Art Resources Art Gallery

Fresh New Artists have arrived!

2012-01-25T12:49:00.000-08:00

It's fascinating to see just how many talented artists are out there just waiting to be found! Some come to the Gallery looking for representation and others are found by going to national art shows or through artists we already represent.

This summer I received a visit from a MN sculptor, Roy Abbott. I really liked his work and especially liked his use of wood and metal for his work. His work has a softness to it and very clean lines. One of his pieces was recently used in a photo shoot for a high end kitchen remodel project. A photo of the piece was featured in Kitchen Trends Magazine!

A few months later Roy's wife Carolyn came in and mentioned she was also an artist. When she showed me her work there was no turning back! I fell in love! She uses layers of organza for her surface to paint and attach papers. They hang freely on a single bracket attached to the wall. The way the light filters through each layer is fascinating, not to mention the added effect with the imagery shown on the wall behind.

We couldn't be happier to have them in both our Minneapolis and Edina galleries! Stop in to see them...while they last that is.

Enjoy!

Janella

Fresh work arriving soon!

2010-08-05T13:39:00.001-07:00

I'm excited about some of the new works that have just arrived and some that are on their way! I haven't seen the gallery this full in a while! The variety of art we have on hand is amazing, even to me! In the case of art I have to say less is NOT more! Sorry Mies Van Der Rohe!

Here are a few images of some of the pieces we have just received and some that are on their way. Maybe they will tempt you into coming into our Minneapolis Gallery to take a look.

Enjoy!

Janella Fesenmaier

Art Resources Gallery-IMS, hosts trunk show!

2010-06-01T11:13:00.000-07:00

The gallery at International Market Square in Minneapolis is spilling over with new artwork! We have been very busy scouting new artists to bring into the gallery and are now having a trunk show to showcase new paintings on canvas and paper.

You will find an array of styles from modern abstracts, transitional landscapes, florals, animals, still life, and figurative paintings. There are well over 100 paintings on canvas as well as on paper. The show will go through the month of June. Please stop in to take a look at these inspiring new images!

Sincerely,

Janella

Gallery Director

"Imaginary Cowboy...the art of the West"

2010-05-26T09:49:00.000-07:00

Our upcoming show at the Galleria location is something you don't want to miss!

Art Resources Gallery in Edina Minnesota features

“Imaginary Cowboy… the art of the West”

Jun 2^nd- June 27th

Inspired by John Nieto’s 60” X 48” “Jackson Sundown”, Art Resources Gallery is exhibiting Western and Native American themed paintings for the month of June.

We are privileged to be exhibiting this American master’s original, and it set the creative wheels in motion to show amazing Western themed paintings by other artists.

Aside from “Jackson Sundown”, other Fauvist inspired contemporary paintings will include the amazing “Cow on Red” by Rensley, and a brightly colored stallion by local artist Jeff Boutin. Moving toward the traditional, we are featuring Alpine Lake by Arizona artist John Horejs, and the visionary landscapes of the Old West by American master Ernest Chiriacka. Chiriacka, best known as one of the leading magazine illustrators, concentrated after retirement on his landscapes and is collected by individuals and fine art galleries around the world. He died on April 26, 2010 at the age of ninety-six.

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Ernest Chiriacka 1913-2010

I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the passing of one of the artists that will be featured in the show, Ernest Chiriacka. I feel the gallery is very privileged to carry the artwork of this amazing artist. He had quite an extraordinary life and was able to make a living doing something he loved. Chriacka came from an era where artwork done for magazines was actually done by hand, not on a computer. He did many pieces for Esquire and the Saturday Evening Post to name a few. His artwork from the 1950’s and early 1960’s evokes a feeling of glamour and style. In his later work, he was focused on the Native Americans plight after the Sioux Indian uprising at Wounded Knee in 1973. It is in these paintings you get a sense of the pride the Native Americans had for their culture and people.

I would urge you to see some of the paintings we have left at the upcoming show. They are truly amazing.

Sincerely,

Janella Fesenmaier

Art Resources Gallery

New Altobell Sculptures have arrived!

2010-02-19T09:53:00.000-08:00

I'm to excited about the new Judith Altobell sculptures that have just been brought into the gallery. We unveiled them on Friday afternoon and I have to say they are amazing! I would love to know where this artists goes in her mind when she is creating these special pieces. I always think there has got to be a story behind each one of them. The details on some are incredible...just take a look at the rabbit.

You'll have to forgive the quality of the photographs I took! I'm usually much better but these little dollies are hard to move around because of their weight.

They are all at our Minneapolis/IMS gallery right now so come in to see them.

I should also mention we just received a nice shipment of Randy Hibberd and Lisa Ridgers pieces on paper that are wonderful! If you check out our web-site you can see some examples of their work if you are not familiar with them.

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Best wishes,

Janella Fesenmaier

Art Resources Gallery Edina has a new Inspiration room

2010-01-29T14:25:00.000-08:00

Our Galleria location has just completed a fresh and new inspiration room with the help of Gabberts designer Duane Waltzer.

Here is what Beverly Bishop has to say about this fun new space...

Art for Inspiration Room, Feb 2010: “Liberace Meets Versace”

As many of you know, Art Resources Gallery and Gabberts’ designers have been collaborating on creating exciting new spaces in our gallery with paintings, sculpture and furniture. Our latest innovation was designed by senior designer Duane Waltzer and myself.

The genesis of this “room” began with my vision of a large, colorful abstracted heart. I approached artist Jeff Boutin with my idea and he came up with a very commanding 48” X 48” painting. From that starting point, I showed Jeff’s Heart to Duane and asked him if he would like to design a room for us that used this painting as a focal point. He loved it and said he knew just the thing. He brought in blue leather chairs, a shiny red table, a candlebra, a chandelier – and we set to work.

With Valentines Day right around the corner our room is both Baroque and romantic. Duane calls it a little”Liberace meets Versace”. For both of us, color and texture was key – primary, bright, true colors. We both leaned more toward the eclectic and artistic rather than the functional. Duane loves to layer art in unexpected ways. Big chunky frames on little paintings, etc.

We couldn’t be more pleased. The reaction by passersby and regular clients is very positive. In these difficult times we all need a little more color, whimsy and fun – you can’t help but smile when you look at all the eclectic pieces that work so nicely together. Our photos show the results.

Beverly Bishop, Manager, Art Resources Gallery, Galleria

New Art

2010-01-27T09:36:00.000-08:00

I have been very busy bringing in new artwork these days. There are many new pieces on paper and canvas in the gallery right now. Some of the pieces are by local artists and others are by regional favorites. Our canvas racks are spilling over with fresh new pieces. If you get a chance, come in to take a peek!

The gallery has also introduced some beautiful new mouldings for custom framing. There are probably close to 75 new mouldings on our walls! When I were unpacking them it was hard to pick what my new favorites would be! Frames are like fine jewelry to me. Frames can dress something up, make it funky, sophisticated, rustic or classic. I love framing as much as I love art.

The Galleria location will have some great shows coming up. I'll post the information when I get the details.

Stay warm,

Janella

New Art For Inspiration Rooms

2009-06-23T12:24:00.000-07:00

Our Art for Inspiration Room at the Galleria was redesigned last week. Art Resources Consultant Evonne Sunram and Gabberts designer Diane Matkati created a beautiful, restful room with southwest influences, color and texture. A large impressive painting by John Horjs of a cactus and mountainous terrain was the focal point that inspired the vision for the room. Several small ceramic pots with legs of faux birch provide fun accessories. Indian faces by Kirby Sattler, and feather etchings by Ball provide further interest. Besides the Horjs, Ali Luedtke’s large, dynamic fused glass and metal Tribal piece is a very impactful addition to the room. Leather chairs and an armoir filled with glass vases is the finishing touch. Stop by and sit in the room to gaze at the artwork and be inspired by its calm!

More pictures from the Art opening with Edie Abnet

2009-05-13T14:14:00.001-07:00

Here are some beautiful new images showing the artwork by Edie Abnet at our Galleria location.

Edie Abnet Show Opens At Galleria

2009-05-12T13:00:00.000-07:00

On Friday May 8th, Art Resources Gallery, Edina hosted a reception for
local artist Edie Abnet. It was a grand turnout, with lots of oohs and ahs
for Edie's magnificent watercolor/pastel paintings. Birds, tulips, horses
and daffodils graced the gallery and we had fun toasting Edie's work with
our beautiful, new stemware! Reaction was very positive and glowing for
Edie's new work. Her peonies and swans were especially well received as
these subjects were totally new additions. Edie circulated all evening among
the guests as many were collectors and very anxious to talk with her.

Edie's art is reminiscent of Marc Chagall with her images floating in space,
and the whimsical nature of them. Her mixture of watercolor outlined in
pastel is distinctive and instantly recognizable. Edie was recently honored
by winning the national award for Outstanding Poster of 2008 for her image
of the State Fair.

Art Resources Gallery, Edina hosts artist events and receptions throughout
the year so check our website www.ArtResourcesGallery.com for dates and
times. We would love to see you here!

Edie Abnet, show runs through May 29th

The Complete Art For Inspiration Images

2009-04-03T14:12:00.000-07:00

Here are the final images of the complete room vignette! I love how it turned out and can't thank Julie and Greg enough for all of their hard work and creativity. I have to say it's a show stopper! People that are walking by stop and come in to see the new space. Just look at all of the fun details...there's even a candy table!

Enjoy the final images of the room and stop in to see for yourself.

Janella

The Art For Inspiration Station is almost done!

2009-03-31T12:51:00.000-07:00

Spring has sprung in the gallery today! We have been setting up our Art For Inspiration Station and it's looking fantastic. I'm posting a few images of how the space looked in the beginning and today as we are setting up.
Julie has some of the most unique ideas, I just love it! I should also mention that Julie has enlisted the creative input of Greg Yaghsezian from Hirshfield's Design Studio. They are located right across the street from the IMS building. I think he and Julie are definitely on the same page with their inspiration for the station. It is bright, cheerful, fun, full of energy and actually makes me laugh out loud because it is so whimsical!
We are happy to have the the partnership from some of the showrooms at IMS to help with donating the accessories and furniture for the room. We will list everyone who has been a part of the Art For Inspiration Station on the next blog.
Enjoy!
Janella

2009-03-24T14:21:00.000-07:00

Art for Inspiration

Welcome to the new Art Resources Gallery art blog! We have just started a new and exciting project called Art for inspiration. You may be wondering what this means and I’m here to tell you all about it. My name is Janella Fesenmaier and I am the art director for our gallery in the international market square building, Minneapolis.

Here is how it all got started…we were brainstorming about how we could create a little excitement in the gallery during the dregs of our waning Minnesota winter months. Anyone who lives here can tell you that it gets to be a long winter come mid March! We came up with the idea that it would be fun to partner with a designer to create an Art for inspiration station in the gallery to hi-light some art and design ideas for spring.

We decided to ask Julie Stark from J. Stark Interiors to see what she had in mind and she was quick to come up with something fresh, fun and full of energy for us! If you have ever met Julie you know that she is full of energy and is always bursting with ideas.

When she showed me the sketch she came up with I scanned it right away for the blog because I wanted to show Julie’s first ideas and design scheme. It’s fun to see the raw, unedited design idea! From this first sketch she will make a design to scale using all of the furniture and artwork pieces she has. I will post a copy of that when I get it too! I will also be posting images of the before and after pictures of the space.

There are several other people that were instrumental in making the Art for inspiration station happen. I will list them on my next installment…come back soon because on April 1st it will be complete!

Janella Fesenmaier