Lindsey Kustusch and Nate Ross join us for their first dual cityscape exhibition with us! The show opens this Friday with an Opening Reception from 6-8:30 pm. We hope you can make it! The best cityscapes are done by combining sharp, clean strokes and looser, abstract elements to truly represent the grit and motion of … More Beautiful Balance
Hot off the press in 2024! Jeremy Mann‘s latest book Mann Vol. 3 is a black hardcover book with MANN embossed on the cover and a red rabbit insignia on the spine. Measuring 12×12 inches, it contains 488 pages of his works from 2018 to 2023. MANN Vol. 3 opens with seven spreads of studio … More MANN Vol. 3
Andreas Claussen, the lonely astronaut artist, has added a new volume to his FLOOD book series! Fans, like us, are eager to find out where the flamingo floaty will take us next. FLOOD VOL. 1 and FLOOD VOL. 2 compile an incredible breadth of Claussen’s creativity, simply brimming with visual stimuli and narrative. The artist’s … More The Astronaut Floats On: FLOOD Vol 1 & 2
We’re six days away from the opening of More Disruption: Representational Art in Flux. The show opens this coming Friday, February 23rd, and will feature work from nineteen different artists. The exhibition has been curated by the author of Disrupted Realism: Paintings for a Distracted World and More Disruption: Representational Art in Flux, John Seed. … More Meet the Disrupters: Part 1
Happy New Year everyone! Thank you for an incredible 2023, and we hope 2024 will be even better. With your support, we have been able to help artists pursue their passions and foster their talents to bring a little more beauty into the world for 30 years. Yes, you read that right, 30 years! 2024 … More 2024: Marking Principle Gallery’s 30th Year
North Carolina-based, landscape painter Paula Holtzclaw, has published a new book! Her paintings capture the beauty and drama of nature through vibrant colors and lowcountry scenes. Influenced by memories of growing up along the Carolina coast and a love for the old masters’ works, Holtzclaw infuses classical realism approaches with impressionism to produce a unique … More Holtzclaw’s “Southern Exposure” Book Transports to Lowcountry
Recently, we asked a number of our artists to write and share their takes on what their art means to them. We hope to give you the chance to connect with the artists in the same way they hope to connect with you through their paintings. With this post, the talented artist, Joseph Lorusso, explains … More Every Picture Tells a Story: Joseph Lorusso
EXCITING NEWS! In November 2016, Principle Gallery will be hosting a juried exhibition, and the CALL FOR ENTRIES IS OPEN NOW! We are thrilled to have Teresa Oaxaca as our guest juror for this exhibition, called “Root to Bloom: Places Artists Call Home.” Check out our website HERE to read more and to enter! And … More CALL FOR ENTRIES OPEN NOW!
It’s an absolutely gorgeous Saturday here in Old Town Alexandria! And as it’s Saturday, it’s time for another Studio Selfie. Today’s #StudioSelfieSaturday post features Illinois artist Lisa Gloria. A self-taught painter as well as a writer, musician, gardener, and mother of four, Lisa aspires to bring modern drama and aesthetics to her paintings of figures … More Studio Selfie Saturday: Lisa Gloria
We hope you’re enjoying this new tradition of Studio Selfie Saturdays as much as we are! It’s a treat to see the creativity with which our artists give us a peek of themselves in their work environment and with which they answer the questions in our mini interview. Today’s selfie features the incredible Colin Fraser. … More Studio Selfie Saturday: Colin Fraser
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