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Ninja June 6th, 2008

Amy Sol’s Thinkspace Art Gallery solo show, Karmic Magic, features new paintings and an installation. Her show runs from June 13–July 4, 2008. You can sneak a peek of some of her paintings here.

Opening Reception
Friday, June 13th, 2008
7:00 PM–11:00 PM

Thinkspace Art Gallery
4210 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90029 map

Hours
Thursday–Sunday | 1:00 PM-6:00 PM

Migration
Acrylic on Birch
19 x 20″ (48 x 51 cm)

Kokiri Carousel
Acrylic on Birch
19 x 24″ (48 x 61 cm)

Everything
Acrylic on Birch
20 x 26″ (51 x 66 cm)

Flying Fish
Acrylic on Birch
24 x 20″ (61 x 51 cm)

Trampoline
Acrylic on Birch
20 x 24″ (51 x 61 cm)

Little Brown Bird
Acrylic on Birch
15 x 19″ (38 x 48 cm)

Dust Wings
Acrylic on Birch
12 x 16″ (30 x 41 cm)

Keep Us Together
Acrylic on Birch
12 x 16″ (30 x 41 cm)

Sophie
Acrylic on Birch
11 x 14″ (28 x 36 cm)

Dream Begins
Acrylic on Birch
8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm)

Medicine Girl
Gouache & Graphite on Paper
8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm)

Let’s Call This Home
Gouache & Graphite on Paper
10 x 8″ (25 x 20 cm)

We’ll Be There When You Wake Up
Gouache & Graphite on Paper
10 x 8″ (25 x 20 cm)

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Ninja May 26th, 2008

Amy Sol has started posting process photos on her blog. Here’s a taste of her upcoming show at Thinkspace Gallery on June 3 in LA. This exhibit will feature 13 pieces by Amy.

Keep checking her blog for more photos!

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Ninja May 11th, 2008

La Femme show at Gallery Nucleus
+ Admission is free
+ Show runs until June 3, 2008

Gallery Nucleus is reprising the first Girl Show from 2005! La Femme is a visual celebration of mothers, daughters, and sisters everywhere—featuring a diverse and talented group of exclusively female illustrators picked from all over the world.

The artworks pay tribute to the complexities and joys of motherhood in addition to reflecting life from a woman’s perspective. Pieces range from the serious to cute, and the provocative to chic—covering the entire spectrum of what it is to be a woman. Through its exciting roster of artists, La Femme hopes to showcase and celebrate women in art.

Artists include
Adolie Day
Aline Yamada
Amy Sol
Annika Wester
Brandi Milne
Catherine Campbell
Clio Chiang
Elizabeth Ito
Emma Goo
Hannah Stouffer
Julie Nishioka
Julie West
Junko Mizuno
Kendra Binney
Kukula
Lulu *Plasticpirate
Marguerite Sauvage
Mari Inukai
Maria Vittoria Benatti
Miss Mindy
Stina Persson
Vera Brosgol
Yellena

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Ninja May 6th, 2008

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Ninja August 1st, 2007

After hearing Jasmine’s touching story, a few of our friends chipped in to get her the Amy Sol print of her dreams. We wanted to ensure that she would have a copy, just in case Amy wasn’t able to locate a printer’s proof.

Well, 2 minutes after the print had become available online, they were sold out. We managed to get our order in, or so we thought. The next day, I received an email stating that there was a computer error + that they oversold their current inventory.

The good news is that Amy was able to locate a printer’s proof + our Jasmine will be the proud owner of Heavy Heart Empty Shell!

(sigh) I love hearing about sweet folks + about how art has touched someone’s life.

=),
Ninja

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Ninja July 16th, 2007

This isn’t my story to tell, so I won’t go into the details. But it’s worth mentioning, because it’s always nice to hear about kind-hearted people.

After my Amy Sol post, my friend, Jasmine, enthusiastically wrote me gushing about how much she loved Amy’s work. Jas recently had a loss in her family, and one of Amy’s pieces really spoke to her and provided some comfort. Unfortunately, the print, Heavy Heart Open Shell, had already sold out. Jas wrote to Amy to share her story and express how much Amy’s work impacted her. Ms. Sol promptly replied and graciously offered to try to locate and send a printer’s proof to Jas. =)
Smiles,
Ninja

Link:
+ Amy’s upcoming show at the Lineage Gallery (November 16th–December 23rd)

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Ninja June 4th, 2007

Quiet beauty. Dreamscapes. Furry critters rustling around. Unlikely companions. Sleepy eyes. Soft, muted colors. Oh, I wish I could paint like Amy Sol! And to think, she’s a self-taught artist.

Amy is an American-born, Las Vegas-based artist who draws inspiration from eceletic sources like manga, folk-art, Art Nouveau, and the desert (she lives on the outskirts of Vegas). Sol starts her paintings by sketching on wooden boards and then coating this with an acrylic glaze before applying paint.

There’s the inital draw of her wonderfully delicate scenes, but it’s her craft and narrative skill that keeps me totally entranced.

+ visit her web site

+ read her blog

+ check out her myspace

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