the mermaid's new tunes - Penelope Gaylord

 The Mermaid's New Tunes

part of the "Mermaids & Mer-Men Art Show" at QPop Shop in Los Angeles, CA

Art by Penelope Gaylord ⍟ PengPengArt.com
instagram.com/pengpengart

GDG Vol. 4 Reception

Hi all! Rocky here...

Here are a few photos from that night if you didn't get to make it out to the Girls Drawin' Girls Volume 4 Reception at Vlad the Retailer! (Sorry I don't have a fancy camera)

You can still view this artwork, too! It'll be up until the end of the month :)

Gag Me With A Toon 3 at Meltdown Comics

This is my first post and I am very excited to be a new member!

I have an art piece in the group art show Gag Me With A Toon 3 at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood.

The theme of this show is 70s & 80s cartoons in which the artists re-interpret their favorite cartoons.

I chose my favorite 80s cartoon rock star Jem and gave her a vintage Art Deco style. My work is influenced by the 1920s, and Jem is all glamor and decadence. Painted with Gouache. 

Here are the show details


Gag Me With A Toon 3
February 4th, 2011 7pm
Melt Gallery inside Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90046
323.851.7223

http://www.meltcomics.com/blog/

"Is This Thing On" at Gallery 1988

THIS friday, January 7th, Gallery 1988 will have a huge art opening of a comedian-themed group show, which I had the honor and pleasure of being part of!

Is This Thing On?

at Gallery 1988

7020 Melrose Ave,

Los Angeles, CA 90038

please contact the gallery for inquiry/purchase/preview.

+ see the full list of "show bill" (who's painting whom) here!+

I was asked to paint Lisa Lampanelli and Amy Sedaris, and I had a lot of fun going back and watching their respective routines. Two raunchy ladies! My type of gals! ; D 

Both their paintings were influenced by an over-arching "alice in wonderland" theme, which you'll understand when you see them!

Anyway, I can't WAIT to show you my two pieces! I will post pics after the opening tomorrow night! Hope to see you all there!

GirlsDrawinGirls Presents our 2nd Annual Holiday Show!

Featuring Cash & Carry Artwork priced $50 or less, as well as an exclusive look at original and framed art from our 2011 calendar!

PERFECT for all your gift buying needs, and a great chance to come draw, shop, mix and mingle with our talented members!! Please come by and celebrate another amazing year of GDG with us as 2010 comes to a close!

Syrup Gallery
939 Maple Ave, 3rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA, 90015
7pm-1am

Featuring Performances by:
MC Utmost Seductive Shitburger Lips
and
Marissa Gomez & The Ghosts of Echo Park

-LIVE COSTUMED FIGURE DRAWING with The Gallery Girls from 8-11
-DJ Marlowe
-Bar and snacks!
-Holiday Cheer!

-$5 Suggested donation at the door

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122358144495228&num_event_invites=0

**Flyer by the talented Arica H!***
http://aricahouy.blogspot.com/

Three New Pieces at the Bear & Bird Gallery

Hi everyone!
I wanted to do a quick post about three of my new pieces now showing at the Bear & Bird Gallery in Lauderhill, FL:

Bear and Bird Gallery

inside / upstairs at TATE'S 4566 N University Drive

Lauderhill, FL

All the artwork is 8x10 or smaller and priced for gift giving. Local, national and international artists with a wide range of styles!
...
Top three Reasons you don't want to miss the Small Stuff 4!

#1: Awesome art for great prices, really great!
#2: It is cash and carry, so you get to take the artwork home as soon as you buy it!
#3: Start your holiday shopping right BEFORE Thanksgiving, that way you can feel like you're ahead of the game. Art=awesome gifts.

Show runs January 6th though and open Mon-Thurs 11-8pm Fri & Sat 11-9pm & Sun 12noon-6pm

My three pieces!

$70 each

Contact Bear & Bird Gallery
amanda at bearandbird dot com
for purchase details

Shimmer & Rot at Rothick Art Haus

Upcoming show THIS weekend down in Anaheim, CA!

I'll be there in person dressed up in my finest pin-up gear competing in their Pin-Up contest (come out and vote!!), so you'll get to see me all dolled up, in addition to seeing my latest painting!

Hula Heat
$150

for purchasing details, please contact nick4rothickarthaus at gmail dot com

Saturday, November 13 · 7:00pm - 11:00pm

Rothick art haus

170 S. Harbor Blvd.

Anaheim, CA

 

Facebook Invite

Rothick art haus is proud to present BigToe's Shimmer & Rot. A Kustom Kulture show ( hotrods, pin ups, hotrod lifestyle) headlining Bigtoe and a group show featuring Keith Weesner, Dave Burke, James Owens, John Bell, Sam Gambino, Tom Vadakan, Candy, Juice Lee, Mike Bliz, Sara Haase, LD Grant, Juan Muniz, Kent Reppert, Patrick Hammerlein, Amy Kaplan, Tim Shelton Danny Beck, Romina Hayag, David Lozeau, and Daisy Church.

We will also have a custom car show and pin up contest sponsored by Coast airbrush, Amy Kaplan (amykaplanphoto.com) Katz Perfect Petals and Kit Kat Cosmetics.

There will be live music by DJ Oldboy and Switched On Audrey and the Dos Chinos truck will be out front.

So come out on the 13th from 7 to 11 pm for a great night of art, cars, pin ups, music and food.
Hope to see you here!

6th Annual Día de los muertos Exhibit and Celebration at Cactus Gallery

6th Annual Día de los muertos Exhibit and Celebration at Cactus Gallery
Show runs October 9 - November 7, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 9th * 7p-10p

Come check out one of my favorite annual shows this weekend! I have two new finished pieces and a selection of framed sketches available for sale!

www.daisychurch.com

Email semastroianni70@yahoo.com for purchasing details!

$65

$65

$35

$25

$25

$25

Day of the Dead (Dia de los muertos) is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd. It is a time to remember deceased loved ones and honor them. Day of the Dead is a festive and colorful occasion; a time to celebrate life!

The exhibition this year includes over 40 artists who have created original acrylic. oil and watercolor paintings, assemblage, paper mache, etching, sculpture, mosaic, printmaking and mixed media works on canvas and wood.

The reception for our 6th Annual Dia de los muertos exhibit and celebration coincides with our area's artwalk. NELAart Second Saturday Gallery Night is a self-guided tour of the galleries, non-profits and artist run project spaces located in Northeast Los Angeles (NELA). We are dedicated to increase the visibility of the thriving arts community in the area.

Click here for a map: www.nelaart.com

Cactus Gallery and Gifts
4534 Eagle Rock Blvd.
Eagle Rock, California 90041
323.256.6117

www.eclecticcactus.com
www.cactusgallery.blogspot.com

3G Show pieces with Autumn Society

Here are my pieces for the Autumn Society's upcoming 3G show at Gallery 1988.

The 3 Gs of 3G are Ghostbusters, Gremlins, and Goonies, so each artist had to interpret all three movies in three separate pieces.

These were super fun to make; I was very inspired by old Victorian portraits of children with their pets & dolls, and was thinking about the iconic elements of all three movies that would pair well with children/young adults. And people who know my art know I love drawing/painting ladies and animals, so this was a way to marry the theme with my style.

I wanted to also make them very somber and ornate, like small Victorian cameos, hence the framing technique.

Here are the show details:

THE 3G SHOW
Gallery 1988 Los Angeles:
7020 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Friday, September 3rd, 2010 (7pm-10pm), with special guests!

For more preview images and for purchasing details, please contact Gallery 1988 directly:

http://www.nineteeneightyeight.com/contacts

Paigey! SOLO show at Saints & Sinners Tattoo in Baltimore!

Hey Maryland/DC fans, Paigey here with an announcement!!
I'll be returning to my home state for a solo art show at Saints & Sinners Tattoo on Friday August 6th from 6-9, then probably getting drunk somewhere in Fells Point with a bunch of friends I don't see enough! You should come out and join us!

I will have original art for sale! I will also have prints, artbooks, jewelry, magnets, buttons and coveted MISS MARY JANE toys available for purchase! Please come out and buy them! ^__^

-Paigey! xoxo

http://theartofpaigey.blogspot.com/

Je T'aime

Just wanted to share one of my pieces from the first Girls Drawin Girls show in NYC! the show was lots of fun, and it was really nice to get some NYC love for the group! Hopefully it was the first of many :)Special Shout-Out to Paigey Pumphrey for putting the whole shindig together!

NEW YORK!!! GDG's 1st ever NYC Show!

Antagonist Art Movement Presents Girls Drawin Girls in New York City

One Night Only!

Reception and Viewing: Thursday, July 8th 9pm- 1am

Location: 
Niagara Bar (East Village)
112 Avenue A
New York, NY 10009

Facebook event information:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125423774156216&ref=mf

Join Antagonist Art Movement for a special one-night only reception of Girls Drawin Girls in New York City!

Artwork on display will feature original pin-up artwork by members of Girls Drawin Girls, who are some of the most talented ladies working in animation, film and graphic design today!

In addition to original artwork for sale, Girls Drawin Girls will be selling their past books, "Girls Drawin Girls; A Girl in Time, Vol I" and "Once Upon a Girl, Vol II," selected art prints, and other pin-up themed merchandise.

For sales or inquiries, please contact Girls Drawin Girls' East Coast representative, Paigey Pumphrey, via girlsdrawingirls at gmail dot com (Attn: NYC Show)

GDG Volume III PREMIERE Sugar & Spice show!

For Immediate Release-

Girls Drawin Girls presents "Sugar & Spice: Volume III Premiere"

Opening reception: Friday, July 9th 7pm- 11pm
On View: Friday, July 9th - 31st
Location: Gallery 839
1105 N. Hollywood Way
Burbank, CA 91505

"Girls Drawin' Girls" presents "Sugar & Spice,” an art show celebrating the release of their third volume of collected pin-up art titled “Girls Drawin Girls: Sugar & Spice, Volume III.”

The evening will feature original pin-up artwork on display and for sale, burlesque performances by the ladies of Victory Variety Hour, figure drawing models provided by Gallery Girls, and tunes by DJ Marlowe. Refreshments will be provided. A $5 donation is requested at the door to help go towards the evenings' performers.

Artwork on display will feature pin-up pieces from Volume III, as well as original artwork by some of the most talented ladies working in animation, film and graphic design today!

In addition to copies of “Girls Drawin Girls: Sugar & Spice, Vol III” being sold, Girls Drawin Girls will be selling their past books, "Girls Drawin Girls; A Girl in Time, Vol I" and "Once Upon a Girl, Vol II," art prints and other pin-up themed merchandise.


About Girls Drawin Girls:
Girls Drawin Girls was founded in 2006 by Simpsons veteran Melody Severns and storyboard artist Anne Walker as a way to showcase women artists working in the male-dominated industry of animation. Together, they felt it was time for these talented women to demonstrate their creative abilities and artistic interpretations of female sexuality by re-defining the art of the pin-up.

Since its conception, the group has published three volumes of pin-up art and grown to over 90 active members who work professionally in various entertainment industries.

The group provides collaborative projects for its artists (such as book collections, group art shows, and opportunities to participate in charity art events such as the Pasadena Chalk Festival), in addition to promoting each member's individual artistic endeavors through cross-promotion and marketing prints, original artwork and other art-related merchandise.

About Gallery 839:
Gallery 839 is overseen by The Animation Guild (TAG 839). Located in the Union’s office headquarters building, Gallery 839 focuses on the work of artists in the animation industry, highlighting their fine art backgrounds apart from their day-to-day jobs in animation.

Gallery 839 hosts monthly shows of TAG members’ personal art, with a gala opening reception the first or second Friday of each month. The main goal for these shows is to help give TAG members a venue to show their personal artistry. The talent of the Animation Guild’s membership runs deep and wide, and the purpose of Gallery 839 is to share that talent with both the membership and the rest of the community.

TAG 839 Headquarters/ Gallery 839
1105 N. Hollywood Way
Burbank, CA 91505


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For sales or inquiries, please contact Girls Drawin Girls :

girlsdrawingirls at gmail dot com or www.girlsdrawingirls.com

Girls Drawin Girls 1st NYC Show!

Hey all! Paigey here!
Just letting you know I'll be curating Girls Drawing Girl's first ever East Coast group art show which is is happening Thursday July 8th in NYC at Niagara Bar from 9pm to 1am in the East Village with help from the Antagonist Art Movement. Hope to see you there!

Bitter/Sweet show NOW ONLINE!

Pieces and photos from our Bitter/Sweet show have been posted!

Please check out our dedicated blog for the show with a list of all the pieces for sale, artists, press release, etc. in addition to links to our performers and photos from the opening!

http://gdgbittersweet.blogspot.com/

Long Stemmed Rose

For the Bitter/Sweet Valentine's show :)
-Liana

Girls Drawing Girls presents "Bitter / Sweet: A Valentine Show"

For Immediate Release-

Girls Drawin Girls presents "Bitter/ Sweet: A Valentines Show"

Opening reception Friday, February 12th 8pm- midnight

On View         February 12th - 27th

"Girls Drawin' Girls" a collective of women artists specializing in pin-up art, presents "Bitter/ Sweet: A Valentines Show."  

The evening will feature original artwork, live music from Artichoke the band, and burlesque performances by the ladies of Victory Variety Hour. Refreshments will be provided. A $5 donation is requested at the door to help go towards the evenings' performers and to help fund GDG's next art book.

The artwork on display will feature pin-up interpretations of "Bitter" and "Sweet."  This is a great opportunity for last minute Valentine presents, or just great original artwork by some of the most talented ladies working in animation, film and graphic design today!

In addition, Girls Drawin Girls will be selling their past books, "Girls Drawin Girls; A Girl in Time, Vol I" and "Once Upon a Girl, Vol II," in addition to a few remaining GDG 2010 Pin-Up calenders.

About Girls Drawin Girls:

     Girls Drawin Girls ( www.girlsdrawingirls.com ) was founded in 2006 by Simpsons veteran Melody Severns and storyboard artist Anne Walker, who started Girls Drawin Girls as a way to showcase female artists working in the male-heavy animation industry.  They felt it was time for these talented women to demonstrate their creative abilities and their own personal vision of sex appeal by treading upon the male domineered field of pin up art.  

    Since its conception, the group has published two volumes of pin-up art and grown to over 30 active members from around the world, whose work has been showcased in various entertainment industries, from production design, film and television animation, to graphic design.  

About Vlad the Retailer: 

Vlad the Retailer is a new art and retail space located in one of the newest up and coming area of Melrose near Heliotrope known as "The Bicycle District."  LA Times calls this neighborhood "one of the most vibrant, up-and-coming neighborhoods on the hipster map," and area retailers offer gourmet gelato, local craft beers, and designer lingerie.  

Vlad the Retailer

4314 Melrose Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90004

The gallery is located at 4314 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004.

For sales or inquiries, please contact gallery curator Aaron Sterling at (323) 851-7223

All pieces from Holiday Party/ Boutique ONLINE!

Missed the show Saturday night? Check out Miss Scarlet in the Parlor's Etsy page to purchase any of the pieces, all for sale ONLINE!

Whoo hoo!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/intheparlor

Free pickup if you're in the LA area!

Want to check out the pieces in person? The gallery will be open every Saturday from 10am-10pm if you want to swing by!

GDG's Holiday Mixer & Boutique, THIS SATURDAY!!

Girls Drawin Girls Holiday Mixer and Boutique!

THIS Saturday, December 5th
From 7pm til 1am!


Hosted by GDG Member Eliza Frye's newest gallery over in Echo Park!

Miss Scarlet in the Parlor Gallery
1282 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Google Map Directions

Join us for drinks & refreshments, and get a chance to meet the members of GDG while sipping some warm cider and enjoying some holiday snacks!

We have TONS of new artwork & merch by GDG members, all affordably priced to sell!

NOTHING OVER $50!!!

Perfect for holiday gifts for your friends, family, or even yourself!

Holiday tunes will be spun by GDG's DJ Poptart! (Kelly Matten)

Special Guest It's A Chick Burlesque will be selling some of their handmade flower hair clips!

GDG's Halloween show at Hyaena Gallery THIS SATURDAY!

That's right! It's that time of year for sexy spooks and ghostly gals! Check out GDG's newest group show, with all HALLOWEEN themed art, at Hyaena Gallery in Burbank, CA!

Hyaena Gallery
1928 West Olive Ave
Burbank, CA 91506

Opening reception 
Saturday, October 17th
8pm- midnight

Closing reception
Saturday, October 31st
8p- midnight