Cynthia Mosser

Natural gas is the theme. Igniting our economy is the idea. Explosion is the image. A great graphic using radiation, and contrast of similar values to grab our attention. Image source: businessweek.com

Ben Heine is a multidisciplinary self-taught Belgian artist who creates among other things, portraits using circles of varying sizes and color. Completely excellent form and both dull and bright color. Image source: benheine.com

Nusja Jone-Our Bride from Kosovo 2.0 on Vimeo . BRIDES from the Trebesh community of Kosovo (about which there is mysteriously little information online) paint and decorate their faces on the day they get married. SUBLIME! (The music in the video, by the way, is "Nusja Jonë" by the Kosovo-Bosnian jazz group the Marimanga Trio.)

Creating your own SOUND is easy with the SEAQUENCE experimental compositional program. Biological metaphors follow your chosen beats. Highly addictive! Image source: flickr.com

Rose Skinner , an Australian installation artist, creates vibrantly hued visual cacophonies of amalgamated objects which creates a delightful, if not jarring visual experience. Her installation of I Wish I Were in Wonderland is an example of my childhood fantasy playroom on acid. Image source: roseskinner.com

I can't get enough of RED LEAVES on trees. during the fall. It is as though I NEED to see this color as OFTEN as possible.  Must find solution! Image source: ashenalar @photobucket

Jason DECAIRES TAYLOR creates cement sculptures and submerges them to allow the effects of nature to modify, decorate and beautify their forms. He grew up in Europe and Asia and spent his childhood in Malaysia. Later he became a scuba diving instructor, then received his degree in sculpture and ceramic from the London Institute of Arts in 1998. What I love about his work is the unexpected outcome and the ambivalent nature of sea life which allows what was once smooth and clean to be improved by nature. Image source: www.underwatersculpture.com

This cinematic gem is an excerpt from L"Enfer, a film shot in the early sixties by director Henri-Georges Clouzot. The film's subject, Odette (26 year-old Romy Schneider) is the target of her husband's extreme jealousy. Although the film was never finished, it was presented in 2009 as a full-length semi-documentary by Serge Bromberg . Partly shot in in black-and-white, partly in color, the director and cinematographer break from tradition in their filming techniques (hence part of the Nouvelle Vague movement in France). I love the experimental use of chiaroscuro and the ever changing color toward the second half of the clip. UPDATE and NOTE: The musical artist Beyonce uses this clip as a direct source of inspiration for her video 1 +1 .   Romy Schneider dans l'Enfer - Watch more Videos at Vodpod.

Eva Lake will show paintings August 4 - 27, 2011 at the Augen Gallery (I also exhibit at this location). Her show title is called "Drape", and not only do the color juxtapositions create pure energy, they also occasionally form a dimensional convex appearance. Eugène Chevreul, an important color theorist, would be proud. Image source: augengallery.com

I nearly passed out when I saw this image from Martha Stewart Magazine. The color! The white! The texture! Although the recipe is not yet online (only on newsstands currently), one can still enjoy its striking visual qualities. Image source: marthastewart.com

There is nothing like a carpet of velvety green CLUMP MOSS. Image source: natalplumm's photostream

Here is my latest exhibition :) CYNTHIA MOSSER EGGS OBSESSION   NEW WORK July 6 - 30, 2011 Preview Reception for the Artist Wednesday, July 6th 5:30 - 7:30 pm First Thursday Reception Thursday, July 7th 5:30 - 8:30 pm Regular Hours: TUES - SAT 10:30 - 5 pm ____________________________________ A U G E N G A L L E R Y at the DESOTO BUILDING 716 NW Davis • Portland, OR 97209 503.546.5056 www.augengallery.com www.augengallery/cynthiamosser   GOOGLE MAP for the Augen Gallery _______________________________________ Image above: My Pysanky , 2010 Mixed media on panel 48” x 48”

These mini liners are by far the best BRUSHES I've ever used.  Durable, long-lasting, and refined lines. Made in Japan.  I am never going back. Silver Brush Ultra Mini Liner Short Handle 6 Piece Set Item No: 821 120 006   Image source: danielsmith.com

X-acto knife aficionado, London-based artist Lucy WILLIAMS creates bas-relief cutouts of archtectural spaces and Modernist buildings. She creates these images from assembled layers of a variety of materials and renders the compositions based on historical photographs. Images courtesy of McKee Gallery Diving Pool, 2004 mixed media  24 1/2 x 27 5/8 x 3 7/8 inches  62.2 x 70.2 x 9.8 cm

If one says "Red" – the name of color – and there are fifty people listening, it can be expected that there will be fifty reds in their minds. And one can be sure that all these reds will be very different. ( Josef Albers )

I am still working on paintings for my show in July at the Augen Gallery in Portland, Oregon. I look forward to completing a series in the very very near future!

I am crazy for these S/S 2011 PRADA sunglasses. Only 500 created @ 345 pounds ($700). Image source: xamok.com

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Micheal Eastman , a contemporary American photographer, has documented interiors and facades for four decades all over the world. This recent image from a Jewish house in CUBA shows fantastic color, interior tile work and composition. Image source: eastmanimages.com/blog

Meant for roofs tops or garden modules, this Oregon-based company suggests succulent mixtures for a variety of color combinations and textures.

(Portland, OR) Artist Joe Seppi's self-commissioned poster campaign via his website The Victory Garden of Tomorrow.com and etsy.com is, as he says, "An exercise in blending WPA-era eat-your-peas propaganda with the awe-inspiring 1939 World's Fair (motto: "The World of Tomorrow") and its big-vision, world reshaping ambition." What I love about his posters is their use of color, strong graphic qualities and futuristic elements. Image source: etsy.com/shop/joeseppi

Here is what I am currently looking at and using in my STUDIO.  Lots of red and variations thereof.

A dripping, sad, monster in need of a haircut is a stand in for a Canterbury, NH farmhouse door.  I might say this image is an excellent example of GESTALT . (One sees a face before perceiving the lamps, wreaths, etc.)

It's post-Christmas, and I still think lighting your BIKE is a great idea! Image source: uniquedaily.com

Artist/painter Matt COSBY created this polyurethane & aluminum, 9in x 12 3/4in piece as a portrait of artist TJ Norris. An excellent abstraction using pointillistic or divisionistic diamonds. Image source: matt cosby

TJ Norris , 2010 | 24in x 24 in | glitter on panel My first ever GLITTER PAINTING .  Abstracted and monochromatic, TJ NORRIS ' exhibition called SPREAD EGO inspired my decision to give this medium a try! One would think someone who involves at least 30 artists to create an image of him for a show about himself would have an enormous ego (which we all do, really).  The point, however, is his discomfort with how he looks.  "An acquired taste, " he says of his appearance. Participating ARTISTS making portraits of TJ: Katherine Ace, Rachael Allen, Paul Aponte, Chris Bennett, Jason Berlin, Becca Bernstein, Horia Bobia, G Lewis Clevenger, Palma Corral, Matthew Cosby, Laurie Danial, Nancy Dasenbrock, Sarah Gottesdiener, Matthew Haggett, Ian Henderson, Hector Hernandez, Bobby Jones, Edward Juan, Ann Kendellen, Andrew Klaus, Gabriel Liston, Rae Mahaffey, Brent Marr, Cynthia Mosser, Noah Nakell, Mark Randall, Megan Scheminske, Abi Spring, Sushuma, ...

Try this camo face mask on for size if you haven't yet put on your make-up or feel icky about your hair. Image source: cabelas.com

Livia MARIN 's work incorporates found porcelain forms painstakingly re-imagined into art objects. In the image below, I adore how the painted blue pattern extends over the broken edge to the interior. Image source: houseofpropellers.com

My favorite combination: orbs, color, GLITTER and faux bois. (Never in a million years did I think I would be writing this.) One can even mix glitter colors as though they were paint. Who knew? Image source: marthastewart.com

A beautiful and informative graph to show the complaints of New Yorkers over a week's time. Image source: wired.com

I am not normally one to gush over an EMOTICON kitchen pan, however this one seems worthy. Image source: jessicaralph

I had never considered appreciating -  or wanting to wear - GREEN NAIL POLISH until I saw this editorial in Marie Claire (11/2010). Essie's SEW PSYCHED is the supposed color, but upon field work in a few retail stores, it appears more jade than moss .  (Essie describes it as cashmere-soft jade pewter .) At least the model's rings are exciting. Image source: monica rose

IKEA Portland had this fabric ( SARALISA ) on display as I walked into the store.  I seized, practically hugging the image with my mind. Nice pattern, abstraction and shape. Image source: ikea.com

Try not to bite into these jelly bean-like coloring bits. Image source: crayonrocks.net

Upon a search for the now ubiquitous circle scarf, I came up on these fantastic shredded numbers by Johhny Vegas Originals . He hand-dyes them and cuts pattern-like openings. Image source: etsy.com

A greeting card design from Fabulous Stationery.com . I am a real sucker for folk art.

A nicely descriptive review (by Lisa Radon ) of Bruce CONKLE's wood chunks, etc. shown at Portland's WorkSound .

Titanium Wood Grain Band If I were a man, and I liked wood, and I were getting married, this the kind of band I would choose. Image source: titaniumkay.com

For years I have admired the domestically-focused, self-referential work of Boston-based artist Candice Smith Corby . Working with almost exclusively in water-based media (gouache, acrylic, watercolor), each piece incorporates furniture or interiors objects stacked on top of the artist, or stacked and near her self-portrait.  And since her art is executed mainly on paper, fabric or wall (and almost entire unframed), it gives the viewer close access to her intimate world. I appreciate her ability to whimsically document her domestic frustration. Brooding Mood , 2008 Screen print 22in x 30in

  Simply enjoying the exultant nature of this Lucky Brand necklace...

I am adoring MISSONI Kew fabric , especially the black line variation and hue work in this cylindrical pouf. Image source: unicahome.com

Keeping an updated mailing list is no small task. I am currently making sure mine is current and that I utilize it more carefully. If you would like to be added to mine, CLICK HERE . Image source: youthdesigner.com

Yvonne Lee Schultz is a German artist who has created porcelain gun replicas of James Bond’s Walther PPK and its contemporary sister, the P99. This Blue Onion Skin porcelain pattern is my favorite (thanks to its asymmetry). I both love and hate the shock factor of such a delicate motif used on a threatening non-functional proxy. Will someone pass the gun, er, I mean sugar? Image source: yvonneleeschultz.com

My dream mirror. Period. Plateau Mirror by David Serrano 47 by 55 inches alder wood layers, gesso Image source: nytimes.com

Wear THIS for kicks (or bumps). Image source: museumtour.com

It's not often I see an all-leather shoe this exciting. May I suggest it for the bride? Image source: 6PM.com

A great fiber concrete planter from Green Form . Designed by StauffacherBenz of Zurich, it makes me lazy just looking at it! Size: 74" x 30" x 5" Weight: 36 lbs. 2 pieces Image source: green-form.com

Check out my new website. My designer and I changed the site's mood from dark to LIGHT . Image source: cynthiamosser.com Web designer: bbaker.com

An image from SCOUT T-SHIRTS , a NYC Mulberry Street store offering a store-full of old memories in the form of t-shirts. I admire the careful hue arrangement. Image source: nytimes.com