Jennifer Kraska

posted by christina

Jennifer Kraska’s nature themed watercolors and drawings have a flowy, liquid kind of grace to them.

This Saturday, Jennifer will be one of sixteen artists represented at “Women: A Night of Art and Culture” at The Crofoot. In addition to art, there will be a full lineup of music, headlined by the ever awesome Lightning Love. And Secret Twins, which is quite possibly the most adorable band I’ve ever seen in my life, is playing as well. To round out the night there will be comedy acts, a food demo and a fashion show. More details are on The Crofoot’s website.

Erik Otto: The Last Shall Be First

posted by christina

We first discovered Erik Otto while on our honeymoon in San Francisco. I remember a huge installation of multiple framed paintings that included really detailed screen printed elements. I scrawled his name in my notebook. After I got home and looked him up, I saw that he was about to embark on a four month residency at the San Francisco Dump. As part of their recycling efforts, they invite an artist to use discarded materials to create a body of work. Erik’s show was entitled “The Last Shall Be First”.

All of this was made from leftover house paint, spray paint, and found panels. I loved following along on his blog as he made amazing artwork out of what was essentially garbage. More photos of the show can be found at erikotto.com. Up next, he’ll be in a show at Whitewalls this weekend along with one of our other favorites, Armsrock.

Scott Belcastro

posted by christina

Los Angeles artist Scott Belcastro paints nature scenes that are more dynamic than most of its type. Grasses and trees look like they’re exploding out of the ground while animals graze peacefully on the landscape. His skies are beautiful but ominous at the same time.

The last painting, “Snow Castle”, is available as a 12×12″ print for $75. Visit Scott’s shop to purchase one. In addition to displaying his work on scottbelcastro.com, he also blogs about his process.

Matt Cipov Creatures of the Deep at 323 East Jan 30th

posted by dennis

Despite his opening for “Creatures of the Deep” at 323 East just days away Matt Cipov found time to talk with us about his art, process and life.

Read Matt’s interview and see more preview images behind the cut.

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