Art and Inspiration: Flavia, Fred Babb and the others

It is Washington's Birthday today which seems to now be called Presidents Day. I confess that I don't know who all of the US presidents were. I was very busy doodling and daydreaming in history class. I would never win Jeopardy. I know who the major presidential movers and shakers were, so not all hope is lost. Instead of presidents, today I will list some contemporary artists who influenced me during the school days (and still!). And by contemporary, I mean they were alive in 1987. At least I think they all were. I am going to say I love a lot.

1. Flavia: I had Flavia everything- checks, cards, calendars. Before Pinterest, all the best advice could be found on a Flavia card. Little stars in watercolor will always be Flavia to me. I took watercolor classes because I loved her work so much.

2. Jane Wooster Scott: I love her charming town paintings.

3. Fred Babb: I first fell in love with his earrings and pins that were pointy faces, which is odd, since I do not really like faces. I did love the color and self-expression!  I am so glad I was able to visit his art gallery in Cambria and see all his works in living color.

4:Lesley Holmes: I love her watercolors and was so thrilled to get a signed copy of one of her books on a trip to England. A Cotswold Sketchbook is still one of my favorites.
5. Laurel Burch: Her colorful cat paintings were inspiring long before I got over my fear of cats.
6. Ton Sur Ton: Not an artist but a clothing company with killer ads! They were photography mixed with paint and handwriting. I had Ton Sur Ton everything. Their ads made me fall in love with mixed media.

 

It is so fun to think about the artists I totally stalked back in the good old days when art stalking was not as easy. We couldn't just look at a website at 2AM. Remember when we had to go to art galleries and exhibits to see art? My how things have evolved.

 

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