This Week At TAG: Susan C Price, Shalla Javid, SKÜT, Ed Lightner

May 2, 2020

See what the TAG artists are creating while we all stay home! Scroll down to see a virtual studio visit and walkthrough from Susan C. Price as well as work from Shalla Javid, SKÜT, & Ed Lightner! For any inquiries, please email gallery@taggallery.net

Susan C. Price

TAG member Susan C Price gives us a peek into her recent series "Body of Work."

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www.susancprice.com

TAG-Member-Artist-Shalla-Javid,-Motherly-Love,-Acrylic-on-Canvas,-20'-x-24'.jpg — **Shalla Javid**

**Shalla Javid**
*Motherly Love*
Acrylic on Canvas
20" x 24"
Follow Shalla: **instagram.com/shallaart**
Website: **shallartist.com**

TAG-Member-Artist-Shalla-Javid,-Friends-Forever,-Acrylic,-24'-x-30'-_-I-Like-Squares,-Acrylic-on-Canvas,-30'-x-24'.jpg — **Shalla Javid**

**Shalla Javid**
*Friends Forever*
Acrylic, 24" x 30"
*I Like Squares*
Acrylic on Canvas, 30" x 24"
Follow Shalla: **instagram.com/shallaart**
Website: **shallartist.com**

TAG-Member-Artist-SKÜT-(Scott-Lewallen),-You-Are-Not-Alone,-Blues-Edition,-Digital-on-Canvas,-20'-x-16'.jpg — **SKÜT**

**SKÜT**
*You Are Not Alone, Blues Edition*
Digital on Canvas
20" x 16"
Follow SKÜT: **instagram.com/inkedbyskut**
Website: **inkedbyskut.com**

**SKÜT**

**SKÜT**
*You Are Not Alone (Red, Rainbow, Pink Editions)*
Digital on Canvas
20" x 16"
Follow SKÜT: **instagram.com/inkedbyskut**
Website: **inkedbyskut.com**

TAG-Member-Artist-Ed-Lightner,-Yannigan-Blue-Mandrel;-1-8-12,-acrylic-and-ink-on-paper-with-frame,-15'-x-15'.jpg — **Ed Lightner**

**Ed Lightner**
*Yannigan Blue Mandrel; 1-8-12*
Acrylic And Ink On Paper With Frame
15" x 15"
Follow Ed: **instagram.com/edwardlightner**
Website: **edlightner.com**

TAG-Member-Artist-Ed-Lightner,-Arnica-Violet-Mandrel;-1-18-12,-acrylic-and-ink-on-paper-with-frame,-15'-x-15'.jpg — **Ed Lightner**

**Ed Lightner**
*Arnica Violet Mandrel; 1-18-12*
Acrylic And Ink On Paper With Frame
15" x 15"
Follow Ed: **instagram.com/edwardlightner**
Website: **edlightner.com**

Member Artist Spotlight: Michael Burnham, Shalla Javid, James R. Lane, Gianna Vargas

April 28, 2020

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**Michael Burnham**

It’s the subject, it’s the content, it’s the idea, it’s the emotion that needs to be expressed and the artist must get out of the way of what is transcendent in their work. I’ve only ever wanted to work with the subjects, concepts, techniques and medium that interest me. But, all my artistic life I’ve heard the same thing over and over again.

**Michael Burnham**

I don’t try to contort a subject or concept into the tyranny of my own style. I don’t believe in forcing my style on an idea. Style is just another limitation on artistic expression. With each project I delve into I let the theme, subject or emotion I want to convey dictate to me what the style of the image shale be.
Follow Michael - **instagram.com/michaelburnhamphoto**
Website: **www.michaelburnhamphoto.com**

**Shalla Javid**

Moving to the states by myself was heroic and a little nutty. I was living somewhere in between freedom, delight and dishonor. I think that’s why my paintings speak to individuals.They are human, real, truthful and hopeful. You might recognize yourself at the brink of an emotion you can’t just yet describe.This is why I paint, to express all that I can not put into words, any language or even a religion. It’s where all the desires hang out and touch each other. To me, painting is my lover, my meditation, it’s my soul yelling to others “please witness my beauty, honey.”

**Shalla Javid**

I’ve been told that I stoke emotions with my compositions. Sometimes, excitement or tranquility and sometimes it’s just plain sexy. I just get carried away. The paint, the colors, rhythms, shapes, and sultry repetitions take over me and create a dramatic scene that is so delicious I think they want to be devoured. My paintings are meant to be reveled, absorbed and enjoyed, just like life’s experiences.
Follow Shalla - **instagram.com/shallaart**
Website: **shallartist.com**
Facebook: **facebook.com/ArtofShalla**

**James R. Lane**

Ever since I was first taught to do so at age 14, I’ve always been captivated by the magic that comes from printing photos in the darkroom – the mystery resulting from exposing a blank piece of photo paper to light and creating something more. I’m driven by visualizing an image in my mind’s eye, and working to make it take life and substance on the paper. When that happens, when the visualization is matched in the print, I feel exhilaration. And, I love the reward of utter surprise and delight when what appears is beyond what was imagined, and something much, much better comes into existence.

**James R. Lane**

My practice is defined by bringing each of my pieces beyond a flat image on a two-dimensional plane. That is the limitation that comes with traditional photography, and that is why I am always looking for ‘more.’
Follow James - **instagram.com/jamesrlaneart**
Website: **jamesrlaneart.com**

**Gianna Vargas**

Gianna Vargas is an artist and educator living in Los Angeles, California. She divides her time between teaching science and painting. Her work is informed by her background in science. Her studio is located in the Hawthorne Arts Complex.

**Gianna Vargas**

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Website: **giannavargas.com**

This Week At TAG: Pam Douglas, Liliana D'Ambrosio, Douglas Teiger, Shirley Asano Guldimann

April 25, 2020

See what the TAG artists are creating while we all stay home! Scroll down to see updates and works by Liliana D'ambrosio, Douglas Teiger, Pam Douglas, & Shirley Asano Guildmann and new additions to the TAG online store. For any inquiries, please email gallery@taggallery.net

TAG Member Artist Content

Pam-Douglas-gives-us-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-her-Sanctuary-series.jpg — **Pam Douglas** Behind The Scenes

**Pam Douglas** gives us a behind the scenes look at her Sanctuary series through her April blog on **pamdouglasart.com**

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Blog: **pamdouglasart.com/recent-posts/art-in-progress**

Liliana-D'Ambrosio---X-Amy-(detail),-Acrylic-on-Canvas,-48'-x-30'.jpg — **Liliana D'Ambrosio** - *X Amy*

**Liliana D'Ambrosio** - *X Amy* (detail), Acrylic on Canvas, 48" x 30"

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Webiste: **lilianadambrosio.com**

Douglas-Teiger-at-work-in-the-studio-on-A-Loving-Heart,-Oil-on-Linen,-80”-x-100”.jpg — **Douglas Teiger** *A Loving Heart*

**Douglas Teiger** at work in the studio on *A Loving Heart*, Oil on Linen, 80” x 100”

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Website: **www.douglasteiger.com**

Shirley-Asano-Guldimann,-Fate,-Watercolor-&-Ink-on-Yupo,-26'-x-20'-.jpg — **Shirley Asano Guldimann** *Fate*

**Shirley Asano Guldimann**, *Fate,* Watercolor & Ink on Yupo, 26" x 20"
Follow Shirley: **www.instagram.com/shirley.visualcommonplace**
Website: **studiotabby.com**

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Member Artist Spotlight: Fielden Harper, Damon Reinagle, Sunny Kim

April 21, 2020

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**Fielden Harper**

I was born in Central Kentucky in an area that was rich in the crafts and the art of quilting. I spent as much time as possible with a grandmother who sewed as who surrounded herself with fabrics that appealed to her I can vividly remember the leftover shapes from the patterns she used lying on the floor of her workroom. I was fascinated by these, they looked like puzzle pieces and I considered them among my prize possessions. This body of work that is in process goes back to my childhood memories. Clinging fiercely to my roots, I am using fabric in as many ways as I can imagine and the ideas just keep coming!

Fielden-Harper-Member-Artist-TAG-Gallery-Featured-Pieces.jpg — **View Fielden's work on our new TAG Online Store!**

Fielden-Harper-Member-Artist-TAG-Gallery-Online-Store-Artwork-For-Sale.jpg — Follow Fielden - **instagram.com/fieldenharperart**
Website: **fieldenharperart.net**

**Damon Reinagle**

In search of my artistic identity, I am constantly exploring avenues of the unexpected, whether that might be techniques, materials, or subject matter. With that said, I strive for a continuity of style throughout all my paintings no matter what the subject. My paintings blur the line between fantasy and reality, using recognizable images, caught in an imagined world of shape, form, color and pattern. They challenge what we consider reality with arrangements of art elements and techniques that invite the viewer to escape into their dream-like existence. Although not blatantly environmental, I continue to explore endangered animals as subjects. By setting them in unexpected, symmetrical compositions, I encourage my audience to lose themselves in a yet to be explored, hallucinatory territory.

**View Damon's work on our new TAG Online Store!**

Damon-Reinagle-TAG-Member-Artist-Online-Store-Artwork-For-Sale.jpg — Follow Damon - **instagram.com/damonsart47**
Website: **damonsart.com**

**Sunny Kim**

I am drawn to images of the vast universe, the heavens and the meaning of what lies in the spiritual realm beyond the physical world we can see. My paintings may appear abstract at first; however, they are expressions of cosmic formations. Each canvas represents and symbolizes movements and colors of heavenly bodies and their celestial patterns in opposition—a state of both chaos and order!

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Sunny-Kim-TAG-Member-Artist-Online-Store-Artwork-For-Sale.jpg — Follow Sunny - **instagram.com/sunnykimart**
Website: **sunnyhkimart.com**

This Week At TAG: Pam Douglas, Judy Zimbert, Betzi Stein, Joan Horsfall Young

April 18, 2020

This Week At TAG

See what the TAG artists are creating while we all stay home! Scroll down for a conversation between Pam Douglas and Shoebox PR and new fine art pieces from Judy Zimbert, Betzi Stein, and Joan Horsfall Young! For any inquiries, please email gallery@taggallery.net