Studio 33 and Gee's Gallery

By Gemma Cleanslate

I love arriving at Art and Galley at Studio 33. The entry is set up similar to the LEA Welcome area . One can see all the artists that are exhibiting at the time. Studio 33 is a long established gallery, but I have not been here in a while to visit.  The main gallery is a delight to walk through. There are pieces by many artists of many different genres and styles. You will definitely see something to fall in love with.

The exhibit of the month is reached by teleport . Donna Giordano (Ohsoleomio Resident) is an artist in real-life and Second Life. Her lovely splashes of color really pop on the walls. Of her work she says in her bio,” My work is a mix of bright bold opaque strokes full of energy and soft, quiet, watery and translucent hues. Some simple, some complex. Layer upon layer, sometimes up to 20 layers or more of colors, textures and forms.

I love to experiment therefore I don't have one set style. No one ever knows what I might come up with next, including myself!”  I saw some lovely quiet subtle pieces among the vibrant ones.

Outside her gallery area is a large vibrating movement piece by Pol Jarvinen whose pieces I have seen in so many places and events. His picks on his profile is an art gallery in itself!  A visit to Studio 33 is always such a pleasure. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rockcliffe%20Conservatory/212/64/22

I next dropped in at my friend, Gee (GeeJAnn Blackadder) ‘s Gallery, Active Interiors Garden in Mooter. It is a lovely building filled with art from Gee and also invited artists. The Gallery has been in Second Life since 2009. Gee has a great sense of humor and is very pithy with her sayings. Her greeter I found beautiful pieces both static and moving on the three floors.

 On the upper floor I found a sculpt that Gee had given me several years ago. I have it on my home roof patio. There it is.

The top floor holds the real-life art work of the artist ,Vandug Resident. The paintings of nature works, for the most part, are enchanting.

Outside the Gallery there is the Art Yard also filled with exhibits of invited artists. It is a refreshing place to relax as you view the the pieces on the wall.

I found Gee, Silvia Ametza and Kimble (kimblecoles Resident) working on a new venture... “evocative skits” according to Gee. They have been working on this since July. If you would like to see the skits come to http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mountain%20Falls/74/128/1502  Thursdays at 6am SL time.

To visit the Gallery and the Art Yard  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mooter/226/68/101 

Gemma Cleanslate

A Visit to East Gallery

By Gemma Cleanslate

 

 Monroe Snook is the operator of the Studio 33 Gallery and is a real-life and SL photographer who creates eclectic pieces. Right now you can see some of her latest works displayed at the East Gallery in Georgiana.  I found Monroe there and she was gracious to explain some of her works to me. One photograph is of a “cracked mud bank along the shore of the delta in northern California.” She has taken a photo of a mud bank and manipulated it to add more texture to it and make it more abstract. The final product is lovely with glimmers of light against the dark.

 

Nearby is a stand of oaks also taken in northern California  that has also been texturized to enhance it. There is one new venture where she has taken tree textures and raised them along an arm that seems to be holding an avatar’s head. She told me the head is of an old avatar that was Monroe. It is an amazing piece. All of  the photos there except two, are new creations.  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Georgiana/197/201/962

 

When you think you have absorbed her photos, take a walk next door and visit the art of Jerideana Francois better known as (The Jeri ). She is a real-life graphic artist and brings her works to SL. “Her latest works have been inspired from the death of her father and show both life and life in death, for our memories assure us to remember what we love,“ it says on the notecard you can pick up at the door. The vibrant tropical colors speak of her real-life home in Florida. 

 

Across the way you will find more vivid, works by Vicky Sierota, a writer and artist living in Athens. It takes a while to discern the patterns in her works which are alive with color.  Next door you will find ‘Aussie Views,’ a collection of real-life photographs by Zedber Zabelin. One of the most amazing is called’ Fire in the Sky,’ a spectacular view of the sky. Zebder likes fungi and has some photos of tiny, delicate  “mushrooms" that are quite lovely.

That is just the 5th floor at the East Gallery, and there are many to explore each with exhibits by AL artists you should not miss.  If you have not taken a look at the main gallery or the other sites of the gallerty you will find a tp station in the hall where you have a choice of locales to visit . Each is worth the time. There is a great tp station at the main entrance where you can pick up all the programs for each gallery with all the artists being shown and telport to any you wish to visit. 

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Georgiana/134/196/28 . Have a great visit. 

 

Gemma Cleanslate