Who needs a cup of coffee to start the day when you can have this? Seriously.
Amanda Valdez – an up and coming Seattle based artist – is causing some serious ripples in the west coast art scene. I found her work while browsing through a few art magazines (totally forgot which one! Luckily I wrote down her name) and couldn’t get enough of it.
Bold color blocks combined with mixed media make her paintings pop out and take over the whole space. Ahhh, so beautiful.
So, do you need that cup of coffee? Probably. Difference is, now it’ll taste better after seeing Amanda’s art. You’re welcome :)
Happy Monday friends.
all images : Amanda Valdez
Fantastic! Another great choice, thank you!
Thanks Cindy!
You feature some great new work. Where do you find them?
Hey, well I usually find them browsing through the web, I also have several blogs in my google reader. A few good places to start would be Boooom, Grain Edit, Brown Paper bag, The Jealous Curator and Art Hound – a few of my favorites! :)
You’ve got great taste at what you select. I’ll be back often to take a look and to be inspired.
Thank you! Looking forward to seeing you here :D
Hi I so enjoy your site… It inspires me about art in away i haven’t been since 2 years at art school more than a decade ago! thanks :-)
Ah!! Thank you so much. This comment made my day. I’m happy I can share the inspiration :) and will continue to do it.
So freaking awesome. I love these. it’s work like that which makes me want to go back into my studio and paint again. I’ve been doment for too long.
[...] The Artful Desperado is another one of my new favorite blogs, lots of good stuff posted daily, including these pieces by Amanda Valdez. Don’t know much about this Seattle based artist, but I dig the work. It inspires me to go back into my oh so dorment studio and get back to slinging some paint. I know, I know, this is not paper, but come on, how awesome are these? Exceptions must be made. [...]