper

9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches

$400

Hermit Crab VS. Snail
Gouache, collage and india ink on paper
11.7 x 16.5 inches
$250

Sleepwalking
Gouache, collage, and india ink on paper
11.7 x 16.5 inches
$250

Bike by Land, Boat by Sea
Acrylic on paper
15.5 x 20 inches
$1200

Vintage French Fashion Sales Sample
Approx. 11 x 8 inches plus frame
$300

Untitled
Acrylic, flashe and ink on panel
40 x 30 inches
$2400

Untitled
Acrylic, flashe and ink on panel
24 x 36 inches
$1800

The Everglades, 2011
Acrylic on canvas over panel
33 x 40 inches
$4000

Untitled, 2011
Ceramic and glaze
16"H x 12"W x 1 1/4"D
$ 2200

Outdoor Sculpture, 2011
Acrylic on panel
24 x 20 inches
$2800

Girl with Tree
Print from an original oil painting on heavy weight watercolor paper
4.5 x 5 image on 8.5 x 11 inch paper
$20

Houseboat
2 color screenprint on off white paper
edition of 30
17 x 24 inches
$75

Build Your Own Directors Set
6 x 6 inch print mounted on panel
$95 for set of 4 of your choosing

Modelink/pink, 2011
Watercolor and ink on paper
15 x 11 inches
$45

Scratching the Surface
Giclee print
10 x 10 inches
Limited Edition
$38

Out to Sea
Archival print, un-editioned
11 x 8.5 inches
$20

Birch Stilts
Archival print, un-editioned
11 x 8.5 inches
$20

Life of Things
Archival print, un-editioned
11 x 8.5 inches
$20

Green Rain
Archival print, un-editioned
11 x 8.5 inches
$20

Mind Bubble
Archival print, un-editioned
11 x 8.5 inches
$20

Clairaudient
Giclee Print on 100% rag archival paper
12 x 12 inches
$30

Adalyn's Party Print Set
Prints of original vintage paper collages
Clockwise from bottom left: 6 x 8.5 inches
8 x 6.5 inches
6 x 6.5 inches
5 x 5.75 inches
$72

Byron
Pigment print on rag paper
8 x 8 image on 8.5 x 11 inch paper
$20

Partridge Child
Pigment print on rag paper
5 x 7 image on 8.5 x 11 inch paper
$20

Maidenhair and Mushrooms
Pigment print on rag paper
10 x 14 image on 11 x 17 inch paper
$30

Murky Water 06
Pigment print on archival paper
8.5 x 11 inches
$20

Murky Water 05
Pigment print on archival paper
8.5 x 11 inches
$20

Bear with me
Pigment print on archival rag paper
5 x 7 inches
$10

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PACIFIC STANDARD TIME:
Although a key international art center, Los Angeles, traditionally, has been unable to sustain an international art fair and related cultural events a la Basel or Frieze. That's about to as L.A. becomes a treasure trove of exhibitions and events celebrating Art in Los Angeles from 1945-1980. Organized by the Getty Foundation, Pacific Standard Time will contextualize the artistic innovation and social change in Southern California from the end of World War II through the decades that followed. PLUS, Downtown L.A. will host two new art fairs starting September 30!

It's a LOT to see. I'll be taking clients to previews and private events, so if you're interested, please contact me.

Here's a guide to some of the shows to see:

MUSEUMS & CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS (check websites for dates/details):
Craft and Folk Art Museum : The Golden State of Craft: California 1960-1980
Crossroads School, Sam Francis Gallery; She Accepts the Proposition - Six Women Gallerists and the Redefinition of Art in Los Angeles, 1967-1977
Eames House Foundation: Indoor Ecologies - The Evolution of the Eames House Living Room
The J. Paul Getty Museum: Pacific Standard Time - Crosscurrents in L.A. Paintings and Sculpture 1950-1970
Hammer Museum, UCLA: Now Dig This: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960-1980
LA><ART: John Outterbridge
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA): Asco - Elite of the Obscure, A Retrospective, 1972-1987
LACMA: California Design, 1930-1965 - Living in a Modern Way
MAK Center for Art & Architecture: Sympathetic Seeing - Esther McCoy and the Heart of American Modernist Architecture and Design
MOCA Geffen: Under the Big Black Sun - California Art 1974-1981
Norton Simon Museum: Proof - The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California
Santa Monica Museum of Art: Beatrice Wood - Career Woman (Drawings, Paintings, Vessels and Objects)

ART GALLERIES (in conjunction with Pacific Standard Time):

Culver City:
Roberts & Tilton: Betye Saar / Harry Drinkwater & Bruce Talamon - opens September 10
Susanne Vielmetter: Charles Gaines / Patrick Wilson - opens September 10
Walter Maciel: Margarita Cabrera - opens September 10
Honor Fraser: Kaws - opens September 10
Blum & Poe: Sharon Lockhart - opens September 23

Mid-Wilshire:
ACME Gallery: Martin Kersels / John Carpenter - opens September 10
1301PE: Uta Barth - check site for opening information
Marc Selwyn: Lee Mullican (Important paintings from the 1950s) - Opens September 9

Other:
Regen Projects: Andrea Zittel - opens September 16
LA Louver: Leon Kossoff / Tony Berlant from 1962-1964
L+M: Robert Irwin - opens September 17

ART FAIRS:

Art Platform: L.A. Mart
October 1 - 3, 2011

Pulse Los Angeles - L.A. Live
September 30 - October 3, 2011

Backroom Blog Vol. III

cris — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:13:47 -0400

Happy July Everyone. Welcome to Tinlark's Backroom Blog Volume III. This month Tinlark has gone crazy for text, type, fonts, hand-lettering, words, and thoughts expressed in artful ways. Whether there happens to be more great text-based work out in the world, or whether it's just that we're noticing it more now that we're really looking, we've found so many images that inspire and delight us. We're happy to share a select few with you. Please enjoy!

Maricor Maricar

Miranda July

Olek

Archie Scott Gobber

Caitlin Galloway

Nicola Vruwink (made from crocheted audio cassettes)

Mike Mills

Keira Rathbone (created on a typewriter)

Kelly Mark

Bob and Roberta Smith

Larry Johnson (popsicle stick art)

Cary S Leibowitz/Candyass

Monique Prieto

Ed Ruscha

Frohawk Two Feathers

Steve Powers (ESPO)

Maira Kalman

Heath Nash

Robert Montgomery

Margaret Kilgallen

Barbara Kruger

Here's something crazy we've been thinking about at Tinlark HQ: Human beings have been making art for 32,000 years. And yet, every single day someone out there invents a new way to combine thoughts and materials into a unique object that we've never seen before. Something that stops us in our tracks and makes us feel deep wonder and awe. And that's a total miracle. Thank goodness for art and the people who make it!

As always, we leave you with the video of the month: HERE

Back Room Blog Vol. II

cris — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:30:12 -0400

Welcome to the Back Room Blog Volume II. So much has happened since Volume I. The San Francisco art fairs and MFA shows were treasure troves of great art from emerging artists galore. In 48 hours we saw 3 fairs, 3 MFA shows, 7 gallieries, and had 3 studio visits. Here are some of the sites...

The shower dress at the entrance to ArtMrkt. (courtesy Alice*Thelma)

Performance art at the ArtPad opening party at the Phoenix Hotel (which, by the way, housed Miss Pearl's Jam House in the early 90s. Anyone else remember the advent of Jello shots?)

The push-me/pull-you Mini at ArtMrkt

Warrior Bart

AND...

Ever notice how San Franciscans talk about food and coffee as if we don't have either in Los Angeles? Could start a whole other blog about that... or just give you this link to Portlandia which says it all.

And now, here are some great pieces available for you to have as your very own...

Stairway
Gouache, acrylic, varnish, and cold watercolor on walnut ink stained paper
11 x 14 inches
$1000

Big Tunnel
Gouache, acrylic and varnish on walnut ink stained paper
21 x 25 inches
$2000

Red Lodge 2
Mixed media and Victorian quilling on paper
22 x 30 inches
$3000

Pool Party
Archival pigment print
42 x 70 inches
Edition 2/10
$1900 (unframed)

Offsprung
Mixed media and acrylic
24 x 24 inches
$1200

Silvery Moon
Mixed media and acrylic
15 x 15 inches
$800

Heart of the City
Acrylic on paper
108 x 144 inches
$5000

A Few Hours of Sunlight
Acrylic on canvas
48 x 60 inches
$6000

Shangri-la Girls' School, Garwahli Himalayas, 2010
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
$6000

Shangri-la Girls' School, A Thousand Stairs, 2010
Oil on canvas
60 x 60 inches
$5000

Side By Side
Oil on canvas
26 x 42 inches
$1800

Dowser Dowsing
various paints on canvas
31 x 18 inches
$800 (unframed)

Circle of Friends
Oil on canvas
72 x 72 inches
$2000

Red Fog
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 inches
$1400

Pacific from Mount Tamplais
acrylic on canvas
36 x 60 inches
$3600

Instinct Can be Wrong
Gouache and collage on paper
30 x 22 inches
$1200

Milk and Honey
acrylic and oil on canvas
42 x 60 inches
$4500

Marching Band Prague
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 60 inches
$6300

Might
Acrylic on collaged vintage floral bedsheet
60 x 90 inches
$5000

Constellation
Paper collage with watercolor
30 x 41 inches
$4000

Divide
Oil on canvas
58 x 62 inches
$2800

Lost In Verses
Oil on canvas
58 x 62 inches
$3600

Beijing Picnic
Oil on canvas
40 x 40 inches
$4000

Twombly Pond
Oil on canvas
40 x 40 inches
$4000

Traveling Garden
Mixed media on coffee stained paper
60 x 48 inches
$3000

Knitting Birds
Felt, yarn, cotton, rayon cloth
50 x 36 inches
$600

And we just had to share some images that inspire us and make us love people who crotchet, knit, embroider and spread the magic...

courtesy of misstitched

courtesy of olek

courtesy of myloveforyouisastampedeofhorses

courtesy of whatparty

Mitsy Avila Ovalles

Sam the cat... yarn-bombed

If you'd like more information on any of the art included in the Back Room Blog Vol. II, just let us know (tinlark@me.com).

And one more bit of inspiration to get you up and para para dancing: Nights on Fire!

See you next month! - Tinlark

Introducing Tinlark's Back Room Blog

cris — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:18:58 -0400

Here at Tinlark Consulting, we spend our days researching art for our clients at galleries, online, during studio visits, and in every nook and cranny around town and beyond. Our Back Room Blog is a way for us to share our inspiration with you, our Tinlark supporters, and also show you works that are available for your very own homes. If you see something you like, contact us, and we'll give you all the information you need.

BUT FIRST, if you do nothing else to refill the creative well this month, you must go to LACMA's "Human Nature" show to see Maurizio Cattelan's perfect mini-elevators (groovy guy shoes not required)...

The Up and Down buttons actually work!

And now ART ART ART...

Curve
chromogenic print, 28 x 28 inches, $1800

Everything Will Be OK
hand hooked rug
36 x 48 inches
$7000

Untitled
oil on canvas
84 x 66 inches
$9000

A-673
wood and acrylic
8 x 7 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches
$2500

Lighthouse
acrylic on canvas
48 x 52 inches
$4000

Cat Ears
automotive paint on steel (indoor or outdoor sculpture)
25 x 30 x 3 1/2 inches
$4500

Mediation on the Fall
oil on canvas
72 x 90 inches
$5000

That's Why We Can't Have Nice Things!
Mixed media on panel
14 x 11 inches
SOLD

Hanging in the Balance
gouache, acrylic, india ink on paper
11 7/8 x 16 1/2 inches
$300

Stupa Series
graphite on paper
11 1/2 x 9 inches (each)
SOLD -- more to come at $500 ea.

Cloudier Shifter
oil, acrylic on canvas
48 x 48 inches
$2400

Nopal can Tunas
border patrol uniform, thread and terra cotta pot
37 x 41 x 35 inches
$4000

Need to Break this Cycle
acrylic on canvas
54 x 60 inches
$7500

Publicity Shot of Entire Phoenix Family Doing Homework
ink, acrylic and gouache on paper
7 x 11 inches
Price tbd

Marmont Country
oil on canvas
14 x 12 inches
$400

Life Coach
Mixed media sculpture
23 x 16 inches
Sold

Meltdown
Gouache on wood panel
24 x 24 inches
Sold

Wadi
oil on canvas
75 x 54 inches
$6500

Soccer Pillow Head
marker and pencil
11 x 8 inches
Sold

Vermont
acrylic, ink, spraypaint and collage on canvas mounted over wood panel
20 x 30 inches
$750

WARNING: Art goes fast. So if you see something you might like, contact us soon, or you might feel like this when you find out it's gone...

DIY ART PURCHASE OF THE MONTH:

Spotted at Incognito this weekend in the SMMoA gift shop, Angela Rossi's awesome altered vintage plates. Also available for you to buy in from Angela's etsy shop.

Tommy C. School Portrait
altered vintage plate

You can buy enough altered vintage plates to do this. And be happy all the time!

We hope you enjoyed Volume One of Tinlark's Back Room Blog. Here's a little song to take us out. Yes, we did do the choreography. You're welcome!

Cris & Kate
Tinlark Consulting
CONTACT INFO: tinlark@me.com

p.s. Let us know if you'd like a complete pricelist.

Tinlark Gallery • 4 Years in Pictures

cris — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 01:17:38 -0500

SHOW NO. 1, January 2007

Mind Full Group Show / Shalene Valenzuela

SHOW NO. 2: March 2007

Gavin Bunner / Amy Jean Porter

Amy Jean Porter and Gavin Bunner

SHOW NO. 3, April 2007

Nancy Baker Cahill & Grant Barnhart / Andrew Au

Nancy Baker Cahill

Grant Barnhart

Andrew Au

SHOW NO. 4, June 2007

Megan Wilson / Catherine Ryan / Scott David Johnson

Catherine Ryan

Megan Wilson worked tirelessly for 10 days to transform the project room... then slept through the opening!

SHOW NO. 5, July 2007

Modern Day Fables: Ann Wood, Maggy Hiltner and Laura Normandin

Ann Wood

Maggy Hiltner

Laura Normandin

I Heart Lung played on the patio thanks to Ashmatic Kitty.

SHOW NO. 6, August 2007

Jessalyn Haggenjos, Katrina Balling

Katrina Balling

Jessalyn Haggenjos (left)

Paul Chesne (left) played for the crowd thanks to Dangerbird Records.

SHOW NO. 7, September 2007

Kirsten Tradowsky / Susan Arena / Joann Jones

(I think this show happened when our photographer was having her baby -- no pics of the artists to be found!)

SHOW NO. 8, December 2007

Alison Byrnes / Wesley Younie

Alison Byrnes and her amazing dog, Inca.

Wes Younie and his twin brother, Gavin, and friend.

SHOW NO.9, January 2008

The First Anniversary Show: Time Flies

SHOW NO.10, March 2008

Alyson Fox / Ramis Kim / Katherine Chiu

Ramis Kim

Katherine Chiu

Alyson Fox wasn't present for the opening, but she did send us this great vintage ironing board...

SHOW NO. 11, April 2008

Nancy Baker Cahill / Tanya Aguiñiga

Nancy Baker Cahill

Tanya Aguiñiga (touching the art)

SHOW 12, May 2008

Saelee Oh / Drew Beckmeyer / Nicole Gastonguay

Saelee Oh (right)

Drew Beckmeyer

Nicole Gastonguay's amazing crocheted art in the backroom.

SHOW NO. 13, September 2008

Little Paper Planes (Curated by Kelly Lynn Jones in conjunction with Tinlark)

Kelly Lynn Jones

SHOW NO. 14, October 2008

Catherine Ledner / Katherine Guillen

Catherine Ledner

Katherine Guillen (left)

We always had cool crafts for kool kids

SHOW NO. 15, November 2008

Saelee Oh & Jill Bliss / Matthew Rodriguez / Nicholas Bohac

Saelee Oh (w/Sara Lov)

Jill Bliss (right, with Faythe Levine)

Matthew Rodriguez (2nd from right)

Nicholas Bohac

The incredible Sara Lov performed for the lucky crowd.

SHOW NO. 16, December 2008

Ryan Berkley / Wesley Younie / Bryan Ricci

Ryan Berkley, Wes Younie, Bryan Ricci

SHOW NO. 17, January

Second Anniversary Show / Oddduck

Oddduck Curator Jessica Devereaux (left)

the wishing wall

SHOW NO. 18, February 2009

Gavin Bunner / Alison Byrnes

Gavin Bunner and Alison Byrnes

SHOW NO. 19, April 2009

Scott David Johnson / Kirsten Tradowsky

Scott David Johnson

Kirsten Tradowsky

SHOW NO. 20, May 2009

Brooks Shane Salzwedel

Brooks Salzwedel

SHOW NO. 21, June 2009

APAK / Katherine Siy, Ana Serrano, Sarah Stephens

Aaron & Ayumi (APAK)

Katherine Siy

Sarah Stephens (right)

SHOW NO. 22, September 2009

Maggy Hiltner / Jennifer Khoshbin

Maggy Hiltner with Gavin Bunner

SHOW NO. 23, November 2009

Marcie Paper

Kids making crafts provided by the awesome ladies of Hands on Third.

SHOW NO. 24,

3rd anniversary show, January 2010

Samples from the 3x10 Show, clockwise from top left: APAK, Maggy Hiltner, Ryan Berkley, Julianna Swaney, Kate Guillen, Alison Byrnes, Mike Perry, Kirsten Tradowsky

SHOW NO. 25, April 2010

Oodles of Doodles

SHOW NO. 26,

Karen Barbour

SHOW NO. 27, September 2010

Fleeting Immersion (Guest curated by Janet Varney & Jessica Makinson)

Thanks to all of our artists and supporters, too numerous to name. And to my staff, the Katherines, the Laurens, and the Josh. And very special thanks to the diehard folks who made Tinlark a part of their lives: Helen + Scott, Jonathan + Heidi, Kit + Murray, Arden + Dan, Matt + Katie, Dendrie + Adam, Seonna + Matt, Suzie, Moira, Sandra + DeDe, Sasha + Larry, Matthew + Melissa, Kenneth, Flora, Jon + Bonny, Nancy + Jason, Tiffiny + Adam, Rob + Jill, Cassandra + Joel, Eduardo, Sally + Paco, Kirston, Beth + P.K., Danny + Anya, Dave + Dawn, Anissa, Tracy + Michael, Fabienne + Jeremy, Karis + Marnie + Lee, Ashley, Kira + Ian, Deb + Bryan, Marsh, Daily Candy, Dangerbird, and lastly, that guy with the pinstriped suit, soul patch and questionable press credentials who came to every single opening and ate and drank heartily! We'll miss you all!

So that's the end of one Tinlark and the beginning of another. Look for Tinlark's booth at True Pablove on Feb. 5th, 2011. And it's a bit of a secret, but we may have a HUGE pop-up show planned for 2011 (stay tuned). And, for all you fresh stART fans, we'll be back with the freshest show ever in February, 2012.

(it sure was a lot of laughs!)

Bye for now,

Cris McCall, Tinlark Consulting

LOOK something wonderful happened today!

katherine — Fri, 07 May 2010 01:03:03 -0400

Selected Available Art From Oodles of Doodles

katherine — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:23:27 -0400

Welcome to the Oodles of Doodles For Sale Page

Most items are still available, Contact the gallery for all inquiry at 323.463.0039 or email us at tinlarkgallery@gmail.com

Karen Barbour

Untitled, 2010

Collage on paper

22" x 30"

$950

Christpher Betig

Are You Lost, Are You Sad?, 2009

Mixed media-paper, acrylic spray paint, thread, screen printing, pencil, ink

11" x 14"

$300 each

Nicholas Bohac

Futurescapes II, 2010

Acrylic ink and collage on panel

16" x 16"

$750

Gavin Bunner

Albert Einstein

Gouache and ink on paper

3" x 3"

$40

Josh Cohran

When the smoke clears, 2010

11.5" x 12.25"

$250

Dana Costello

New Frontier Series 1-9, 2008

Acrylic, oil graphite on panel

$600 each

$5000 set

Katherine Chiu

Playscape, 2010

36" x 48"

$2800

Katherine Guillen

When you live on the second floor, you are sleeping in the air, 2010

Gouache and watercolor on paper

17" x 24"

$450

Bjorn Rune Lie

Box Fresh, 2005

Acrylic on wood

15.5" x 6.5"

$300

Thomas Mulvane

Untitled, 2010

Acrylic on panel

6" x 6"

$200

Matthew Rodriguez

Sesame Street Counting Song, 2010

Acrylic paint on wood panel

30" x 30"

$1900

Catherine Ryan

Practice, 2009

Acrylic and charcoal on paper, mounted on panel

20" x 32"

$1200

These are just some of the items left from the show.

To view in person we are open on Thursday-Sat 12-5pm or by appointment.

Oodels of Doodles Show Opening Photos

katherine — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:06:14 -0400

Oodles of Doodles Preview

katherine — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:14:44 -0400

Dana Costello

Katherine Chiu

Connie Wong

Karen Barbour

Catherine Ryan

And Many Many Many more artist !

Fresh Start 2010

katherine — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:49:31 -0500

Fresh Start 2010
It's that time again. Fresh Start is here.

Arena 1 Gallery at the Santa Monica Art Studios
3026 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, Ca 90405
(across from the Barker Hangar)

Saturday February 20, 2010 7-9pm
Tickets are $50, you can purchase these at the door
Remember proceeds go to Para Los Ninos
For more information please visit
www.Freshstartweb.org
See you there!!