Estonian performance art group, Non Grata, was back in Sacramento for their annual showcase of local and international artists. The sold-out event, as usual, brought Sacramento together as participants in their pieces. It’s hard to tell when their grand piece starts and ends, everything sort of just bridges together seamlessly with help from their guests, … Continue reading
What I’m Listening To is a series where we talk to exciting artists, musicians, and community members and get a five-song slice of their current playlist. – “I was always the one kid during class projects who would draw out everything on grocery store… poster boards.” – Desaree Deckard’s earliest memory is of making art. … Continue reading
Russian artist Irina Nordsol’s gorgeous work is full of fantasy and magic. Though now Moscow-based she is originally from Yakutia, a republic in Russia that she says has “crazy cold winters and very hot summers, shamanic paganism, awesome nature, and a bunch of mammoth bones, and that is a huge inspiration for me.” She loves exploring … Continue reading
Akemi Art is the project of an anonymous background painter and illustrator in Vancouver’s 2D animation industry. The artist creates eye-catching, diverse images full of bright colors and movement. Akemi Art also works on picture books, personal illustration projects, and a 40-page comic. You can find more of Akemi Art’s work on Twitter, the artist’s … Continue reading
Turin, Italy based American illustrator Abigail Larson creates beautiful, spooky images that are enough to make our gothic little hearts swoon. “I’m a big lover of fairytales and gothic romance, so much of my work revolves around themes love, death, and the strange and macabre,” says Larson. She creates her illustrations first by hand with … Continue reading
Self-taught Italian artist Stefania Russo creates dark, emotional, horror-esque work. Russo is inspired by combining Gothic themes with everyday attitudes and behaviors to transform them with her surrealist personal style into what she calls “Dark Fairytales.” She’s also influenced by dreams and modern myths like Creepypastas. Currently, she works freelance, turning her work into illustrations … Continue reading
The Adidas Showcase took place October 20, 2018, at 1810 Gallery in Sacramento. The show featured some of our favorite local creatives, including Gale Hart, Adam Wever-Glen, Franceska Gamez, Diana Dich, Shaun Burner, Cecelia Perez, More Amor, Mark Thomas Dillon, Ryan Rocha, Superugly, Leaveswell, Judd Hertzler, Diana Ormanzhi, Joshua Tremain, and Jared Tharp. Everything from photography … Continue reading
Minneapolis-based artist Sishir Bommakanti revels in chaos and the strange. His work is vibrant and full of myth and movement. “I experiment in both digital and traditional media to complement the deliberate foundation of my process. Involving deconstruction, distortion and assemblage, I arrange elements within a composition to create a legacy of layers that adds substance … Continue reading
Friday, October 19th, Alchemy Salon and Spa presented Mystic, an art party and Prince celebration. Mystic included paintings by JM Knudsen as well as body art by SuperHellaOMG. The crowd was entertained with tarot readings by Keri Carr, snake charming by Jessica Will, and a Prince DJ set by Echo the Natives. Photos: Daniel Tyree. Continue reading
Leaveswell is a Sacramento based artist who works in both large- and small-scale works. In his large-scale murals and smaller cardboard weavings, Leaveswell’s artwork brings together vibrant colors and pattern in perfect harmony. The mind manifesting linework in his murals are bright and organic and feel as though you’re walking through a kaleidoscope. The cardboard … Continue reading
Manila-based illustrator Merilliza Chan creates beautiful fantasy art and loves using her art to bring characters to life. Most of her work is for book covers and the gaming industry. “I absolutely love it,” she told TUBE. Meanwhile, in her non-commisioned work, she likes to be more experimental. “I’m currently still exploring other avenues when it … Continue reading
Work In Progress, a live art exhibit hosted by Tin Can Studios and 1810 Gallery on Sunday, September 30th featured the work of a lot of amazing artists including M.P. Young, Lynn Tobin, Ashton D. Bohm, Salty Redhead, Shaun Burner, Arturo Romeo aka R2Romeo, EEFFRRTT, John Horton, Tyler Lambiase, @sergioplebe, and @_doctor._b. In addition, BambiTacos was there … Continue reading
Dutch artist Iris Compiet works eerie, strange themes that she puts to use in all kinds of projects including picture books, gallery art, concept art, sculpting, and her book Faeries of the Faultlines.“I love drawing inspiration from European folklore, mythology, fairytales or ghost stories and I don’t like to limit myself to a medium or theme. … Continue reading
Boulevard Skateshop breaks the First Friday/Second Saturday tradition by having their collaborative art show and ramp jam on the fourth Saturday of the month. The show highlights skateboarding and skateboard culture in and around the city. Hannah Mugford has been hosting the quarterly shows at Boulevard Skateshop (3747 West Pacific Ave, suite H Sacramento) since early … Continue reading
Graphic designer turned full-time artist, Jenny Hawkyard studied and worked in Canada for eleven years before returning to her hometown in Cardigan, Wales. She came back two years ago to pursue her first love of art and illustration and now runs a small shop and open studio. Her brilliantly colored, otherworldly work is created in … Continue reading
Ithaca, NY based artist Jen Lightfoot creates pastel colored nightmares. Using colored pencils, graphite, and ink on paper and wood, the academically trained artist experiments along the lines of horror and beauty. “To play with this idea, I blend grotesque imagery with bright colors, and I primarily focus on the female figure,” Lightfoot told TUBE. … Continue reading
The Sacramento community recently experienced a great loss when artist and friend Nathan Cordero passed away on August 15th. Those that knew Nate can say that he was kind, funny, genuine, smart and most of all present. The community is exploding with stories of love for a man who impacted artists, fishermen, metal detectors and … Continue reading
Lin Fei Fei moved to America from Shenyang China after completing her Masters degree in oil painting at Luxun Academy of Fine Arts. She now resides in Sacramento CA. This international artist has exhibited her work in Europe, Asia and the United States. Lin’s paintings combine abstract elements with realism resulting in surreal portraits of … Continue reading
Gina Nelson is a self-taught South African/Italian artist living in the UK. When she’s not at her day job as a Lead Artist in the gaming industry, she spends her time making digital or ink and gold illustrations. “I love finding the balance between creepy characters and a sense of beauty and enjoy bringing my … Continue reading
We wanted to give a big fat shout out to our homegirl Jenn Ponci for being accepted to paint a mural for the upcoming Wide Open Walls in Sacramento CA. Ponci is known for her whimsical pieces which she creates on both a large and small-scale. She has created murals in Miami, Seattle, Virginia, Oakland … Continue reading