tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9513059109034363402024-02-19T17:26:38.256-08:00The ROCKSTAR FramerWant to know what it's like to be a Rockstar picture framer, and to take the garbage out for an art gallery? Well, you're in the right place.Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-66391498540748142212014-03-03T16:24:00.000-08:002014-03-03T16:27:43.587-08:00The "RIPE Circus"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJUxELn2Ujy_zAU2ZNzTyzdvUzZE7h26R-c2oc-42Oq87xv9_RFqvtcCd1r3kMmcvgD8TpLr2vPxDlUaeRSW2AXkgVRPSiAs8pUCvJYn63GjKyawMHhIW-2tMdHUxkCyovHZDsuzwalI/s1600/IMG_8336.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJUxELn2Ujy_zAU2ZNzTyzdvUzZE7h26R-c2oc-42Oq87xv9_RFqvtcCd1r3kMmcvgD8TpLr2vPxDlUaeRSW2AXkgVRPSiAs8pUCvJYn63GjKyawMHhIW-2tMdHUxkCyovHZDsuzwalI/s320/IMG_8336.JPG" /></a></div>
We opened our Eighth Annual Valentine's Day group show on February 14, 2014, to a resounding response from our local artists and collectors! This year's theme "A RIPE Circus" was a really fun theme that excited both our contributing artists, and fans of RIPE Art Gallery.
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This year's show drew in 87! pieces of work from 51 different artists. Of note, we had work from New Orleans artist Sherry Dooley, local fan favorites Kate Kelly, Holly Gordon, Doug Reina, William Brick Hawkins, STANKO, Luke DeLalio, David Graham, Linda Louis, Pheos, Sylvia Harnick, and Anu Annam. We even got work in the mail from Anthony Zummo (from Halifax, Nova Scotia)and Ralph Turturro (Cortland, NY).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWO14P-KQGe_3ymPk4DpiB3yZtGt_jZ5bh_eMipLon9qDtdpAQ5eg9d1u_fsNEpGqPtpoOswuy7JrXUJRou9BljTTP9Nz3R3FnkCeg8u9ODp5H8TpeZbrkdo1dJ5IkX0H4QeFoxNNFlU/s1600/IMG_8271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWO14P-KQGe_3ymPk4DpiB3yZtGt_jZ5bh_eMipLon9qDtdpAQ5eg9d1u_fsNEpGqPtpoOswuy7JrXUJRou9BljTTP9Nz3R3FnkCeg8u9ODp5H8TpeZbrkdo1dJ5IkX0H4QeFoxNNFlU/s400/IMG_8271.JPG" /></a></div>
We gave everyone a great show with clowns....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlN2eCcm9iDGMRpevCBVo76ABmtl49m1U2HLmdm6oGGurp2Xo0LFktDiAVjvlYNJ-OLgwYEtmh7orYJo0GUAfVrdfYct_w7-iDjfKx8m-0FjeWB2r8IoOic_zDKcT1uNqQjcZwhtLu5U/s1600/IMG_8312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlN2eCcm9iDGMRpevCBVo76ABmtl49m1U2HLmdm6oGGurp2Xo0LFktDiAVjvlYNJ-OLgwYEtmh7orYJo0GUAfVrdfYct_w7-iDjfKx8m-0FjeWB2r8IoOic_zDKcT1uNqQjcZwhtLu5U/s320/IMG_8312.JPG" /></a></div>
Stiltwalkers....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlKRQU7pirRLnYqQig99MumpOFl1SNrOCvp1GVJ1s5J_VUp6mKQe5dEZ_hIGLJDecjG_TI9y_B76viftyJ-97kkS4AhGApbmLHPoXFGtTAAnbuiR70IDT9IVF2XnzE2VNew2GDFrsP3c/s1600/IMG_8333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlKRQU7pirRLnYqQig99MumpOFl1SNrOCvp1GVJ1s5J_VUp6mKQe5dEZ_hIGLJDecjG_TI9y_B76viftyJ-97kkS4AhGApbmLHPoXFGtTAAnbuiR70IDT9IVF2XnzE2VNew2GDFrsP3c/s320/IMG_8333.JPG" /></a></div>
And a fabulous, sexy little Hoopdancer!
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The press also gave us some great love! Newsday featured some of our RIPEanista's in their "What They're Wearing" Column.
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The Long Islander featured a story about the show...."As Valentines Day approaches, it's time for you to decide whether you're more afraid of clowns or of being alone."
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And a really nice article appeared in the Northport Daily News... Here's the<a href="http://www.thenorthportdailynews.com/2014/02/12/think-out-of-the-box-this-valentines-day-at-ripe-art-gallerys-circus-themed-party/130"> Link</a><a href="http://www.thenorthportdailynews.com/2014/02/12/think-out-of-the-box-this-valentines-day-at-ripe-art-gallerys-circus-themed-party/130"></a>...
Thanks to All who made this such a success!!! We're having a Closing Reception this Saturday March 8th, 2014 from 5-7pm!Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-54661149383484916092013-10-29T13:12:00.000-07:002013-10-29T14:04:03.888-07:00"Fallon X 2" Now Showing in the Gallery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KqSt1iYJYp-cLycqN5e2IXO9tQXFqKVJNqoXMDihk9VjlReEfMG6OgbyuiIpiR9opOt7XA3koYLVhDnmQ7NLX8anNGU70BjYBaW-Q40LZCCnOQoz6hC0lWEL-1zkJ9kJDgozHx82J7w/s1600/Jody+&+Cheryl+Fallon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KqSt1iYJYp-cLycqN5e2IXO9tQXFqKVJNqoXMDihk9VjlReEfMG6OgbyuiIpiR9opOt7XA3koYLVhDnmQ7NLX8anNGU70BjYBaW-Q40LZCCnOQoz6hC0lWEL-1zkJ9kJDgozHx82J7w/s320/Jody+&+Cheryl+Fallon.jpg" /></a></div>
("Pagliacci" Oil on canvas, by Jody Fallon, "Taming the Tempest" Photograph, by Cheryl Fallon)
<b> We are so pleased</b> to welcome Jody and Cheryl Fallon this month to RIPE Art Gallery!! They are a husband and wife team from Central PA, and a whole hell of a lot of talent....
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Known for his haunting figurative work and expressive landscapes, Jody Fallon is a self taught contemporary artist, proficient in oil, watercolor, pastel, pencil and most recently, sculpture. A native of central Pennsylvania, Jody grew up exploring the dark fields, hills and mountains near his childhood home. After joining the Marine Corp., he was introduced to painting by three artists who he had come to know and admire; Frank Frazetta, Paul Lehr and Ron Wing.
Here's one of our favorite pieces....
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"Entangled". By Jody Fallon.
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Jody with Artist Stanko in front of "Echinacea" at the opening reception.
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Cheryl Fallon is a photographic artist based in central Pennsylvania creating selfportraiture and dreamscapes. Her most recent images, inspired by the genres of fantasy and surrealism, are created as composites of several photographs allowing her the ability to create the slightly unreal scenes. Cheryl’s work has been described as dreamlike with a feeling of timelessness, just a touch of darkness and a dash of whimsy. Her work centers on creating storylike images based on the themes of our common stories of struggle, loneliness, heartache, desire, passion, grief and fear.
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One of my favorites by Cheryl...."Just Might Soar".
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"The Survivor", Cheryl Fallon.
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Cheryl sitting in our new gallery space at Rexer's Crossroads Farm, 1028 Park Avenue, Huntington.
This is a wonderful show by two people I'm proud to call my friends.
Showing through November 16, 2013. But stay tuned, there just might be a Closing Reception on Nov. 16th....
Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-49814277162739988892013-08-02T11:14:00.000-07:002013-08-02T11:14:41.372-07:00RIPE's Big Move!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuh4FAfjPtDWLJ_7mD80xr_tk_4kgL6Vp0FlPRycnibV7V6e0PbIr0na4-LTIefWCvncbGWJP803haPFOsEamRqd-VAlEVTrZrLXjpvjsuxoY5BPdSJLZdgAO_eS-mpELq9bF9nJ9QIU/s1600/New+RIPE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuh4FAfjPtDWLJ_7mD80xr_tk_4kgL6Vp0FlPRycnibV7V6e0PbIr0na4-LTIefWCvncbGWJP803haPFOsEamRqd-VAlEVTrZrLXjpvjsuxoY5BPdSJLZdgAO_eS-mpELq9bF9nJ9QIU/s320/New+RIPE.jpg" /></a></div>
I know!!! How exciting!!!!
We've been here at 67a Broadway, in Greenlawn for 7! Years!! And you haven't gotten rid of us yet!
So we're moving the frameshop into this adorable little building on the side of the road in Huntington.
Well, 1028 Park Avenue to be exact....
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We've got a new "partner" who is helping us make this all happen....We'll just call him The Pimp.
So we kinda get free run on the rest of the property around the building. So we've renovated our little cottage, (which has notorious roots as a chicken slaughter house), on Rexer's Crossroads Farm. Our frame shop is gonna be much more open, same great selection, same great workman...er, workwomanship, with our usual fun shopping opportunities in the front room of the shop. Then right next door...
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The Pimp is building us a HUGE new gallery space! The picture is showing you where we are right now with construction of the barn. I told him that all I need is sheetrock and I can start showing art in this barn. But we're gonna get paint, and a cool floor, and a lot more than that!!
So, keep posted. We're moving outta here (67a) tomorrow! We'll be open on August 6th!Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-21380780921633584732013-02-11T11:47:00.000-08:002013-02-11T11:47:30.501-08:00The Long Awaited Houseboat Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Sweet SS Charisma.
The First thing that we did, and I'll add, it was quite awhile ago...
Was deal with the back wall. This is what it looked like.
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And a view of the back deck before.
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So my band of pirates ripped out the rotten back wall, the windows, and ripped off the top of the back deck.
Here's what we ended up with.
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We had to put planks on the bottom of the deck for now. But we got a cool cockpit out back now.
Of course all this work opened up a few cans of worms.
The next issue was the galley. Here's a picture of the nice little kitchen as it was...before.....sigh.......
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The whole wall behind it was rotting so.....
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And!....After......Much better, right?.... But it had to happen. We saved all the original fronts, and doors of the cabinets. We kept the stove, the sink, and the countertop, for now. . She needs some re-fiberglassing to stop leaks, and, well,....a lot of love and care.
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Here's a final shot for those out there who doubt Charisma's float-ability. During the 2011 Hurricane, she floated at high tide!...
Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-57060031903653822792012-10-08T14:51:00.000-07:002012-10-08T14:51:04.025-07:00Art UpdateWell, since we've been gone for so long, here's what we were busy doing in the gallery.
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We invited our "old" college buddy, Jon Dunitz, down from Maine with his show "Forgotten Transport". We LOVE shows that center around cars. Who doesn't like a car?!?
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We also opened up our "Backdoor" Gallery to one of our favorite sicko artists, David Graham. His "Celebrity Deathmask" collection really strikes our sicko funnybone!
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Then we introduced everyone to Mark Bobley. His marker on paper drawings of weird dreamlike scenes, usually involving robots, pimps, monsters, and shamanistic symbolism are like a hallucination mapped out.
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October was an interesting month with Joe Giaquinto's visit. He brought his collection of "Spirit" photographs, and his clair-audient abilities to the gallery. It was kind of creepy...
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Our Annual Valentine's Day show was a hit once again. The room was packed and we had work from about 50 artists. It was great to meet some new people!
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We finally got to meet ZIG. He was awesome! Love his smart, witty work, and a super fun dance party broke out!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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STANKO returned for an April Fool's Day show. Super amazing show! And for his April Fool's present from the Ripe Girls, we had a bagpiper and drummer come and play some ear-drum splitting tunes for him!
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Luke DeLalio graced our walls with a border-line insane show of paintings, drawings and photography. A lot of lines were crossed, buttons pushed, and thoughts were provoked.
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And last but not least, we had a visit from Doris Rowe. The Grand Dame of the local art scene brought us a new collection of "Retablos". What a fun show!
So, there you have it. A quick rundown of this past year's events.
Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-16626847912993090732012-10-08T13:35:00.000-07:002012-10-08T13:35:11.462-07:00And...We're back!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, well, well....It's been a while! Lots of things have been going on with the Rockstar Framer. Lots of work, lots of art and new artists, a new gallery wall color, some really fab parties, broken hearts and broken art sales records, and the usual mix of fun and insanity. We also kicked down with some cash to re-do our website. Thus, the inspiration to return to our rockstar blog.
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Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-88805124435583632592011-05-31T13:12:00.000-07:002011-05-31T13:53:30.503-07:00Glitter makes everything better!New shoes....unbelievable buy...equals= LOVE!<br />These shoes have been on display since they walked into my life Sunday morning...sigh!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-S-Qar1F2P8m1vfH2IEQeJnWq-CV8c59mDnGhlOLqiBGmyFA0GqhpcMDU6NmxBcRaZ-E4ZYbJb_uOgMAtKHxgtn78rS79oth4oA4lnARBmaaOSACkX3AZ6uXCwrV93K97HCp9pRVFEH4/s1600/IMG_9014.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-S-Qar1F2P8m1vfH2IEQeJnWq-CV8c59mDnGhlOLqiBGmyFA0GqhpcMDU6NmxBcRaZ-E4ZYbJb_uOgMAtKHxgtn78rS79oth4oA4lnARBmaaOSACkX3AZ6uXCwrV93K97HCp9pRVFEH4/s320/IMG_9014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612983879747832450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJA52LLI7E_h7VIe6Y_F5B55c5Ba__OWe39YJCAi26k8NR_Ab8saZXihTvGshs5jtYEclIID0zowQXCA574rOjBy326tQvedKB1r_8mfDAmqwwdGHQ2vVtqfaHM96sOl-ALaLQWS_wmQ/s1600/IMG_9011.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJA52LLI7E_h7VIe6Y_F5B55c5Ba__OWe39YJCAi26k8NR_Ab8saZXihTvGshs5jtYEclIID0zowQXCA574rOjBy326tQvedKB1r_8mfDAmqwwdGHQ2vVtqfaHM96sOl-ALaLQWS_wmQ/s320/IMG_9011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612983963003667298" /></a><br />That's right......I mean, isn't everything better in a glitter color?<br />These shoes are not made for walking, anywhere...but they are an amazing sight to behold.<br />Well, I guess I can walk in them for a short distance...Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-79367694872731332112011-05-25T19:07:00.000-07:002011-05-25T19:25:43.509-07:00When a Plan comes together.Meanwhile...back at The Shoeman's house....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUi4YpNpU2U-otHNrjoTw_S939j66pv17M134f7AxzoSS6TzmS46Bm9942IQcxflvpNB27PwaH3ECDdF9KQNqNRBca5OS-bRRDNIRRHF6D-upaof3rrN28ETxtW9zVvCTcZxVB-dG3fQ/s1600/IMG_8885.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUi4YpNpU2U-otHNrjoTw_S939j66pv17M134f7AxzoSS6TzmS46Bm9942IQcxflvpNB27PwaH3ECDdF9KQNqNRBca5OS-bRRDNIRRHF6D-upaof3rrN28ETxtW9zVvCTcZxVB-dG3fQ/s320/IMG_8885.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610841255830555170" /></a><br />Your favorite Rockstar "Paintergrrl" finally got to pimp out the Diningroom in this pad.<br /><br />Here's what it looked like when we walked in.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcdhyF1jKqRQTeAXNBZXjuFxi1uNQh7a9Yf6yjQyl7h6enDcocp3ZcrzJLRJmi1o8zMS-NIbiioXCvNH9TaKDQPtgGlhhtacigfMD4qvgo8hhdR0kbKxPSKjusUnmFCvtWSSsiBiBnNY/s1600/IMG00214.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcdhyF1jKqRQTeAXNBZXjuFxi1uNQh7a9Yf6yjQyl7h6enDcocp3ZcrzJLRJmi1o8zMS-NIbiioXCvNH9TaKDQPtgGlhhtacigfMD4qvgo8hhdR0kbKxPSKjusUnmFCvtWSSsiBiBnNY/s320/IMG00214.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610841252258422482" /></a><br />Not good, right? The chandelier was verdigris green, and there was a dreadful wallpaper border (which should be illegal) around the room.<br /><br />We decided that the room, right off the main foyer, needed some pattern to really rock.<br />A quick base coat of "Satchel", appropro for The Shoeman's crib.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qaH-99pV-hUgqycxpKJq4RAanDSEWfpG3JAHK9G6yl1OU_BDHgNQa1iTqOySR0IFxLyVP0ShNwakoqVBjOpS2NCQae_OlE_2WBo8k2hny4fuG0Irfg06bM_rqj4w1TQthlRk9JPmPF8/s1600/IMG_8874.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qaH-99pV-hUgqycxpKJq4RAanDSEWfpG3JAHK9G6yl1OU_BDHgNQa1iTqOySR0IFxLyVP0ShNwakoqVBjOpS2NCQae_OlE_2WBo8k2hny4fuG0Irfg06bM_rqj4w1TQthlRk9JPmPF8/s320/IMG_8874.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610841252824271282" /></a><br /><br />Then your loyal Warrior Princess worked her magic. An all-over stencil pattern of "Iron Gate". Yes...it's true, that is all paint. (Even The Fabulous Wallpaper-Hanger was impressed...* More about him later...) Everyone was thrilled!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_LnzHeQsg4pOANVpxhBIHQ7zswRECFJa2BTWFLKlhgPzfUjZ0XRodpM0AIxa1ubmmLKeu52xlfpbFR812H3qUrdzkaQf8vVZk2I4dYEZxHIMmDJdNmVGBwuppi1kWCVihqEXtzQV1T4/s1600/IMG_8880.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_LnzHeQsg4pOANVpxhBIHQ7zswRECFJa2BTWFLKlhgPzfUjZ0XRodpM0AIxa1ubmmLKeu52xlfpbFR812H3qUrdzkaQf8vVZk2I4dYEZxHIMmDJdNmVGBwuppi1kWCVihqEXtzQV1T4/s320/IMG_8880.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610844702626210370" /></a><br />Wow! THat was FUN!!! Thanks to my little Paintergrrl who assisted...ayou know who you are! <3Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-12376795992877881052011-05-01T20:06:00.001-07:002011-05-01T20:58:51.348-07:00The Houseboat Project.Day One of Houseboat S.S. "Charisma"....nee. "Queen of Hearts" renovation.<br />This is the Houseboat bequeathed to me by The Pirate of Centerport. This fine vessel is hard aground...from the late 60's, and in dire need of a gentle, helpful Rockstar hand.<br />The Bridge, as it is today, May 1, 2011...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxA_3wcvYRbbsfYj3gcggajcpFvwe2Y84_TY24WBvx_QaL-BqZHPz5-aJn3NMegwHIdveIwQ3yaiGIP_R7mWz6febUJXu5xv95GfDdC4nRy6jRvHYM3ISVnUc37I4TD5Ckthka9zwQjI/s1600/IMG_8841.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxA_3wcvYRbbsfYj3gcggajcpFvwe2Y84_TY24WBvx_QaL-BqZHPz5-aJn3NMegwHIdveIwQ3yaiGIP_R7mWz6febUJXu5xv95GfDdC4nRy6jRvHYM3ISVnUc37I4TD5Ckthka9zwQjI/s320/IMG_8841.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950553924355746" /></a><br />I quickly set up command central on the Fore Deck...handbag, Mother's old cushions, blackberry, and trusty iced tea.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXMeIf7LU5M9Zo7kwLesq836ONv_LMWj8Sb9o9adR-vJYNXmuQwLc9GFzk6l3AfE3IEAhnQRYPGrTy83M6aPTd8BfmqlI-45fT8Lz_vFJFM3GxdE9av8SHMZGYKyeGyHoa4r05P4VRl0/s1600/IMG_8855.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXMeIf7LU5M9Zo7kwLesq836ONv_LMWj8Sb9o9adR-vJYNXmuQwLc9GFzk6l3AfE3IEAhnQRYPGrTy83M6aPTd8BfmqlI-45fT8Lz_vFJFM3GxdE9av8SHMZGYKyeGyHoa4r05P4VRl0/s320/IMG_8855.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950565831073682" /></a><br /> I immediately made the Pirate move the creepy mannequin out of the head...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86aLbxDt8vrA8fNvj6ML34Cf6WHHILK6Uj21de4HGCHqWlI8sWWI_d0zWJZVEYTZLqS4ENe4yVPxKdnZSQ7DkEYmSrx4EbNTjdOobDjZXQdwdNRjB2yfYtHuKvQsu8VG2bIlSyA97qdM/s1600/IMG_8842.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86aLbxDt8vrA8fNvj6ML34Cf6WHHILK6Uj21de4HGCHqWlI8sWWI_d0zWJZVEYTZLqS4ENe4yVPxKdnZSQ7DkEYmSrx4EbNTjdOobDjZXQdwdNRjB2yfYtHuKvQsu8VG2bIlSyA97qdM/s320/IMG_8842.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950561450993186" /></a><br /><br />Then I attacked all the closetes and drawers, moved furniture, and tossed a lot of gross stuff...the view down into the livingroom...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiU7gcb-20-mizRMphpatXyKf5hJrTQRvN56kqobZYLNRjnyX-_Z7_qQZmP7MD4xHYG-n8NC9JglWs9OqXE9capSM4Y6nN297x7q4q5HR7wurPrIhpIhRBlu2AnYOTFigVJAwoNz0Og9E/s1600/IMG_8852.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiU7gcb-20-mizRMphpatXyKf5hJrTQRvN56kqobZYLNRjnyX-_Z7_qQZmP7MD4xHYG-n8NC9JglWs9OqXE9capSM4Y6nN297x7q4q5HR7wurPrIhpIhRBlu2AnYOTFigVJAwoNz0Og9E/s320/IMG_8852.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950557877787682" /></a><br />Wondering about how this this 32' ship stays afloat? This is the "cradle of the sea" for my Miss Charisma....*jazzhands**<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cCxFwcISSoAuFM-E-nXQFU8LlGQKz8xwDzMv7bLBl7ORD0-2RFVje7HfW3FW4isdVoG6KxUkWuTg94K5UaSOz5ld98XDFae9FzIM2vbaNdQVxmIUkRd5zmV2IsPD7OnMQWT5gwRex8A/s1600/IMG_8867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cCxFwcISSoAuFM-E-nXQFU8LlGQKz8xwDzMv7bLBl7ORD0-2RFVje7HfW3FW4isdVoG6KxUkWuTg94K5UaSOz5ld98XDFae9FzIM2vbaNdQVxmIUkRd5zmV2IsPD7OnMQWT5gwRex8A/s320/IMG_8867.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950567888514658" /></a><br />Wall colors have been chosen, windows have been measured...a meeting took place about how to proceed with certain repairs, and cleaning issues...Over all, a brilliant day!Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-19496393591657978422011-04-19T11:19:00.000-07:002011-04-21T15:39:36.721-07:00Lillian Dodson...kind of a big deal around here.Your Humble Rockstar Framer is truly honored that Lil would even consider showing in my little gallery...truly. But she didn't even have to consider when I got the courage to bring a show, here at Ripe, up to her. Lil is amazing...aka. Dame Billian. I won't disclose her true age here, but this sister is rockin' it! Lil is the real deal...she's a well-respected artist from right here in Huntington. Married to Stanley Twardowicz...collected by museums...faculty at Hofstra U...kind of a big deal!<br /><br />This piece, "StickUp" is dated 1970. It looks amazing here...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jj3yvIzVKILznDEmcU9Yy-eJwUeNQoxf0W3SHEFHGzVNffZXrV1EMuVsIRmUcB3rdkQqL1S0ZvqBNEO595Iy77zAOnVOa983PUNigUWaXcH1pzr30KDQ4vP6ixD9vQ4NwMzfU_-Edjw/s1600/IMG_8632.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jj3yvIzVKILznDEmcU9Yy-eJwUeNQoxf0W3SHEFHGzVNffZXrV1EMuVsIRmUcB3rdkQqL1S0ZvqBNEO595Iy77zAOnVOa983PUNigUWaXcH1pzr30KDQ4vP6ixD9vQ4NwMzfU_-Edjw/s320/IMG_8632.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597361438448189682" /></a><br /><br />And this piece, "January", is from 1/2011. Loose and free...very moody...feels like this January to me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5j2N90cv0akiEe6SYRWnUPuUfaOrLNiyvPS161bVZqk0Dx9e0RYXhRsJrn0Lolvv_BoShamMX2bNMQ994C9sZnVSFLiBDfDxAYeynybw2aBgAp0wIP-DTAtPweNdcCOn_ubRyiXAwN3I/s1600/IMG_8634.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5j2N90cv0akiEe6SYRWnUPuUfaOrLNiyvPS161bVZqk0Dx9e0RYXhRsJrn0Lolvv_BoShamMX2bNMQ994C9sZnVSFLiBDfDxAYeynybw2aBgAp0wIP-DTAtPweNdcCOn_ubRyiXAwN3I/s320/IMG_8634.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597361444987234626" /></a><br /><br />Lil's friends braved a rainy day to come hang out here at Ripe...chairs and all...<br />That's Mary the Painter,...very well known in this area...and Linda the Potter...from Huntington.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiED885_8JPHn7Pio4ePXpRhvlyfG3msfD1Uh1qXCW0Giz_f1OoB1l0Kfpq42tM2-lxqUfLZCtt1fxAarhHBKiBVUD7xstx6xeC2hSMoZb8DRDsSyAUSqA_K2zlaJUZW2rhJsHdmPSTdM8/s1600/IMG_8658.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiED885_8JPHn7Pio4ePXpRhvlyfG3msfD1Uh1qXCW0Giz_f1OoB1l0Kfpq42tM2-lxqUfLZCtt1fxAarhHBKiBVUD7xstx6xeC2hSMoZb8DRDsSyAUSqA_K2zlaJUZW2rhJsHdmPSTdM8/s320/IMG_8658.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597361456842794258" /></a><br /><br />And here are Jeanne the Art League, (big deal...) and Norm the Jeweler, and his sweet Swedish wife. These people are all important in the art education scene here on LI.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCP1SqjmGjdN6AKo89BPmFMQk4SjIDVlc5bD6asvyWEYuhzl2tNJFOpsG6TFe6Et2AUvqOl3NH608_LdFPXE4fBoR4o7vJKyBfC-ReaWAT1jAw8nIo4aikB1MSvK6pOvLGjXRB72xgfM/s1600/IMG_8660.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCP1SqjmGjdN6AKo89BPmFMQk4SjIDVlc5bD6asvyWEYuhzl2tNJFOpsG6TFe6Et2AUvqOl3NH608_LdFPXE4fBoR4o7vJKyBfC-ReaWAT1jAw8nIo4aikB1MSvK6pOvLGjXRB72xgfM/s320/IMG_8660.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597361469454220258" /></a><br /><br />So lucky to have a "Grande Dame" like Lil in my life, who brings amazing insight, humor, and understanding to this thing we can "The Art World".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2O8fHhgDouVdcvEI6YEcUg6OlfD1xMxuqDrAXqU9JeV_MlyVTaBpf_Dt4Pl-oYce2mFy7WrGxzkzDohcKN7XEanjKem6-DulLXpE8Ili20z70L0CaW4-z_wb8Q0ILeP1OjthR7p7lls/s1600/IMG_8654.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2O8fHhgDouVdcvEI6YEcUg6OlfD1xMxuqDrAXqU9JeV_MlyVTaBpf_Dt4Pl-oYce2mFy7WrGxzkzDohcKN7XEanjKem6-DulLXpE8Ili20z70L0CaW4-z_wb8Q0ILeP1OjthR7p7lls/s320/IMG_8654.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597361452702880258" /></a>Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-73698183400925387702011-04-15T15:35:00.001-07:002011-04-15T16:25:44.524-07:00The Circus is leaving town...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReH_z4iwlbslCQOA2MvfMMiGx7AvdTHKcYyld4o1xbz6laZO_rRBQmz73bKlb-wBWcwYkf6CJ2t7F62ITBEj1-R5Qv6RnkEJGgaPGQlX61Pkl6pT19bqVIfROcr1T8drwcV7dLPuC46A/s1600/IMG_8601.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReH_z4iwlbslCQOA2MvfMMiGx7AvdTHKcYyld4o1xbz6laZO_rRBQmz73bKlb-wBWcwYkf6CJ2t7F62ITBEj1-R5Qv6RnkEJGgaPGQlX61Pkl6pT19bqVIfROcr1T8drwcV7dLPuC46A/s320/IMG_8601.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595944578544621618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lnFZcGI0LjsHtlRhAUha_mGii6jhPJaY2VQDq1ZDE1YpHGzTZa7GeUVuZn0ry8KzbnAgNgJurqx7Ti6lslzD48ylhd6VaJ9Ii2LcSzO94ywwt7Er-AdLIl36zhKcBFSIHdYQLhrw3nE/s1600/IMG_8602.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lnFZcGI0LjsHtlRhAUha_mGii6jhPJaY2VQDq1ZDE1YpHGzTZa7GeUVuZn0ry8KzbnAgNgJurqx7Ti6lslzD48ylhd6VaJ9Ii2LcSzO94ywwt7Er-AdLIl36zhKcBFSIHdYQLhrw3nE/s320/IMG_8602.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595944680246281074" /></a><br />Well...I guess it's time to talk about it...Ripe also helps people paint and decorate their home...<br />we call it "Feathering the Nest"...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_cBY94f16lGjhW09OHcuIwYgRADv21-QCU5s_uwMVrxoPrc1L3Y_T743YhN-s40YoU4GedsrXqWN6az010h1wbTZhibrKYc-7CQ2gv4yz1du_GKaO6H5RBuRxs-mKp-LEn21Z-eTopg/s1600/IMG_8640.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_cBY94f16lGjhW09OHcuIwYgRADv21-QCU5s_uwMVrxoPrc1L3Y_T743YhN-s40YoU4GedsrXqWN6az010h1wbTZhibrKYc-7CQ2gv4yz1du_GKaO6H5RBuRxs-mKp-LEn21Z-eTopg/s320/IMG_8640.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595944778894940098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Together, with my fearless PainterGrrls, Ripe transforms spaces into amazing living environments. What we're looking at today is the home of The Shoeman. We transformed everything that was white (which was everything...) into a cool, sophisticated home for a pimpin' Shoeman.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTtLKdqqEYHYJEmkHJBF6KKWpnVYGkEXipnr9Ev2tKdqJoaj1cjDFdI052qGSTJwN7whcBZkQRcneepQF5Kaaxk0WzMqgoLotfugSXkKvA7Rha903n6gafakApSQ9xltB7uXW9RzDKP8/s1600/IMG_8641.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTtLKdqqEYHYJEmkHJBF6KKWpnVYGkEXipnr9Ev2tKdqJoaj1cjDFdI052qGSTJwN7whcBZkQRcneepQF5Kaaxk0WzMqgoLotfugSXkKvA7Rha903n6gafakApSQ9xltB7uXW9RzDKP8/s320/IMG_8641.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595945400237898946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdbuV1bU5i5_A8qvlD8LFqHa7rtPRoRIkcmfJWibBqo0eqk-Hj_NKdFq5lgtqWb28T9S8Nj0IrvTmpLa5H776MPeN0skCt_4jWfVDse_WX2kzICkW0A9yMzZjH1DmC4Xm71sQtF-K7Mw/s1600/IMG_8643.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdbuV1bU5i5_A8qvlD8LFqHa7rtPRoRIkcmfJWibBqo0eqk-Hj_NKdFq5lgtqWb28T9S8Nj0IrvTmpLa5H776MPeN0skCt_4jWfVDse_WX2kzICkW0A9yMzZjH1DmC4Xm71sQtF-K7Mw/s320/IMG_8643.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595946654540599762" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We had great furniture to work around...and a blank slate. The whole job encompassed a cathedral living room/foyer,...dining room, stairwell,...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9YrmEcJgJZfUM8A2-l-pTKh9J8KwJv6DCzFLtg30HU2ECM11Myi-Xiy-84TTKkvb_ON5s8OMpbalyt4C2rBBBrg9xjY63OL_VugiDTaHuvjt3grfXh_8y3H0OerYl4m1zPLAzQkdHe8/s1600/IMG_8644.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9YrmEcJgJZfUM8A2-l-pTKh9J8KwJv6DCzFLtg30HU2ECM11Myi-Xiy-84TTKkvb_ON5s8OMpbalyt4C2rBBBrg9xjY63OL_VugiDTaHuvjt3grfXh_8y3H0OerYl4m1zPLAzQkdHe8/s320/IMG_8644.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595947731656378546" /></a><br /> hallway, and master bedroom. We'll be continuing Rockstar style with an awesome accent wall in the dining room...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdU6_v6jFm8LDiIdJzB6spORG_KbCRm4x6GWg-iOs8ymnSJIePHJeQxDMwmGg_CaDiHF-z9Cbb_2cmGRpWbv3PK9zCU-0xqfd3GWHVy5T8_v5FYG9MRaT2QUG0lCmUnnawbwqwyTG6bc/s1600/IMG_8649.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdU6_v6jFm8LDiIdJzB6spORG_KbCRm4x6GWg-iOs8ymnSJIePHJeQxDMwmGg_CaDiHF-z9Cbb_2cmGRpWbv3PK9zCU-0xqfd3GWHVy5T8_v5FYG9MRaT2QUG0lCmUnnawbwqwyTG6bc/s320/IMG_8649.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595947484827095282" /></a><br />and a funky finish in a powder room...<br />See...This is how Ripe Art got started. Your Loyal Warrior Princess was a Paintergrrl herself. Walking around in painter's whites, hanging around Aboff's, doing awesome faux finishes in people's homes, and living in the circus...That's what I call spending time on contraptions called scaffolding and ladders...<br />Such dangerous work also, realistically, has a shelf life. And I had given myself (optimistically) until 45 to be climbing scaffolding...Luckly, the business has gotten me off the tightrope a few years early, and the universe brought me an amazing company of Paintergrrls to boss around...just kidding girls!...<br /><br />This hasn't been an easy job, and those sweet monkey girls have been in this home for three, 3!... weeks! They ROCKED it out,..and now your Loyal Rockstar Framer is going back in solo to lux this sweet crib out. This is a house I painted in when I first started about 7 years ago...I did the family room/kitchen and the kid's rooms all fauxed out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV01yDA-LHQM2EVGG7tt_FPhoD-theWGeBilHnq4weG5-yMqn76CMrQ1NhGNupTWqe9uMwQkFi8_azMa4E-orYSgfp-9R6UDfgIwzz4e80HjJWqR-i2D1pae8lfAleaYXYqKiEy6oV7IA/s1600/IMG_8647.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV01yDA-LHQM2EVGG7tt_FPhoD-theWGeBilHnq4weG5-yMqn76CMrQ1NhGNupTWqe9uMwQkFi8_azMa4E-orYSgfp-9R6UDfgIwzz4e80HjJWqR-i2D1pae8lfAleaYXYqKiEy6oV7IA/s320/IMG_8647.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595954745886492258" /></a><br />So this will be a cool showcase of what I can do with color and pattern. We might even have a hand in the master bath renovation!<br />Will keep you posted with some finished pix soon. xoxo!Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-85946184944242355612011-04-12T13:55:00.000-07:002011-04-12T14:05:52.886-07:00Ethel Camhi- BrownEthel Camhi-Brown...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr5RbDF6hkKwPwDR0rSEMvcJwRidFmocCiDiWUbvV42CwHKqakjRwrFCQKpHSLzVWfLJShKdYPmHMHSl28XSFfn4g8ajfTbUx56YnUEk9ki7RnL4n9sKH0G8koSNqw2UZXOh8YebSWxc/s1600/IMG_3499_medium.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr5RbDF6hkKwPwDR0rSEMvcJwRidFmocCiDiWUbvV42CwHKqakjRwrFCQKpHSLzVWfLJShKdYPmHMHSl28XSFfn4g8ajfTbUx56YnUEk9ki7RnL4n9sKH0G8koSNqw2UZXOh8YebSWxc/s320/IMG_3499_medium.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594803722392929778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />is my friend. She's 83 this year. And she's hilarious.<br />But she had a stroke this past weekend, and is in the hospital.<br />Her son called me to let me know...apparently I'm on the list...<br />He said she loves me. Which caught me up. Because I love Ethel too.<br />She's one of the oldest friends I've ever had. I literally do anything for Ethel.<br />I come to her house to pick up and deliver framing, and drop her off in town.<br />She's totally cool. And a badass in her 83 year old body...that's giving up on her.<br />So in-case you read this and know Ethel, she's in Huntington Hospital. Her family is moving her up to Ithaca, to a rehab. But it's not good.<br />I'm going to say goodbye to her tomorrow am.Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-65151170136122053692011-04-07T10:43:00.001-07:002011-04-07T12:09:46.382-07:00Niko Pix Surface!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFp_YN0_8p29pidffIfAt38A_x4sWAjc_0ukY7Xi91YaJKCZzFx_ZT0SkxpMCmYrgEWRB8pDDnDWauTNgyu61D3QPeoMLMnuBpDmtcXYR-JnJsz3468BogIGt0DzViI-K_qdzX_IOa-E/s1600/IMG_8431.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFp_YN0_8p29pidffIfAt38A_x4sWAjc_0ukY7Xi91YaJKCZzFx_ZT0SkxpMCmYrgEWRB8pDDnDWauTNgyu61D3QPeoMLMnuBpDmtcXYR-JnJsz3468BogIGt0DzViI-K_qdzX_IOa-E/s320/IMG_8431.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592899005091971554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4E85IIdnigmaigvB940PGo8SHHgrMdHOxOgTwNEb7Ucm9x2VSl_mGypY8bA7uhlIdkTwMZqKSQ4wUPLhTzDuCmnsxcG1o1I94e_1WYgNtqchJ_6h86b3qSxniekOaOe15fdGsXraG-2M/s1600/IMG_8438.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4E85IIdnigmaigvB940PGo8SHHgrMdHOxOgTwNEb7Ucm9x2VSl_mGypY8bA7uhlIdkTwMZqKSQ4wUPLhTzDuCmnsxcG1o1I94e_1WYgNtqchJ_6h86b3qSxniekOaOe15fdGsXraG-2M/s320/IMG_8438.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592898862001872370" /></a><br /><br />So...Here's some photos from...... Niko's Opening...<br />THis show comes down this weekend...I for one am not over it yet.<br />Which is highly un-usual,since I'm usually over it once I hang it.<br />It may be because this show, I hung with Niko himself...Which Rarely happens.<br />I like to hang show's by myself. It's easier for me to work alone. <br />But this one Niko helped hang the "Rhino" and the Dragon Surfboard.<br /><br />Oh so what's with the camera?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSAvMss6uwfnCfudN-ZLn-TUMdBX7NQ1yT6i3sgbqyAwVnJUeVd0NqiSEDcNwUui4n4kW5CScV9Qrkjt6SQ1GHa3VkOr71g2BhnRhD5HLV7vat9Hr2_UZc_Z3Oh1yrjNng2BBceEzOyU/s1600/IMG_8432.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSAvMss6uwfnCfudN-ZLn-TUMdBX7NQ1yT6i3sgbqyAwVnJUeVd0NqiSEDcNwUui4n4kW5CScV9Qrkjt6SQ1GHa3VkOr71g2BhnRhD5HLV7vat9Hr2_UZc_Z3Oh1yrjNng2BBceEzOyU/s320/IMG_8432.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592902040575463426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xUJAYzu5K8yP3a7gz7DeIrsFqXoH1FLTAKfRVRvlrieUXogw6xXNDrwSF3tFjuP0A7nZtezFMMpvxBr-FQu5MbKF_i0Sb0EarYa2csBpojNP4ApUgpXrzsquKPrVk7lPHxwj7eUEm8w/s1600/IMG_8444.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xUJAYzu5K8yP3a7gz7DeIrsFqXoH1FLTAKfRVRvlrieUXogw6xXNDrwSF3tFjuP0A7nZtezFMMpvxBr-FQu5MbKF_i0Sb0EarYa2csBpojNP4ApUgpXrzsquKPrVk7lPHxwj7eUEm8w/s320/IMG_8444.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592902443799070306" /></a><br />That's your loyal Rockstar Framer, fulfilling my Rockstar duties, signing a release form for my interview on that camera (photo credit...Karl the Brit)...seem Niko showed up with his own camera crew, and they interviewed me, and Mrs Niko...the Amazing Mistress V. Von Twistern.<br />And I don't know who else...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiP56TCintkviTloJMlMjjKftU61s8VevODtyKwGpeSysZhzYHMu9bsMUgAFjc61f3BkYqBUA73UATrC_uXBXzG1zZfRl1SIp3WCxVywnfS1N6cxGe64KjCRmhTVrSUIDXer16YKkkgo/s1600/IMG_8430.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiP56TCintkviTloJMlMjjKftU61s8VevODtyKwGpeSysZhzYHMu9bsMUgAFjc61f3BkYqBUA73UATrC_uXBXzG1zZfRl1SIp3WCxVywnfS1N6cxGe64KjCRmhTVrSUIDXer16YKkkgo/s320/IMG_8430.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592908740714770482" /></a><br />Photo shows Mzzz Von Twistern, in glorious pink, (my favorite color)...<br />with the Intriguing Maxine...our favorite lady...she'll be showing here in May...all BLACK...........Fabulous!<br />Another successful show of great, fun art!.....whew...........Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-71753750813502766392011-04-03T16:24:00.000-07:002011-04-03T17:23:19.963-07:00Trixie!...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEajVkfZ3pkabbxJhnwZSlKxdogXBg4OlrVtsU3I7KDm0jXuwjP_FASqy8ARiv0GJHZRMyLYUmk1OcTnP2YJRYeIzufvK5RW9sIKC_FOPN-D92tFosbkSePWRns5HbF6zfa1StGSLFG34/s1600/IMG_8402.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEajVkfZ3pkabbxJhnwZSlKxdogXBg4OlrVtsU3I7KDm0jXuwjP_FASqy8ARiv0GJHZRMyLYUmk1OcTnP2YJRYeIzufvK5RW9sIKC_FOPN-D92tFosbkSePWRns5HbF6zfa1StGSLFG34/s320/IMG_8402.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591502455776208450" /></a><br /><br />So, this is Trixie...the gallery dog...Miss Trixie Loo....the not-so mysterious voice from the backroom...my best friend.<br /><br />Trix comes to work with me everyday, we're rarely out of each ear-shot. She has a seat belt in the car, and a bed in the backroom with her "Manager" sign on top. I think that she thinks she owns the place, and that I'm an employee. She doesn't really care for other dogs. She much prefers to hang out with kids, and select adults. If you meet her and she lets you touch her, she'll probably make a "Yip" and run away. She's very dramatic...You didn't hurt her, she's just very cautious about her ears, and being handled by first time visitors. I like the cautious nature of Trixie, she's a great manager, always letting me know when someone has arrived, or at the backdoor, and in a few cases, if you're a creep.<br /><br /><br />This photo by good friend, The Pet Photographer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMZxKOxJv5A3z2ywsEg6B0mpLl2J8przqX_UqCZNdRKQ3K6FN8mCrPgJ69iN0qwUCI9F1Pbrq7_YBjGXtrR3Ewm0NurbOmxhaJvx_XLaPj6rZmjA7y6K4WrnznkmO6BNPZ6BcO48V878/s1600/1553215343_m.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMZxKOxJv5A3z2ywsEg6B0mpLl2J8przqX_UqCZNdRKQ3K6FN8mCrPgJ69iN0qwUCI9F1Pbrq7_YBjGXtrR3Ewm0NurbOmxhaJvx_XLaPj6rZmjA7y6K4WrnznkmO6BNPZ6BcO48V878/s320/1553215343_m.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591506392536520082" /></a><br />Baby Trixie...about 13 weeks old...7 pounds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbiloncZ91uQLc_nOQFniMqU9AiQSW6dghDHmjqwzIkFB2QCxvIVrLJMYQSROiQGRp3Rl12SexhWYfcqDU6YRgqnEH5HQM_-JQxK3cIMMzRtgyNdBN80wrTKAVVnMgAbIWdl5wy2q4-s/s1600/IMG_2140_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbiloncZ91uQLc_nOQFniMqU9AiQSW6dghDHmjqwzIkFB2QCxvIVrLJMYQSROiQGRp3Rl12SexhWYfcqDU6YRgqnEH5HQM_-JQxK3cIMMzRtgyNdBN80wrTKAVVnMgAbIWdl5wy2q4-s/s320/IMG_2140_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591507126355683154" /></a>Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-38293075974886869432011-03-15T16:42:00.000-07:002011-04-03T17:16:54.304-07:00Surreal Surrealism<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja53RWlk5sXr4R6unOo2TkP5xaWalYdi_gaTTFBLfMZlv5OdGhITczWn98KKXAXDqSu7RZewdDzKrVZtc_Fc9alWrOUIXc0iNrxkiikaP_7_wQT-R2UXdcDWLKsvJIYEHRjcNzU1MgKFQ/s1600/IMG_8407.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja53RWlk5sXr4R6unOo2TkP5xaWalYdi_gaTTFBLfMZlv5OdGhITczWn98KKXAXDqSu7RZewdDzKrVZtc_Fc9alWrOUIXc0iNrxkiikaP_7_wQT-R2UXdcDWLKsvJIYEHRjcNzU1MgKFQ/s320/IMG_8407.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584456703864953906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />So...we've been living with the artwork of Edward Joseph for the past week and we're really enjoying it. Most of the time I'm "Over" a show by the time that the opening is over, but Edward's work is really enjoyable.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzMXVxxpmTyHe9Y775K91x3sHTgiLbQH4G0EKvdM4cSt-xxlu5B7KHYsjaWHFf3uYzXLKKLwZtvuqmfrYstT5be7PyxCnAIHKGC3ic9No5Ug1uXWRM8I05SBxA3sBkcP8syzeBok6ty0/s1600/IMG_8405.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzMXVxxpmTyHe9Y775K91x3sHTgiLbQH4G0EKvdM4cSt-xxlu5B7KHYsjaWHFf3uYzXLKKLwZtvuqmfrYstT5be7PyxCnAIHKGC3ic9No5Ug1uXWRM8I05SBxA3sBkcP8syzeBok6ty0/s320/IMG_8405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584456829745170098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Edward was one of Elaine Benson's "discoveries"...she made him into a a landscape painter, but the combination of the landscapes with the surreal is, well...sublime.<br />My favorite piece is the "Baby Doll"...if I had a bigger house it would be mine. But since I could see it anywhere in my cottage from my bedroom, there's not a chance.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RHPgb2CUICwDwTtaHBipjoueeNhaLf1k5JwDY5MMmBCpGLF5B3Rle3dElx93IvPtFfWPWJpAz5HYGt8GkiNePS3Ha3REIlyJs_pq-Ukjj-FwKf0bGbGRV4ObKggfVFB_wC1V9A_T560/s1600/IMG_8386.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RHPgb2CUICwDwTtaHBipjoueeNhaLf1k5JwDY5MMmBCpGLF5B3Rle3dElx93IvPtFfWPWJpAz5HYGt8GkiNePS3Ha3REIlyJs_pq-Ukjj-FwKf0bGbGRV4ObKggfVFB_wC1V9A_T560/s320/IMG_8386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584460614835046658" border="0" /></a><br />The added bonus is that Tall Edward is one of the easiest, most pleasant artists I've even had the pleasure of working with! So talented, and easy going, he even produce a series of prints of his digital collages exclusive to Ripe! Wait till you see our new and improved website...Edward will be majorly featured.Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-18851778222934558162011-03-02T17:55:00.000-08:002011-04-03T17:17:56.365-07:00True RockStars...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXgCFbl4HvXXdfg2J_FHh-ctkBvGEDOcU5jKwE_HtKR8JDgfV41PXIiHG0Ug0ScC9APEMOS6sPGQivRVk1TZYWxwuPH8c72mhmIy70RO7q6-cF1CRWfDoGX8d3czSBsmqAREE_2zuPyQ/s1600/R.305+JOAN+JETT+-+RUNAWAY.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXgCFbl4HvXXdfg2J_FHh-ctkBvGEDOcU5jKwE_HtKR8JDgfV41PXIiHG0Ug0ScC9APEMOS6sPGQivRVk1TZYWxwuPH8c72mhmIy70RO7q6-cF1CRWfDoGX8d3czSBsmqAREE_2zuPyQ/s320/R.305+JOAN+JETT+-+RUNAWAY.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579666907390069282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFm57r1mzK4EIOrlu0zBYMVHgy6AfrDmzKOrYWqZjiXc_WTD81LG9pkRkXvc0pyFk98H27a4u68uP0tpjsRr1SkLGz9CfN_yYfA9zueU4dcC-5q4naaFfg4M-n1glav_4ZCA63dWfFm28/s1600/Debbie-Harry84182.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFm57r1mzK4EIOrlu0zBYMVHgy6AfrDmzKOrYWqZjiXc_WTD81LG9pkRkXvc0pyFk98H27a4u68uP0tpjsRr1SkLGz9CfN_yYfA9zueU4dcC-5q4naaFfg4M-n1glav_4ZCA63dWfFm28/s320/Debbie-Harry84182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579666587529449778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0oRUhFPA1r31b35l9BzbpEruvutWRYOs4sO9cHjwIuizjp4zFsAJ90MbGZQFCJEpNyo08r0dXg5r9D_GZyHOYCmPsSbULGbLfnFs6eCPYOJJVMEVA6me1gt2szOLl0qRpcX600ASXaM/s1600/joey-ramone-jlens.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0oRUhFPA1r31b35l9BzbpEruvutWRYOs4sO9cHjwIuizjp4zFsAJ90MbGZQFCJEpNyo08r0dXg5r9D_GZyHOYCmPsSbULGbLfnFs6eCPYOJJVMEVA6me1gt2szOLl0qRpcX600ASXaM/s320/joey-ramone-jlens.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579666708397741538" border="0" /></a><br />I mean, really... Joan, Deb, Joey...? Who was cooler as I grew up than the three above.<br />Very important to how I express myself fashion wise. True rockstar... I needed white keds with no laces because of Joey.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPqLtcsO2bgKM5sxRQc8X405mWysccAtXrPlMXq9FnfcbSwBY-PdCMUv4eze-1gQhC4K28o3KzB7yz2n06yzNtmf1bYrnTiREMy9xptPMIO1OpYqiScl6dCcGYbLhlgKI16x-QusmLso/s1600/11.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 54px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPqLtcsO2bgKM5sxRQc8X405mWysccAtXrPlMXq9FnfcbSwBY-PdCMUv4eze-1gQhC4K28o3KzB7yz2n06yzNtmf1bYrnTiREMy9xptPMIO1OpYqiScl6dCcGYbLhlgKI16x-QusmLso/s320/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579667271305716882" border="0" /></a><br />The inclusion of Husker Du to this important list is really based on Bob Mould and the songwriter/noisemaker he is. "Flip Your Wig", "Candy Apple Grey", and "Warehouse" were very important albums in the high school years. Now, Bob's solo work is very important to me. He can really say it the best...anything you'd ever have to say. The noise that comes from specifically "Last Dog & Pony Show" and his self title disk, ROCK my soul...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqN722apFQeaV3ma8_UndAD8zATLmLXd5haFLyPiXvfVCyyX0Bto694fHGjNPpeoN0EVD2lKjjtk-N9_uBwIh8kefwUocUiRV3KIofKJEljghCwezY-hncWVllw4r5ZcumlWTZuqgtS8/s1600/davidbowie_iggypop_loureed2jpg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqN722apFQeaV3ma8_UndAD8zATLmLXd5haFLyPiXvfVCyyX0Bto694fHGjNPpeoN0EVD2lKjjtk-N9_uBwIh8kefwUocUiRV3KIofKJEljghCwezY-hncWVllw4r5ZcumlWTZuqgtS8/s320/davidbowie_iggypop_loureed2jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579667025945031522" border="0" /></a><br />Ultimate RockStars!!!!<br />Bowie blew my mind...the way he looked, the way he sang, his words...*sigh*...<br />I Once couldn't listen to Bowie for a year or so because it reminded me of a boy...<br />But I got back together with David once I was over the boy.<br />He was Ziggy, and he's still so cool.<br /><br />Iggy. Well.....HOT! is what i said/say. LOVE! And the way he writhes, that voice, and that hair...no shirt, he's SO cool...I'd so be Iggy's girl. Period.<br /><br />Lou is a genius...gorgeous, troubled, mysterious...I love "Transformer" because you can hear Bowie all over it. Lou has never not rocked. And he hung out with Warhol...<br />The same boy that once spoiled Bowie, said to me, "I don't think I've ever listened to as much Lou Reed as I have with you!"....*sigh*...<br /><br />That's a quick go-to list of music and musicians who influenced a lot of who I am.<br />Since I dare to use the term "rockstar", when referring to myself, I feel it is important to explain what "rockstar" means to me.Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-91552953320767886282011-03-01T18:07:00.000-08:002011-04-03T17:18:25.922-07:00Visitors from...?We had a fun weekend...lots of visitors. Quite a few people didn't get enough of the "Rose Colored" show. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGOIZfy3fs3ABEwIx3fmHbTItgKO-9P15D5OcoJICtQA05WeNbYVv05z07Xh6c70QRsZkOM9XaROqFb1msedpTe_wDcDrEpV6-Z5c-SxqYVyrW68A8CHecEDlIncc17LI-XNjXCwURlw/s1600/IMG_8378.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGOIZfy3fs3ABEwIx3fmHbTItgKO-9P15D5OcoJICtQA05WeNbYVv05z07Xh6c70QRsZkOM9XaROqFb1msedpTe_wDcDrEpV6-Z5c-SxqYVyrW68A8CHecEDlIncc17LI-XNjXCwURlw/s320/IMG_8378.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579300401062925570" /></a><br />I did...two weeks and I was surely over it. "...And don't call me Shirley"...<br /><br /><br /><br />Of note were the amazing pair of......... Tilles Bob and Debby Doll.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZRc1CKzuSgjEJdCe6z81TAqG1TodiMft_hTt8fuj9UMHQvEO2y9uYtLHaGePTzNlfNnGVjXsCHvefUAEEyaUucUsxSZYzTmKnWgt8F2_Zl7DLuXFI-Z7DwprfFudmBqfyK3g3d7x-5Y/s1600/IMG_8379.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZRc1CKzuSgjEJdCe6z81TAqG1TodiMft_hTt8fuj9UMHQvEO2y9uYtLHaGePTzNlfNnGVjXsCHvefUAEEyaUucUsxSZYzTmKnWgt8F2_Zl7DLuXFI-Z7DwprfFudmBqfyK3g3d7x-5Y/s320/IMG_8379.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579300754662385458" /></a><br />This wonder pair stopped in to catch Ripe's vibe, dig our scene, and check us out.<br />They are also the founders and organizers of the Long Island Fringe Festival.<br />You had my Rockstar heart at "fringe"...<br /><br />What is the Fringe Festival?<br />Well it's an arts festival, that started in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is an unjuried festival – so any type of event is possible. Showcasing many different styles of creative arts, it formed around a formal festival, "around the fringe", when uninvited acts showed up to take advantage of the crowds to show their more alternative theater.<br /><br />Here, on the Eyeland, it's a three day festival...the Best Kept Secret on Long Island. Bob and Deb are.....--------> "Fringe Force 3"<br />The Only fringe held on Our Long Island, at CW Post, where the fringe elements come out and show, dance, play, and frolic. It's theatre, dance, art, words, film, music....wow!<br />It seems to me that it is a festival of letting your freak flag fly...<br /><br />I love that...<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/pages/Long-Island-Fringe-Festival/193576527324475<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Long-Island-Fringe-Festival/193576527324475"></a><br /><a href="http://www.debbydoll.com/long_island_fringe_festival.htm"></a><br /><a href="http://theartistsgroup.blogspot.com/2010/02/long-island-fringe-festival-2010.html"></a>Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-59622838540899168592011-02-23T08:19:00.000-08:002011-02-23T08:49:07.341-08:00Paid OffAs we begin a day full of photography and framing...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOim5MQireFYOoQ_MhddnL7RNP52-m5U5V4e9v83OAyciMRJH5q7QfdZJww0xXpBN09p0t8xAFlRtTRSbSYVKa0XpeZFJ6F5W4y-3o0qw4tSbvgLgnCunlAxsHsSrvHH9CB6bhlTcUSA/s1600/IMG_8329.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOim5MQireFYOoQ_MhddnL7RNP52-m5U5V4e9v83OAyciMRJH5q7QfdZJww0xXpBN09p0t8xAFlRtTRSbSYVKa0XpeZFJ6F5W4y-3o0qw4tSbvgLgnCunlAxsHsSrvHH9CB6bhlTcUSA/s320/IMG_8329.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576921015180693842" /></a><br />The Shop is transformed into a large piece assembly line...<br />And all of this framing hilarity is for...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZprQ923VYBXm-d9s4qRwogDGcOs8h9nz4Ifq_uNhklFK_uTAFScwFtPPeyQACQ4P5lI9ks3aRCGlMWaHnFoRSf8DGuFiL0ri6OCxRSk2UlIauOrzDcR11Y0zX7OV_BKifGjgsh0uquI/s1600/IMG_8332.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZprQ923VYBXm-d9s4qRwogDGcOs8h9nz4Ifq_uNhklFK_uTAFScwFtPPeyQACQ4P5lI9ks3aRCGlMWaHnFoRSf8DGuFiL0ri6OCxRSk2UlIauOrzDcR11Y0zX7OV_BKifGjgsh0uquI/s320/IMG_8332.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576922525061941810" /></a><br />Your loyal Rockstar Framer had a HUGE bar bill to pay off over here at Oldfields...<br />Recently renovated and in the capable hands of Davey Gravey, the owner.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_D3MxglRDD9VhGFYT9IWpOTsX2Fa9ghzsis2CyuRNCDl4GX__RQF3lF_1XT4gL5CSG8o3n-X2_WkYYnhQyI79Kt6XRZVVPyVL723IobMRol3UCt8vU2TduWsgFW-Cz2GqJ-JWnP6ccc/s1600/IMG_8369.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_D3MxglRDD9VhGFYT9IWpOTsX2Fa9ghzsis2CyuRNCDl4GX__RQF3lF_1XT4gL5CSG8o3n-X2_WkYYnhQyI79Kt6XRZVVPyVL723IobMRol3UCt8vU2TduWsgFW-Cz2GqJ-JWnP6ccc/s320/IMG_8369.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576923336945787154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIx39dD2SRdFe8ffd5A4eTIppsjv2OFiKsrlizQIoCBZAwHXoHlRFVyh3fj_TGE7ZDfq1vAf4IszGvWlA3rXhMUQwcPA6uSWlRXzZjrEwTJxTVJfO0aMBqMs_7tXaHNI4_YVoJXgxI_6g/s1600/IMG_8351.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIx39dD2SRdFe8ffd5A4eTIppsjv2OFiKsrlizQIoCBZAwHXoHlRFVyh3fj_TGE7ZDfq1vAf4IszGvWlA3rXhMUQwcPA6uSWlRXzZjrEwTJxTVJfO0aMBqMs_7tXaHNI4_YVoJXgxI_6g/s320/IMG_8351.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576923576367023666" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Willing hands of Ripe Art helped David decorate this local watering hole with some fabulous framing around his cool, large reprints of old photos from the local historical assoc.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggplSOWXARqfZUCFP1RfuUMVj7Bsso6AkgAS-828mk8xURaaW5jMN1UqwnExnrosDd15IqgJo-YIc1H5svWSn1vsVUDJR5rKzvUMhorURmW3tl-dNeCe0p0FwebcOT9y0Nm6YLyXS08EI/s1600/IMG_8353.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggplSOWXARqfZUCFP1RfuUMVj7Bsso6AkgAS-828mk8xURaaW5jMN1UqwnExnrosDd15IqgJo-YIc1H5svWSn1vsVUDJR5rKzvUMhorURmW3tl-dNeCe0p0FwebcOT9y0Nm6YLyXS08EI/s320/IMG_8353.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576924559467102738" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A view of the front dining room previous to our whirlwind of debt paying decorating...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLGfY3GWg8bUDFdYxx4zvC_i_eMgNQP71D7-aaYRbpHcojz-tY3ZyqNzAHrlb6DbSI_B0fM8uD0_zMOAA3W1kDYr3Zcxje8pVzdKRtV7tI7tFPzNRSRkk_KnbGMrPIPkp6doMnB4Njqw/s1600/IMG_8352.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLGfY3GWg8bUDFdYxx4zvC_i_eMgNQP71D7-aaYRbpHcojz-tY3ZyqNzAHrlb6DbSI_B0fM8uD0_zMOAA3W1kDYr3Zcxje8pVzdKRtV7tI7tFPzNRSRkk_KnbGMrPIPkp6doMnB4Njqw/s320/IMG_8352.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576926139129468050" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> A pause to think of the fun it was running up that enormous bar tab here in this nice restaurant...listening to rock n' roll music, never getting kicked out...*sigh*...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQTEChX44bSxR_P9nDHWiCJr9nxZlNhSVN0caQyeIj-TkSjNmWIu02reMYHjUOeCu0dX55JFQZb1Wd_xoUW54xm6CO44gtGnTe-hY8wBejk0Mop1fvwGclaf68iJZa0NQ2o_DB5Y9ypY/s1600/IMG_8370.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQTEChX44bSxR_P9nDHWiCJr9nxZlNhSVN0caQyeIj-TkSjNmWIu02reMYHjUOeCu0dX55JFQZb1Wd_xoUW54xm6CO44gtGnTe-hY8wBejk0Mop1fvwGclaf68iJZa0NQ2o_DB5Y9ypY/s320/IMG_8370.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576926676859651506" /></a><br />Finished front room- accomplished. Drinks- not on me this time.Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-22499852099136400022011-02-20T13:50:00.000-08:002011-02-20T13:55:24.559-08:00NO Zombies...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdsG-pOqm2kL86xcSuhEMvwwZmS2lQAmCtzvTxJDR1Prcr9cVeFpNHkyc6doxMPL10Kxgs22geZo0BjiRlPIgH60FyRvUpt_MeP0Kh3je16RyXC9D4dgDagwECXIgrd1o7gnOdt_Ae7k/s1600/IMG_8343.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdsG-pOqm2kL86xcSuhEMvwwZmS2lQAmCtzvTxJDR1Prcr9cVeFpNHkyc6doxMPL10Kxgs22geZo0BjiRlPIgH60FyRvUpt_MeP0Kh3je16RyXC9D4dgDagwECXIgrd1o7gnOdt_Ae7k/s320/IMG_8343.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575892655066396242" /></a><br /><br />The cross-stitch pattern was a xmas gift from a friend...<br />...so once completed I HAD to frame it...and for myself no less!!!<br />Digging on the skully frame. <br />On display on my sales table right now!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybWzGOmTp25GiHmzUPu01H_k-1ReEc8ocaqR1WmvXFxigY1xwPRALODYKwf9exLsqw-7B04tfZJ3XRbBpDSAaU4UnfR2EUEgRUMBljZWlPu4dGTtkHQSyqTlHuG9Jj3pyCW5dXoxu53o/s1600/IMG_8349.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybWzGOmTp25GiHmzUPu01H_k-1ReEc8ocaqR1WmvXFxigY1xwPRALODYKwf9exLsqw-7B04tfZJ3XRbBpDSAaU4UnfR2EUEgRUMBljZWlPu4dGTtkHQSyqTlHuG9Jj3pyCW5dXoxu53o/s320/IMG_8349.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575892724825748946" /></a>Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-16241157182211991122011-02-15T17:31:00.000-08:002011-02-16T05:38:20.455-08:00The "Rose Colored" Party: photos surface.Rather like this over-the-top, "i'm taking this show on the road" outfit..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ93qqX_WCoNSyhizi8YCrppcVO8ETbEYRwomTEFB2a9EE8cSZ0Q69izGmtRypIwwatTbWxDuY-CWr4F_REw_4_APPjBVoH-bSR-svceePs9jnRd1rK23p9VWZKrkweONiFm1nnO44sM8/s1600/IMG_8316.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ93qqX_WCoNSyhizi8YCrppcVO8ETbEYRwomTEFB2a9EE8cSZ0Q69izGmtRypIwwatTbWxDuY-CWr4F_REw_4_APPjBVoH-bSR-svceePs9jnRd1rK23p9VWZKrkweONiFm1nnO44sM8/s320/IMG_8316.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574094318102536482" /></a><br />Dj Lombardo...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaD2t8FxH4elfXuwAzn-fM-XaYg9xUq3BYbUr_rx5lGleGWarJyzRwm7GPDlctj0pCamLWLzzuCY6qxzN7RgNpIKxcIC2-gRkYEMCHMDwTetMp3m_pwczh3POiic5iuvFuN4AemUSU76k/s1600/IMG_8305.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaD2t8FxH4elfXuwAzn-fM-XaYg9xUq3BYbUr_rx5lGleGWarJyzRwm7GPDlctj0pCamLWLzzuCY6qxzN7RgNpIKxcIC2-gRkYEMCHMDwTetMp3m_pwczh3POiic5iuvFuN4AemUSU76k/s320/IMG_8305.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574094887327807426" /></a><br />That's Jack Roman.<br />Photographer, sculptor.<br />New artist to Ripe.<br />Attracted a lot of females.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDcn4RlMQ6BFkbC9FXD04uunOeyn5bw7ctUrwSg0XN2wt_Baavofkjic755cwhUUwnUV5ZOcalXTNFvA2ukfC7LjvuU4SXAZixv_66A363kdbL35ez8px2o2Vd7fvEVj41PryPj1SCIw/s1600/IMG_8327.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDcn4RlMQ6BFkbC9FXD04uunOeyn5bw7ctUrwSg0XN2wt_Baavofkjic755cwhUUwnUV5ZOcalXTNFvA2ukfC7LjvuU4SXAZixv_66A363kdbL35ez8px2o2Vd7fvEVj41PryPj1SCIw/s320/IMG_8327.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574095341361612594" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Feather fan sculpture <br />by Margaret Miller.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoi327iMrI72zmxy3xqV6jvInlAzMkwKURj7cjVoUIbcysGzrd0OExW9_GV7sfO-VQpDNL0WVe50v6FiqhglyNLaoV16vzXwMlu-HrXzWPTGRR3KdIv6ggAr7wewxPCDufNG-oWdU3i5c/s1600/IMG_8276.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoi327iMrI72zmxy3xqV6jvInlAzMkwKURj7cjVoUIbcysGzrd0OExW9_GV7sfO-VQpDNL0WVe50v6FiqhglyNLaoV16vzXwMlu-HrXzWPTGRR3KdIv6ggAr7wewxPCDufNG-oWdU3i5c/s320/IMG_8276.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574095752187225586" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A heart shaped pizza!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dbYBdqgPVeowYxi06guVyBXjMP31E-A9VdgegrjmsDNBZ-Q1M7rxyXPMbwjbz8xk65kD3B-txTyNZzqnXU_vp9JPoHZsrwwwA1yO_RRqtzplJQpZ7lzbPlWaG0M8JiWnMHQqDxQZkBY/s1600/IMG_8298.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dbYBdqgPVeowYxi06guVyBXjMP31E-A9VdgegrjmsDNBZ-Q1M7rxyXPMbwjbz8xk65kD3B-txTyNZzqnXU_vp9JPoHZsrwwwA1yO_RRqtzplJQpZ7lzbPlWaG0M8JiWnMHQqDxQZkBY/s320/IMG_8298.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574096506962083138" /></a><br />No photos exist of the after "round of drinks"...at Ruvo. They remembered my last visit...Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-54362042714633553822011-02-15T13:00:00.000-08:002011-02-15T14:01:04.686-08:00The Rose Colored Glasses are OFF.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8p92qpxKZpw6ApvINRg3kCihVdHep2vmGu1XTNwdTtCkudX84CbSTnsSSmsEnpvaK-nJjO2H_ZrC2RsDGof39E1uc3Cq9Jet8cR9PLnc3nPvNC97F01n_E7MpoLcav_UWZhl4aUCvzY/s1600/IMG_8263.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8p92qpxKZpw6ApvINRg3kCihVdHep2vmGu1XTNwdTtCkudX84CbSTnsSSmsEnpvaK-nJjO2H_ZrC2RsDGof39E1uc3Cq9Jet8cR9PLnc3nPvNC97F01n_E7MpoLcav_UWZhl4aUCvzY/s320/IMG_8263.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574024452392036610" /></a><br />Well...just overwhelmed by last night's Valentine's Day party...great people, great art, love, and tunes from DJ Lombardo...**sigh** Very tired as well. Pixs will surface soon...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrTQMmyhqUjrsMvRr-ceJKx-isnDtl3excykGOAhoE2kw4XwlTeq6fuZOaxZ2RhqdgW_9cCwF4LA5YdbO1UPbOZgKvpy7-uF_HRTwrKZ_mhzssNRMtd-NDPHZ1eN8ntbztmhshvAfkUo/s1600/IMG_8266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrTQMmyhqUjrsMvRr-ceJKx-isnDtl3excykGOAhoE2kw4XwlTeq6fuZOaxZ2RhqdgW_9cCwF4LA5YdbO1UPbOZgKvpy7-uF_HRTwrKZ_mhzssNRMtd-NDPHZ1eN8ntbztmhshvAfkUo/s320/IMG_8266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574024757420493234" /></a><br />This is my piece for the show...another of my mirror pieces. Extremely personal, as usual. But it's also really about the amazing group of ran-over (run-over) glasses. Sunglasses, as well a regular. Amazement was over the thermostat in particular. The paddle ball game was in my xmas stocking.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tCPzoKpU-7tzlf6eCDzIpKt3MoFPpDGPqbYEHPd_mCJg1d6iq9WUXt480ouHLSfeHRrG8IuS3H27xEmGViBBzr83fM180JvxIQsYD03ZicNy3IlpxOEFbb6JKP7IBz7X5O1vxuzpTJs/s1600/IMG_8265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tCPzoKpU-7tzlf6eCDzIpKt3MoFPpDGPqbYEHPd_mCJg1d6iq9WUXt480ouHLSfeHRrG8IuS3H27xEmGViBBzr83fM180JvxIQsYD03ZicNy3IlpxOEFbb6JKP7IBz7X5O1vxuzpTJs/s320/IMG_8265.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574024689348960450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRINwYM8h4n1jlwuM3kHvviywNeN2BzqeX1peWp2OFmL05r-Qi3q5qRTAk8mpacPWaHAzJdGC0R2JRf4ivTKykUB8avS6YVjp3kJCmDriASjtttawtAJ4ur72TjYkh5Ek4bwqeKWJ3LI/s1600/IMG_8264.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRINwYM8h4n1jlwuM3kHvviywNeN2BzqeX1peWp2OFmL05r-Qi3q5qRTAk8mpacPWaHAzJdGC0R2JRf4ivTKykUB8avS6YVjp3kJCmDriASjtttawtAJ4ur72TjYkh5Ek4bwqeKWJ3LI/s320/IMG_8264.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574024610421859858" /></a><br />I particularly mourn the baby blue cat-eyed glasses broken into 4 parts. And the big "airport" glasses I personally broke on an airplane trip. Above, is a security tag that I have no idea where it was procured from. The background color is "Cool Lava". The frame was left to me by a dear friend, she would think this piece was awesome.Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-32493245685603257232011-02-10T19:08:00.000-08:002011-02-10T19:19:47.708-08:00Jungle Frame...and an Interview from the Jungle Room.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeIzvYatbjGOeXQGKDUn2bhlEXxv8Z6Yl51GDFxQuICLp_1o2zxsD34JSBdZu1oaENRGCjG2SrR7-KOI4PlxQK8lYCyinl56TlUCkxK0h_9DuzcvlFTAa-8ymBTkfBaLfhCxJU6cpwHw/s1600/IMG_8254.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeIzvYatbjGOeXQGKDUn2bhlEXxv8Z6Yl51GDFxQuICLp_1o2zxsD34JSBdZu1oaENRGCjG2SrR7-KOI4PlxQK8lYCyinl56TlUCkxK0h_9DuzcvlFTAa-8ymBTkfBaLfhCxJU6cpwHw/s320/IMG_8254.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572264067561864450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTei6Q3kdIKgyPZqXgOzjNQM1sLubBVf_3fXtKGD92BO2bLgeab7XiHS6Sf0opMFaSZ0cnPvGAv3nYdUjmkJYDZRDLfs08mlRRUFgIg0uV7631NT3W64g7yXVlfuJUXAmoQgJKZ7_8OI/s1600/IMG_8249.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTei6Q3kdIKgyPZqXgOzjNQM1sLubBVf_3fXtKGD92BO2bLgeab7XiHS6Sf0opMFaSZ0cnPvGAv3nYdUjmkJYDZRDLfs08mlRRUFgIg0uV7631NT3W64g7yXVlfuJUXAmoQgJKZ7_8OI/s320/IMG_8249.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572263981536034530" /></a><br />Cool frame for at rock poster...That's the Black Crows...Dude that framed this saw them for the 37th time on his 37th birthday...hmmmmmmmmm....<br /><br />Anywhooo...<a href="http://http://spotonli.com/2011/02/ripe-art-gallerys-cherie-via/">http://spotonli.com/2011/02/ripe-art-gallerys-cherie-via/</a><br /><br />THanks to Mick DuRussel for this informative interview...<br />That was fun. I talked to him on the phone Monday night. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-51PLQQm4q-Z5V2xRoOJ-Af0ynlL9u1w3LgWPJU3meDwSfXtM0xDytvhOWF0WxMEsTggu46s06C4Y0afu4jQuotEDvd-X004evkK44Zr8KZ1GXiWKgL5d_ug_94ROMMOZVdVHWIyX8Lg/s1600/images.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-51PLQQm4q-Z5V2xRoOJ-Af0ynlL9u1w3LgWPJU3meDwSfXtM0xDytvhOWF0WxMEsTggu46s06C4Y0afu4jQuotEDvd-X004evkK44Zr8KZ1GXiWKgL5d_ug_94ROMMOZVdVHWIyX8Lg/s320/images.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572265939467013202" /></a>Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-25123925535785558612011-02-07T17:30:00.000-08:002011-02-07T18:04:47.893-08:00Putting it Back Together...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJU2X-ABfsnFoHSln9q5s65w1ZOxZidQV2WiPBlAvpvcyqfjiFlI1ef3Pr2YPRWmGiMfns7B32f9deRoREGxbX_ZAEJB0EvFNHrQYuydxWDkn0cekMyKb-VIAX3zESlGr_XffIhXyG2V0/s1600/IMG_8247.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJU2X-ABfsnFoHSln9q5s65w1ZOxZidQV2WiPBlAvpvcyqfjiFlI1ef3Pr2YPRWmGiMfns7B32f9deRoREGxbX_ZAEJB0EvFNHrQYuydxWDkn0cekMyKb-VIAX3zESlGr_XffIhXyG2V0/s320/IMG_8247.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571130865164699026" /></a><br />Welll....things are looking much better here at Ripe Art!<br />I've been able to put back together the boutique..hang artwork...and take a breather...<br />Whew!...<br />I didn't think<br />that it would take so long!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr60nV7U4DtQq4AYDUGfRB8OD217c5cxBvTZ1xypZQa3bmrDodANCc1GfCJPighyXSyAuBNQPjM3ddf7kUJZuULonyRv80tcMid30Cf-xwl8BepXNgzGrhTYOFLlsQpfROMBYMr3_wKUU/s1600/IMG_8246.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr60nV7U4DtQq4AYDUGfRB8OD217c5cxBvTZ1xypZQa3bmrDodANCc1GfCJPighyXSyAuBNQPjM3ddf7kUJZuULonyRv80tcMid30Cf-xwl8BepXNgzGrhTYOFLlsQpfROMBYMr3_wKUU/s320/IMG_8246.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571130778651324242" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My mind feels better...clearer...<br />And I know <br />that there are <br />people, fans, and beloved clients out there that love me, and all that Ripe Art is...<br />I've been told that my space is an OASIS!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLP4c_GwDsnI-UFfFFwQFuT3U_UfQhgD7TPHsfbTMpLCYXgrvWHDcZO-kYaAxy4qQfRJOD2-zPL62L8xz5aMSVx7NCM_o8QGzdt6NbjuljHFYYGHjwD-rM8Ff-DIPgnkxSt-Grns4MRK8/s1600/IMG_8241.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLP4c_GwDsnI-UFfFFwQFuT3U_UfQhgD7TPHsfbTMpLCYXgrvWHDcZO-kYaAxy4qQfRJOD2-zPL62L8xz5aMSVx7NCM_o8QGzdt6NbjuljHFYYGHjwD-rM8Ff-DIPgnkxSt-Grns4MRK8/s320/IMG_8241.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571130672656370034" /></a><br />We're back up to full production, and gladly accepting pieces for our<br />FAMOUS Annual Valentine's Day Show!<br />My FIRST phone interview happened tonight! for an article about the Rockstar Framer and Ripe Art on SPOT On Long Island. Should be out on Wednesday!!!! <br />Exciting things are happening!!!!!....<br />The Rose Colored Glasses may be OFF...but I still see LOVE, A FUTURE, and Success.<br />Thankful for all of it!!! xoxoxoRipe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-42936405760134038442011-02-06T14:24:00.000-08:002011-02-06T16:46:11.371-08:00Gallery Renovation Continued...So....anywhooo....<br />We're still working on the Ripe Art Gallery transformation...to Lemon Lime!<br />These are shots of the during...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qSGDISD65ZlJj-b4xZhPhrA7GiyoW2hMNzXcAy5wvPx9dsCrbUT4hWW6kucKHrcZL3fLRY45Pov8fBTf1Pv2jhLb21epB5KKiX0yuGLIl66gGZFdDF7LTM58xI3V4SA3DLVlsgsilGc/s1600/IMG_8226.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qSGDISD65ZlJj-b4xZhPhrA7GiyoW2hMNzXcAy5wvPx9dsCrbUT4hWW6kucKHrcZL3fLRY45Pov8fBTf1Pv2jhLb21epB5KKiX0yuGLIl66gGZFdDF7LTM58xI3V4SA3DLVlsgsilGc/s320/IMG_8226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570706348093874354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ8G4qu13cGs2zxGNj7SDrMVFuS5KK_7JxxayZUF6ILUCZBeW4L_pbqIAih2IgnBAyVBqBOzAe9p4xrC02cOXMFNSAHw7PzZ9LjYVPG0-Gin36-6cxJGUdfREnFIeyBHqsAn_sPyMXBw/s1600/IMG_8228.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ8G4qu13cGs2zxGNj7SDrMVFuS5KK_7JxxayZUF6ILUCZBeW4L_pbqIAih2IgnBAyVBqBOzAe9p4xrC02cOXMFNSAHw7PzZ9LjYVPG0-Gin36-6cxJGUdfREnFIeyBHqsAn_sPyMXBw/s320/IMG_8228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570706481464831282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The way it looks in these shots is how my mind felt during the renovation. Scrambled!<br />I'm also going through, I hate to admit it... an awful breakup...<br />so this is a true metaphor for how I feel. Upended. Upset. Sad. Displaced. It's all taken apart...<br />The Backdoor Gallery, which is also my office space was full of Boutique items...<br />The only thing that felt good was having work by "Honey" Millmann and Nadine Bouler on the walls...Selfishly placed there for my own well being.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb256blQh29DBwcpPCVUKyCAu6F0ZQ7vwE-z8751qkRkxVJAcTrByLjUz-xYwul0Pbi6whexDQqztzQF9OmI3EkI8BsTTKy44SaBF1WblMpU0mIRIc_UkUtgnX3eBzcOZA-UUvhrI4PH0/s1600/IMG_8229.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb256blQh29DBwcpPCVUKyCAu6F0ZQ7vwE-z8751qkRkxVJAcTrByLjUz-xYwul0Pbi6whexDQqztzQF9OmI3EkI8BsTTKy44SaBF1WblMpU0mIRIc_UkUtgnX3eBzcOZA-UUvhrI4PH0/s320/IMG_8229.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570706597666357154" border="0" /></a><br />But...Here we are turning a corner....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuBEGaR45Q7EWEES6X0CF3z8EyXS3_43cRWmYbRDLwq2BOVU_5zUIaYr4-n62YsPGBD5w9kYD7yMPjnAH0rMuYmksEekuU766iCdroz1azgQRV1k4XzjbXEd5uXdf2QMQADbEsinhsDA/s1600/IMG_8225.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuBEGaR45Q7EWEES6X0CF3z8EyXS3_43cRWmYbRDLwq2BOVU_5zUIaYr4-n62YsPGBD5w9kYD7yMPjnAH0rMuYmksEekuU766iCdroz1azgQRV1k4XzjbXEd5uXdf2QMQADbEsinhsDA/s320/IMG_8225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570706219155658242" border="0" /></a><br />Tomorrow the rest of the place goes back together. I will finish hanging all my press write-ups (which gives me a shot in the arm as I sift through all the articles written about Ripe in the past few years), re-hanging the boutique, and getting the shop back into full work mode. <br />WHew!....What doesn't KILL me,makes me STRONGER.Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951305910903436340.post-55179952818305980992011-01-25T19:14:00.000-08:002011-01-25T19:34:38.732-08:00Gallery TransformationRe-doing the gallery...Here's a sneak peak of what is going on...<br />The BEFORE shot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3L1puy6bYWxidNtdLXoU1GJpWSt-Bzd0LQELoUZiQ01QG5vgwzCR_3s-wn05vtj_V-755uBDGVCa7XPMOHg1HvuKWz2rXtDKC1Eo8tMldeeJu8voxdcrg0ckGYiiQ6JQZzQ__jnkRhcs/s1600/IMG_8203.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3L1puy6bYWxidNtdLXoU1GJpWSt-Bzd0LQELoUZiQ01QG5vgwzCR_3s-wn05vtj_V-755uBDGVCa7XPMOHg1HvuKWz2rXtDKC1Eo8tMldeeJu8voxdcrg0ckGYiiQ6JQZzQ__jnkRhcs/s320/IMG_8203.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566328107264032946" /></a><br /><br />DURING...I know it looks ugly right now...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kh1VBXyevyRTjw_gKRjl36-JuMTpXPk1Qg5Lw-ew-bp9maW1nfRinroGvrf-6KtTcaoCcrrXZ1FsXD4qiXaSdelr8mtPNxrdACBVcjZsnP5SIAoGq-0m3YTK57Br7CfaxAphQXZ08wI/s1600/IMG_8204.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kh1VBXyevyRTjw_gKRjl36-JuMTpXPk1Qg5Lw-ew-bp9maW1nfRinroGvrf-6KtTcaoCcrrXZ1FsXD4qiXaSdelr8mtPNxrdACBVcjZsnP5SIAoGq-0m3YTK57Br7CfaxAphQXZ08wI/s320/IMG_8204.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566328359294384546" /></a><br /><br /><br />Trixie was not amused...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8L9CUS-KZ-bqbWzdykxs8ZrXw5WnxKUQ_lSsm1OrLAcy-47pw7TFPReAhG8s9hvY2WEmiuy3p5Ktpt5iPsdlbX4s-l4hTtcAOgQ10PpaI8LDylJK97LHvzDARhd1eulmes9WE38ZPGXc/s1600/IMG_8211.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8L9CUS-KZ-bqbWzdykxs8ZrXw5WnxKUQ_lSsm1OrLAcy-47pw7TFPReAhG8s9hvY2WEmiuy3p5Ktpt5iPsdlbX4s-l4hTtcAOgQ10PpaI8LDylJK97LHvzDARhd1eulmes9WE38ZPGXc/s320/IMG_8211.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566328832103574386" /></a><br /><br />The Door Hardware totally shit the bed today...Broke my Elvis key in the lock. So... Here's the new lock and door handle. <br />Installed by your favorite Warrior Princess...*WHEW*<br />Much better...Whitebread helped pick it out. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiKX9iUM1wN_MvTWUu6A3a2kgfP0IT4DGGlUVjGSn3aJeBX0Tu6j2pBO-NDGuh6ErvDIY5QA4R4_Mgu4tHjtiR0ZWfyB_ulPjV71Q8uR572Fr577N6jk3jASm6O_s8vKhQuDKkWImKn8/s1600/IMG_8223.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiKX9iUM1wN_MvTWUu6A3a2kgfP0IT4DGGlUVjGSn3aJeBX0Tu6j2pBO-NDGuh6ErvDIY5QA4R4_Mgu4tHjtiR0ZWfyB_ulPjV71Q8uR572Fr577N6jk3jASm6O_s8vKhQuDKkWImKn8/s320/IMG_8223.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566329309399097282" /></a><br /><br />These are my painting pants...<br />I used to look like this, like a painter girl all the time...<br />Some guys actually dig this look...*Wink Wink***<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOO4J7T_6aXQxe8oLtOlpM9vajPKHXhyphenhyphen5LtsNk2jlZ-_NbuNbCm-wQtQON-OzNo8Y6G9NruniaJ5-B5YcRvad73Nc1NpGRLJzPZ5jOdu62mSDEeZLbvv9tNL1JCtDcGy6nhUJOI8kyiU/s1600/IMG_8216.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOO4J7T_6aXQxe8oLtOlpM9vajPKHXhyphenhyphen5LtsNk2jlZ-_NbuNbCm-wQtQON-OzNo8Y6G9NruniaJ5-B5YcRvad73Nc1NpGRLJzPZ5jOdu62mSDEeZLbvv9tNL1JCtDcGy6nhUJOI8kyiU/s320/IMG_8216.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566329796990101314" /></a><br /><br />Here's what it looks like as I left tonight...It's getting there!!!!<br />That's a shiney green wall!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcThnxfWYUM2d0MF2soo08fYYLLgQbpBLNOm37k487rJaU4z1XaITKfHFEIZtwO_YJ6_oXJSnQOIrCW47961XZVGfZH6EypMMVvrHfoC6TamMY_rG0q-Wxfove0sRSHI8DckGF5NT14A/s1600/IMG_8222.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcThnxfWYUM2d0MF2soo08fYYLLgQbpBLNOm37k487rJaU4z1XaITKfHFEIZtwO_YJ6_oXJSnQOIrCW47961XZVGfZH6EypMMVvrHfoC6TamMY_rG0q-Wxfove0sRSHI8DckGF5NT14A/s320/IMG_8222.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566330199640839234" /></a><br /><br />This "Facelift" is a transformational journey for your loyal Rockstar Framer...It's a new year, new phase, new color scheme, new look. We're going Lemon-Lime. It's way more RIPE. A new website is in the works as well...Steps One and Two in place for World Domination.Ripe Art Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03055582493130627683noreply@blogger.com0