BeachWalk_WIP

A work-in-progress, 18"x24"
working title "Beach Walk"

March 2008 - Quick Pix Show, College of Marin

April Shows 2008

This month (April 2008), my work is showing in two galleries :

I feel fortunate to be asked to show work in the Elsewhere Gallery's second themed show.
I was asked to submit self-portraits, and works that have influenced our painting.
http://elsewhere.com/Artists/TamiSloanTsark/Tami_Catalog.htm

• Elsewhere Gallery, Fairfax, California.
  The theme is Portrait of the Artist.
  

Five of my paintings, less than 6 inches square, were also juried into the College of Marin Miniature show. The jurors were: Guy Diehl- Artist; Svea Lin Vezzone- Owner of Swarm Gallery, Oakland; Andrea Antonaccio- Gallery Director & Curator, College of Marin, Kentfield

• College of Marin Gallery: Miniature show. March 17- April 25, 2008
  

Head of Wisdom

Green on Green on Green (after Goya)

"Green on Green on Green"
(after Goya's painting)
recycling the recycled on recycled materials
6" x 8" oil on wood

blockself_mini2008

the annual self-port
this, on a block of found wood
approximately 5.25" x 5"

napkin art

ink drawings on napkins:

"our daily practice"


"our daily bread"

WIP - on the easel

in progress

some new pre-Spring work

Catting Around

"inquisitive cat" (9 " x 12")

a fun little painting after my friend, leah, gave me this new slick board to try.

(leah's about to celebrate her 30th bday, but she's a wise old soul with a youthful spirit. happy bday, leah!)

i dream of stars

blue sketches

sketching ideas for a new series of work.

Invite: Grand Opening Elsewhere Gallery in Fairfax

I'd like to invite you to attend
the grand opening of a new gallery, in
fairfax, called Elsewhere.

The opening is Friday 2/29/08,
I'll be there from 5pm - 7pm
1828 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax, CA 94930

> http://www.elsewhere.com/Events/Gala_Opening.htm


Please don't feel obligated to come, but would love to see you.
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3/25/08 from Ross Valley Reporter covering the opening

The Floor Beneath

"The Floor Beneath"
Oil on Found Panel, 5.5" x 6"

Seeking Warmth

"OutFromTheCold"
Oil paint on broken tile, 12" x 9"

(formerly "Girl on a Plein",spelling in title is intentional)

\Plein\, a. [OF. & F., fr. L. plenus.] Full; complete. [Obs.] ``Plein remission.'' --Chaucer. -- Plein\"ly, adv.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

Plein
\Plein\, v. i. & t. To complain.
\Plein\, a. Plan.

Siblings

"Siblings"
Oil on Panel, 16" x 22"

"On The Stoop"

When one is no longer on the fence, this one's
"On The Stoop"

getting back to it

intellectualizing romantic love

Helen Fisher: TED conference 2006
intellectualizing romantic love
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/16

All Fired Up - video online

http://www.santaclaraca.gov/events/all-fired-up.html

christmas on credit

as i walk through the downtown streets, with barely enough time to think about christmas, i watch these strange beings standing in line to make sure the love (for their loved ones, or colleagues, or distant relatives) is validated by gifts and ceremony.

i pause to wonder-- have i become jaded or have i grown wiser?

while i love the lights and festivities and spirit of giving, i question the swirl of commercialism and expectation. is this what the holidays have become?

i feel pressure and the need to be with all those whom i love, but this pressure causes me stress, which in turn makes me rebelliously social, or conversely, recoil.

i watch people borrow from their futures to buy christmas now.
i find myself borrowing time from my christmas to pay for my life now.

before the tow

return to paint

after a brief hiatus to do the "work thing" and explore some personal explorations, i'm back to the paint. i've missed it and it's a tough road to get warmed up again. the lesson is you can't stay away long from the things you love...





above's titled either "searching" or "pockets"

(*note 3-18-08: sadly, this has been painted over...)
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dream of greater wishes,v.2

working title: "bouleversement"

bouleversement \bool-vair-suh-MAWN\, noun:
Complete overthrow; a reversal; a turning upside down.
(definition from Dictionary.com)

octoberwish_WIP

as part of the ongoing "wish" series,
"october wish" is a work in progress.

"all fired up" santa clara, reception '07

casualty

First Berth before delivery

pastelsnwash

"All Fired Up" invitation

I've got a couple of pieces in this show. Please join us for the festivities.

Here's the official invitation from the venue itself:

You are cordially invited to visit the City of Santa Clara's “All Fired Up”
Sculpture Exhibition, featuring artwork formed or produced using heat.
The show will be up Oct. 2007 - Feb. 2008

Opening Reception:
Sunday October 28 from 2 to 4 pm
Awards presentation: 3 pm
Santa Clara City Hall
1500 Warburton Avenue
across from the Triton Museum of Art
Festivities include: Live Music, Refreshments, Children's Art Activities


Opening Reception and Sculpture Exhibition are Free.

Please join use in acknowledging some of the finest artists in the Bay Area. Sponsored by the City of Santa Clara Cultural Advisory Commission.

For more information, call 408.615.2219 or email culturalcommission@ci.santa-clara.ca.us

"View from the Top"

another mixed media piece...

"amazing grace" 2007

"wish beyond"

"wish beyond"
is another painting on found wood; also part of the new series.

last wish

my dear friend ana maria marcus
is losing her fight with lymphoma.

this painting is in honor of her fight and zest for life.
a fellow swimmer (& my diving buddy),
she's someone who continues to touch many lives with her smile.
sending love to her husband, klaus, and her family.

the gift

"The Gift"
from my new "wish" series...

apples and trees

someone once said, "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree."
what about the tree from the apple?
mom and me (sept. 2007)

Pinch me: Artweek, Sept. 2007

My first published review of my art:

Colin Berry wrote, "Tami Sloan Tsark's 'This Side Up', painted on discarded wood, was simply flawless."
Artweek magazine, Sept. 2007

I'm humbled by such kind words, and quite grateful for his generosity.