Monthly Archives: January 2009

Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky

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I remember the books when I was young that never left my side: Lord of the Rings and the Xanth series by Piers Anthony What are your favorite books from your childhood?

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Three on Thursday: Ghada Amer, Alison Richards, Inka Essenhigh

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Ghada Amer – New York, NY – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghada_Amer Alison Richards – Sydney, Australia  – alisonrichards.net Inka Essenhigh – New York, NY – inka-essenhigh.com if you want to be featured here, send a link to your website or samples of your art (of any kind) to: ginamarr@hellojupiterart.com

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Progress

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I have 2 shows coming up in February and I am very close to finishing the first painting for one of them. Many more to go but here are some shots of it, still a couple of areas to work out but I am happy with the way it’s going.

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there is a light

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Artist Love: Makiko Sugawa

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Makiko Sugawa is a Japanese illustrator whose highly detailed line drawings are both playful and provocative. She has a way of effortlessly mixing the two qualities with an end result that makes you wonder how one ever could exist without the other. Many of her images feature women with prosthetic or amputated limbs, this a [...]

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Lost in the Rain

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Landscapes with a Corpse | Izima Kaoru

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Izima Kaoru is a Japanese photographer currently living and working in Tokyo, Japan. Since 1993 he has been photographing actresses and models in staged fantasies of their perfect death.  He has each woman choose the designer clothes they want to be wearing when they die. The end results are these breathtaking scenes, where the very [...]

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The Unicorn by Nancy Hathaway

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The Unicorn by Nancy Hathaway is MUST have book for the true Unicorn enthusiast. Learn about the lore and history behind the much beloved and worshiped magical creature! I gifted a used copy to myself for Christmas for a mere $4.00 on Amazon. I have been looking for some good classic illustrations of a Unicorn [...]

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Sweet 16

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16 facts about myself I have a lock of my hair from when I was 16 saved in a box. It’s bright fire engine red. I like some extremely weird salty & sweet food combinations like cheesedoodles with ice cream sandwiches and dipping Wendy’s chicken nuggets in a chocolate frosty. Pickles and mayonnaise gross me [...]

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Black & Gold

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Before a night out at Donnie’s // Some NYE photos by Kupi // My new Unicorn Moleskine that I received for Christmas from my boyfriend. So amazing!!!

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