Campbell Laird selected as to participate in the International New Media Expo

GI artist Campbell Laird has been selected in a juried competition by Los Angeles County Museum of Art's contemporary art curator, Howard Fox, as part of the International New Media Expo in downtown Los Angeles. Sponsored by Rex Bruce of LACDA and SIGGRAPH among others, the opening reception is August 14th, from 7 -9 pm. The exhibition runs through September 6th.

In Mr. Fox's words,"the exhibition is characterized by invention, transfiguration, and wonderment. It is hardly surprising, given the roots of modern art in notions of a revolutionary avant-garde, that progressive artists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries devoured new materials, new technologies, and new art forms with a prodigious and omnivorous appetite. Digital technologies are no exception."

GI Artist Mat Barber Kennedy Is Awarded the 2008 Watercolour Award and the Turner Medal Congratulations to Grand Image artist Mat Barber Kennedy who recently won the Turner Watercolour Award bestowed by the Royal Academy of Arts in London. This award and medal honors the most distinguished work in watercolor including pen, ink or gouache, on paper. What makes this honor even more exciting is that even though this is an annual competition, the Turner Medal has not been awarded since 2000. Look for new releases in POD from Mat Barber Kennedy in the near future.

Grand Image Artist joSon Featured in Four Seasons Magazine

Four Seasons magazine which is published by Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts for its guests and is distributed in rooms in each property is featuring Grand Image artist joSon in its April issue. Hot off the heels of his recent highly successful New York City show, the article features some of the works from that show as well as his recent travels throughout Asia. A collection of his Asian landscapes can be found in our newest POD release. Check it out!

GI Artist David Marty Creates a Painting for KIA Unheard of Presidents' Day Sale

Among the Aspen by David Marty

David & Goliath Advertising Agency recently commissioned GI artist David Marty to paint an old world painting for a commercial they were producing for KIA after seeing his work on the internet. The commercial is a spoof on a collector who collects memorabilia of unheard of presidents, and Kia is having a sale in honor of Millard Fillmore. While the painting is only seen for about two seconds the agency was extremely particular. They wanted to combine aspects of two mock-ups and the lettering had to be painted by hand — a little irregular and ragged, but it had to look like a particular type font. The catch was that the agency didn't give the final go ahead until Friday evening and the painting had to be completed and professionally photographed by Monday morning. It was a challenge to say the least, but a fun project. The KIA commercial will be airing until President's Day. But watch closely or you'll miss the painting!

The artist also had his work selected for an exhibition in Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Washington located in their new building. A total of 27 paintings are now on display in their beautiful upper lobby through June 2008. Finally, David will have an exhibit room at the C.M. Russell Art Show and Auction again this year in Great Falls, Montana. His painting, Lingering Light, a scene near Jackson, Wyoming will be included in the auction.
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GI Artist Sharyn Sowell Chosen as Victoria magazine's Artist in Residence for 2008

Congratulations to Grand Image artist Sharyn Sowell who was selected as Victoria magazine's Artist in Residence 2008. Her amazingly detailed work will be featured in every issue throughout the year! Click here to get a sneak peak at the Jan/Feb issue.

Art & Fine Wine the Salvatore Principe Way

The Salvatore Principe Gallery has collaborated with the Prestige Wine Group to produce the Salvatore Principe wine. Named for the artist and bearing his images, the Salvatore Principe wine comes from a vineyard out of Argentina. The wine is set to be released in May 2008 and has already sold several thousand cases in anticipation of both the high quality of the wine and the beauty of the first series of three labels.

Salvatore Principe is a painter of high regard in both his echelons of mixed-media abstracts as well as his Hearts. His original abstracts have received critical acclaim in the art world, including an exclusive in ARTisSpectrum magazine to be released this month from NYC, while his Signature Heart collection appeals to all audiences as splashes of beauty inscribed by the artist with whatever sentiment is desired.

ROCK PAPER CANVAS - David Owen Hastings Solo Show

Grand Image artist David Owen Hastings' solo show ROCK PAPER CANVAS featuring organic abstractions inspired by nature and the elements is opening Saturday, November 10, 2007 at the KOBO at HIGO Gallery. The artist reception will be from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. The gallery is located in the International District at 602-608 S. Jackson Street in Seattle, WA. Hours are Monday thru Saturday from 11 am to 6 pm. The show runs until December 29, 2007.

If you have any questions, please contact the KOBO at HIGO at 206.381.3000.

Division II by David Owen Hastings

Campbell Laird at SFMOMA

The Director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), Neal Benezra, has selected Campbell's latest artwork series, Avoca No. 1 to appear in a new show called The Art of Digital, featuring all forms of cutting edge digital art. As many of you know, Campbell's artwork is a combination of hand-drawn and digital which is precisely what makes his pieces so unique and distinctive. The Opening Reception Gala will take place in San Diego's historic Gaslamp Quarter on Oct. 6th at the elegant Lyceum Theatre Gallery.

Doug Landreth collaborates to benefit the Jubilee Women's Center

Wall Space Gallery in Seattle, Washington is holding a group show (20) views + (5) collaborations at their gallery in Pioneer Square from June 11 - July 27, 2007. This exhibition features work of all the gallery artists including (5) collaborative pieces.

Grand Image artist Doug Landreth collaborated with fellow Wall Space artist, Kevin Cruff to great this one of a kind image that will be auctioned off with the proceeds from the sale benefiting the Jubilee Women's Center in Seattle.

Artists Doug Landreth amd Kevin Cruff collaborate for Jubilee Women's Center.

A Great Month for Kinga Czerska who is in Art in America & Art Info

Quarks by Kinga Czerska

"This year's new entrant to the hotel art-fair circuit is Red Dot, organized by dealers George Billis and Ned Davies and artist Art Greco. Occupying the bottom three floors of the Park South Hotel on E. 28th Street, nearly 50 galleries—mostly American, with a few international participants—crammed work in all mediums into every nook and cranny of their allotted area. Some filled spacious corner rooms, while others had to make do with cramped, narrow quarters. Most successful were installations shelf and a mirror to project Packing Berlin—Asya Reznikov's video of her hands neatly rolling clothes and stacking books—into a plaid-lined suitcase on the floor. Chicago's Kasia Kay Art Projects presented crisp, abstract paintings in striated pastels by Kinga Czerska and thickly painted canvases in reds and greens with garish accents of neon pink and orange by Kim Dorland. Newzones (Calgary) hung gloomy photographs by Sarah Nind on the bathroom mirror, and Sophie Jodoin's oil-on-paper paintings of paired figures fighting in dark hallways and empty rooms on the wall next to the T.V. Approximately 6,000 people visited Red Dot, and the organizers are already planning a Miami fair, to be held in the South Seas Hotel, to coincide with Art Basel Miami Beach in early December. By the last day, red 'sold' dots were visible in most rooms; overall sales reached just under $1 million."

- March 2007, Art in America (Front Page: Art Fairs Take Manhattan, p. 35)

Aurora by Kinga Czerska

"For this week's picks, we asked our editors in New York, Chicago and Rome to select their favorite works for sale in those cities. As could be expected from three important, yet vastly different, art cities, our list includes available pieces by a wide range of artists working in diverse media—painting, photography, installation—and hailing from many different parts of the world. Our Chicago correspondent recommends a few works from a show of self-taught artists at Judy A. Saslow Gallery. Works by Jaber and Gérard Sendrey, both from France, are included, as is an undated piece by Giordano Gelli, an Italian artist who is something of a legend in outsider art circles. Also in the Windy City, we found excellent mixed-media work—our favorites incorporate player piano scrolls — by Chicago's own Brian Yates and visually light but formally dense abstract painting by Krakow, Poland-born Kinga Czerska at Kasia Kay Art Projects."

- 3/22/2007, www.artinfo.com The AI Eye: Editors' Picks of Art for Sale

Tim Howe is the toast of Bolla Wines of Italy

A painting from Grand Image artist Tim Howe "Tuscany Countryside" series is featured on the labels of Bolla Wines of Italy's fine wines including: 2003 Bolla Bardolino, 2004 Bolla Valpolicella, 2004 Bolla Merlot, 2004 Bolla Chianti, 2005 Bolla Pinot Grigio, 2005 Chardonnay, 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon and Bolla's newest editions Reisling and Pinot Noir.

Sheryl Westergreen’s Invited to the 2007 Florence Biennale for Contemporary Art

Grand Image artist Sheryl Westergreen has been invited to participate in the highly prestigious Florence Biennale for Contemporary Art in held in Florence, Italy on December 1-9, 2007. The Florence Biennale is an international contemporary art exhibition held every two year in the Historical Fortezza da Basso. The jury is the most authoritative in the world. Sheryl is the second Grand Image artist invited to participate in the Florence Biennale in recent years.

In February of 2007, Sheryl’s artwork was represented in the art auction preview held at the Escala Presentation Center for the PONCHO Art Auction in Seattle, Washington. Her painting was also used by the Macy's department store in their Stewart Street window, to promote the auction. This year, PONCHO raised a record breaking $360,000 for the local art scene, with $51,000 earmarked for art education programs around the state.

Sheryl Westergreen, Edge of Happiness XI

Jane Guthridge featured at the Conrad Wilde Gallery Invitational Encaustic Show

From Saturday March 3 to Saturday, April 28, 2007, the works of Grand Image artist Jane Guthridge will be featured in the Conrad Wilde Gallery’s second annual Invitational Encaustic Show. The gallery is located at 210 N. 4th Avenue in Tucson, AZ. For more information about the show contact the gallery at 520.622.8997.

Jane Guthridge, Aqua

Fred Hutchinson adds a Pat Meras Original to Their Collection

World reknown Fred Hutchinson Research Center, has recently added a Pat Meras original painting to their collection which will hang in their new building, The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. The painting, a soft pastel is titled "Montana Twilight".

Neiman Marcus Loves Salvatore Principe

Grand Image POD artist Salvatore Principe was recently asked to provide window installtions, for Neiman Marcus, to celebrate Valentine's Day at their Boca Raton, Florida store. The installation titled "Short & Sweet" was a hit with associates and shoppers alike.