Sushi Sampler

Sushi Sampler. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 inches, 2016 by SarahSushi Sampler. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 inches, 2016 by Sarah Atlee. $910 For purchase inquiries, contact Cerulean Gallery at 214.564.1199.

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About the Glitch Series

In the Glitch series, I use vibrant acrylic paintings to reimagine traditional still lifes for the digital age. My recent compositions combine tempting, succulent foods with "glitches" painted directly onto the canvas. An avocado is interrupted by the irregular curves of a cracked screen. The natural beauty of an heirloom tomato is marred by low-resolution errors and broken pixels.

Historically, still life paintings are windows onto impossibly perfect worlds. This illusion of perfection continues into our daily lives on the Internet, as we live from one Insta-worthy moment to another. Why not use the flaws of online technology to break into that illusion?

Last week to see the show!

Sushi Sampler is available at Cerulean Gallery as part of the exhibition On Edge Part I, featuring work by Sarah Atlee, Fritz Danner, Nic Noblique, and Victoria Taylor-Gore, on display 16 September – 28 October 2016. Visit Cerulean Gallery to learn more.

Avocado: Cracked

Avocado: Cracked. Acrylic on canvas, 18 x 18 inches, 2016 by SarAvocado: Cracked Acrylic on canvas, 18 x 18 inches, 2016 by Sarah Atlee. $910 For purchase inquiries, contact Cerulean Gallery at 214.564.1199.

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Okay, show of hands: Who's reading this on a cracked screen?

We've probably all been there, felt the cold pit in our stomachs as we realize a careless moment has just sent our hard-earned cash down the drain (in the form of a gadget). It sucks.

But there's an upside.

Have you ever looked at the fascinating patterns and semi-random (but beautiful) shapes created when an LCD screen breaks? A little Google Images search will show you what I mean.

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I applied this same concept to the Tamales painting, with a slight difference in technique. Often when I'm painting stripes or other strict geometric shapes, I'll employ masking tape and clear acrylic medium to attain those precise edges. With Avocado, however, I decided to paint the stripes in by hand.

The process required a steadier hand, but I found it delightfully meditative and spontaneous. I love the spots where one area of wet paint bled into another, or where my hand shook just a little. I left these "mistakes" in because I never want you to forget that you're looking at a painting.

Every avocado has its own unique shape and texture. Every hand draws a line a little differently from all the other hands in the world.

Avocado: Cracked is available at Cerulean Gallery as part of the exhibition On Edge Part I, featuring work by Sarah Atlee, Fritz Danner, Nic Noblique, and Victoria Taylor-Gore, on display 16 September – 28 October 2016. Visit Cerulean Gallery to learn more.

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All Roads Lead Home

Turn Left for Tamales. Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 20 inches, 2016 by Sarah Atlee. Learn more at www.sarahatlee.com. Part of the Glitch Still Life series created for exhibition at Cerulean Gallery, Amarillo, Texas.Turn Left for Tamales Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 20 inches, 2016 by Sarah Atlee. $1,080 For purchase inquiries, contact Cerulean Gallery at 214.564.1199.

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I would like to thank the fine folks at Cerulean Gallery for hosting my paintings these last few weeks; I'm honored to be working with you. I would also like to thank my Patreon patrons for your ongoing support - you guys are the best!

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Home. It's a nebulous concept. Is it the place you're from? Where you live now? Some intangible combination of everywhere you've been?

I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They don't call it the Land of Enchantment for nothing; it's a place that stays with you. And nothing tells you that you've come back quite like a plate of hot, home-cooked tamales.

Turn Left for Tamales is inspired by the food I ate last time I was at Ghost Ranch, another one of those places that really gets into you. Just like our memories, the image is fragmented, distorted, seems to bleed around the edges. Like the idea of home.

I'm living in a different place than I was when I started the Glitch series. I'm in Oklahoma now, the place where I was born, the place where I will always be able to go. I didn't know how much it would feel like home until I came back. I don't know what home is right now. I'm looking for it inside myself. But I know I'm on the right road. I can smell the tamales.

Turn Left for Tamales is available at Cerulean Gallery as part of the exhibition On Edge Part I, featuring work by Sarah Atlee, Fritz Danner, Nic Noblique, and Victoria Taylor-Gore, on display 16 September – 28 October 2016. Visit Cerulean Gallery to learn more.

Heirloom Tomato: Rarity, Please Re-Seed

Heirloom Tomato: Rarity, Please Re-Seed. Acrylic on canvas, 24 xHeirloom Tomato: Rarity, Please Re-Seed Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 inches, 2016 by Sarah Atlee. $1380 For purchase inquiries, contact Cerulean Gallery at 214.564.1199.

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Heirloom Tomato

"Heirloom tomatoes have become increasingly popular and more readily available in recent years. According to tomato experts Craig LeHoullier and Carolyn Male, heirloom tomatoes can be classified into four categories: family heirlooms, commercial heirlooms, mystery heirlooms, and created heirlooms. They are grown for a variety of reasons, such as historical interest, access to wider varieties, and by people who wish to save seeds from year to year, as well as for their taste, which is widely perceived to be better than "conventional" tomatoes."

Heirloom Tomato: Rarity, Please Re-Seed. Detail view. Acrylic on Heirloom Tomato: Rarity, Please Re-Seed. Detail view 1. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 inches, 2016 by Sarah Atlee.

Seeding (Filesharing)

"A seed refers to a machine possessing some part of the data. A peer or downloader becomes a seed when it starts uploading the already downloaded content for other peers to download from. This includes any peer possessing 100% of the data or a web seed. When a downloader starts uploading content, the peer becomes a seed.

"Seeding refers to leaving a peer's BitTorrent client open and available for additional individuals to download from. Normally, a peer should seed more data than download. However, whether to seed or not, or how much to seed, depends on the availability of downloaders and the choice of the peer at the seeding end."

Heirloom Tomato: Rarity, Please Re-Seed. Detail view. Acrylic on Heirloom Tomato: Rarity, Please Re-Seed. Detail view 2. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 inches, 2016 by Sarah Atlee.

Heirloom Tomato: Rarity, Please Re-Seed is available at Cerulean Gallery as part of the exhibition On Edge Part I, featuring work by Sarah Atlee, Fritz Danner, Nic Noblique, and Victoria Taylor-Gore, on display 16 September - 28 October 2016. Visit Cerulean Gallery to learn more.

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