"Roam" by Amelia Konow at Pure Beauty Salon June 2011

I am sad to announce that this Friday June 3rd will be the last First Friday show at Pure Beauty on haight street. But on the other hand, I am proud to have Amelia Konow's Photographs in "Roam".

Friday June 3rd 2011, "Roam" by Amelia Konow

6-9pm, snacks and refreshment will be served as always, and please feel free to BYOB if 2buck chuck doesnt suit your taste.

Amelia describes this show as:

In the past three years I have moved across America twice and traveled to Turkey, Holland, France and Panama. While on these trips I carried my Poloroid camera with me, to capture landscapes and abstract compositions. My surroundings were constantly changing and each place was a new experience seen with fresh eyes. The plane and car rides in between always left me drifting off and daydreaming about my adventures, often while watching the clouds. Between the towns and the various citites I traversed the only thing that stayed the same was that everything was guaranteed to change. Roam is the story of my journey - not just the places in between.

-Amelia Konow

Thank you for reading this blog, hopefully a new opportunity will present it's self to me and I will be able to keep curating somewhere. It has been a wonderful opportunity to show my friends art and help artists to have their first solo shows. But maybe it's my turn to have the art shows. Maybe I will find time to paint more, and perfect my craft. I just don't know where I am going artistically, but I know I have an apartment full of art work, and a head full of ideas. Hopefully some of them are good enough to make me stand out in some way.

Dan Strombergs opening jan 2011 at pure beauty

Dan's Pure Beauty Opening! Jan 2011

Here are pics from Pure Beauty, Dan Stromberg's show of new drawings.

see his animation demo reel at chili bean.biz!

Dan sold a few pieces,

quite a few respected fellow artists came thru. Helen Bayly, fellow Mural artist, recently was awarded with fellow artist, Bo Heimlich a mural in the Polk street mural project!!! Wow! She also was a co-muralist in the 180 ft long mural on market street. Such a talented girl. Alex Braubach, awsome artist, and co-curator at the Evergold Gallery.

Back to Dan, his drawings, when covered in glass sort of turn it into mirrors. so there is no reason to try to take pics of it for the blog. Therefore these are just crowd pics. Please go and see, and look at these extremly low priced pieces for all their glory, and maybe even buy one, price point, $2.50-$60.00! No Joke!! thanks you all for reading my blog, pass it along, and come to the shows at both Pure Beauty and Incline Gallery!

-Leanne, Da Fancie Mammal

My Art work at DAVES BAR

Old and New work 2002-2009

Tonight TUESDAY, 6ish to 9ish, Daves Bar, 29 3rd street at market (almost).
I had only 2 days notice to hang the show, it's a bit part and parcel, but I have work from 2002, mostly aquatint prints, all the way to some very recent work, a piece finished just this year, and all kinds in between. There will be a few light snacks and alcohol of course, given ITS A BAR!!! haha. So come on down, even if u HATE art, but love drinks and peeps, then come out!!! It's all good....
THX!!!
Leanne C. Miller da Fanciemammal

Haight St Art Walk October!!

Haight Street Art Walk is changing from last Fridays to first Fridays!!! October 2nd, coming up here this week is the next one! I have a guest Curator, Jessica Merget, also the assistant manager at Pure Beauty. Her buddy " Jason" a very cool artist will be showing, he uses diverse techniques from your basic acrylic paints to spray paint and other awesome styles. He also has done many many live painting demonstrations for big galleries such as 111 Minna gallery and many more. It is going to be a great and exciting show, lots of people will come out for sure! Be a part of the Haight St Art Walk, support the street and its small businesses, and come see ME!!!
Pure Beauty Salon
1760 Haight st ( Haight at Clayton)
6-9pm
Free wine and nibbles
super cool hip art...for your consumption!