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Ninja December 14th, 2009

My Christmas gift came early this year — I’ve been accepted into Art Center College of Design’s illustration program! And I cannot stop grinning. ^______________________^

I gave my two weeks notice today, and I still have a lot of loose ends to tidy up at work before I can get to packing for my cross-country move. So I will take a pause in blogging on NvP and continue back in the new year on January 17, 2010.

Happy holidays to you and your loved ones and much thanks for your friendship, kind comments, love, and support!

Hugs and peace,
Ninja

• Illustrator: Casey Weldon (4)
• William Blake’s World: “A New Heaven Is Begun” (0)
• Victor & Susie (0)
• Typographer/illustrator: Sean Freeman (0)
• Tonight: Turning in Circles with Jeff Soto (0)

Tags: Art Center College of Design, California, Illustration

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Ninja September 18th, 2009

Wispy, luminous, and waif-like, the portraits in HelloVon’s Semblance show at Cerasoli Gallery gaze openly at viewers with the curiosity and allure of striking strangers with whom fantastic adventures may be possible. Engaging, beautiful, and tantalizingly untouchable, Von’s subjects seem born from a malleable reality, perhaps composed while amiably daydreaming. The drawings in Semblance are indicative of Von’s fascination with image construction, form, distortion and the process of drawing itself.

When
September 19 – October 14, 2009
Opening reception: September 19, 2009

Where
Cerasoli Gallery
8530-B Washington Blvd,
Culver City CA 90232

Admission
RSVP: contact@cerasoligallery.com

Here’s a sneak peek:

Semblance 01, 2009
Pencil and Graphite on Rives BFK 300gsm
16.5″ x 23.4

Semblance 02, 2009
Pencil and Graphite on Rives BFK 300gsm
22″ x 29.7″

Semblance 03, 2009
Pencil and Graphite on Rives BFK 300gsm
16.5″ x 23.4″

Semblance 04, 2009
Pencil and Graphite on Rives BFK 300gsm
22″ x 29.7″

• Kozyndan: The Unknown Portraits (0)
• Tonight: Turning in Circles with Jeff Soto (0)
• Swan Lake sketches (1)
• Shawn Feeney’s BFF project (0)
• Orphan: New Portrait Paintings and Drawings by Ana Bagayan (4)

Tags: California, Cerasoli Gallery, Culver City, Exhibitions, Graphite, Hellovon, Portraits, Semblance

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Ninja February 5th, 2009

Jeff Soto will present an hour long slide show telling the story of his career so far and featuring work from his past and present. There will be a Q & A session and a signing afterwards for his new book, Storm Clouds. In addition, Soto’s exhibition, Turning in Circles is still on display.

When
Tonight, February 5, 2009
7:30–9 PM

Where
Riverside Art Museum
3425 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside CA 92501 (map)

Admission
Free and open to the public

• Kozyndan: The Unknown Portraits (0)
• Tonight: Jessica Helfand + William Drenttel (0)
• Tonight: James Jean Signing (2)
• The Art of Watchmen (0)
• SVA Open Studios Exhibition Tonight (0)

Tags: Books, California, Exhibitions, Jeff Soto, Lectures, Riverside, Riverside Art Museum, Signings, Storm Clouds, Turning in Circles

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