In Wonderland: Surrealist Feminist Exhibit at LACMA

On Sunday, Chris and I headed down to the LA County Museum of Art to show his cousins from Texas around. I was lucky enough to be able to see the Special Exhibit, In Wonderland, a collection various works from Feminist Surrealist artist such as Frida Kahlo, Lee Miller, Leonora Carrington, Dorothea Tanning.

It's actually a funny story, well at least to me. I was really excited to see of course, the pieces by Frida, and had been meaning to pay a visit since it opened in January, but had never made it out. When we got there I saw an HUGE line for the exhibit. Immediately I was bummed, knowing that I wouldn't have the time to wait since we were with guests. I had missed my chance. Then a woman came right up to me, and asked me if I wanted one VIP ticket, where I would't have to wait in line. Chris and his cousins went and viewed the permanent collection, and I poked around In Wonderland by myself. How awesome is that?! I seriously felt so blessed. She didn't even ask for any money for the ticket, and I barely had a chance to thank her. It was meant to be!

The two Fridas...

Frida & Diego

There was this installation piece called Metropolis. It housed hundreds little toy cars that flew along these little road, diving up and over miniature buildings and structures made of found materials.

And I visited the Picassos...

We stopped by the Griffith Observatory to catch the sunset.

Hope your weekend was a lovely one!

Artist Crush

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We had an Oscar Party here and it was a ton of fun! We got dressed up, made some hor d'ourves, and had some drinks. I didn't take nearly enough pictures as I had planned, but oh well. 

Since fashion week is coming up soon, I wanted to share these beautiful images from Cate Parr, owner of Etsy store silverridgestudio. These gorgeous watercolor paintings are inspired by high fashion images of models from magazines like Vogue and Elle. The palettes are so rich and the brushstrokes are so expressive. I just love the way she reinterprets found images, into these portraits that are both dreamy and dramatic. You can find prints of these lovely paintings at her Etsy shop in all sizes, and also more designs!

Artist I Love: Emily Martin

I've been really into illustrator Emily Martin. Her figurative work is really interesting and I love her style. But I also love these textual prints. They're so cute! Visit her Etsy shop.

She also has a series of portraits that are dreamy and eerie at the same time. I love this one with the tooth.