Pictures From "Terribly Happy", Annie Owens' Solo Show

Being able to be at the opening of Annie's show at Copro Gallery was a total treat for me. Her works were spaced well, allowing the sparse feeling in the imagery to breathe. Every single piece was gorgeous, impeccably executed and full of the emotive charms we expect from Annie. And almost all of them were sold already!  Most the works I had been keeping abreast of as she completed them but there was one big surprise for me - titled, "Backwater Peccadillos". A large, tree framed swamp image of two girls floating in a boat, it became my favorite of the show. Just stupendous, they all need to be seen in person! 

A link to Copro Gallery's nice online preview of the artworks is here.

Here's Annie, the star of the show and Daniel, her steadfast partner in crime.
Her eyes are saying "Don't take my picture!" - but hey- it's camera one, babee!

There are other shows going on at Copro right now which are really worth viewing as well. Especially the BeinArt Surreal Collective exhibit - "Dystopia". Another post is to come on it.

For the recent Eclectix interview with Annie Owens click here.

Eclectix Interview With Artist Annie Owens

A fantastic new piece by Annie, "Ten Yard Stare",  for her upcoming solo exhibition

From the Eclectix intro-
"Artist Annie Owens grew up and currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She spent a fair amount of her childhood, watching classic horror movies with her musician brother. After receiving a degree in film and raising a daughter; she co-founded Hi-Fructose ( my personal fave art mag ) with her partner Attaboy, a superb artist as well. Both have shown and visited with Eclectix, in our brick and mortar days - their warm enthusiasm and support for newbrow art is always a welcome spark of hope.

Annie paints and draws girls, young women and crooked little houses in an achingly beautiful way. The blackest black of her ink work contrast nicely with a muted, pastel color palette. Her style is an unexpected and welcome mix of ...."

Just one of her many great sketch-studies.

For the entire interview and a gallery of Annie's art, CLICK HERE.

Another new piece , "Nevermore"

For info on her upcoming solo exhibit "Terribly Happy" in Los Angeles, this month, CLICK HERE.

Annie Owen's Solo: I'm "Terribly Happy" It's Happening...

Annie Owens is exhibiting in LA this month, at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica. If you are down that way, try to make it, her works are wonderfully expressive little dark peaks at characters with attitude. Annie is half of the Hi-Fructose art team and founder, Atta-Boy being the other half.

This is a solo show of all new works by Annie, aptly titled "Terribly Happy". The show opens March 19th and it is up thru April 9th, 2011.

There are a ton of great newbrow and surreal art shows going on down there in La-La land right now, so make an art trip of them all! Do some homework and for the easy highlights, check out the Eclectix site, event listings  - "Eight Days A Week".

Keep a sharp eye out for the upcoming interview with Annie, right here at Eclectix. Annie's website is here.

The Hi-Fructose 5th Anniversary Show in LA

Ewelina Ferruso, "Peace in the Garden"


The artsy folks at Hi-Fructose, Atta and Annie, are having their anniversary exhibit in Los Angeles right now. They've been producing this great, newbrow art magazine for 5 years now, so check it out if you haven't seen it. A much needed additional alternative to Juxtapoz. The show opened March 13th and will run thru April 3 at Copro Gallery. So if you are in that neck of the woods, get your head in there.
"The works included in this 5th Anniversary show pays an homage to the artists we’ve featured over the past 5 years and who’ve helped to shape and define the future of art in our culture." - Hi-Fructose
A mouth watering line up of artists with lovely, strange and fantastic art. 
Kris Kuksi, Jonathan Viner, Martin Witfooth, Candice Tripp, Jesse Hazelip, Lori Earley, Chris Mars, Jeff Soto, Kevin Cyr, Mark Ryden, Thomas Doyle, Scott Musgrove, Victor Castillo, Amy Sol, Audrey Kawasaki, Brendan Danielsson, Brian Dettmer, Greg "Craola" Simkins, Harma Heikens, Attaboy, Alex Pardee,Scott Hove, Sas Christian, Colin Christian, Yoko D'Holbachie, Travis Lampe, Junko Mizuno, Brandt Peters, Mia, Chet Zar, Kathie Olivas, Johnny “KMNDZ” Rodriguez, Sam Gibbons, Annie Owens, Yosuke Ueno, Skinner, Ewelina Ferruso, Shag, Mike Shine
You might recognize SF local, Scott Hove's "cake" art from the Eclectix "Eat It" exhibit. And Annie Owen's from the "All Gurlz" show has some gurlz there,  "Fishbowl". Both pieces are sold. Taking a peek at the Copro links it looks like Lori Earley's piece (Lee the Pink Sheep) also sold - for an astounding $25,000! You go, gurl! Here are just a few faves...

Mia, "Medusa"

Chris Mars,“Disappearing Ink”

Attaboy, "Winged Shmee" 



KMNDZ, "Birds Nest" 

For more go to -
http://www.copronason.com/
www.hifructose.com/