Tag: abstract art

New Series – Out of the Mist

Finished a series of small paintings on paper for a new series in the works entitled “Out of the Mist”. I plan to create a larger set in this series, playing with the same layers of black on white and white on black with a touch of color. Inspired by the famous abstract expressionists Motherwell… Continue reading New Series – Out of the Mist

Upcoming Shows in Chattanooga, TN

TONIGHT: First show here in Chattanooga is TONIGHT at Barking Legs Theater! Check out the event page and join if you are in the area: Gallery For A Night: Backyard Edition. It’s a ‘fire-sale’ so all my work is UP TO 50% OFF! Great chance to start a collection with drawings, paintings and collages from… Continue reading Upcoming Shows in Chattanooga, TN

Stitched Stagnation: New Drawing Series

This series was created for my most recent show in downtown Los Angeles at Basic Flowers as part of Wet Silk: Illustrated Edition. Touching back to sewing paper with the new addition of vellum as a layering device. The process began with a small old drawing from my study abroad trip to France back in… Continue reading Stitched Stagnation: New Drawing Series

Publication in TUBE Magazine

“Optical Journeys: Joyce Nojima and Kayla Cloonan at En Em Art Space” by Justina Martino A lovely write-up on the show “Deceptive Clarity” at my representing gallery in Sacramento, CA: EN EM Art Space. M.A. in Art History and Gallery Assistant for EN EM Art Space, Justina Martino. “Deceptive Clarity features Kayla Cloonan’s large multi-media… Continue reading Publication in TUBE Magazine

Artist Journal #25

  “Beneath the Stones” 3/20/15 It started like the painting on postcards series – with a surface previously existing. The piece was an unsuccessful abstract work, or maybe the work of a desist, under-valued artist. Either way, the work ended up at Goodwill, and I was inspired by it’s pre-existing marks. The palette was simple,… Continue reading Artist Journal #25

Progress in the Studio: Work for EN EM Art Space

Finally photographed some of the stuff I’ve been working on in the studio the last few months. This is work for a series to be shown at my first show with my new representing gallery EN EM Art Space! The show is in Sacramento, CA and will be on display from October 1 – November… Continue reading Progress in the Studio: Work for EN EM Art Space

Crowdfunding Campaign: First Two-Person Show at EN EM Art Space

This project campaign is to raise money to fund my first two-person show at my new gallery in Sacramento, CA: En Em Art Space. I plan to create a series of large scale paintings, taking advantage of the new possibility of extended gallery wall-space. This show is a turning point in my career, a pivotal moment… Continue reading Crowdfunding Campaign: First Two-Person Show at EN EM Art Space

Trading

Hello fellow artists, If you reached this page it’s because you are interested in trading artwork with me! What better way for us to build our collection than trading and sharing each others work? Right now I am open to trading any drawing 11″x14″ or smaller; this makes it inexpensive and easy to ship for… Continue reading Trading

Artist Journal #23

3/11/15 I had a break-through moment in the studio with this painting, which for a while I couldn’t quite crack the code for what it needed to be complete. I have succeeded in creating a single, larger shape, floating on a white surface; surface tension. It both sinks into the fabric beneath the history of… Continue reading Artist Journal #23

Curating: Mindow’s Bon Voyage Party and Art Show

My next group show is coming up tomorrow and my fellow artist friend Myriad Slits and I will be curating the work of six artists! This includes our work of course, as well as live music from four Los Angeles based bands ——-> Mindow’s Bon Voyage Party and Art Show, March 21st, 9pm-3am, Studio 1230,… Continue reading Curating: Mindow’s Bon Voyage Party and Art Show