The Big Small Show 2024

In a week, I will have five drawings in The Big Small Show 2024, in Jersey City, which opens on Friday, November 22nd. 

The Big Small Show 2024 is a review of works on paper made in the past 2 years. 10% donation from Drawing Rooms on sold works will go to Breast Cancer Research Foundation. 

Drawing Rooms

Topps Building
926 Newark Avenue, #T101
Jersey City, NJ 07306

November 22nd, 2024 - December 21st, 2024

Artist reception weekend:
Friday November 22, 6-9pm
Saturday November 23, 2-6pm
Sunday November 24, 2-6pm*
I will be there on Sunday at 4pm.  Come say hi to me!

Gallery hours:
Th/Fri 4-7pm, Sat/Sun 2-6pm

https://www.drawingrooms.org/

Archival Prints on Etsy

Prints of my organic and geometric mandalas are available on Etsy.  Consider a mandala for your home or as a gift.  See them all here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/camillelaoang.

Final weekend- The Big Small Show

Last chance to catch The Big Small show at Drawing Rooms gallery where five of my drawings are hanging.

926 Newark Ave, #T101
Jersey City, NJ
201-208-8032
www.drawingrooms.org

Hours: Thurs/Fri- 4 - 7 pm and Sat 2 - 6 pm

Final Meet the Artists event: Saturday January 20th 3 - 5 pm
I plan to come at 4pm. Hope to see you there.

The Big Small (group) Show

Five of my new drawings will be in a group show in Jersey City. It’s called The Big Small Show 2023 at:

Drawing Rooms
926 Newark Avenue, #T101
Jersey City, NJ 07306

December 7th 2023 - January 20th 2024

Artist reception:
Friday December 8th, 6-9pm
Saturday December 9th, 2-6pm
Sunday December 10th, 2-6pm

Gallery hours:
Th/Fri 4-7pm, Sat/Sun 2-6pm
https://www.drawingrooms.org

Etsy store reopened

I have reopened my Etsy store where five of my organic mandalas will be available as archival prints for the first time. The geometric ones are available too. If curious or interested, please visit https://www.etsy.com/shop/camillelaoang.

New shapes series

I have been developing a new series of drawings. They have the shape-based aspects of the geometric mandala drawings and the nuanced layering of the organic mandalas.

In these pieces, I explore the nature of shapes and the possibilities for an infinite range of perimeters and fillings. Choosing to include only a solitary shape on the page, I craft its form intuitively at first, then more meticulously, delineating an angular boxy structure or a curved one, but most likely a hybrid.

I use watercolor and archival fine markers to gradually build up layers of color with a scribbly texture inside the borders. I’ll create varying degrees of opacity, often with the use of black on top. Areas of color are allowed to show through, creating the effect of having a luminous light within.

The combination of outer shape and inner gradation gives the subject a kind of personality or spirit. Some are more dense and opaque and others more ethereal. They are like abstract entities that can partially express the lightness within.

Skeleton Crawl 2023

The Skeleton Crawl is an annual event in honor of Halloween & The Day of The Dead that involves 2/3D works, musical performance, film screenings, & interactive activities like giveaways, costume prizes, and face painting.

One of my Organic Mandalas will be part of this pop-up group show that showcases artists in all mediums through the presentation of dark, curious and surreal works. This drawing has only been exhibited once before in Narrowsburg, NY.

October 25- 31
143 Sterling Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
https://www.theskeletoncrawl.com

2 new prints and a sale

Hello! I hope you’re having a great day. : )

I just added this pair of mandalas to my Etsy shop.  They are available as high quality prints and printables (files you can download and print yourself). See them here.

Mother’s Day Sale

From now until Mother’s Day, all of my printables are on sale at 25% off.  See them all here

Nine prints are now available on Etsy!

I’m excited to announce that I just reopened my long dormant Etsy store where I now have nine geometric mandalas available! This time I’m offering PRINTABLES (files you can download and print yourself) and ARCHIVAL PRINTS that I can send to you.  Please check it out and maybe even tell your friends. 

https://camillelaoang.etsy.com

Reflective Works Statement

Recent reflective works

These pieces change their appearance depending on the lighting conditions and the viewer’s position in relation to the piece and the light source.  Under bright ambient light, mandala patterns present in a straight forward manner, each with its unique set of prominent and supporting patterns.  Gently back-lit under dimmer conditions, different aspects begin to come forward while others recede.  Under very low light, if a flashlight held at eye level is pointed at the piece, very luminous patterns will emerge, causing mid tones to become like shadows and light colors to become almost unnoticeable.

This effect was created using acrylic paint and reflective vinyl, which has the same effect as traffic signs that shine brightly under headlights. 

On the reflective works page, I use gifs to show compilations of the same piece of art under 3 different lighting conditions blending into each other. In real life, the art will show a much wider and subtler set of variations.

New works

I’ve been experimenting with reflective vinyl and acrylic on wood panel. Here’s a sample. I will be uploading more shortly.