Surrealist Artists from In Wonderland at LACMA + Angel Fairy with a Cat WIP

A while back, I went to the LACMA show In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.  I have been sharing the art I photographed a little bit at a time.  Above is a photograph of all of the women artists who were included in the show.  Below are the links to the artists who most captivated me.

Frida Kahlo Portrait of Dorothy Hale here 

additional Frida Kahlo works here

Muriel Streeter, Loren MacIver, Dorr Bothwell, Stella Snead, & Louise Bourgeois here

Remedios Varo Part I here, Part II here, and Part III here

Kay Sage here

Janet Sobel & Helen Lundeberg here

Sylvia Fein & Leonora Carrington here

Julia Thecla, Lee Miller, Bona, Jeanne Reynal, & Louise Nevelson here

Dorothea Tanning & Rosa Rolanda here

Bridget Bate Tichenor here

Alice Rahon & Gerrie Gutmann here

This concludes my series on the LACMA show In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.  When I get a chance, I'll add a link to this comprehensive list to all of the individual posts.

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Here is a work in progress view of my angel fairy with a cat.  She is pretty close to being done.  I'd like to add more shading to her wings and then I think I will be done...  I think I've also finished my little red cardinal bird painting, so I may have two originals to list tomorrow! 

Frida Kahlo: Surrealist Artist from In Wonderland at LACMA + Angel Fairy with a Cat WIP

A while back, I went to the LACMA show In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.  Here are some pieces by artist Frida Kahlo.  When I think of women artists, she is one of the first that comes to mind.  I've posted some close ups on one of my favorites of hers, "Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird."  There were also some pieces in the show that I hadn't seen before, I hope you will enjoy them.  Frida Kahlo said "I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best."

I wrote a post about her piece "El suicidio de Dorothy Hale (The Suicide of Dorothy Hale)" towards the start of this series, it may be found here.  André Breton, one of the founders of the surrealist movement, said of Frida Kahlo's artwork that it was as a "ribbon around a bomb."  This concludes the majority of images from this show; at some point, I'd like to do one more post where I put all of the links together.

Frida Kahlo, Self Portrait The Two Fridas

Frida Kahlo, Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird

Frida Kahlo, Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird Close Up I

Frida Kahlo, Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird Close Up II

Frida Kahlo, Sol y vida (Sun and Life)

Frida Kahlo, Niña tehuacana, Lucha María o Sol y Luna (Portrait of Lucha María, Girl from Tehuacán, or Sun and Moon)

Frida Kahlo, Niña tehuacana, Lucha María o Sol y Luna (Portrait of Lucha María, Girl from Tehuacán, or Sun and Moon) Close Up

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Here is a work in progress view of my angel fairy with a cat.  I'm pretty much done with her dress now, the kitty is almost done, and then it's on to her hair.  I'm still missing a title for her though.  Sometimes titles suggest themselves to me while I'm painting, but so far, not yet...

Kay Sage: Surrealist Artist from In Wonderland at LACMA + Seahorses WIP

A while back, I went to the LACMA show In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.  Here are some pieces by artist Kay Sage.  I thought her artwork was very interesting and reminded me a bit of some of Salvador Dali's pieces.  "Danger, Construction Ahead" was her first large scale painting that she did in the U.S. and it was focused on European intellectuals, some of whom Kay Sage helped to relocate due to the war.  With the last two, I'm not certain which number went with which piece, but I thought they were both fascinating.

Kay Sage, Blue Wind

Kay Sage, Danger, Construction Ahead

Kay Sage, Danger, Construction Ahead Close Up

Kay Sage, The Minutes, No. 19 or No. 14

Kay Sage, The Minutes, No. 19 or No. 14

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Here is a work in progress view of my two seahorses.  I believe I'm finished with the seaweed...

Muriel Streeter, Loren MacIver, Dorr Bothwell, Stella Snead, & Louise Bourgeois: Surrealist Artists from In Wonderland at LACMA + Angel Fairy Holding a Cat WIP

A while back, I went to the LACMA show In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.  Here are some pieces by artists Muriel Streeter, Loren MacIver, Dorr Bothwell, Stella Snead, and Louise Bourgeois.  Before I saw this show, I didn't realize what a wide range surrealist art has.  There was such a diversity of art displayed!

Muriel Streeter, The Chess Queens

Loren MacIver, Spring Forms

Dorr Bothwell, Hollywood Success

Stella Snead, Advancing Monuments

Louise Bourgeois, Persistent Antagonism (Personage)

Louise Bourgeois, Persistent Antagonism (Personage) Close Up

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Here is a work in progress view of my angel fairy holding a cat painting.  I've added some detail to the wings.

Janet Sobel & Helen Lundeberg: Surrealist Artists from In Wonderland at LACMA + Iris Fairy Maiden WIP

A while back, I went to the LACMA show In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.  Here is a piece by Janet Sobel and two pieces by Helen Lundeberg.  "The Burning Bush" by Janet Sobel was interesting to me, one of her techniques was blowing air bubbles into some of the strands of paint, I've also shown a close up view.  There are lots of hidden faces withing the painting.  I was also fascinated with Helen Lundeberg's pieces, both are self portraits.  In the one with her as a child, the tall shadow is hers as an adult.

Janet Sobel, The Burning Bush

Janet Sobel, The Burning Bush Close Up

Helen Lundeberg, Self-Portrait (with Landscape)

Helen Lundeberg, Double Portrait of the Artist in Time

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Here is a work in progress view of my flower fairy maiden painting "Iris Dream."  I've done some of the bigger petals now, I think it is starting to come together.

Sylvia Fein & Leonora Carrington: Surrealist Artists from In Wonderland at LACMA + Mermaid WIP

A while back, I went to the LACMA show In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.  Here are some pieces by Sylvia Fein and Leonora Carrington.  The first piece, Muchacha de Ajijic (Girl of Ajijic) by Sylvia Fein was one of my favorites from the show.  I was also greatly drawn to Green Tea (La dame ovale) by Leonora Carrington.  There are so many wonderful details in that painting.

Sylvia Fein, Muchacha de Ajijic (Girl of Ajijic)

Sylvia Fein, The Lady Magician

Leonora Carrington, Green Tea (La dame ovale)

Leonora Carrington, Green Tea (La dame ovale) Close Up

Leonora Carrington, Fina mosca (Delicate Fly)

Leonora Carrington, Self Portrait

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Here is a work in progress view of my mermaid painting "Looking In."  I'm almost finished with her.  I hope to have her done by tomorrow, but there's a little more shading that I'd like to do.

Julia Thecla, Lee Miller, Bona, Jeanne Reynal, & Louise Nevelson: Surrealist Artists from In Wonderland at LACMA + Fairy Maiden WIP

A while back, I went to the LACMA show In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.  Here are five of the pieces that grabbed my attention at the show by artists Julia Thecla, Lee Miller, Bona, Jeanne Reynal, and Louise Nevelson.  I'm sharing two close ups, one from Julia Thecla's soft and delicate piece that I think gets lost in my full photograph, and one from Louise Nevelson's piece.  Although there's no way to judge the scale of Louise Nevelson's piece, it was gigantic and towered above me.

Julia Thecla, In The Book She Reads

Julia Thecla, In The Book She Reads Close Up

Lee Miller, Solarized Portrait of Dorothy Hill (Profile)

Bona, Paisaje en rojos (Landscape in Reds)

Jeanne Reynal, The Widow

Louise Nevelson, Sky Cathedral/Southern Mountain

Louise Nevelson, Sky Cathedral/Southern Mountain Close Up

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Here is the start of my fairy flower maiden "Iris Dream."  At this point of the work in progress, I've just sketched in the iris and the fae and painted in the background.  The line art is fairly faint and difficult to see because I don't want it to shine through the paint when I get to some of the lighter areas.

Dorothea Tanning & Rosa Rolanda Surrealist Artists from In Wonderland at LACMA + 29 Faces 23

A while back, I went to the LACMA show In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.  These are two of the artists who captured my attention.  Dorothea Tanning did a fascinating family portrait and Rosa Rolanda's works at this show that grabbed me were some of her self portraits.

Dorothea Tanning, Portrait de famille (Family Portrait)

Rosa Rolanda, Self Portrait Photogram

Rosa Rolanda, Autorretrato (Self-Portrait), 1952

Rosa Rolanda, Autorretrato (Self-Portrait), 1945

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Face 23

Also, here is my sketch for the 29 Faces Challenge, it is my 23rd face.  The goal is to share 29 faces in the month of September.  This isn't an angle I usually attempt, with the really big eyes that I like to draw and paint, it sort of skews the perspective a bit, but since part of the challenge is to attempt things we don't usually do, I decided to give it a go...

Bridget Bate Tichenor Surrealist Artist from In Wonderland at LACMA + 29 Faces 16

A while back, I went to the LACMA show In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.  My attention was captivated by artist Bridget Bate Tichenor.  She had a number of pieces there, but these are the ones which drew me in the most.  I was fascinated by  Los encarcelados (The Imprisoned).  It made me curious as to what inspired the piece, they didn't have any information at the show and I wasn't able to find out anything via google, so I'm afraid it will be a mystery to me...  I also liked Líderes (Leaders), from reading about it I learned that she related these figures to spiritual guides.  Her technique involved multiple glazes built up with oil paints.

Bridget Bate Tichenor, Los encarcelados (The Imprisoned)

Bridget Bate Tichenor, Los encarcelados (The Imprisoned) Close Up I

Bridget Bate Tichenor, Los encarcelados (The Imprisoned) Close Up II

Bridget Bate Tichenor, Los encarcelados (The Imprisoned) Close Up III

Bridget Bate Tichenor, Los encarcelados (The Imprisoned) Close Up IV

Bridget Bate Tichenor, Líderes (Leaders)

Bridget Bate Tichenor, Líderes (Leaders) Close Up

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Face 16

Also, here is my sketch for the 29 Faces Challenge, it is my 16th face.  The goal is to share 29 faces in the month of September.  I believe this is the first time as an adult I've drawn a girl with pigtails..  I've always thought it was a very cute look though.