Martina Nehrling

YAY! I'm so glad! I'm going back to D.C. on like... Tuesday. It's such a weird time to go back, but I feel a major relief knowing that I'm going back to the city. Even though there's nothing to do, I'm going to try to do something -- get a job or SOMETHING. I really do need a job. Spending money is just something that comes natural to me -- I don't have self control when it comes to money!

I'm a little upset I missed First-Friday this month. First-Friday is when all the galleries have their openings in D.C. I'm not really a social person, so I always thought going out to those would be really uncomfortable; however, in an effort to not be so retarded and introverted, I think I'm gonna start trying to go out more. I mean, if it's something I'm interested in, it can't be THAT uncomfortable... right?

Anyway, check out these awesome cheery paintings by Martina Nehrling. They're like color field paintings, but way more complex and intricate -- unity in multiplicity is definitely a key factor in their creation, and I love how it actually works. Every stroke of paint looks different and unique, but when they all come together, they just form a flowing mass -- it's so exciting! I love that someone can make simple colors and uniform lines into an interesting painting by doing nothing more than mixing color and applying. I think that's what I always liked about color field painting from the 50s -- they're so "empty," pictorally, but if you look long enough and think a little more, they can definitely make you feel something; it's more subtle, but the feeling is all the same.

SO CUTE!!!