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Nina · Ruchirat · Photography
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Wow, it's been a very long time since I've posted here. But we've got a show going up at Studio Q Gallery this week that is probably one of the most important exhibits we've ever hosted. 
Studio Q is proud to present a show celebrating the life and art of a tremendously prolific Northwest surrealist painter, sculptor, poet, and more – whose career spanned more than four decades.
Remembering John Logan Harter
Dec. 19, 1940 – May 2008
An exhibition of selected works
Curated by Ken Slusher of Open Mondays and courtesy of the estate of John Logan Harter
First Thursday Art Walk, Dec. 4, 2008, 6-10 p.m.
Open House, Dec. 6-7, 2008, Noon-4 p.m.
Studio Q Gallery
619 Western Ave. (near Yesler in Pioneer Square)
Fourth Floor North
Seattle, WA 98104
http://www.studioQseattle.com
http://www.openmondays.com
"He's an artist who is not afraid of distorting reality, using enigmatic objects, and/or creating a visual vocabulary through the juxtaposition of objects within his work."
– Duane Kirby Jensen, Everett Independent Voice, November 1999
"Harter has a theory that Northwest art is distinguished by a peculiar blend of realism, Asian influence, East Coast pop, West Coast funk, and folk art."
– Lynn Basa, Bellevue Journal-American, Nov. 29, 1987
"John Harter's work would get a lot more attention if he were living in Chicago. He paints a kind of precisely delineated visual oddity that has no precedents here. The ground isn't the ground, the sky is a drop curtain and the roads tunnel off to nowhere. Harter's contribution to this show will offer many people a chance to catch up with one of Seattle's own first-class, latter-day Surrealists."
– Regina Hackett, Seattle-Post intelligencer, Oct. 26, 1980
"There is an element of the absurd coupled with wit. ... the paintings and drawings are intimate explorations into a very subjective reality. There are oddities -- rendered in meticulous detail. The aesthetic seems as cleancut as a crewcut, but we know it isn't. It is a mockery of the crewcut syndrome."
– R.M. Campbell, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August (year unknown)
"Harter's flawless technique of acrylic on masonite creates fun studies which take a distorted view of the objects around us."
– Mayumi Tsutakawa, Seattle Times, February (year unknown)
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Please join us for our next art show, featuring guest artist MarkArt5. 
First Thursday Art Walk
June 5, 2008
6:30-10 p.m.
619 Western Ave.
Fourth Floor North
Seattle, WA 98104 Additional viewings available by appointment June 7-8, noon-4 p.m. Call: 206-390-0430 From the artist: MARK–given name
ART – the process of creating put into final ends.
5 – Is a numeral representing the “Balance of Power”. When the scale of choice is even; two on one side and two on the other, the power force is the 5th element, the fifth man. This used in a name signifies the "power mover" of choice and therefore moving reality around by action causing change. |
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Hey everyone -- I am just thrilled and excited to announce that the newest resident photographer to the Studio Q LLC is none other than the wonderful photographer DONALD HOLMAN! Please come by this First Thursday to give him a warm welcome, and also to view the amazing show we have up in conjunction with SAKE: 
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Studio Q is proud to feature the thrilling work of artist Wyatt Landis during April's First Thursday Art Walk. Wyatt's large-scale, dramatically colored oil paintings feature compositions of women from the hyperreal aspect of beauty to abstract impressions of a nouveau Montmatre era. His work is sensual, darkly erotic, subtle, and overt. Live music by members of the brilliant psyche-classical EQlateral Ensemble will be played at the artist reception. This exhibit is held in conjunction with Mnemonic Gallery's SAKE event. |
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 In case you aren't doing anything this Saturday night, I am going to be one of the featured artists at the Seattle Erotic Arts Festival 2008 Gala. My photograph of Achilles and Polyxena (taken in Florence, Italy) will be on display, and was also used as the primary promotional image for the event -- on posters, flyers, the web site, newspaper ads, etc. I'm super excited! Here is the web site for more details: http://www.seattleerotic.org The evening goes from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall and it will feature a visual arts exhibition, performing artists, interactive installation artists, and more. I plan to be there around 7 p.m. so let me know if you're interested in meeting up before or during the event. I will have two large-scale limited edition prints on display in the invited artists exhibition, and will also have nine framed works (some limited edition) as well as various art greeting cards available in the SEAF Gala Art Shop. Tickets are $20 advance from Brown Paper Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/26656More than 600 advance tickets have already sold! Tickets will be $25 at the door but I don't know if we'll be sold out by then so I recommend advance purchase on BPT if you can go that route. Hope you can make it out on Saturday! |
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Come get your photo taken -- as a gift or for yourself. We'll have a studio backdrop and lights set up, so come as you are, or done up like a doll, or let us help you primp with a bit of makeup and costumery. Studio Q photographers Doug, Paul, Amie, and myself will be on hand to take your picture! 
- Valentine's Day photo gift cards: $10
- Image CDs (high-res for printing): $15
- Other art items available as well
Come as you are or try on some costumes as well as designer accessories by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) taissalada! 7-10:30 p.m. Studio Q Seattle
619 Western Ave., Fourth Floor North
Seattle, WA |
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I am thrilled to be one of the invited artists for the Seattle Erotic Art Festival's retrospective Gala event this year. Not only that, but I have the honor of my photo being the primary promotional image for the event as well!
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Hope you can come to this: 
Studio Q presents
GREETINGS
Send your holiday message with an image that goes beyond words.
Signed art, prints, and framed gifts by Studio Q photographers. This month we bid a warm farewell to one of our originating resident photographers Faisal Naqvi, who is moving on to study 3D interactive design. We also welcome our newest resident photographer, Doug Bulger. Art Walk Reception, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, 6-10 p.m.
Special Musical Guests include members of EQlateral Ensemble and Baba James. Studio Q, LLC
619 Western Ave.
Fourth Floor North
Seattle, WA
www.studioQseattle.com
206.390.0430 619 Western Building Art Open House, Saturday, Dec. 8, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. |
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From earlier this year. The yummy kat_o_9: 
Model, makeup: Kat McGeough
Hair: Me
Photographer: Me |
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Two Hearts Photography (R. Nina Ruchirat and Amie M. Hood) has been asked to donate a portrait session package for a fundraising silent auction and dinner event this week at the acclaimed Brasa Restaurant in Downtown Seattle. Proceeds will benefit the Breast Cancer Fund, which identifies – and advocates for elimination of – the environmental and other preventable causes of the disease. There are lots of other amazing auction items available as well and head chef Tamara Murphy is sure to bring on an amazing feast: Breast Cancer Fund DinnerThursday, April 26, 2007 6-7 p.m. cocktails and silent auction Dinner 7:00 to whenever! Menu: multi-course, family-style focused on local and organic ingredients Cost $100 per person exclusive of tax and gratuity Brasa 2107 Third Ave Seattle, WA 98121 206-728-4220 http://www.brasa.comHere is more information on the event and the cause: http://www.seattledining.com/Current/brasa_hosts_fundraiser_for_breast_cancer_fund.htmhttp://www.breastcancerfund.orghttp://www.breastcancerfund.org/climb07/linda |
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 Flyer design by: bittergourd(Full web site should be live sometime on or before March 1) |
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Early this year, my Windows box exploded with nasty viruses and all I had to edit photos was a crappy version of Photoshop 5.0 on a very old and rickety HP laptop. Needless to say, I've been discouraged from editing photos and have fallen WAY behind on my TFP/CD projects. Almost every paid assignment I fulfilled this year was an arduous chore. Since 5.0 doesn't have a batch action feature for common conversion tasks as well as a bunch of other critical tools, I had to painstakingly convert and edit each individual image manually. I got pretty frustrated and churned out stuff I wasn't entirely happy with. I tried editing with a bunch of alternative photo software that I happened to have available. Nothing holds a candle to Photoshop for digital imaging. Argh. Well, this week a very generous angel gifted me with the entire Adobe CS2 Premium Suite, which I was able to install onto the sexy new MacBook that I acquired in July. Oh great lustful swells of hardware/software synergy!!! Dear Adobe angel, you know who you are -- and I am ever so grateful. Right in time for a corporate event shoot as well as a wedding that we're shooting this weekend! Whew! I am looking forward to getting caught up on my editing projects at last, now that I have the tools I need. Though my new day job continues to sometimes be a huge factor in sucking my very lifeblood dry, I hope my enthusiasm will give me energy. I did after all just return from Burning Man, which always gives my soul a fresh charge. With that, here is an image of velvetgarden from September 2005 that I just re-discovered:  |
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