Nest Home Design Art

Laura Sue Peters in the Guerilla Gallery

We are proud to exhibit Laura Sue Peters in the Guerilla Gallery at Nest Home Design, 2625 Magnolia St, Oakland, Please stop by during our regular hours, 12pm-4pm every Thursday, or call me, Obi Kaufmann, Art Director, 510-914-8364, to set up an appointment or to discuss payment arrangements.

Laura Sue Peter’s original art works are recognized and collected in every state in the United States and many countries abroad. In her signature textured paintings, Laura builds the 'wooden cradle canvas' from birch and aspen (many power tools required:) then applies a texture that she has been developing for quite a long time using files and chisels. Laura lives and works in Tennessee.

For the textured paintings - Laura builds the 'wooden cradle canvas' from birch and aspen (many power tools required:) then she applies a texture that she has been developing for quite a long time from then she uses files and chisels.

above: "Nogales" and "Perfect Day," scroll below for details.

"Striped Birds" Laura Sue Peters, acrylic on canvas, 24"x24", $300, click to enlarge

"Sparrow Branches" Laura Sue Peters, acrylic on canvas, 24"x20", $300, click to enlarge

"Perfect Day" Laura Sue Peters, textured painting, 18"x24", $225, click to enlarge

"Perfect Day" Laura Sue Peters, textured painting, diptypch, 12"x24", $250, click to enlarge

Genevieve Roland Smith in the Guerilla Gallery

Genevieve Roland Smith's luscious oil paintings are now on exhibit in the Guerilla Gallery at Nest Home Design through May as part of the "Birds and Branches" show. 2625 Magnolia St, Oakland. Stop by during our regular hours, 12pm-4pm, every thursday or call me, Obi Kaufmann, Art Director for an appointment or to discuss payment arrangements.

Genevieve’s lifelong art career began when she enrolled in her first art classes at the age of four. Shortly after receiving a BA in studio art from UC Santa Barbara, she launched her art career with her first sold-out show, quickly establishing herself as an emerging fine artist, and talented decorative painter. Her personal art studio almost always has a work in progress on the easel. “My personal and my professional painting enhance one another,” she notes.

"Bird and Wire" Genevieve Roland Smith, oil on canvas with art frame, 13"x26.5", $575, click to enlarge

"Gathering" Genevieve Roland Smith, oil on canvas, 12"x36", $800, click to enlarge.

In House Collection at the Guerilla Gallery

Nest Home Design has an extensive inhouse collection of original paintings and limited edition giclee prints, all ready to hang. Below are pictured the selection that are on exhibit in the "Birds and Branches" show in the Guerilla Gallery. Stop by during our normal business hours, 12pm-4pm every Thursday or call me, Obi Kaufmann, Art Director, 510-914-8364 to make an appointment or to discuss payment arrangements.

"Lovebirds" inhouse collection, handpainted original painting, 10"x10", $45 each or both for $80.

"Orchid Branch 1", inhouse collection, handpainted painting, 18"x24" $165 each or both for $300

"Orchid Branch 2" inhouse collection, handpainted painting, 18"x24", $165 each or $300 for both.

"Six birds" inhouse collection by Alexandra Walsh, giclee print on canvas, $45 each, set for $250, scroll down for details

Alexandra Walsh in the Guerilla Gallery

Alexandra Walsh's cute and oh so affordable paintings are on exhibit in the Guerilla Gallery at Nest Home Design through July 2008. Come visit during our regular business hours 12pm-4pm, every Thursday or call me, Obi Kaufmann, Art Director, 510-914-8364 for purchasing information or to set up an appointment for viewing.

Alexandra Walsh, aka Lexa, has been a designer with Nest Home Design for many years as well as local artist and “stager” for window displays in many lcal businesses. With a keen eye for décor and an eclectic taste in design, many of Lexa’s works have become staples in the Nest canon.

"Blue Bird," Alexandra Walsh, acrylic on canvas, 10"x10", $85

"Yellow Bird" Alexandra Walsh, acrylic on board, 11"x8", $125

James Hall in the Guerilla Gallery

The gorgeous photography of James Hall has been printed by Nest as giclees and is available as signed, limited edition prints. The work is on exhibit through July at our Guerilla Gallery at 2625 Magnolia St, Oakland. Come by during our regular hours, 12pm-4pm every Thursday or give me a call, Obi Kaufmann, Art Director, 510-914-8364 for an appointment.

In 2000, James left the country for the first time and set out to explore Japan, Thailand, and Cambodia to try his hand at travel writing. Soon he realized that the photos he was taking were capturing a far-more nuanced and intriguing representation of his surroundings than his words were capable of. What he liked about the photos was their quietness, their space for imagination and association, and their willingness to leave questions unanswered. While his iconic imagery and super-saturated colors hint at a dreamworld, all the images spring from the physical world- capturing the essence of James's belief that we must look no further than reality to find impossible beauty. Our imaginations rise from our reality.

His work has been shown in numerous galleries and publications, including a feature story in Popular Photography.

"Common Doves," James Hall, frame size 21"x28", signed limited edition Giclee print, $145, click to enlarge image

"Bird at Sunset," James Hall, frame size 40"x29", signed limited edition giclee print, $225, click on image to enlarge.

"Blossoms," James Hall, frame size 21"x28", signed limited edition giclee print, $145, click to enlarge.

"Yellowstone," James Hall, frame size 21"x28", signed limited edition giclee print, $145 click on image to enlarge.

Palette Art in the Guerilla Gallery

Palette Art is so cool! You can mix and match any combonation of these easy paintings that are made from resin and wood. Almost like glass, the finish on these works is really unique. Come on in to check them out during the hours 12pm-4pm on Thursdays or call me, Obi Kaufmann, Art Director, 510-914-8364 for an appointment. 2625 Magnolia Street, Oakland.

Palette Art is made by our friends Anna Conklin and Genevieve Roland Smith:

Anna Conklin

While drawn toward art since childhood, Anna tried her hand in a few other areas before discovering the joy of an art career. After graduating from Stanford University with a degree in American History and Political Science, Anna spent time studying art in Florence, Italy. After returning from abroad, Anna worked in an educational start-up that soon grew to a national presence. Still, art called to her. So she switched back to art and in 2000, she received an MFA in textiles from California College of the Arts.

Genevieve Roland-Smith

Genevieve’s lifelong art career began when she enrolled in her first art classes at the age of four. Shortly after receiving a BA in studio art from UC Santa Barbara, she launched her art career with her first sold-out show, quickly establishing herself as an emerging fine artist, and talented decorative painter. Her personal art studio almost always has a work in progress on the easel. “My personal and my professional painting enhance one another,” she notes.

Palette installation , the Guerilla Gallery at Nest Home Design, 2625 Magnolia St, Oakland, July 2008.

"Hummingbird" diptych (don't be distracted by the green line seperating the two paintings which make up the one image,) 20"x16", $320, CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE

"Winter Birds" triptych, 18" x 56", $500, click to enlarge

Red Bird with Orchid, 8"x16", $115

Red bird with rings, 8"x16", $145

Red bird and Dandelions, 8"x16",$145

Small Red Bird, 8"x8", $85

Red Dandelions, 8"x8",$85

Gold with Rings, 8"x8",$85

Kate Phillips in the Guerilla Gallery at Nest Home Design

Scroll down to see Kate Phillips paintings and information about the work that is currently on display in the Guerilla Gallery at Nest Home Design. Click on each image to enlarge.

We are very proud to show the work of Kate Phillips. Please come see them in person when we are open between 12pm and 4pm on Thursdays. Or call me, Obi Kaufmann, Art Director, 510-914-8364 for an appointment.

Click here to view her small paintings.

Kate Phillips is a Scottish artist who currently lives in The Bay Area. She studied printmaking at Glasgow School of Art and for the past seven years has worked in the encaustic medium. Her drawings and paintings are made using this ancient technique which is a layering of bees wax/resin and pigments fused together with a blowtorch. Kate traps found images, old paper and thread between these layers to create intriguing worlds, beckoning the viewer closer, to hear the stories they whisper. They smell nice too.

in her words:

When I paint, I travel to a little world where the light is like that of a late sunny afternoon just as summer is becoming autumn and the glaring sunshine becomes a warmer sleepy glow. It is an in between place where things are not quite as they seem. In this world I visit old houses and gardens collecting old paper and memories. The fragmented images and feelings from these journeys float up to the surface which I capture between layers of beeswax, trapping a fleeting moment, in a slightly haunted suspension. These collections of marks and images become souvenirs of journeys back there.