Meme generated using memegenerator.net by Devereau Wood, April 29, 2013. I had to share cause it was funny at the time. I was all excited because Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic; New York Magazine followed me on Twitter, and I immortalized it with a screen capture. Then he favourited the tweet, to which [...]
Banksy Squirrel is finally complete! Banksy Squirrel, 24 x 35, Oil on Board, Carollyne Yardley, 2013 Behind the scenes photoshoot here. Greeting cards available here. I've been working on this painting since early January 2013. There have been several distractions, art shows, and other production tasks keeping me away from the easel. [...]
Many thanks to everyone who voted for me, friend, fans, Victorians, and especially Monday Magazine and their readers! Check out the full list of winners in our eight page feature section hitting the streets tomorrow afternoon and online at http://www.mondaymag.com/eeditions/ Our awards were in the form of customized ukeleles by Long and McQuade. Carollyne Yardley [...]
Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic; New York Magazine just followed me on Twitter! @jerrysaltz Bow-Chicka-Bow-wow.
Coach House Books, Fall 2013 Catalogue DOWNLOAD CATALOGUE HERE Space Hat Squirrel has been selected to grace the the cover of Coach House Books Fall 2013 Catalogue. They are a publishing company located in Toronto, Canada, and print about 2,500 catalogues and send them to publishers, authors, and bookstores around the world. [...]
Lineup Facing Left, Carollyne Yardley, April 2013 Photo shoot on April 16th with the best squirrel models; Chris Wylie (Searles Auto Repair), Jen Steele (Jen Steele Photography), and Teresa Lindsay (Vic42.com). This was at the end of the shoot, and a great sneak peak at behind the scenes material for new work coming [...]
Art in an Era of Nostalgia, Appropriation, and Memes. by Carollyne Yardley April 13, 2013 I decided to call this section Writings. Posts will be fast, short musings, 'cause I have art to create! I was thinking about my inspirations for art. Many of them are based on childhood story tales, vintage TV shows, toys [...]
I've been thinking about making another video soon. If any of you recall the one I made for the Funny Face show, which showcased the super fabulous Sophisticated Squirrels series. Anyhow, while I muse on the new video a bit, here is the Funny Face Squirrels here. Posted at Youtube: July 13, 2011. Video [...]
I was asked to be a celebrity waiter for a charity event that was held at the Uplands Golf Course. The Charity was Greater Victoria Citizens Counseling Center (http://www.citizenscounselling.com/ We had to do whatever we could to raise funds. Chris Causton, former Mayor of Oak Bay getting "squirrel-bombed" Table 1 with [...]
My how time flies. Here is a flashback to a photo shoot I did May 16, 2012. These photos were taken as reference and inspiration for new paintings. The only one that made it to a painting to date titled, Charlotte's Web. NEW RELEASE! These photographs might make the cut, and see themselves created as oil [...]
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