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Our next BRA artist-certified live / work space on market!

2011-07-29T13:08:00.000-07:00

We are introducing this very unique artist live/work space in the Brookside lofts in Jamaica Plain to the market this weekend. Three levels with a super sunlit studio on the first level. Sunday July 31 12:30 - 1:00 pm is the first open house. Come check it out!

...and I am now affiliated with Keller Williams Realty. Great company with exceptional market reach and tons of technical, marketing and admin support. Very excited about it. More later.

Upstairs: White Walls + Colorful Floors

2011-02-09T10:25:00.000-08:00

Refinishing the floors under the old carpet on the top floor bedroom was not in the budget - so Rachel chose a vibrant turqoise paint for the base color and for added punch hand stenciled her own design accents in bold red.

Color Transforms the Bath

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Wallpaper Accent Wall

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Mod Living Room

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These next few shots - courtesy of photographer Greg Bowl - show the living room area. To drive home the 50's mod style Rachel landed a kidney shaped coffee table.

My Sweet Pad # 1: Rachel Paxton

2011-01-28T09:45:00.000-08:00

Helping people discover their niche and settle into a home that is uniquely their own is what makes being a real estate agent satisfying and a great joy for me at times.

Rachel had lived in JP part-time for years - alternating between a small condo in JP and her home on the Vineyard where she has created a thriving business selling her paintings and painting custom commissions. But -- she yearned for a place in JP where she could live and paint and had been looking on and off for years for something in her price range that could work. I came across the Union St house and thought of her immediately because the first floor was already semi-gutted and potentially perfect for a painting studio. Still, when I saw how cleverly she closed up some windows for a 'painting wall' and lit it to her precise needs - and added a few windows to each side of the room for more natural light - I couldn't get over what a perfect work space it became.

2011-01-28T09:17:00.000-08:00

I sold this house tucked away on Union Ave in JP to an artist - Rachel Paxton - and I can't get over how she transformed every square inch of the place. Let's just say the trim wasn't hot pink when she bought it..among other things. The decor of the interior rooms are all done in a 50's mod theme.

Nov. 3, 6-9 pm-- Photographs by Brooklyn-based Rosie McCobb + JP's Elizabeth Albritton

2010-10-29T13:23:00.000-07:00

Black and white image above by Elizabeth Albritton
Color image above by Rosie McCobb

Thank you to community-spirited agent and art-enthusiast, Joe Fallon, who this month curates a show of photography at the McCormack & Scanlan Real Estate office/gallery. On display through November 2010 will be photographs by Rosie McCobb and Elizabeth Albritton, who each shot a series of images inspired by the neighborhoods they live in and love. The opening reception is Wednesday, November 3rd from 6-9 pm at 68 South Street in Jamaica Plain.

McCobb's series, Unexpected Brooklyn: Neighborhood Landscape in Transition, is the result of her fascination with three neighborhoods in Brooklyn that are at "the midpoint between the old blight and the recent rejuvenation." These documentary photographs were taken on her visual safaris into Bedford-Stuveysant, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and Red Hook "collecting compositions of things that are often unnoticed, yet striking in their color, design and beauty." She says, "I feel it is my job as a visual artist to slow down and capture my surroundings." Rosie's work is printed on archival canvas, and mounted on stretchers like a painting. To view more of her work, please go to http://www.rosiemccobb.com/

Elizabeth Albritton seems to share that view, as her series Summer, night considers well-loved spaces in Jamaica Plain "as a locus of new mystery." She uncovers unknown views of familiar landscapes in works that make masterful use of long exposures, available light and light she adds. All the digital photographs in the series are printed on archival metallic paper. To see Elizabeth's work please go to www.elizabethalbritton.com

September 2010 Show is Set!

2010-08-30T08:57:00.000-07:00

I'm excited to present Works on Paper by Kate True and Ellen Shattuck Pierce this September. The opening reception is this Thursday, September 2 from 6-8 pm during the JP First Thursday art stroll and during Jamaica Plain Open Studios on Sept 25 + 26.

Above: One of my all-time favorite paintings in a series inspired by film stills by Kate True: The Dinner Party, oil and oil stick on paper, 35 x 48 inches, 2010.

Below: Ellen Shattuck Pierce, Ice Breaker, relief print, 21 x 26 inches, 2009.

Kate True comes to painting from drawing, printmaking, and film. Her work has been seen in galleries in all over the country. She has painted more than fifty portrait commissions in the past ten years. I've followed her work for many years and originally presented a solo show of her paintings during last September's JP Open Studios. I'm excited to have her back. More info at www.katetrue.com.

This time around she will show her work alongside Ellen Shattuck Pierce. More info at 13forest.com/ellenshattuckpierce.shtml.

Something about Shay and Serigraphy

2010-07-21T11:41:00.000-07:00

Serigraphy is the reproduction of imagery via a woven mesh which supports ink-blocking stencils. Shay Culligan practices a unique style of serigraphy which utilizes color separation techniques he learnt in offset printing. His subject-matter deals with isolation, neglect, abandonment, and various urban interpretations. He works entirely from his own photographs and most of his work is reproduced onto canvas.

Opening reception will be Aug 5...info at shayvisual.com

Announcing August!

2010-07-19T10:22:00.000-07:00

Selected serigraphs by Shay Culligan will be on view in August. Opening reception First Thursday, August 5 th 6-8 pm. Sneak preview here: www.shayvisual.com

And now for something completely different!

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Nic Tharpa Cartier - This July

2010-06-22T10:01:00.000-07:00

I've yet to see Nic's work in person but I'm looking forward to it and he'll be showing along with Chris McArdle whose work can be found on Facebook. The opening will be Thursday, July 1 from 6-8 pm at the same time as the "First Thursday" JP Centre/South Main Streets art stroll.

2010-06-22T09:42:00.000-07:00

I met Nic Tharpa Cartier at the ICA gala while he drew a henna tattoo on my hand. I discovered that he lived in JP and, in addition to being a henna artist, he paints and does other mixed media work. So, naturally, I invited him to show his work. Here are a couple of his collage-like images:

While I'm at it....

2010-06-17T07:07:00.000-07:00

Some of my favorite clients are pictured here. Well, actually, they were not exactly a part of the negotiations. Maya and Angelie were born about a week after their Mom and Dad moved in to their new place, though! When I first met them they were so tiny and swaddled that they looked like two little burritos. I wanted to take them 'to go'! Now they are 9 months and are two of the most adorable beings ever!

2010-06-16T14:20:00.000-07:00

I just helped a great, young couple buy their first house. I have to share this note...it makes my work worthwhile!

"HOO RAY! This week has been so hectic--I am still absorbing the reality. This has been such a crazy process, and I know we are both hoping that it will be decades before we have to consider it again. You have been so wonderful though--we really can't thank you enough. We will certainly refer anyone who's at any stage of the home-buying process to you!!

Hopefully we will be able to stop by for First Thursdays this month and say hello!

Thankyouthankyouthankyou,

Rebecca"

Condo in Brick Building Next to Fort Hill Monument

2010-06-07T14:09:00.000-07:00

I love this part of Fort Hill. Really pretty!

for info and pics click: 2BR/1BA Condo in Roxbury, MA, $239,000

Take a walk in the woods...

2010-05-26T16:57:00.000-07:00

with painters Esther Katz and Ricardo Maldonado.

Join us for an opening reception during JP's First Thursday Art Stroll on June 3, 2010 from 6-8 pm at 68 South Street in JP.

More Paintings in May.

2010-04-11T13:15:00.000-07:00

The May show is set to go. I am very excited to announce that Bina Altera is coming in from Brooklyn, NY, and she'll be joined by Alexander Farrell of Jamaica Plain - each showing their new paintings. I've known Bina for years. In fact, I used to represent her as a collage artist/illustrator and it is a joy to see how her work has evolved over the years. I just met Alex through one of the painter's whose work is up this month. When I saw his work it struck me that the contrast in how they use paint would make for an interesting pairing.

A few of my favorite pieces from the April show coming up

2010-03-26T11:58:00.000-07:00

Peonies by Patricia Crotty

Blue Landscape by Jennifer Ellwood, 2009, oil on canvas, 48" x 60"

The opening reception is this coming Thursday, April 1 6-8 pm, no kiddin. Works by the two artists above and collages by Jeanette O'Connor.

Me and the Boys

2010-03-15T08:39:00.001-07:00

Works by buddies Josh Falk and Nick Z are up until the end of the month. All for sale for a hundred bucks. Josh's home portraits by commission, too.

New Show Opens this Thursday!

2010-02-28T14:23:00.000-08:00

And now for something completely different! I'm very excited to be presenting new work by Josh Falk and Nick Z.

www.getfalked.com
www.youlovenickz.com

Thank you Greg B for some great party shots!

2010-02-12T15:47:00.000-08:00

I have to say looking at these photos it's a bit hard to believe the space is a real estate office most of the time!

Below - me and "my" Joe. ( fashionista and real estate agent Joe Fallon)

Photographer Lori DeSantis - who also makes the best heart cookies ever!

Thanks so much to Missy Curley for tending the Proseco and juice bar. (Just so happens she is Naomi Raiselle's daughter, owner of GENERATIONS cinemastories, a dear friend of mine.

And thanks again to everyone who helped out and showed up - especially "my" Roz! Anyone looking for info - the links to the site's of the photographers in the show are a few blog entries below.

Valentine's Day Open House

2010-02-11T09:34:00.000-08:00

I'll be hosting the open house at 68 Paul Gore in JP this Sunday from 12 - 1:30. If you know anyone looking for a 1 plus bedroom condo on the top floor with skylights in the living room - and a much-envied garage - send them over or come visit me. My colleague Joe Fallon will be next door at an open house at 70 Paul Gore.

The MLS # is 71028183. Email me at agentedana@gmail.com and I'll send you the info.

And last but not least...the photographers!

2010-02-08T20:55:00.000-08:00

Lori DeSantis
Allison Evans
Liz Linder
Kate McElwee
Sheryl Pace
Allana Taranto