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.

2013 – 03 I decided to sell my Bebuddies…

2013 – 03 I decided to sell my Bebuddies…

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Each new year as well as new time of life bring changes that when we see them and accept them and then take action to make them happen can bring us some amazing energy vibrations and a new perspective paradigm shift.

I’ve decided to sell of my line of characters, The Bebuddies. This is a big thing for me and it’s taken quite a few years to get to the place where I can see that I need to let them go. I can only hope that there is someone out there who see’s their Continue reading →

2013 Juried Show; Topanga Canyon Gallery; Juror Om Bleicher

2013 Juried Show; Topanga Canyon Gallery; Juror Om Bleicher

EB-we-dance-by karrie rossMy painting “We Dance”; 24″ x 24″; oil, acrylic; pencil on canvas; has been chosen as one of the paintings to be shown in the Topanga Canyon Gallery Juried Show

Show Dates: January 9-27

Reception/Awards:
Sunday January 20th; 2-5pm

Juried by Om Bleicher, of Bleicher/Golightly Gallery in Santa Monica, CA

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“We Dance” also won an honorable mention in the Blossoms II–art-of-flowers competition, national competition, 2010.

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Other artists participating: Paul Abravaya, Liza hennessey Botkin, John Brunnick, Rebecca Catterall, Lynn Coleman, Paige DePonte, Marian Devney, Aaron Donovan, Elizabeth Bupy, John Gauld, Brandon Gilgen, Flora Golden, Phil Hanman, Kathryn Hansen, Fae Horowitz, Brenda Hurst, Sandra Jolles, Deborah Kashinsky, Masha Keating, Bridget Kalppert, Echo Lew, Barbara Margolies, Lori Markman, Elena Medovoy, Darlene Mellein, Crystal Michaelson, Kristine Muller Griffith, Chris Page, Lou Peterson, Elizabeth Peterson, Gregory Radionov, Gay summer rick, Karrie Ross, Kuniko Ruch, Heather Scholl, Sylvia Schorn, Jerry Shevick, Virga Siauciuaite, Andrea Stanley, Karin Swildens, Yorit Tal, Rayan Thomas, Trice Tolle, Felice Willat, Ashley Wilson, Hilary Wooton, Mara Zaslove.

2013 – 02 Holiday is past and work work begins

2013 Holiday is Past and work-work begins

bow-i-am-dance-by-karrie-ross Years ago I painted lots more using watercolors. I painted a series titled “I Am The Dance”. It was of  dancers and the mixture of watercolor and pen & ink. I created a boarder and the dancers hands and feet broke through it… opening to the universe beyond. I used different weights of pen that created the wavy vibrations of the ink line. This one is titled “The Bow”.

I like this series.
in the movement life’s explored
beyond our vision

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$  The images are available, 23″ x 30″; originals on strathmore paper OR as giclee.

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Karrie Ross is a California Fine Artist who writes about the fine art business and process. She is available for educational panel discussions on her fine art and process and/or interactive workshops where you can explore your artist-within.  Her artwork is available for solo or group show, installations and public art opportunities. Please contact her at email for more information.

2013 – 01 The New Year is Upon Us

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2013 The New Year is Upon Us.

The tension builds within as I see the new year begin. I don’t seem to be able to get the thoughts to go in one direction, they scatter all over and then I’m exhausted.

Creating artwork is a process, sometimes… and other times it’s just a matter of doing something along the lines of, well, say painting. Picking up a canvas/paper etc and just making a mark or prepping the palette. When using a dry palette for Continue reading →

Q: How do you know when a painting is done?

Answering the age old question of: “How does an artist know when a painting is done?”

For me… once I sign a painting, it’s done and is now time for the painting to talk to others…
cus it is now smart enough to have a conversation and know what it’s talking about!

And that’s all I’m gonna say about it…for now!

Karrie Ross at the Gallery

I’m showing my new work at the Topanga Canyon Gallery  ” PHOtO GLaSS PAiNT” featuring artwork by Karrie Ross, Felice Willat, Farideh Azad. The show dates are October 3 thru 28 and the Opening Reception and Silent Auction; is Saturday, October 6th, 3-6pm.  ARTIST Talk, Sunday, October 28th; 2-5pm. Please check the News page for further information.

I’ll be showing artwork from the My Trees Talking; and a variety of smaller works from Energy Blooms, Sprial Series, Birds Talking; Drop Dot.

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Be sure to sign up HERE for my art updates of my website. Continue reading →

AWARD: “Freedom” to be traveling in The Peace Project 2012 Show

AWARD: “Freedom” to be traveling in The Peace Project 2012 Show

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Ok… I’m totally excited with this.

Woke up this morning feeling fine… checking my emails I became excited… My “FREEDOM”, the upper portion of one of my Portraits, original size of 72×26, has not only won one of the 14 Inspirational Awards in the  The Peace Project 2012  show…. “Freedom” will also be one of the 156 pieces in the traveling show…. woohoo… There were over 500 entries from around the world.

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PEACE TRAVELS

This collective vision will be unveiled on September 22 at the ArtWalk in Deep Ellum, Dallas, TX. The exhibit will then subsequently make several other stops in Southern California and travel to other locations in the United Continue reading →

Red Dot: no name yet but looking good 36 x 24

I’m putting together another show for October… and painting and drawing my trees and what shows up… but a bunch of Follow The Red Dot paitings… I’m thinking they are going to make it to the show too.

For this one I took an older painting I wasn’t happy with and started fresh with the layers from the previous one showing through giving the texture I like to add in layering. I’m imagining trees on this somewhere so it’s trees and red dot… will post new image once finished.

Here’s one of the medium sized ones at 36 x 24

Red Dot: untitled 36×24; oil acrylic on canvas

Billboard Project Detroit: Words to Live With

I stumbled upon a great project and I’ve been submitting for the past year different segments of my thoughts, life and art to be shown on billboards in big and small towns, and cities across the country. Truly exciting to see “me” on a billboard.

Here are some of my images and watch the full video below:

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And the below video is out-takes from the Detroit Show. My work shows up from 3:44 thru 6:50.  Continue reading →

“My Trees Talking™” by Karrie Ross

Karrie Ross presents paintings, sculptures and a book for her new series “My Trees Talking™”.

Show Reception :  Saturday; October 6th; 3-6pm
and
Artist Talk : Sunday; October 28th; 2-5pm

At the Topanga Canyon Gallery; Pine Tree Circle; 120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Suite 109; Topanga, CA 90290

Trees are all around us. They are alive. “Hug a tree!” we’re told… and we do.
Los Angeles has a MillionTreesLA.com project that has inspired me to create my own world of trees…some walk, some sing, some remind us of times past. AND they are speaking hiakus. “My Trees Talking”  brings to light the hidden life of trees. Through my vision and whimsical perspective combining artwork and the written word. TREEs you want to HUG will come alive for you. These trees will not crystalize your thoughts, they are not architecturally rendered; they are not assaulting or disruptive, inanimate or recycled visions of times past. “My Trees Talking” are extremely present and attentive to life in the everyday moment you breathe…and the action of breath is what connects all living things.

I ask a lot of questions. That is how I get in the mood to create artwork. Every piece of art has the action of researching a question. Some ask. Others answer. My focus is on the energy of the process, the how, the why, the who.

The research for my October show led me to the “Million Trees LA” project and I learned that so far they have helped distribute and plant around 350,000 trees to date. Wow… beautifying LA and trees… how much better can it be…. So, I decided to make, “TREES” the focus and imagery for my show!

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I then pushed the process to form a question, and decided to explore it more. My thoughts went to the “My ____ Talking” series of books I’m writing, then I asked, “How can I work another book Continue reading →

Le Petit Jardin at LAX Terminal One: “Magic Garden” by Karrie Ross

Are You Flying out of LAX Terminal One ….?

Le Petit Jardin http://lepetitjardinairportlax.blogspot.com/

“Le Petit Jardin celebrates Los Angeles in bloom with over thirty-five works of art from twenty-six Los Angeles artists, each focusing on a different aspect of nature to create a petit jardin, a little garden, for this gallery space within the urban context of Los Angeles. From a painting of an impossibly lush lawn, to photographs of a single flower, we see how we are connected to nature and how it plays a pivotal role in the landscape around us in the Los Angeles basin.”

“Magic Garden”; 60×48; mixed media (pencil, oil, acrylic) on canvas

“Magic Garden” is part of the “Le Petit Jardin” Exhibit at LAX 2012 will be on display at LAX Terminal #1, July thru Oct. Arranged by: The City of Los Angeles, The Department of Cultural Affairs, The LAX World Airports Arts Committee, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery committee, Lead curator, Scott Canty, and Curator, Enilde Van Hook.

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Karrie Ross is a Los Angeles Fine Artist who writes about the fine art business and process. She is available for educational panel discussions on her fine art and process. Her artwork is available for solo or group show opportunities. Please contact her  for more information.