8 Responses to ** B.A.M.A. Galleries **

• 1. npayne12 August 5th 2007 - 20:33:42 |

  Can anyone comment on the life drawing class here? Did you like the class? Was the setup good? Were the models good? I am interested to hear if anyone has gone to any sessions.

  
  

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• 2. lily731 August 6th 2007 - 09:26:56 |

  Anyone ever try Tracey Everitt’s salsa classes here or elsewhere in Hoboken?

  
  

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• 3. Blucheez August 6th 2007 - 09:52:37 |

  I’ve been to the sessions. It’s not a class; you bring your stuff and draw with no instruction. It’s the normal start-up poses of 1-2 minutes, then moving to 5-10 minutes. Nothing too long.

  It can be difficult to figure out when they’re gonna happen. Sometimes models don’t show up, or the space is closed.

  
  

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• 4. Blucheez January 10th 2008 - 13:25:53 |

  Anyone seen the awful, huge painting of Drew Barrymore in the window? It looks like it’s supposed to be a princess sitting next to a lion, but it’s obvious that the head of the princess was copied from an image of Drew Barrymore. It’s really creepy.

  The other painting is a tromp l’oile that’s an obvious knock of of Bouguerau from the late 19th century. Ugh.

  
  

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• 5. ilovesherismall January 11th 2008 - 01:12:32 |

  Personally i think that this is the most magnificent artist I have ever seen, and that anybody who insults her, her work, or anything else, should get a reality check because all of the above is marvelous. Not only are her paintings different from the normal abstract stuff that is out in the museums and galleries presently, but she does a wonderful and interesting job with her classical art style. I think everyone should check out the gallery and view the beautiful work.
  Kudos Sheri, and Good Luck at the opening!

  
  

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• 6. Blucheez January 11th 2008 - 13:21:13 |

  She’s a “modern, impish sylph”, according to her resume. I guess that means her work doesn’t suck?

  
  

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• 7. emarche January 11th 2008 - 13:40:59 |

  So…art is really subjective. REALLY subjective. With that in mind…I took a look at the website up above and honestly came away thinking, “I can see every single one of those paintings fitting perfectly on a black velvet canvas”. IMHO.

  
  

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• 8. Tama Murden January 11th 2008 - 15:42:23 |

  Re 6. & the “modern impish sylph,” et al on her website…. kudos for marketing savvy, I suppose. So vey hard to make a living as an artist…good for her, if she’s making her way.

  But who cares if she’s a sylph or a hippo—its the quality of the work that counts. (After all, Rembrandt, from his self-portraits, would never have won any handsome pageants.)

  While it appears that her technical skills are solid, the work displayed on the website & @ the beginning of this thread, is much more commissioned-commercial. Nothing wrong w/that, just don’t ply it as “fine art,” when it’s not. (And alas, the painting labeled “Fine Art” on the website conjures Kincaid-Painter-of-Light.)

  And I might suggest that she’s a Baroque-inspired,(so Blucheez’s “Bouguie” comparison is quite apt), representational artist. Other than depicting some classical columns in her murals, there’s nothing stylistically neo-classical about her work. Curious to market it it that way….

  
  

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