fanny shorter

fanny shorter
persian rug
silkscreen, edition of 75
19.7 x 27.5 inches
£150.00
available for purchase on boxbird

i wish that this silkscreen by fanny shorter was, in fact, a persian rug instead.

heather smith jones

heather smith jones
a daffodil for you
graphite, watercolor, and acrylic on paper
4 x 5 inches
$40
available for purchase at artstream

let us hope the april showers will soon bring the may flowers. a playful spring original by heather smith jones.

lany devening

lany davening

three for the chair

acylic on wooden block
5 x 7 inches
$15
available for purchase on lany davening's etsy store

a macabre rainbow panels painted for a show at wootini by lany davening. below, a screenprint/acrylic mixed media piece for $120, also available on etsy. interesting, effecting contemporary work, for a very fair price.

michel gondry

michel gondry will sketch a portrait of you or whoever's photograph you send him, for only $19.95!

c3

c3
alpha
graphite on paper
$400
available at shooting gallery

goth goth goth i can't help myself. these are so spooky and so beautiful. see a gothy studio visit with the mysterious c3 here and another drawing ($500) below.

AIDS community research initiative of america

ellen carey
untitled
c-print, edition of 25
10 x 8 inches
$200

the aids community research initiative of america has a treasure trove of well-curated limited editions and one-of-a-kind works by a variety of heavy-hitting contemporary artists including robert longo, jenny holtzer, and lou reed, along side works by lesser-known but ! you'll find things in the $100 to $300 but will fair much better with a budget of up to $800. all works were donated by the artists, so purchases go right to support aids research. the below is a unique work by francesca dimattio which is 12 x 9 and $750.

christie's interiors sales

Angelo Ippolito
Gray Regatta 1986
oil on canvas
50 x 40¼ in
$125 at yesterday's christie's interiors sale

secret hidden magical resource for affordable art alert! christie's auction house has a series of sales called "christie's interiors" at which many things are expensive, but a few quality things are always taken home for startlingly under their estimates. yesterday's case in point: the giant oil painting above was won for $125, including premium.