Women Painting Women: The Expedition and Beyond

Opening Friday, April 13th, 2012 from 6:30-9:00pm
Principle Gallery
208 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314
703-739-9326

Women Painting Women: The Expedition and Beyond is a show of work by 13 artists who rented a house and painted together for a week in Charleston, SC, in November 2010, in conjunction with the Robert Lange show Women Painting Women.

All this came from the blog Women Painting Women, which I started with two of my artist friends, Alia El-Bermani and Diane Feissel, in 2009.

You can order a catalog of the show here

I’ll have 3 paintings in the show, including Undersea, pictured in the American Art Collector ad above, and also my Self Portrait at 39, as well as a small sketch I did in Charleston. I am also one of the subjects of Terry Strickland’s The Three Fates also shown in the ad, along with Diane and Alia.

I am currently in New York, and I’ll be driving down for the opening in Alexandria VA on Friday, I hope to see you there!

Read more details as posted by Principle Gallery

Participating artists:

Alexandra Tyng

Alia El-Bermani

Catherine Prescott

Cindy Procious

Diane Feissel

Katherine Stone

Linda Tracey Brandon

Mia Bergeron

Rachel Constantine

Sadie Valeri

Shannon Runquist

Stefani Tewes

Terry Strickland

American Painting Video Magazine Interviews

Last summer while in France my husband Nowell and I filmed interviews with two American artists living there for American Painting Video Magazine: Ted Seth Jacobs, and Richard Thomas Scott. Both issues have since been released and are available for download. 

Ted Seth Jacobs gave us a tour of his home in a small town in France: A lovely collection of cozy rooms which unfold one after another though an interior courtyard, up and down twisting stairs, all filled with murals, paintings, and treasures tucked into nooks and crannies. He discusses art, education, and his philosophies as a painter.

Watch a short preview of the issue here:

Download and watch the whole interview here: APVM Volume II, Fall Issue

Richard Thomas Scott’s stunning paintings first attracted my attention on FaceBook, and I was thrilled to meet him in Paris. Richard is a former student of Odd Nerdrum, and recently had his first solo show at L’Oeil du Prince gallery in Paris. We ended up having a wonderful conversation about philosophy and culture at an outdoor cafe around the corner from his gallery, and later visited his studio located just outside Paris. 

Watch a short preview of the issue here:

Download and watch the whole interview here: APVM Volume II, Winter Issue

I was interviewed by Michael Klein for APVM in last summer’s issue, you can watch a short preview of the issue here:

Download and watch the whole interview here: APVM Volume II, Summer Issue

Painting: "I Rely on My Illusions"

“I Rely on My illusions” 11 x 14 inches, oil on panel

What at first glance could be a simple arrangement of a seashell and a floral spray, reveals upon a closer look to be damaged objects, tattered and chipped. However, the inherent structural beauty required to sustain life resonates with the sense of life departed, yet celebrated.

The Vanitas theme exhorts us to focus on the brevity of earthly life, and we delight in the details of the insignificant and ephemeral. The attention given to these torn and damaged objects is an exploration of our own humanity: Insignificant, brief, and yet somehow important.

The plant fragments are Luneria, known for their seed pods which remind us of the moon, or silver dollar coins. They are are the seed pods of a eucalyptus plant, stripped of their brown husks to reveal the silver transparent petals which protect the seeds.

This painting will be included in

Susan Powell Fine Art’s Annual Still Life Invitational 

April 6 - May 6, 2012

679 Boston Post Road Madison, Connecticut 06443
203-318-0616

The show has become a focal point for painters and collectors of still life, and I am thrilled to be participating again.

Recent Publications

2011 was an exciting year for me in terms of getting published! My work was published in American Art Collector, Artist’s Magazine, International Artist, Southwest Art Magazine, and I was also featured in American Painting Video Magazine.

In addition, I wrote a “how-to” article for Artist’s Magazine’s Drawing Board column, on “Constructing Vessels”. In upcoming issues of Artist’s Magazine I’ll have two more Drawing Board  column how-to articles published: One on blocking in the figure, and one on modeling form with chalk and charcoal on toned paper.

I’ve recently updated my Publications page with images and PDF’s of recent magazine articles profiling my artwork. You can also find links to order back issues of many of the publications, and watch the American Painting Video Magazine.

Download PDF’s of recent publications

New Studio for the New Year

I am very pleased to announce that I am moving to a larger studio! 

We have been preparing the space for the last couple of weeks, and now I can finally share a sneak peek.

The new studio is 1800 square feet, with 18 foot ceilings and a wall of north light windows. We have painted the walls a classic “atelier gray”, and installed brand new glossy black flooring. There is a separate small space for my own painting studio, and the rest of the space is wide open for classes and workshops.

The studio is just a half mile from my old space. It is located on Bryant Street, just north of 16th street, near the the Protrero shopping center.

With the larger space, we are now offering even more classes and workshops:

Non-Instructed Figure Model Sessions
Tuesday and Thursday evenings
Monday and Wednesday daytime
To see the full schedule and register for the first round of sessions beginning the week of February 6, please visit:
http://www.sadievaleri.com/model-sessions/

Drawing and Painting Classes
There are still a few spots left in our Winter/Spring schedule of classes, see all upcoming classes here: http://www.sadievaleri.com/classes/

Advanced Open Studio
For artists who have completed group painting or drawing classes and wish to practice their skills with Sadie’s help and instruction, we are offering Advanced Open Studio on Sundays.
For more information visit:
http://www.sadievaleri.com/advanced-open-studio/

Easel Assembly / Pizza Party / Champagne Toast
We would like to invite our local studio friends to a sneak previw of the new digs! We invite anyone to drop by the new space on Friday, January 13th, 4pm-9pm.
If you are feeling handy, we would love your help assembling our fresh batch of fancy new easels. And even if you are not particulary adept with assembly, please stop by for a slice of pizza and a glass of champagne anyway!
(Note: Those who arrive on the early side can get a glimpse of our lovely north light before sunset!)
Please RSVP to info@sadievaleri.com and we will send you the address.

I would like to thank everyone who took classes and workshops from me in the last few years. It is through your support and dedication to Realism that this expansion of the Sadie Valeri Atelier is even possible.

I hope you will enjoy the new space in 2012!

-Sadie