tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644158989038022912024-03-13T15:05:31.232-07:00Alison Van Pelt ArtAlison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.comBlogger607125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-29568431685962964102014-06-04T01:05:00.000-07:002014-06-04T01:05:16.004-07:0090265 Magazine, BODY OF WORK, Alison Van Pelt, Artisthttp://issuu.com/90265magazine/docs/issue8mayweb<br />
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<br />Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-25740061587809389102014-06-04T00:05:00.001-07:002014-06-04T00:05:12.337-07:00The Jealous Curator: Alison Van Pelt, Tom Cruise, Mary-Kate Olsen, Frida Kahlo, The Queenhttp://www.thejealouscurator.com/blog/2014/06/02/alison-van-pelt/<br />
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<em>Whoa. </em>Beautiful, vibrant, almost photographic, painted
portraits of larger than life pop-culture icons… that literally are
larger than life! This is the work of LA based artist <a href="http://alisonvanpeltart.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Alison van Pelt</a> <em>{oil on canvas & oil/acrylic on canvas}. </em>The
pieces with text are from a series titled, “If I Were Ed Ruscha” … so
good, but clearly I had to add a few that weren’t part of the collection
too <em>{otherwise how could I get Tom Cruise, Gwen Stefani, and that hot pink Frida Kahlo in there!} ♥</em><br />
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Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-26055412398835062712013-11-06T22:27:00.001-08:002013-11-06T22:38:04.869-08:00Alison Van Pelt: The Women, by Michael K. Komanecky, amazon.com<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-70098310239353805182013-11-06T11:48:00.002-08:002013-11-06T20:49:46.790-08:00Chuck Close and 10 Amazing Photorealist Painters: Alison Van Pelt, Jason de Graaf, Paul Cadden, etc. by Jason de Graaf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chuck Close, self-portrait, 1968<br />
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Alison Van Pelt, Lee Krasner, 2003<br />
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Photorealism, also known as Super-Realism,
New Realism, Sharp Focus Realism or Hyper-Realism, involves artists
employing photographs to create their paintings. The style evolved out
of Pop art as a sort of resistance to Abstract Expression and Minimalism
in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Photorealist artists create works
that are hyper illusionistic; compelling viewers to wonder and marvel at
the work’s resemblance to reality. Employing a variety of techniques
artists seek to generate paintings with a high level of representational
verisimilitude. Photo realists use the camera or photographs to gather
information. They may also rely on a mechanical device to transfer the
image to the canvas, such as a projector, though the artist still
requires a high level of skill to complete the work. Usually employing
multiple photographs, artists involved with the style are interested in
technical or pictorial challenges that might include unique surfaces or
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Pioneers of the movement include painters
such as Richard Estes, Robert Bechtle and Tom Blackwell. One of the
best-known photorealist painters, <a href="http://www.pacegallery.com/artists/80/chuck-close">Chuck Close</a>,
works using a gridded photograph. A spinal artery collapse in 1988
left Close severely paralyzed. After the injury Close continued to
paint, creating large portraits in low-resolution grid squares created
by an assistant. From afar, these squares appear as a unified image,
but in pixelated form.</div>
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Today there are a myriad of artists practicing photorealism including <a href="http://alisonvanpeltart.blogspot.com/">Alison Van Pelt,</a> <a href="http://www.paulcadden.com/">Paul Cadden,</a> <a href="http://www.davidkassan.com/">David Kassan,</a> <a href="http://www.gregorythielker.com/">Gregory Thielker,</a> <a href="http://diegokoi.deviantart.com/">Diego Fazio</a>, <a href="http://deanproject.com/bryan_drury.html">Bryan Drury</a>, <a href="http://jasondegraaf.blogspot.com/">Jason de Graaf</a>, and <a href="http://benweiner.com/">Ben Weiner</a> .
With the advancement of technology, contemporary photo realist artists
are able to achieve paintings that exceed the capabilities of
photography—capturing details the lens may not, or achieving an
extraordinary level of precision. Often these photo realists are
referred to as hyperrealists as the images resemble one, or an
amalgamation of, high-resolution photographs. Inspiring and impressive,
photo realists’ works tease the imagination and challenge perception.<br />
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Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-20352779823947756362013-11-06T11:24:00.000-08:002013-11-06T11:27:57.117-08:00Shiva Rose, Kathy Rose and Alison Van Pelt at Roseark <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Photo by Amy Graves/WireImage)</span>Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-88769352465233934312013-11-05T19:52:00.001-08:002013-11-06T22:44:48.002-08:00The Art of Elysium - Pieces of Heaven - Benefit Art Auction partnered with Paddle 8 and Christie's Los Angeles<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Art of Elysium - <i>Pieces of Heaven</i> - Benefit Art Auction </span></header><section id="page" role="main"><div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-type="page" data-updated-on="1374010028201" id="page-51d4bb8ee4b01caf88c76926">
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<div class="sqs-block html-block" data-block-json="{"wysiwyg":{"engine":"code","mode":"htmlmixed","isSource":false,"source":""},"html":"<p><strong>he Art of Elysium\u2019s</strong>&nbsp;2013 Pieces of Heaven Auction has partnered with&nbsp;<a href=\"http://paddle8.com/auctions/elysium\"><strong>Paddle 8</strong></a>&nbsp;and Christie's Los Angeles</p><p>The Art of Elysium\u2019s 6th Annual Pieces of Heaven charity art auction reflects the individual journey each participating artist takes and expresses through their chosen medium. All proceeds raised from artwork sold at Pieces of Heaven will benefit The Art of Elysium\u2019s Fine Arts program; Elysium Project: a platform that merges contemporary art with philanthropy. The Art of Elysium is committed to supporting emerging, mid-career and established artists through discerning art exhibitions, public art initiatives and special events, while simultaneously creating the infrastructure to ensure that medically disabled children have access to quality, educational and therapeutic arts experiences. The Art of Elysium, a non-profit founded in 1997, encourages working actors, artists and musicians to volunteer their time and talent to children who are battling serious medical conditions.</p><p>Participating artists for Pieces of Heaven include 2wenty, Ansel Adams, David Arquette, Samuel Bayer, Adarsha Benjamin, Mattia Biagi, Pete Black, Stella Blu, Mr. Brainwash, Matthew Brandt, Steve Burtch, Scott Caan, David Caruso &amp; Alan Locke, Victor Castillo, Eric Hayden French Circuns, Gilles D\u2019amecourt, Charlotte De Cock, Beau Dunn, Steve Erle, David Fahey, Shepard Fairey, Ben Folds, Elisabeth Fried, Friends With You, James Georgopoulos, Brian Graf, Emilie Halpern, Daniel J. Healey, David Hendren, Patrick Hoelck, Todd Hido, Ernest Holzman, Alvaro Ilizarbe, Hellin Kay, Terence Koh, Curtis Kulig, Mark Leibowitz, Laura Letinsky, John Lurie, Aaron Garber-Maikovska, Michael Miller, Michael Muller, Ben Murphey, Aiko Nakagawa, Waleska Nomura, How and Nosm, Quam Odunsi, Dennis Oppenheim, Chris Otcasek, Cheryl Pope, Alex Prager, Vanessa Prager, Carlos Davila Rinaldi, Mariah Robertson, Bert Rodriguez, James Rosenquist, Howard Ruby, Sarah Sandin , Alessandra Sanguinetti, John Patrick Salisbury, Steve Shaw, Gregory Siff, Melvin Sokolsky, Lisa Solberg, Cole Sternberg, Donald Sultan, Joseph Szabo, Holly Thoburn, Carlo Van de Roer, Alison Van Pelt, James Verbicky, Kelly Wearstler, Rachel Perry Welty, Xvala, Russell Young, Alexander Yulish<span style=\"line-height: 1.68em;\">&nbsp;</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p>","engine":"visual"}" data-block-type="2" id="block-02016ee4367eceaee11f">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Art of Elysium’s</b> 2013 Pieces of Heaven Auction has partnered with <a href="http://paddle8.com/auctions/elysium"><b>Paddle 8</b></a> and Christie's Los Angeles</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The
Art of Elysium’s 6th Annual Pieces of Heaven charity art auction
reflects the individual journey each participating artist takes and
expresses through their chosen medium. All proceeds raised from artwork
sold at Pieces of Heaven will benefit The Art of Elysium’s Fine Arts
program; Elysium Project: a platform that merges contemporary art with
philanthropy. The Art of Elysium is committed to supporting emerging,
mid-career and established artists through discerning art exhibitions,
public art initiatives and special events, while simultaneously creating
the infrastructure to ensure that medically disabled children have
access to quality, educational and therapeutic arts experiences. The Art
of Elysium, a non-profit founded in 1997, encourages working actors,
artists and musicians to volunteer their time and talent to children who
are battling serious medical conditions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Participating artists
for Pieces of Heaven include 2wenty, Ansel Adams, David Arquette, Samuel
Bayer, Adarsha Benjamin, Mattia Biagi, Pete Black, Stella Blu, Mr.
Brainwash, Matthew Brandt, Steve Burtch, Scott Caan, David Caruso &
Alan Locke, Victor Castillo, Eric Hayden French Circuns, Gilles
D’amecourt, Charlotte De Cock, Beau Dunn, Steve Erle, David Fahey,
Shepard Fairey, Ben Folds, Elisabeth Fried, Friends With You, James
Georgopoulos, Brian Graf, Emilie Halpern, Daniel J. Healey, David
Hendren, Patrick Hoelck, Todd Hido, Ernest Holzman, Alvaro Ilizarbe,
Hellin Kay, Terence Koh, Curtis Kulig, Mark Leibowitz, Laura Letinsky,
John Lurie, Aaron Garber-Maikovska, Michael Miller, Michael Muller, Ben
Murphey, Aiko Nakagawa, Waleska Nomura, How and Nosm, Quam Odunsi,
Dennis Oppenheim, Chris Otcasek, Cheryl Pope, Alex Prager, Vanessa
Prager, Carlos Davila Rinaldi, Mariah Robertson, Bert Rodriguez, James
Rosenquist, Howard Ruby, Sarah Sandin, Alessandra Sanguinetti, John
Patrick Salisbury, Steve Shaw, Gregory Siff, Melvin Sokolsky, Lisa
Solberg, Cole Sternberg, Donald Sultan, Joseph Szabo, Holly Thoburn,
Carlo Van de Roer, Alison Van Pelt, James Verbicky, Kelly Wearstler,
Rachel Perry Welty, Xvala, Russell Young, Alexander Yulish<span style="line-height: 1.68em;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 registration and the silent auction took
place at ACE Museum in Los Angeles, California for a very special event
named The Art of Elysium’s 6th Annual Pieces of Heaven charity art
auction presented by Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka. The special auction
showcased the individual journey of each participating artist through
art work. What is so great about this auction is that all proceeds
raised from the artwork sold at Pieces of Heaven will benefit The Art of
Elysium’s Fine Arts program, Elysium Project. This project
single-handedly combines contemporary art with philanthropy.</span></div>
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Art of Elysium's main focus is to create the infrastructure to ensure that
medically disabled children have access to the very best therapeutic
and educational arts experiences, while supporting upcoming, mid-career
and well-established artists with the help of special events, art
exhibitions and public art initiatives.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">In 1997 The Art of
Elysium, a non-profit was founded to help children who are battling
serious medical conditions with the help of the talent and volunteer
time of artists, actors and musicians.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">Guests kicked off the night
with live entertainment, CIROC Vodka cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as
they had the opportunity to bid on over 70 works of art. In support of
the charity, these very same artworks were donated by private
collectors, dealers and artists. However, in benefit of The Art of
Elysium Project the rather unique artwork was available for purchase
during a live and silent auction by Auctioneer Andrea Fiuczynski and in
partnership with Christie’s.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">The organization was pleased that
many artists showed great support by each buying 3-4 pieces of artwork
by other artists, while others really out did themselves by making the
highest bid of the night which was $10,000 for a Shepard Fairey piece.
Throughout the night guests enjoyed taking pictures in front of a
backdrop of all the artists’ faces created by Gregory Stiff. David
Arquette even joined in on the bidding of a Beau Dunn’s photograph of
Barbie in hopes to win a gift for his daughter Coco, but sadly was
outbid. He did win the bid on the painting by Alison Van Pelt.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">The guests included Eugene Sadovoy, Cameron Silver,
Abigail Spencer, Jason Statham, Kate Upton, Alicia Witt, David Arquette,
Topher Grace, Alice Gretczyn, Shanola Hampton, Rachael Harris and many
more. Plus participating artists for Pieces of Heaven included David
Caruso & Alan Locke, Victor Castillo, Eric Hayden French Circuns,
Gilles D’amecourt, Charlotte De Cock, Beau Dunn, Steve Erle, David
Fahey, Shepard Fairey, Ben Folds, Elisabeth Fried, Friends With You,
James Georgopoulos, Brian Graf, Emilie Halpern, Daniel J. Healey, David
Hendren, Patrick Hoelck, Todd Hido, Ernest Holzman, Alvaro Ilizarbe,
Hellin Kay, Terence Koh, Curtis Kulig, Mark Leibowitz, 2wenty, Ansel
Adams, David Arquette, Samuel Bayer, Adarsha Benjamin, Mattia Biagi,
Pete Black, Stella Blu, Mr. Brainwash, Matthew Brandt, Steve Burtch,
Scott Caan, Laura Letinsky, John Lurie, Aaron Garber-Maikovska, Michael
Miller, Michael Muller, Ben Murphey, Aiko Nakagawa, Waleska Nomura, How
and Nosm, Quam Odunsi, Dennis Oppenheim, Chris Otcasek, Cheryl Pope,
Alex Prager, Vanessa Prager, Carlos Davila Rinaldi, Mariah Robertson,
Bert Rodriguez, Alison Van Pelt, James Verbicky, Kelly Wearstler, Rachel
Perry Welty, Xvala, Russell Young, Alexander Yulish, James Rosenquist,
Howard Ruby, Sarah Sandin , Alessandra Sanguinetti, John Patrick
Salisbury, Steve Shaw, Gregory Siff, Melvin Sokolsky, Lisa Solberg, Cole
Sternberg, Donald Sultan, Joseph Szabo, Holly Thoburn, and Carlo Van de
Roer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ports of Entry</i></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">: </span></i></span>William Burroughs and the Arts.
The book accompanies the eponymous
exhibition curated by Robert Sobiezek at the Los Angeles County Museum
of Art, held July to October, 1996, cover art by Alison Van Pelt. </span><br />
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William Burroughs and the Arts: Ports of Entry book cover.<br />
"Nothing is True - Everything is Permitted - - Last words, Hassan I Sabbah", Nova Express.<br />
published by Los Angeles County Museum of Art, distributed by Thames & Hudson.<br />
(c) 1996 by Museum Associates LA County Museum of Art.<br />
Cover image by Alison Van Pelt, William Burroughs, 1992, Oil on canvas.<br />
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It is Wednseday afternoon on April 29, just after 2 PM. My friend Alison Van Pelt and I are drinking Quita Penas tequila at Hal’s Bar & Grill on Abbot Kinney. We are talking about history, our own and that of our city. In my head, I am hearing “Under the Bridge” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers because that was what I was listening to on April 29, 1992, when I got my first tattoo on Sunset Boulevard, and LA was burning. I had just made this city my home less than a year before the riots broke out. The line between the good guys and the bad guys was obscured. There were citywide curfews, South Central was self-destructing and Rodney King was a household name. I was fresh out of college and had just wrapped a five-month stint as a set production assistant on Batman Returns. I had no job, no direction and no friends. The song was eerily thematic: “The city I live in, the city of angels, lonely as I am...” Sitting on the rooftop of my apartment building in Westwood, I looked south toward the smoky skies, drew a snake around my ankle and headed to Hollywood to make it permanent.<br />
<br />
To mark the anniversary, earlier in the day I convince Alison to come with me to Ink Monkey Tattoo in Venice because she is a brilliant painter. But before I go under the buzzing needle, I visit her studio/home in Santa Monica Canyon to see her work for the first time. Her large canvases immediately draw me in. While the images are soft and unfocused—even impressionistic— there is an underlying sense of exactitude and realism. When Alison explains her technique to me, it makes perfect sense. She meticulously maps out and sketches an image, rendering it with surgical precision. The deliberate blurring comes later in the painting process. The effect is both academic and poetic—perfectionism pursued, achieved, then abandoned. I love it.<br />
<br />
Before we leave her studio, we make preparations for the creation of a different kind of art. We print out the words for my tattoo in a font that I have chosen and Alison has approved.<br />
<br />
On our way to Venice, we stop at Urth Caffé on Main Street. Over lunch I ask Alison about growing up in LA and becoming an artist. What she tells me is a classic bohemian tale beautifully braided with history. Her grandmother owned a five-story mansion in the Hollywood Hills that was built at the turn of the century and was once surrounded by orange groves. When Alison was a small child, her father went to live on a commune, and she and her mother moved into the mansion with her grandmother and three “brilliant scientist” uncles. Several years later, when her father returned, they moved to Venice, where everyone grew their own vegetables (among other things) and the children ran around barefoot all the time. A child hippie, Alison was even practicing yoga by age five (her father was legendary yogi Ganga White’s attorney). By high school, however, Alison was living a more conventional life in Pacific Palisades, earning straight As and scholarships. She went to UCLA, but after a few months dropped out and moved to Hawaii. It was there that Alison fell in love with a man who encouraged her to pursue her calling as an artist. She returned to LA, began taking classes in Brentwood and sold her first painting to Norton Simon’s grandson, who hung it over his mantel between two Picassos.<br />
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I want to sit here all day, eating olives at Urth and listening to Alison’s stories, but we are on a mission, and it is time to move on. When we finally arrive at Ink Monkey, we find that Jeff—the tattoo artist I came to see—is occupied for another 30 minutes. I am ready to get in the chair, and just as a cliff diver might feel, when you are standing at the edge, you really need to jump. If you hang out too long, the jitters take hold. I am thrilled to learn Alison shares my fondness for tequila, and that’s how we end up at Hal’s.<br />
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Sitting at the bar, I start to reflect on where I was and how different LA was on this very day 17 years ago. Then, I was starting out, my future unknowable, my self unknown. The city was unfamiliar and unpredictable. Now in the wake of my divorce, I am starting out again in a way, my future still unknowable but my self known. The city is my home and strangely intimate. I envy Alison’s deep and romantic history here, then realize I now have my own as well.<br />
<br />
When we return to Ink Monkey, Jeff is ready. He lays out three stenciled lines of text across the inside of my right forearm. I hold it up for Alison’s approval. She scrutinizes it with an artist’s eye and tells me one line is slightly askew. A smile spreads across my face. I turn to Jeff, tell him to leave it as it is and begin. Alison has inspired the artist in me who sees the beauty in embracing imperfection.<br />
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It
is Wednseday afternoon on April 29, just after 2 PM. My friend Alison
Van Pelt and I are drinking Quita Penas tequila at Hal’s Bar & Grill
on Abbot Kinney. We are talking about history, our own and that of our
city. In my head, I am hearing “Under the Bridge” by the Red Hot Chili
Peppers because that was what I was listening to on April 29, 1992, when
I got my first tattoo on Sunset Boulevard, and LA was burning. I had
just made this city my home less than a year before the riots broke out.
The line between the good guys and the bad guys was obscured. There
were citywide curfews, South Central was self-destructing and Rodney
King was a household name. I was fresh out of college and had just
wrapped a five-month stint as a set production assistant on <i>Batman Returns</i>.
I had no job, no direction and no friends. The song was eerily
thematic: “The city I live in, the city of angels, lonely as I am...”
Sitting on the rooftop of my apartment building in Westwood, I looked
south toward the smoky skies, drew a snake around my ankle and headed to
Hollywood to make it permanent.<br />
To mark the anniversary, earlier in the day I convince Alison to come
with me to Ink Monkey Tattoo in Venice because she is a brilliant
painter. But before I go under the buzzing needle, I visit her
studio/home in Santa Monica Canyon to see her work for the first time.
Her large canvases immediately draw me in. While the images are soft and
unfocused—even impressionistic— there is an underlying sense of
exactitude and realism. When Alison explains her technique to me, it
makes perfect sense. She meticulously maps out and sketches an image,
rendering it with surgical precision. The deliberate blurring comes
later in the painting process. The effect is both academic and
poetic—perfectionism pursued, achieved, then abandoned. I love it.<br />
Before we leave her studio, we make preparations for the creation of a
different kind of art. We print out the words for my tattoo in a font
that I have chosen and Alison has approved.<br />
<img alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/cmi-niche/assets/pictures/8698/content_01-gillian_wynn090617_050.gif?1304353401" style="float: right; height: 309px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; width: 300px;" />On
our way to Venice, we stop at Urth Caffé on Main Street. Over lunch I
ask Alison about growing up in LA and becoming an artist. What she tells
me is a classic bohemian tale beautifully braided with history. Her
grandmother owned a five-story mansion in the Hollywood Hills that was
built at the turn of the century and was once surrounded by orange
groves. When Alison was a small child, her father went to live on a
commune, and she and her mother moved into the mansion with her
grandmother and three “brilliant scientist” uncles. Several years later,
when her father returned, they moved to Venice, where everyone grew
their own vegetables (among other things) and the children ran around
barefoot all the time. A child hippie, Alison was even practicing yoga
by age five (her father was legendary yogi Ganga White’s attorney). By
high school, however, Alison was living a more conventional life in
Pacific Palisades, earning straight As and scholarships. She went to
UCLA, but after a few months dropped out and moved to Hawaii. It was
there that Alison fell in love with a man who encouraged her to pursue
her calling as an artist. She returned to LA, began taking classes in
Brentwood and sold her first painting to Norton Simon’s grandson, who
hung it over his mantel between two Picassos.<br />
I want to sit here all day, eating olives at Urth and listening to
Alison’s stories, but we are on a mission, and it is time to move on.
When we finally arrive at Ink Monkey, we find that Jeff—the tattoo
artist I came to see—is occupied for another 30 minutes. I am ready to
get in the chair, and just as a cliff diver might feel, when you are
standing at the edge, you really need to jump. If you hang out too long,
the jitters take hold. I am thrilled to learn Alison shares my fondness
for tequila, and that’s how we end up at Hal’s.<br />
Sitting at the bar, I start to reflect on where I was and how different
LA was on this very day 17 years ago. Then, I was starting out, my
future unknowable, my self unknown. The city was unfamiliar and
unpredictable. Now in the wake of my divorce, I am starting out again in
a way, my future still unknowable but my self known. The city is my
home and strangely intimate. I envy Alison’s deep and romantic history
here, then realize I now have my own as well.<br />
When we return to Ink Monkey, Jeff is ready. He lays out three
stenciled lines of text across the inside of my right forearm. I hold it
up for Alison’s approval. She scrutinizes it with an artist’s eye and
tells me one line is slightly askew. A smile spreads across my face. I
turn to Jeff, tell him to leave it as it is and begin. Alison has
inspired the artist in me who sees the beauty in embracing imperfection.<br />
<br />
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It
is Wednseday afternoon on April 29, just after 2 PM. My friend Alison
Van Pelt and I are drinking Quita Penas tequila at Hal’s Bar & Grill
on Abbot Kinney. We are talking about history, our own and that of our
city. In my head, I am hearing “Under the Bridge” by the Red Hot Chili
Peppers because that was what I was listening to on April 29, 1992, when
I got my first tattoo on Sunset Boulevard, and LA was burning. I had
just made this city my home less than a year before the riots broke out.
The line between the good guys and the bad guys was obscured. There
were citywide curfews, South Central was self-destructing and Rodney
King was a household name. I was fresh out of college and had just
wrapped a five-month stint as a set production assistant on <i>Batman Returns</i>.
I had no job, no direction and no friends. The song was eerily
thematic: “The city I live in, the city of angels, lonely as I am...”
Sitting on the rooftop of my apartment building in Westwood, I looked
south toward the smoky skies, drew a snake around my ankle and headed to
Hollywood to make it permanent.<br />
To mark the anniversary, earlier in the day I convince Alison to come
with me to Ink Monkey Tattoo in Venice because she is a brilliant
painter. But before I go under the buzzing needle, I visit her
studio/home in Santa Monica Canyon to see her work for the first time.
Her large canvases immediately draw me in. While the images are soft and
unfocused—even impressionistic— there is an underlying sense of
exactitude and realism. When Alison explains her technique to me, it
makes perfect sense. She meticulously maps out and sketches an image,
rendering it with surgical precision. The deliberate blurring comes
later in the painting process. The effect is both academic and
poetic—perfectionism pursued, achieved, then abandoned. I love it.<br />
Before we leave her studio, we make preparations for the creation of a
different kind of art. We print out the words for my tattoo in a font
that I have chosen and Alison has approved.<br />
<img alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/cmi-niche/assets/pictures/8698/content_01-gillian_wynn090617_050.gif?1304353401" style="float: right; height: 309px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; width: 300px;" />On
our way to Venice, we stop at Urth Caffé on Main Street. Over lunch I
ask Alison about growing up in LA and becoming an artist. What she tells
me is a classic bohemian tale beautifully braided with history. Her
grandmother owned a five-story mansion in the Hollywood Hills that was
built at the turn of the century and was once surrounded by orange
groves. When Alison was a small child, her father went to live on a
commune, and she and her mother moved into the mansion with her
grandmother and three “brilliant scientist” uncles. Several years later,
when her father returned, they moved to Venice, where everyone grew
their own vegetables (among other things) and the children ran around
barefoot all the time. A child hippie, Alison was even practicing yoga
by age five (her father was legendary yogi Ganga White’s attorney). By
high school, however, Alison was living a more conventional life in
Pacific Palisades, earning straight As and scholarships. She went to
UCLA, but after a few months dropped out and moved to Hawaii. It was
there that Alison fell in love with a man who encouraged her to pursue
her calling as an artist. She returned to LA, began taking classes in
Brentwood and sold her first painting to Norton Simon’s grandson, who
hung it over his mantel between two Picassos.<br />
I want to sit here all day, eating olives at Urth and listening to
Alison’s stories, but we are on a mission, and it is time to move on.
When we finally arrive at Ink Monkey, we find that Jeff—the tattoo
artist I came to see—is occupied for another 30 minutes. I am ready to
get in the chair, and just as a cliff diver might feel, when you are
standing at the edge, you really need to jump. If you hang out too long,
the jitters take hold. I am thrilled to learn Alison shares my fondness
for tequila, and that’s how we end up at Hal’s.<br />
Sitting at the bar, I start to reflect on where I was and how different
LA was on this very day 17 years ago. Then, I was starting out, my
future unknowable, my self unknown. The city was unfamiliar and
unpredictable. Now in the wake of my divorce, I am starting out again in
a way, my future still unknowable but my self known. The city is my
home and strangely intimate. I envy Alison’s deep and romantic history
here, then realize I now have my own as well.<br />
When we return to Ink Monkey, Jeff is ready. He lays out three
stenciled lines of text across the inside of my right forearm. I hold it
up for Alison’s approval. She scrutinizes it with an artist’s eye and
tells me one line is slightly askew. A smile spreads across my face. I
turn to Jeff, tell him to leave it as it is and begin. Alison has
inspired the artist in me who sees the beauty in embracing imperfection.<br />
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<br />
Read more at <a href="http://la-confidential-magazine.com/living/articles/a-drink-and-some-ink#0eZBPoZ0TqolfUdE.99" style="color: #003399;">http://la-confidential-magazine.com/living/articles/a-drink-and-some-ink#0eZBPoZ0TqolfUdE.99</a></div>
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It
is Wednseday afternoon on April 29, just after 2 PM. My friend Alison
Van Pelt and I are drinking Quita Penas tequila at Hal’s Bar & Grill
on Abbot Kinney. We are talking about history, our own and that of our
city. In my head, I am hearing “Under the Bridge” by the Red Hot Chili
Peppers because that was what I was listening to on April 29, 1992, when
I got my first tattoo on Sunset Boulevard, and LA was burning. I had
just made this city my home less than a year before the riots broke out.
The line between the good guys and the bad guys was obscured. There
were citywide curfews, South Central was self-destructing and Rodney
King was a household name. I was fresh out of college and had just
wrapped a five-month stint as a set production assistant on <i>Batman Returns</i>.
I had no job, no direction and no friends. The song was eerily
thematic: “The city I live in, the city of angels, lonely as I am...”
Sitting on the rooftop of my apartment building in Westwood, I looked
south toward the smoky skies, drew a snake around my ankle and headed to
Hollywood to make it permanent.<br />
To mark the anniversary, earlier in the day I convince Alison to come
with me to Ink Monkey Tattoo in Venice because she is a brilliant
painter. But before I go under the buzzing needle, I visit her
studio/home in Santa Monica Canyon to see her work for the first time.
Her large canvases immediately draw me in. While the images are soft and
unfocused—even impressionistic— there is an underlying sense of
exactitude and realism. When Alison explains her technique to me, it
makes perfect sense. She meticulously maps out and sketches an image,
rendering it with surgical precision. The deliberate blurring comes
later in the painting process. The effect is both academic and
poetic—perfectionism pursued, achieved, then abandoned. I love it.<br />
Before we leave her studio, we make preparations for the creation of a
different kind of art. We print out the words for my tattoo in a font
that I have chosen and Alison has approved.<br />
<img alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/cmi-niche/assets/pictures/8698/content_01-gillian_wynn090617_050.gif?1304353401" style="float: right; height: 309px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; width: 300px;" />On
our way to Venice, we stop at Urth Caffé on Main Street. Over lunch I
ask Alison about growing up in LA and becoming an artist. What she tells
me is a classic bohemian tale beautifully braided with history. Her
grandmother owned a five-story mansion in the Hollywood Hills that was
built at the turn of the century and was once surrounded by orange
groves. When Alison was a small child, her father went to live on a
commune, and she and her mother moved into the mansion with her
grandmother and three “brilliant scientist” uncles. Several years later,
when her father returned, they moved to Venice, where everyone grew
their own vegetables (among other things) and the children ran around
barefoot all the time. A child hippie, Alison was even practicing yoga
by age five (her father was legendary yogi Ganga White’s attorney). By
high school, however, Alison was living a more conventional life in
Pacific Palisades, earning straight As and scholarships. She went to
UCLA, but after a few months dropped out and moved to Hawaii. It was
there that Alison fell in love with a man who encouraged her to pursue
her calling as an artist. She returned to LA, began taking classes in
Brentwood and sold her first painting to Norton Simon’s grandson, who
hung it over his mantel between two Picassos.<br />
I want to sit here all day, eating olives at Urth and listening to
Alison’s stories, but we are on a mission, and it is time to move on.
When we finally arrive at Ink Monkey, we find that Jeff—the tattoo
artist I came to see—is occupied for another 30 minutes. I am ready to
get in the chair, and just as a cliff diver might feel, when you are
standing at the edge, you really need to jump. If you hang out too long,
the jitters take hold. I am thrilled to learn Alison shares my fondness
for tequila, and that’s how we end up at Hal’s.<br />
Sitting at the bar, I start to reflect on where I was and how different
LA was on this very day 17 years ago. Then, I was starting out, my
future unknowable, my self unknown. The city was unfamiliar and
unpredictable. Now in the wake of my divorce, I am starting out again in
a way, my future still unknowable but my self known. The city is my
home and strangely intimate. I envy Alison’s deep and romantic history
here, then realize I now have my own as well.<br />
When we return to Ink Monkey, Jeff is ready. He lays out three
stenciled lines of text across the inside of my right forearm. I hold it
up for Alison’s approval. She scrutinizes it with an artist’s eye and
tells me one line is slightly askew. A smile spreads across my face. I
turn to Jeff, tell him to leave it as it is and begin. Alison has
inspired the artist in me who sees the beauty in embracing imperfection.<br />
<br />
<br />
Read more at <a href="http://la-confidential-magazine.com/living/articles/a-drink-and-some-ink#0eZBPoZ0TqolfUdE.99" style="color: #003399;">http://la-confidential-magazine.com/living/articles/a-drink-and-some-ink#0eZBPoZ0TqolfUdE.99</a></div>
Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-79584616641195632252013-11-02T13:59:00.000-07:002013-11-04T05:34:54.447-08:00New York Times, The Insider, Alison Van Pelt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #909090; display: block; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.2727em; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;">Van Pelt in front of one of her paintings at her studio. (Maggie Kayne)</span></div>
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<i style="text-align: left;">The
Insider is a recurring profile of tastemakers in the fields of fashion,
design, food, travel and the arts. Here the Los Angeles-based painter
Alison Van Pelt shares a few of her style essentials. A new exhibition
of her latest body of work, “If I Were Ed Ruscha,” will show at the
<a href="http://archive.is/o/zOlTL/http://www.mocachina.org/" style="color: red; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="new">Museum of Contemporary Art China</a>
in Hong Kong in November. (The museum officially opens this fall.) </i></div>
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<b style="text-align: left;">Name:</b>
<a href="http://archive.is/o/zOlTL/http://alisonvanpelt.com/" style="color: red; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="new">Alison Van Pelt</a><br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Age:</b>
Old enough to know better<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Occupation:</b>
Artist (painter)<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Home base:</b>
Santa Monica Canyon<span style="text-align: left;"></span><br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Retail standby:</b>
Madison, Ron Herman, Fred Segal, Planet Blue<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Music venue:</b>
The Green Door<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Favorite concert:</b>
Jack Bambi<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Music:</b>
Whatever my friend Maggie put on my iPod<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Provisions:</b> Farmer's market<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">For gifts:</b>
Hermès<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Restaurant:</b>
Patrick’s Roadhouse and Axe for breakfast; Vito for the caesar salad; penne vodka at <a href="http://archive.is/o/zOlTL/http://locandaportofino.com/" style="color: red; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="new">Laconda Portofino</a>; truffle ravioli at
<a href="http://archive.is/o/zOlTL/http://giorgiobaldi.com/" style="color: red; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="new">Giorgio</a>; jalapeño yellowtail at
<a href="http://archive.is/o/zOlTL/http://noburestaurants.com/" style="color: red; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="new">Nobu</a>; sea bass at
<a href="http://archive.is/o/zOlTL/http://chaya.com/" style="color: red; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="new">Chaya</a>; truffle macaroni at the Beachcomber; coffee at Cafe Luxxe<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Drink:</b>
Champagne or tequila<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Party central:</b>
My bed<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Momentary style obsessions:</b>
Jenni Kayne, <a href="http://archive.is/o/zOlTL/http://tombinnsdesign.com/" style="color: red; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="new">Tom Binns</a>,
Lanvin<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Reading material:</b>
“Loving Frank,” by Nancy Horan; ridiculous numbers of magazines; The New York Times<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Art pick:</b>
Kaz Oshiro<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Museums:</b>
Museum of Contemporary Art, Hong Kong<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Movie:</b>
“Roman Holiday”<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Vacation destination:</b>
My friend’s boat<br />
<b style="text-align: left;">Something you are looking forward to this summer:</b>
The beach with my dogs</div>
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<b style="text-align: left;">Alison’s Santa Monica Canyon Neighborhood</b></div>
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Here
are some of Van Pelt’s favorite haunts in L.A. that she visits
regularly. The map below is interactive; click on the blue markers to
learn more about Alison’s spots.</div>
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<i style="text-align: left;">[googlemaps
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&s=AARTsJpeeEElbFzt97MNAMjVutV4rxYwSg&msa=0&msid=103739794770934605257.000454fad2bf41b813ac0&ll=34.042419,-118.488922&spn=0.369828,0.549316&z=10&output=embed&w=400&h=325]</i></div>
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<li style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; background-position: 0px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.533em; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://archive.is/o/zOlTL/http://patricksroadhouse.com/" style="color: red; font-size: 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="new">Patrick’s Roadhouse</a>
— great fresh smoothies. And so close to home!</li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; background-position: 0px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.533em; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 11px; text-align: left;">Axe — Best (and biggest) pancakes. Everything’s organic.</li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; background-position: 0px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.533em; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 11px; text-align: left;">Vito — Old school! They make the caesar at the table. (amazing wine list.)</li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; background-position: 0px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.533em; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://archive.is/o/zOlTL/http://thebeachcombercafe.com/" style="color: red; font-size: 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="new">The Beachcomber Cafe</a>
— Right there on the pier, The Tiki room is great.</li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; background-position: 0px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.533em; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://archive.is/o/zOlTL/http://noburestaurants.com/" style="color: red; font-size: 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="new">Nobu</a>
— Yum. </li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; background-position: 0px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.533em; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://archive.is/o/zOlTL/http://caffeluxxe.com/" style="color: red; font-size: 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="new">Caffe Luxxe</a>— addictive cappuccino </li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; background-position: 0px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.533em; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="mailto:retail@jennikayne.com" style="color: red; font-size: 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="new">Jenni Kayne (e-mail)</a>
— everything is gorgeous.</li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; background-position: 0px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.533em; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 11px; text-align: left;">The Green Door — Jason Scoppa does an awesome jazz night on Tuesdays.
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<li style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; background-position: 0px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.533em; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 11px; text-align: left;">PC Greens — the juice bar!</li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/gif; background-position: 0px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.533em; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 11px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://archive.is/o/zOlTL/http://ronherman.com/" style="color: red; font-size: 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="new">Ron Herman (Malibu)</a>
— They let my dogs run around the store. </li>
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<span style="color: #909090; display: block; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.2727em; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;">Paintings from Alison Van Pelt’s “If I Were Ed Ruscha” exhibition.</span></div>
Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-65530733132199240682013-11-01T21:13:00.001-07:002013-11-01T21:13:17.369-07:00Kelly Slater, oil on canvas, 5ft x 4ft, Alison Van Pelt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-76352457265519854182013-11-01T21:08:00.001-07:002013-11-01T21:08:53.173-07:00Hot Pink and Silver X-ray Self Portrait, oil on canvas, Alison Van Pelt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-34767139129412101232013-11-01T21:07:00.001-07:002013-11-01T21:07:24.875-07:00Self Portrait X-ray, oil on canvas, Alison Van Pelt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-74638029374591132552013-11-01T21:03:00.000-07:002013-11-01T21:03:13.737-07:00Silver Horse I and II, oil on canvas, Alison Van Pelt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-21241979365720856242013-11-01T20:32:00.002-07:002013-11-01T20:32:34.367-07:00Dream, oil on canvas, Alison Van Pelt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-77198853823345859932013-11-01T20:30:00.002-07:002013-11-01T20:30:42.594-07:00Beck, oil on canvas, Alison Van Pelt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-78727889254575876892013-10-30T13:31:00.001-07:002013-10-30T13:39:19.149-07:00944 Magazine, Take it from the Tastemakers What to See, What to Do, Where to Be<a href="http://www.944.com/944/articles/take-it-from-the-tastemakers-what-to-see-what-to-do-where-to-be/">944 Magazine Take it from the Tastemakers What to See, What to Do, Where to Be</a><br />
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Alison Van Pelt<br /> Artist, Van Pelt Studios<br /> alisonvanpelt.com<br /><br /> Ideal night: Riding my bike to meet friends for dinner and drinks.<br /> Favorite drink: Sangria at Venice Beach Wines<br /> Best dining spots: Gjelina and Piccolo<br /> Favorite boutique: Mona Moore <br /> Refuel after a long night: Head to Axe for a gigantic pancake and a huge cappuccino.<br /> Favorite event: Venice Family Clinic Art Walk.<br /> Best thing about a Venice night out: You can ride your bike.<br /> <br /> Anthony Mandler<br /> Filmmaker, Let Films<br /> letfilms.com<br /><br />
An ideal night out: A cigar at Hollywood Smoke on Main Street, dinner
on the patio at Gjelina and a nice, long ride home on the motorcycle.<br /> Favorite boutique: Guild on Abbot Kinney<br /> Refuel after a long night: Morning coffee at Intelligentsia and pancakes at Axe.<br /> Best hidden spot: Go see Jason at Old Glory Barbershop for the best fade on the westside.<br />
Word to the wise: Venice people are really protective of their
neighborhood, so when you’re there make sure not to be an a**hole, or it
could get a little rough.<br /> <br /> Cesario Block Montaño<br /> Director/Photographer<br /><br />
Ideal night out: First Fridays on Abbot Kinney have been the most fun.
Stores stay open late, and there are surrounding art shows that serve
wine.<br /> Favorite place to see live music: On Tuesday nights at The
Brig, there’s an awesome salsa/hip-hop band that plays, and it usually
turns into a huge jam session.<br /> Best local act: Suicidal Tendencies<br />
Best thing about Venice: Being able to get into every place without a
problem, seeing real friends and familiar faces and just really knowing
everyone around town. It’s nice to just see someone out and have them
invite you over for some barbecue, or a party or to just come and kick
it.<br /> <br /> Charlotte Bjorlin D’Elia<br /> Owner, RAD branding agency; jewelry designer<br /> charlottebjorlindelia.com <br /><br /> Best live music: Band night at Stronghold.<br />
Favorite drink: Dirty Dog, served at a recent Dogtown party (in a
tumbler; equal parts dry and sweet Vermouth, olive juice, vodka, a
splash of brandy, Blue cheese-stuffed olives and a cucumber slice on the
rocks).<br /> Best dining spots: Gjelina — Travis’s food is addictive!
And my friends’ Italian hideaway, Ado, in the canary yellow bungalow
next to Dogtown Lofts.<br /> Best thing about a night in Venice: The mix of people — 17 to 75 and everyone’s hanging out together.<br /> Favorite dive spot: La Cabana on Rose <br /> Favorite boutique: Heist for its well-edited selection of labels like Humanoid, Isabel Marant and bags by Jerome Dreyfuss.<br /> <br /> Mary Vernieu<br /> Owner, Betty Mae Casting & Primitivo Wine Bistro<br /> primitivowinebistro.com<br /><br /> Best local act: The Paul Chesne band<br /> Best cocktail: Su Novia at the Tasting Kitchen <br /> Favorite boutique: Principessa<br /> Best breakfast: Primitivo has recently begun serving weekends.<br /> <br /> <br /> CR Stecyk III<br /> Artist/Photographer and Owner, Zephyr Surf Shop<br /> Best secret spot: Juan Marquez’s Atelier<br /> Favorite dining: Hoagie Steak<br /> Favorite shop: Venice Originals <br /> Best place for a late-night bite: La Cabana<br /> Favorite Venice event: Venice Surf-A-Thon<br /> <br /> Join the fun as 944 takes over Venice in celebration of our Nightlife Issue<br /> 944 Neighborhood Takeover | 08.06.10<br /> AK1511<br /> First Fridays at AK1511 starting at 8 p.m.<br /> 1511 Abbot Kinney, Venice Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-55829447521097558552013-10-30T13:22:00.002-07:002013-10-30T13:22:37.044-07:00Silver Horse, oil on canvas, 4ft x 5ft, Alison Van Pelt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-62009650096362171112013-10-27T18:38:00.001-07:002013-10-27T18:38:50.438-07:00Wedding Dress, oil paint on archival paper, Alison Van Pelt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-48678296804998210552013-10-27T18:37:00.000-07:002013-10-27T18:37:01.834-07:00Blue Nude, oil on canvas, Alison Van Pelt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-78760187137570178682013-10-27T18:17:00.000-07:002013-10-27T18:17:26.726-07:00Early Work, oil on canvas, 1984, Alison Van Pelt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Alison Van Pelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206121606859717532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664415898903802291.post-19042722669540514912013-10-27T02:57:00.001-07:002013-10-27T18:30:13.552-07:00Fabulous home of Jenni Kayne and Richard Ehrlich in C Magazing; paintings by Alison Van Pelt<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 44px;"><span class="cufon-alt">The </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 81px;"><span class="cufon-alt">Beverly </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 48px;"><span class="cufon-alt">Hills </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 67px;"><span class="cufon-alt">family </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 102px;"><span class="cufon-alt">residence </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 27px;"><span class="cufon-alt">of </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 78px;"><span class="cufon-alt">fashion </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 87px;"><span class="cufon-alt">designer</span></span><br /><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 7px;"><span class="cufon-alt"> </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 60px;"><span class="cufon-alt">Jenni </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 68px;"><span class="cufon-alt">Kayne </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 44px;"><span class="cufon-alt">and </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 72px;"><span class="cufon-alt">realtor </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 83px;"><span class="cufon-alt">Richard </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 75px;"><span class="cufon-alt">Ehrlich </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 58px;"><span class="cufon-alt">offers</span></span><br /><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 7px;"><span class="cufon-alt"> </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 79px;"><span class="cufon-alt">exalted </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 95px;"><span class="cufon-alt">quietude </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 35px;"><span class="cufon-alt">for </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 101px;"><span class="cufon-alt">reflection </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 44px;"><span class="cufon-alt">and </span></span><span class="cufon cufon-canvas" style="height: 20px; width: 42px;"><span class="cufon-alt">play</span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">By Christine Lennon<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-06-e1382554262158.jpg"><img alt="A shallow pool, intended for lilies, is often filled with splashing toddlers. " class="wp-image-36495 " height="431" src="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-06-e1382554262158.jpg" width="307" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A shallow pool, intended for lilies, is often filled with splashing toddlers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-00newa.jpg"><img alt="Jenni Kayne, Richard Ehrlich, Ripley and Tanner." class="wp-image-36496 " height="300" src="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-00newa-e1382554427559-219x300.jpg" width="219" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Jenni Kayne, Richard Ehrlich, Ripley and Tanner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Jenni Kayne and Richard Ehrlich’s house
is perfect because Kayne is a Virgo. At least, that’s how she explains
it. Kayne, who recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of her eponymous
fashion label, attributes her acute attention to detail and overall
fastidiousness to her astrological sign. It’s even written in the stars
that she should be modest about her affinity for interior design, which
she is, and the seemingly effortless way she created an intimate,
inviting home out of a cavernous “’80s architectural” in the flats of
Beverly Hills. The truth is she saw serious potential in the home she
and Ehrlich purchased nearly seven years ago—back when it was riddled
with mold and covered, indoors and out, with aging terra-cotta tile.
That said, the transformation might have more to do with her
preternaturally impressive taste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-03.jpg"><img alt="Native grasses, decomposed granite and a small grove of olive trees line the front walk. " class="size-medium wp-image-36527 " height="300" src="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-03-224x300.jpg" width="224" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Native grasses, decomposed granite and a small grove of olive trees line the front walk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">“We were looking for a house for a while,
but we couldn’t find anything,” says Kayne. She is curled up on a
built-in kitchen bench in a pair of bone-colored, high-waisted jeans and
a pale T-shirt, her long, brown waves twisted into a loose braid. “It
was unusual because Richard is a real estate agent, so he knew about
everything on the market—all of the secret listings. And we just didn’t
see anything we liked. Then one day, he called me and said, ‘I just
walked into this house, and you’re going to love it. But I don’t like
it!’ And somehow I convinced him he was going to love it, too.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Kayne was attracted to the bones of the
structure, the privacy afforded by the hedges surrounding the yard and
the generous proportions of the rooms. Everything else had to go. “We
took it down to the studs,” she laughs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Kayne enlisted architect Jeffrey
Allsbrook—a partner at Standard LA whose clients include Los Angeles
designer James Perse and the Kayne Griffin Corcoran gallery (which
Kayne’s sister, Maggie, co-owns). “Jeff is amazing. I met him when he
designed my first store in West Hollywood, and we work really well
together.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After two and a half years of renovation,
the couple moved in—with an additional family member in tow. “When we
bought the house, we weren’t even really thinking about kids. But by the
time we moved in, our son Tanner was six months old. Then, when our
daughter Ripley was born, we did a second remodel and added on.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-05.jpg"><img alt="C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-05" class="wp-image-36531 alignleft" height="189" src="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-05-224x300.jpg" width="141" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-11-e1382559143714.jpg"><img alt="The playroom is stocked with natural wooden toys by Camden Rose and a tipi customized by Fire and Creme in Venice." class=" wp-image-36532 " height="168" src="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-11-e1382559143714-300x236.jpg" width="213" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The playroom is stocked with natural wooden toys by Camden Rose and a tipi customized by Fire and Creme in Venice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Framed butterflies and a Tamar Mogendorff goose in Ripley’s room.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The fact she’s amused by the chaos instead of crushed by it—the two
kids under six, a growing business (her third store, at the Montecito
Country Mart, opens this autumn), her wide reaching and influential
lifestyle blog, Ripplustan.com—may have something to do with her age.
Kayne is barely in her thirties. She was 19 when she dropped out of Otis
School of Design in L.A., only a year into the program, and launched
her brand. She had a baby on her hip and was overseeing a major remodel
of a 4,000-square-foot house when most of her contemporaries were
struggling to assemble Ikea bookshelves. Kayne’s authority on topics
belies her years: She can select linen napkins for throwing vegetarian
dinner parties for 20 as easily as knowing which travertine creates a
warm, modern feeling stone floor (her preference: white, vein-cut,
honed).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-20.jpg"><img alt="A serene stairwell." class="size-medium wp-image-36547" height="300" src="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-20-217x300.jpg" width="217" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A serene stairwell.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Indeed, Kayne has had a big life. As the eldest of three daughters of
uber-financier Richard (of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisers) and
Suzanne, she was raised around the corner, just a few blocks away in a
beautiful, traditional house. From her father, who invested in her
business early on, Kayne inherited a phenomenal work ethic and unusual
focus.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">“I knew I wanted to be a designer when I was eight,” she explains
with a shrug. And, back to the Virgo dilemma, she is a chronic, habitual
compiler of information, ideas and sources.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">“I have always been that friend people ask for information, like what
they should register for when they’re pregnant, or what flowers to buy,
or where I get natural toys for kids,” she explains. “And I love to
help out, but frankly, it was getting a little exhausting. Now I just
put it all on the blog, and when people ask for advice I send them
there.”</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Though she once dreamed of expanding her brand to include lifestyle
items, for now, she’s content to inform her followers of tastemakers she
finds around town, be it Maurice Harris of Bloom & Plume for artful
floral arrangements, the vegetable garden whiz Laurie Kranz of Edible
LA, or Amanda Chantal Bacon of Moon Juice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-10.jpg"><img alt="The couple commissioned a second renovation—including a playroom and generous eat-in kitchen—to accommodate their growing family. The breakfast table was a hand-me-down from a friend. Built-in benches, pillows from Lost and Found in Hollywood, a Hans Wegner rope chair with a Mongolian lamb throw, and a vintage Kotan rug from Lawrence of La Brea create a cozy extra seating area. Honed travertine flooring is soft under bare feet. " class=" wp-image-36550 " height="262" src="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-10.jpg" width="392" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The
couple commissioned a second renovation—including a playroom and
generous eat-in kitchen—to accommodate their growing family. The
breakfast table was a hand-me-down from a friend. Built-in benches,
pillows from Lost and Found in Hollywood, a Hans Wegner rope chair with a
Mongolian lamb throw, and a vintage Kotan rug from Lawrence of La Brea
create a cozy extra seating area. Honed travertine flooring is soft
under bare feet.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When it came time to decorate her own home, Kayne deferred to style
authority, Christian Liaigre, and borrowed liberally from his aesthetic.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">“A lot of the ideas from this house came from his first book on design, <i>Maison</i>,”
she says. She set out to create an environment that was “clean,
neutral, warm and comfortable,” and adds, “The house is modern, but
we’re not modern people. We added a lot of natural, organic elements.”</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The first step was to purchase the majority of reclaimed wood from a single Amish barn in Pennsylvania.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">“The ceilings in the kitchen are from the siding. We used the big
beams, which we hollowed out, all over the house. And some of the wood
from the beams was used to create our kitchen counters,” she says. A
long farm table from Obsolete lines one wall; and woven leather chairs
from JF Chen, and white linen upholstered sofas custom made by Molly
Isaacson surround a concrete, dual-sided fireplace. Kayne also
commissioned an alabaster fixture from JF Chen, and she designed a
generous two-sided master bath with a shared shower that’s certainly a
lesson in marital diplomacy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-19.jpg"><img alt="Three paintings by Santa Monica-based artist Alison Van Pelt, above a Lawson-Fenning dining table. The chairs are vintage, purchased from a friend, which she then had copied. " class="wp-image-36555 " height="420" src="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-19.jpg" width="323" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Three
paintings by Santa Monica-based artist Alison Van Pelt, above a
Lawson-Fenning dining table. The chairs are vintage, purchased from a
friend, which she then had copied.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But the home’s most impressive feature might be its art collection.
Paintings of Native Americans by Alison Van Pelt hang above the dining
table; family photos from friend Michael Muller line the hallway leading
to the master suite at the rear of the house; and an over-sized image
of a woman floating serenely in a turquoise sea is the only jolt of bold
color in the living room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-13.jpg"><img alt="son Van Pelt above an Eames chair in the master." class="size-medium wp-image-36560 " height="300" src="http://www.magazinec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/C-OCT-FEAT-KAYNE-13-224x300.jpg" width="224" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Another (borrowed) Alison Van Pelt above an Eames chair in the master.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">“I am so lucky my mom didn’t have enough wall space for this one,” she says. “I like to say it’s on loan.”</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">With the scent of wood smoke from the fireplace lingering in the air,
and the wall of green that lines the pool, it’s easy to forget the
property is a stone’s throw from the tourist throngs and retailers of
Beverly Hills—a place where Kayne swore she would never reside again.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">“I never thought I’d live in the flats! It was hills all the way for
me,” she says. “But I love it. It’s so convenient. The sidewalks are
great for the kids. And in this house, you can’t see a single neighbor.
It feels so calm. You could literally be anywhere.”</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Kayne has created an impressive oasis for her family, equal parts adult refuge and kid paradise.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">“People are kind of shocked I have white furniture with little kids
around. But I just have my eco Scotchgard person come, like, once every
couple of months. Everything just wipes off. You’ve got to try it. I’ll
give you the number.”</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[C, October 2013]</span><br />
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