The Washington Post has created a competition titled “Real Art Dc”. The stated goal is “We’re looking to Discover the Washington Regions newest talents.” I like the above photo, which I found at the Real Art Dc site. It is 12”x12”x4”, made from steel in 2009, and is...

Lucy Kirkman is “showing her new paintings in a solo exhibition at the Fondation des Etats-Unis!”. The show opens on April 28, 2010  and closes on  June 25, 2010.  Ms Kirkman is a recent graduate of Cooper Uniion, in New York.  Her show is titled “A Room Of One’s Own...

Gabe Brown created the above painting, titled “Captive Bird” with oil over canvas over panel . It is a recently work, created in 2009. I like the dark mysterious nature of “Captive Bird”. I am including a few links to her work, one is from R&F Paints Gabe Brown,...

I was visiting the Arlington Public Library today. This colorful and intriguing artwork, by Jeffrey Wilson , hangs in a window on the second floor . It looks like a painting from afar, but it is really constructed from coffee can lids, bottle tops, and other...

Songmi Park is new to the Workhouse Arts Center and she has a studio in Building 5. Ms Park works in Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pastel ,Charcoal, pencil and Rice Paper.  Her work is crisp and bright. There is a loose quality to her brushstrokes that is quite appealing to...

Wow!  Issey Miyake  designed this dress in 1990 . One can view it at  the exhibition, “Contemporary Japanese Fashion:The Mary Baskett Colllection”, a show at the Textile Museum in Washington , Dc. I love the  bright red color of the dress, and the sculptural quality...