Art spotlight

Artist at home: Calistoga rectory is turned into funky artist pad

Posted on February 20, 2012. Filed under: Art spotlight, Eye On Design | Tags: , , , , , , , |

Part 3 of 3 Home Tour. J Kirk and Ann Trinca. J Kirk in his Calistoga coffee shop Yo El Rey. Photo by Ann Trinca. Ann Trinca preparing a shop display for Napa Nest North located in Ella Blue, downtown Calistoga. House Tour: Photos by Indra Fortney, copyright applies. The bedroom: DIY: the headboard is [...]

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Art is everywhere you look

Posted on April 4, 2011. Filed under: Art spotlight, Eye On Design | Tags: , , , |

Your walls are your canvas. Check out these from Digs. New posts every Monday and Friday. Clip it onto a wire. This reminds me of my days in the dark room when I would hang my photographs up to dry. A bulletin board is a creative illustration of ideas. Whenever I glance over at my [...]

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My favorite portrait photographs of 2010

Posted on December 31, 2010. Filed under: Art spotlight | Tags: , , |

As we ‘face’ a New Year I thought it fitting to review some of my favorite portraits captured in past years (2010 and older). Photographs are our link to the past. Happy New Year! All photos by Indra Fortney, copyright applies. Our 2007 European road trip. Brussels. Seita, Tuomas, Indra and Ali. Brussels. Brussels. Corfu [...]

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Images To Send a Chill Up Your Spine: Happy Halloween

Posted on October 29, 2010. Filed under: Art spotlight | Tags: |

Halloween, that witching hour of mystery is upon us. This is the hauntingly surreal work of Lissy Elle . As we plunge into fall, and the first rains patter outside our doors, its a good time to get lost in a book.

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Meet the Makers: Artists showcased

Posted on October 18, 2010. Filed under: Art spotlight | Tags: , , , |

Friday night I was invited to take photographs of some of the Valleys finest, not wine but artists. Meet The Makers showcased 63 Napa Valley artists,  portraits of these artists are hung in the Mumm gallery. It was an intimate experience to toast champagne with these  artists as they stood in front of their picture. [...]

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What’s hot: Funky Photos and Fab Interiors

Posted on August 30, 2010. Filed under: Art spotlight | Tags: , , |

I stumbled across this zany photography site and thought “wow, this is strange, and I like it”. If you think you know what candy looks like, think again. These interiors are inspired by a similar graphic pop. ‘Pop’ has become a new favorite word of mine. HOT NEW POSTS FRESH OFF THE PRESS EVERY MONDAY [...]

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Di Rosa Scavanger Hunt

Posted on August 16, 2010. Filed under: Art spotlight | Tags: |

A mechanical cow truck carried a load of stylishly dressed people to a tropical oasis where peacocks roamed amidst rolling hills of grapes -and there a hunt for eyeballs ensued. Excuse the quality of these photos, my pocket camera was on the fritz. I spot an eyeball! Illegal tree placement caught on film.

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Art Spotlight: Beatiful, wistful images

Posted on August 11, 2010. Filed under: Art spotlight | Tags: |

I stumbled across this photographer, Klara Krisitina, in flickr. Each one of these  is a small poem.

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Art Spotlight

Posted on April 21, 2010. Filed under: Art spotlight | Tags: , , , |

I fell in love with these hauntingly beautiful Polaroid images I discovered by Giovanna Santinolli. The dream -like quality gives you a sense of another time, or the blurry whisper of a memory.

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Art Spotlight

Posted on April 15, 2010. Filed under: Art spotlight | Tags: |

Open Studios in San Francisco: This is the work of Ryan Grossman.  His work can be seen at Blue Studios at 17th and Mission. Opening party April 23rd 6-10 and open all weekend after that.

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