Category Archives: Notes: Karrie Ross

Los Angeles Artist Karrie Ross muses about experiences in her life as they happen. Thoughts, imagery and emotions will fill this space be them long or just a line… you’ll see them here. Be sure to stop by the Store page to see what art is available for purchase.

“Elements of Life” – My new series “Under the Sea” will be on display

"Under the Sea: Are We There Yet?"; 12"x40" detail of 48x48; oil, acrylic on canvas; 2013

“Under the Sea: Are We There Yet?”; 12″x40″ detail of 48×48; oil, acrylic on canvas; 2013

2013 Oct/Nov: Topanga Canyon Gallery: October 23 thru November 17;
New works by Fereshteh Fatemi, Debbi Green, and Karrie Ross.

OPENING: Saturday, November 2nd, 2013: 4-7pm

My new series “Under the Sea” will be on display for the duration of the show. This is an exciting series and I’m caught up in the miracle of relating to being the Blue Birds Walking and Under the Sea. Water holds a magic of it’s own. I hope you will join me on the discover of what could be…under the sea.

“Elements of Life” : art representing Life as the whole, and Elements Continue reading →

SOLD: 2013 City & Self at the Red Pipe Gallery in Chinatown

“City & Self” Group one day show curated by Mat Gleason who is also having an opening at his new gallery Sept. 14th … don’t miss it.

SOLD: the piece “City”  Thank you to the collector.

City & Self curated by Mat Gleason; Group show

City & Self curated by Mat Gleason; Group show

I will have two pieces in the one-night-only art event at Red Pipe Gallery, “City & Self” featuring 30+ LA artists who have created new works over a 3-week period to celebrate their experience of “life in the ‘city’ and the ‘self’ within it.”  A broad spectrum of perspectives, styles, and mediums will be on display. The show is curated by Mat Gleason.

Seems that every time I set out to paint a 6″x6″ it turns out really awful but the 8″x8″ did work. So when I was given the project of creating two… yes two 6″x6″ I nearly ran to the hills… I admit, I did at least 3 trys to no success then… I decided I didn’t have to take the theme literally and once the “box” was broken… “City & Self” just happened…

I chose to use a more collage / assemblage technique to example my feelings for “City & Self” instead of using my drawing or painterly styles. I used a mixture Continue reading →

2013 The Peace Project traveling show “It’s in the News!” Hands #46

Hands #46 "It's in the News!" will be part of the whole 9 The Peace Project traveling show

Hands #46 “It’s in the News!” will be part of the whole 9 The Peace Project traveling show

I am pleased and excited to pass along the news that I have a piece in Whole-9, 2013 The Peace Project traveling show…. Artwork: Hands #46 – “It’s In the News” will be part of the traveling show display of 165 images.

My Vision of Peace
2013 has had it’s share of violence. When I saw this page in the local news I knew I had to add it to the 50 Hand paintings I was doing. Hands are such a powerful symbol. They help and hinder and show the way. This hand is raised, raised to Continue reading →

AlteredSpace Gallery Venice, CA – The Dynamics of Layering

showcard_webSUNDAY, MAY 26TH will be an opening reception for a 3 artist show, with NEW WORK by Lillian Abel, Susan Feldman, and Karrie Ross.  Each of these Los Angeles-based artists create works which investigate the dynamics of layering, in wildly unique ways, often times with transcendental or meditative concerns.
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Karrie Ross is a prolific painter immersed in the continuous application of energy, revealing Continue reading →

Book Signing and Art… Be there!!

ross-karrie-book-signingSaturday, June 8, 2013
1:00pm until 4:00pm

Who: Graham Morris, Christopher Finch, Karrie Ross, Derek Boshier
What: Book signing and Art show
When: SATURDAY, June, 8th; Signing/reception: 1 to 4pm
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Where: Continental Art Supplies
7041 Reseda Blvd., Reseda, CA 91335 • (818) 345-1044
(one block south of Sherman Way on the west side of the street, between Gault and Hart)

This event brings together three author/artsts and one artist who have something to say and display. Each will have artwork hung and books ready for signing.
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There will be wine and cheese and cookies and…..

Here are photos from the event.

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Bustier Books and My Breasts Talking…

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“What is Your Story” bustier by Karrie Ross on a pedestal made of books.

“My Breasts Talking” Book has been made into a conceptual art booked-out bustier on a pedestal of books all with related titles. I have taken the book I wrote, “My Breasts Talking” and cut up the thoughts and glued them onto the bustier.

As with all bustiers in the series, the front is the beauty we show the world and the back is the dialogue that goes on behind the beauty. The back of this one sets the title of the piece, “What is YOUR Story?” as well as the copyright page and a further message.

There are 9 books being used as a pedestal, here are Continue reading →

It’s just ART! Right? Opinions and mine have a basis of nothing other than my life experience. I observe. I participate. I am.

its-just-art-logo3I’ve been an artist for a long long long long time. There was a time when I didn’t feel qualified to make statements about art…

I’m older now and … and I no longer think that way.

I’ve had a dynamic career. I’ve hired and directed illustrators; directed copywriters and created headlines that get responses; wooed clients; sold fine art; sold design; sat in endless art-shows-in-the-parks in little white tents; my art has sold around the world; has been seen in movies, TV and retail stores;  I’ve been told my art is amazing; I’ve been told my art stinks; I design books and I help authors achieve their dreams of publishing a book; and more.

I’ve been told so many things my head spins with the memories… and now I’m going to put them, my memories, to use.

A STORY: A long time ago in a famous graphic design studio in Beverly Hills, the owner, a famous designer, asked me, at the time a production artist, to comment on a campaign his top designers just finished. ME! You should have seen their faces, the designers.

The owner said to me, “Karrie, you have such a unique way of looking at the world I would like to know your thoughts on this work before we present it …” and he proceeded to tell me about the project. He was impressed Continue reading →

Play and creativity and a fighter of depression….!!!

Play and creativity and a fighter of depression….!!!

I’ve been a fan of the TED conferences for years and even attended one in the early 2000’s. I had a ball. This video is a talk about “Play is more than fun” by Stuart Brown.

 

I hope you find this as interesting as inspiring as I did.

Now go play!!

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Show at Hale ArtSpace – Energy Blooms and Drop Dots

Show at Hale ArtSpace – Energy Blooms and Drop Dots

Combining the Series

Combining the Series – Blooming yellow; 20 x 20; oil, acrylic, ink, pencil on canvas

A selection of my “Combining the Series” using the series of Energy Blooms, Drop Dot and Beyond the Veil, will be shown at the Hale ArtSpace on Main in Santa Monica for a two week three person show. OPENING: Friday, January 11; 5 to 8pm.  2443 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405

The work I’m showing is a combining of series. I’ve found that there comes a time when a painting is getting old…then “What do I do with it…now?”  is the question. I used to ‘paint over’ with a new series but this time I wanted to preserve the older one so I tried

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2013 – 05 The Artists Journal

2013 – 05 The Artists Journal

One of the journals i kept.

One of the journals i kept.

Setting the scene… I’ll begin with the journal.

“I met a little man today, who told me not to worry. He said that things will slowly change… except for those in a hurry.”

This was my first journal, at least the first one I actually filled with thoughts. I had one that was filled with sketches that was the 8×10 size as well.

I found I would write thoughts, observations, questions, poems, etc.  all the time on napkins, old envelopes, parking stubs…

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2013 – 04 A little history about ….

2013 – 04 A little history about my work…

notes-journalsWriting about my history seems ever so strange to me. Maybe because I lived it. However, I am an artist and to own that, for me, says more than anything else I could write.

Skipping over the ages 0 – 18 years old living with my parents… I’ll move on to 19yrs old, just married, husband shipped off to Vietnam, me working at The Broadway Department Store as Santa’s Helper. There was, and I swear it, a ghost living in my little apartment. How did I know you might ask? Well, I’d finish dinner, wash and drain the dishes, go to bed and in the morning… the dishes were back on the table.  NOW I’m not one to sleep walk so you tell me…!!

The first year I lived alone my Christmas tree was 3ft tall, I went to the tree yard on Christmas eve asking for a deal and they gave it to me, I didn’t make lots of money so I crocheted little Continue reading →