Cressandra Thibodeuaux
- Today Trudy and I met for coffee at Michele Tabori’s Venice loft where his large resin pieces were wonderfully displayed, especially the one in his bathroom. It was a lovely way to start the day and Michele shared with us his background and also expressed his true appreciation for Greg Miller, another extremely talented resin artist. Michele credits Greg for taking him under his wing and encouraging and nurturing his artistic expression through resin. I am a fan of resin and also a fan of these two amazing resin artists. Afterwards I went to Trudy’s studio and was impressed by what a prolific artist she has been in the last 6 months. The girl is on fire. I also enjoyed meeting her assistant Kate who has an impressive background in art and is a stunning six-foot tall blonde. They are the “Dynamic Duo.”
- Trudy Montgomery’s studio
Trudy Montgomery at her studio
Trudy Montgomery at her studio
I photographed my mom using a small umbrella with a Canon Speedlite 580EX E-TTL II
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was taken at my house with natural lighting in front of a green screen
- was taken at my house with natural lighting
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I took this in George Simian's lighting class at Smashbox studio
- I took this in George Simian’s lighting class at Smashbox studio
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- I took this in George Simian’s lighting class at Smashbox studio
Juliana, Justin, Daniel and Sabine
The highlight of my NYC trip was seeing my sister’s twins; Sabine and Daniel. I love them both and love the way they smell like oatmeal cookies. I was happy to see Juliana so happy and her husband Justin seemed so content. Parenthood suits them well.
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guys getting together on their cell phones
- NYC street performers
- Rosson Crow’s “Bowery Boys” at Deitch Projects
- Larry Sloan looking at Charles Burchfield, Midsummer Rhythms, 1946
Rosson Crow is a bright, brash, bold young painter from L.A. via Dallas, Texas.
A wonderful couple I met on the MOCA trip was Larry and Eleanor Sloan. Below you can see Larry admiring a painting by Charles Burchfield.
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The male reflected in the mirror is Apolo Ohno, the most decorated American Winter Olympic athlete of all time. During our MOCA trip we were lucky to have Veridiana Pontes-Ring pick our restaurants. They were all fantastic and it was nice to get a glimpses Apolo Ohno.
Ed Moses at the Skin Fruit show at the New Museum
Ed Moses was born in 1926 near Long Beach and educated in the mid-1950s at UCLA, Moses was one of the abstract artists with a one-man show at the legendary Los Angeles Ferus Gallery (1958), in the cadre of fellow artists Wallace Berman, Billy Al Bengston, Robert Irwin, Craig Kauffman, John Altoon, Larry Bell and Ed Ruscha.
Jeffery Deitch, new Director of MOCA
During the 2010 MOCA Armory Show trip I really enjoyed going to Jeffery Deitch’s home and listening to him explain the new direction of MOCA.
Pamela West and Timothy Blum
Pamela West and Timothy Blum are two Los Angeles art enthusiasts who I believe have their finger on the LA art pulse.
Tim Noble and Sue Webster sculpture
“Tim Noble and Sue Webster, who work as a team, are among the most celebrated of their generation of British artists. Their first exhibition in New York, I <3 You was held at Deitch Projects in the spring of 2000.”
These artists, Tim Noble and Sue Webster, were my favorite artists at the New Museum’s “Skin Fruit,” exhibition.
The New Museum's exhibition, "Skin Fruit"
My favorite sculpture in the “New Museum” was Tim Noble and Sue Webster’s sculpture which was on the first floor.
Roberta Smith writes about the art show in the Times, “The low points are many. I’ll mention the sculptures of Paul McCarthy and the team of Tim Noble and Sue Webster for their gratuitous nastiness…” However, to me the sculpture was so beautiful because I thought it was about looking past the sculpture to the projected image on the wall of two men looking at peace with one another… most likely a couple… unable to marry in California….
…which brings me to my first question, “How does New York feel about losing Jeffrey Deitch?” I can only imagine that New York is a little sore about losing one of their big players to Los Angeles…
…which brings me to my second question, “Can a New Yorker tell a Californian how LA art should look?” I say, “Yes!” And maybe I’m biased being a New Yorker but I grew up believing only Brooklyn had the best views of Manhattan — from a distance. So, this is why I think Jeffrey can do a great job, because he can see us from a distance.