New Mural Paintings for The Herbivorous Butcher in NE Mpls

Four large painted mural panels in my teeny studio.

Several weeks ago I had the great pleasure of painting some big, giant "mural" panels for my friends at The Herbivorous Butcher, an amazing vegan butcher shop in NE Mpls.

I absolutely love working with them because they let me be a total weirdo- they encourage it! 

- I included a neon mystery meat sandwich

- a crabby cat

- @Brother_Butcher's dog, Potato, wielding a butcher knife

- an upsidedownface squirrel...and so on. 

A DREAM JOB!

The panels will hang in their beautiful, new office headquarters.

Scroll on if you'd like to see some photos from the mural painting process!

First up: Sketches- these are the 4 panel designs we decided to go with.

I had so many ideas- it was hard to decide which critters to include

more options

some more

We rented a BIG truck to get the panels to my studio. 

THANK YOU to my bff, Brad,  for driving and schlepping!

My normal studio set up

I moved things around to squeeze in the panels. They JUST fit!

making progress

I was feeling my age (47, soon!) crawling around on the floor but it was worth it- SO FUN.

Almost done!

I tried out colors on the drawing in Photoshop as I went along. Working out colors ahead of time helped me to avoid time consuming boo-boos.

Mystery Meat Sandwich with onions- 100% vegan!

This is my cartoon-y rendition of @Brother_Butcher's dog, Potato!

This carrot friend was my fav part.

Thanks for lookin!

Do you need a mural? A weird one or a not weird one? 

HIRE ME?! ;0)

New Paintings at Gallery 120

Path, 12x16", $550

I'm showing some new paintings (and some other recent paintings) in the fabulous little gallery in the Fine Arts Building at Inver Hills Community College.

All 18 paintings from the exhibition are for sale in my online shop.

Feline Overlords, 12x16", $550

The gallery is open to the public during regular building hours: M-F 8am- 6pm through March 14th.

Plan a visit: Inver Hills Community College Fine Arts Building, ph, (651) 450- 3000

The show runs through mid-March 2022.

Tree Hugger, 12x16", $550

Ducks, 12x16", $550

Flowerpot, 12x16", $550

Blue Drip, 12x16", $550

Ice Cream Cone, 12x16", $550

Some photos of the installation:

New "Catnap" Prints

New Catnap Prints - order here

My new "Catnap" prints are now available exclusively through Sebastian Foster in Austin, TX.

Order online at SebatianFoster.com

- $50 each

- 12x16" with 1" border for framing

- Limited Edition of 100

- Signed, titled, and numbered on front

- Archival print on 100% cotton rag paper

I just signed, titled, and number 100 of these prints. They are on the way to Sebastian Foster in Austin, TX as we "speak" (2/9/22.)

The original painting was part of a big group I made for my Sept 2020 show at Nahcotta in Portsmouth, NH. They are shown here on the wall in my studio before I shipped them off for exhibition. 

A few of these are still available in their online shop here. 

(The original "Catnap" painting is sold.)

"Get Lucky" 2022- Online Art Auction!

Two Horses, 12x16"- Bid Online starting 1/27/22

This is the 14th year in a row that I have donated a painting to 

Soo Visual Arts Center's annual fundraising gala, GET LUCKY!

Of course, Covid is complicating things again this year- but you have options to participate!

You can bid on artwork, goods, and services from the comfort of your own home from:

Thurs Jan 27th at 11am - Sat Jan 29th at 11:30pm

BID ONLINE HERE. 

(Bidding starts at $180 for my painting, "Two Horses".)

- or- 

You can purchase tickets to attend the party in person.

Reserve your timed entry slot for Friday 1/28 or Sat 1/29 here.

(Health and safety protocols apply.)

Check out the full roster of artists and sponsors:

Get Lucky 2022

"Ghost" Prints via Sebastian Foster Fall Print Set

 

Ghost, 12x16" prints for $50 each

Sebastian Foster's 2021 Fall Print Set 

is available online now-

and I am so honored to be part of this amazing collection!

My "Ghost" print is:

archival print on 100% cotton rag paper
12 x 16 inches
signed, titled, and numbered on front
edition 100

$50/ea

Order one here.

Check out a little video of me signing and number the prints here.

The full set includes new prints from 19 artists. (Sold separately!)

View the entire collection here.

New prints from:

@camilla_engman
@tinyaviary
@dandanmccarthy
@virgin_honey
@leah_giberson
@granthaffner
@jeremy_miranda_
@jenniferdavisart
@chris_liberti_
@holliechastain
@heikomullerart
@anne_siems_art
@olafhajek
@grahambunctious
@andykehoeart
@mike_howat
@michelle_morin
@thebirdmachine
@brettamory

Minnesota Artists Penny Press at SooVAC in Minneapolis

On Sunday, Nov 14, 2021 

Alyssa Baguss will be at Soo Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis with the 

Minnesota Artists Penny Press:

An old-school penny pressing machine featuring art images from four MN artists.

Alyssa and her penny press machine. (Image swiped from Alyssa's IG)

Stop in from 1-4 pm to create keychains, jewelry, and zipper pulls with penny artwork by 

Kelly Abeln, Julie Buffolohead, Jennifer Davis and Ruthann Godollei. 

 (I'll be stopping by at 1 if you wanna say "hi!")

I punched holes in my penny pressed artwork and made earrings.

The full set of pressed penny artwork.

Line artwork for the MN Artists Penny Press

Bring 4 quarters per pressed penny! (Or you can get change at SooVAC)

Order the set of 4 pressed pennies online? DM @AlyssaBaguss 

Questions? Contact Alyssa: alyssabaguss@gmail.com

The Mn Artists Penny Press at the MN State Fair last summer.

The Mn Artists Penny Press at the MN State Fair last summer.

My friend Kara's kiddos operating the penny press at the MN State Fair.