Objects of Little Importance

Objects of Little Importance - a series of painting of objects from homes of artists from around the world.
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Copies of the Objects of Little Importance hardcover book are still available on the site. Each copy is signed and numbered. Contains all 15 paintings of objects from the homes of artists and creatives in Gaucín, Spain.
Beautiful thing to have kicking around the house and makes a lovely gift. There are prints from the book available on the site as well.

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The next city project has already began in Berlin, Germany.
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What a fun night and opening last night!
10 Objects paintings are part of a inaugural group show featuring Spanish, Russian and British artists.
Trauma Novelle played and brought the ruckus!
Now sitting and posting my life by the pool.😂
Thank you to everyone who came out and of course best of luck and congratulations to Nika Gallery! 😘

Today is the last day of and last chance to get Objects books of Gaucín artists.
Objects of Little Importance 15 new paintings from the homes and studios of artists in Gaucin, Spain Now on view at
May 16 - June 4 in Gaucin, Spain. Many of the amazing artists in the series will also be showing at the festival.

This is the second installment of the ongoing project that started in Vancouver, Canada in 2021.
I visit the homes and studios of 15 creatives and artists and paint 6 objects chosen at random during the visit.
Visit the website for more information. If you want to get involved or have suggestions, please send an email.

Objects from the home of

My lemon makes a breakfast drink, gives vitamins & trees. Like almond waffles, h**p milk, LOVE my vinaigrettes & teas!

My ceramic strawberry sadly broke, red African winds to blame! A favourite flea market treasure, so I kept it all the same!

My neon pen’s my favourite torch, feel super blessed to own. For it lights my series’ passageways as I travel them alone!

My tile, a classic cortijo craft. Fired earth is antique art! An amulet to manifest my dream home, cobbled courtyard, oranges, hearth!

My dinosaur’s one of many, painted in ‘Casa Misty’ blue. A plastic toy dipped in turquoise, reminding me of climate change… the zoo!

My silicon spatula bastes the finest, Gaucin virgin olive oil. To grill padrónes a la plancha, ‘till the vacas come

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watercolour and gouache 6.25 x 9 inches on Japanese paper
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All original works, the new books and giclee prints will be available at the festival or pre-order online (link in bio).

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This is the final weekend for
Objects of Little Importance 15 new paintings from the homes and studios of artists in Gaucin, Spain Now on view at
May 16 - June 4 in Gaucin, Spain. Many of the amazing artists in the series will also be showing at the festival.

This is the second installment of the ongoing project that started in Vancouver, Canada in 2021.
I visit the homes and studios of 15 creatives and artists and paint 6 objects chosen at random during the visit.
Visit the website for more information. If you want to get involved or have suggestions, please send an email.

Objects from the home of .nina

Vintage pencil sharpener I bought in an old Chinese shop at Main and Hastings in Vancouver. I think it's from the 5O's. I love birds
 
 Vintage Zippo lighter also from the 50's. I love the smell when lighting these. I bought this at the Sunday Rastro in Madrid
 
 Channel perfume  is a classic reminds me of old Hollywood
 
 Sweet grass and sage keeps the home clear and smells so good
 
 This  old dry orange sits on my dining table. I can't throw it out because I Iove the colours on it's skin
 
 Vans and more Vans. I love Vans. One can never have too many pairs of Vans
 

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watercolour and gouache 6.25 x 9 inches on Japanese paper
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All original works, the new books and giclee prints will be available at the festival or pre-order online (link in bio).

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This is the final weekend for ~~

Objects of Little Importance 15 new paintings from the homes and studios of artists in Gaucin, Spain Now on view at
May 16 - June 4 in Gaucin, Spain. Many of the amazing artists in the series will also be showing at the festival.

This is the second installment of the ongoing project that started in Vancouver, Canada in 2021.
I visit the homes and studios of 15 creatives and artists and paint 6 objects chosen at random during the visit.

Objects from the home of

The poker deck, home of many hands, winners and losers, straights and aces, trips, pairs, highs and lows, testing my mettle, reading my opponents, calculating the odds, going all in or folding in hopeful anticipation of the next deal

The tube of paint, crimson, the color of blood and shadow, of a splattered masterpiece or indelible mess, transformed when mixed with other pigments, not unlike us 

The Swiss Army Knife, the great tool, turning youth into the skilful carver, bottle opener, fish scaler, screw turner, bone cutter, cutting away the thickets that block one’s path allowing the possessor to continue his never-ending journey through boyhood

The brush of fine hair, held by a ferrule attached to the hollow bone of a bird that flew across the sea, to lay blush upon a Majarani´s cheek to offset the blue fire in her eyes 

A terra cotta vase, a mini palace to accommodate a single rose, guarded by a battalion of thorns ensuring the full course of her brief radiant life in bloom 

The ink cartridge from which will emerge the picture of a thousand words, points of enlightenment and images of darkness, predictions of the past in the presence of the future, creation forming out of a dark mass

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watercolour and gouache 6.25 x 9 inches on Japanese paper
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All original works, the new books and giclee prints will be available at the festival or pre-order online (link in bio).

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Objects of Little Importance new paintings from 15 creatives in Gaucin, Spain Now on view at
May 16 - June 4 in Gaucin, Spain. Many of the amazing artists in the series will also be showing at the festival.

This is the second installment of the ongoing project that started in Vancouver, Canada in 2021.
I visit the homes and studios of 15 creatives and artists and paint 6 objects chosen at random during the visit.
Visit the website for more information. If you want to get involved or have suggestions, please send an email.

Objects from the home of

The Union Jack party hat… celebrating the Queen’s platinum jubilee of her reign where we all wore these hats and ate trifle so good its recipe was made at Fortnum & Mason… months later Queen Elizabeth the 2nd died and I felt as though I had lost my grandmother

The spatula knife. Essential for mixing up cement and laying it out, musing up colours… must keep these clean or they rust up something awful

A jar of gold pigment ink… gives a golden lustre to everything

Uvas wine bottle cork. Bloody good wine this and at an affordable price, dangerously yummy

A castańa … smoky blossoms of fun prevalent everywhere in Andalusian summertime

My trusty oh so comfortable fake Birkenstock slides… very comfy in the studio
 

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watercolour and gouache 6.25 x 9 inches on Japanese paper
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All original works, the new books and giclee prints will be available at the festival or pre-order online (link in bio).

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Objects of Little Importance new paintings from 15 creatives in Gaucin, Spain will debut at
May 16 - June 4 in Gaucin, Spain. Many of the amazing artists in the series will also be showing at the festival.

This is the second installment of the ongoing project that started in Vancouver, Canada in 2021.
I visit the homes and studios of 15 creatives and artists and paint 6 objects chosen at random during the visit.
Visit the website for more information. If you want to get involved or have suggestions, please send an email.

Objects from the home of

Wooden peg from my kitchen, very useful for closing packages of lentils and chickpeas once opened, etc.

A toy trailer. Due to my love of collecting miniature metal cars, I found this trailer in the Sabinillas market, I am very fond of it. It was made in Spain

Silver magnifying glass, Christmas gift for someone very special, it is always present in my living room

A small cookie. I like to drink coffee in bars. I bring these cookies home when they serve with the coffee

An egg cup. I always saw it as a child in my parents' house, now there are no shortages in my house, and of course we use it frequently, I love it

Spanish English Dictionary. I am a book lover. I found this dictionary in a garbage container in the street, for me it was like finding a gift.I think it’s a very special edition with gold lettering on the cove

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watercolour and gouache 6.25 x 9 inches on Japanese paper
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All original works, the new books and giclee prints will be available at the festival or pre-order online (link in bio).

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Objects of Little Importance new paintings from 15 creatives in Gaucin, Spain will debut at
May 16 - June 4 in Gaucin, Spain. Many of the amazing artists in the series will also be showing at the festival.

This is the second installment of the ongoing project that started in Vancouver, Canada in 2021.
I visit the homes and studios of 15 creatives and artists and paint 6 objects chosen at random during the visit.
Visit the website for more information. If you want to get involved or have suggestions, please send an email.

Objects from the studio of Silvia Franco

Red hammer is very significant as I carved with it many sculptures

The knife I took it to my trips to Kenya and carved branches while I was sitting and contemplating the animals around me
The key for my studio

The piece of hair is a left over from a  my recently drastic hair cut

The necklace is s present from a friend in New York

The wire is the recharge for a Bluetooth speaker that a Renault mechanic gave me as a present after I spent few hundreds Euros fixing my car

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watercolour and gouache 6.25 x 9 inches on Japanese paper
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All original works, the new books and giclee prints will be available at the festival or pre-order online (link in bio).

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Objects of Little Importance new paintings from 15 creatives in Gaucin, Spain will debut at
May 16 - June 4 in Gaucin, Spain. Many of the amazing artists in the series will also be showing at the festival.

This is the second installment of the ongoing project that started in Vancouver, Canada in 2021.
I visit the homes and studios of 15 creatives and artists and paint 6 objects chosen at random during the visit.
Visit the website for more information. If you want to get involved or have suggestions, please send an email.

Objects from the studio of Raffaela Zinoni
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Painting shoes, they are my first painting shoes, in the meantime I have added others, but none are as red under the traces of work as these
Measuring tape, a gift from my canvas supplier in Berlin
Car number plate from Rome, where I lived for 6 years in this lifetime. My brother " borrowed " the sign from a car for me to give me a special souvenir of the eternal city. The number plates with the city name "Roma" written on them no longer exist
"Äffle" is a full member of our family. When Basil and Zeno, our children, were still in their early age it used to accompany us in the car, on the plane, in everyday life, and it still does today as a permanent resident in our kitchen in Gaucín. It has a voice and what it has to say is often rather naughty to me. I don't think "Äffle" likes me very much, but I love this cheeky little creature
Lavender from our garden in Gaucín
Pencil with traces from my studio
 
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watercolour and gouache 6.25 x 9 inches on Japanese paper
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All original works, the new books and giclee prints will be available at the festival or pre-order online (link in bio).

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Objects of Little Importance new paintings from 15 creatives in Gaucin, Spain will debut at
May 16 - June 4 in Gaucin, Spain. Many of the amazing artists in the series will also be showing at the festival.

This is the second installment of the ongoing project that started in Vancouver, Canada in 2021.
I visit the homes and studios of 15 creatives and artists and paint 6 objects chosen at random during the visit.
Visit the website for more information. If you want to get involved or have suggestions, please send an email.

Objects from the studio of Jim Rattenbury

My grandfathers folding pruning knife

Small can of WD40

Unfired clay mask shape painted black

Small scrubbing brush for dirty jobs

One of a pair of old broken

Timberland studio shoes

An old Horlicks tin container

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watercolour and gouache 6.25 x 9 inches on Japanese paper
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All original works, the new books and giclee prints will be available at the festival or pre-order online (link in bio).

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Objects of Little Importance new paintings from 15 creatives in Gaucin, Spain will debut at
May 16 - June 4 in Gaucin, Spain. Many of the amazing artists in the series will also be showing at the festival.

This is the second installment of the ongoing project that started in Vancouver, Canada in 2021.
I visit the homes and studios of 15 creatives and artists and paint 6 objects chosen at random during the visit.
Visit the website for more information. If you want to get involved or have suggestions, please send an email.

Objects from the home of artist

Sebastian Fisher
sebastianan

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Red and blue carpenter’s pencil

A Spanish almond

A dried okra pod

A small battery

An old broom head

A core drill bit

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watercolour and gouache 6.25 x 9 inches on Japanese paper
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All original works, the new books and giclee prints will be available at the festival or pre-order online (link in bio).

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Objects of Little Importance new paintings from 15 creatives in Gaucin, Spain will debut at
May 16 - June 4 in Gaucin, Spain. Many of the amazing artists in the series will also be showing at the festival.

This is the second installment of the ongoing project that started in Vancouver, Canada in 2021.
I visit the homes and studios of 15 creatives and artists and paint 6 objects chosen at random during the visit.
Visit the website for more information. If you want to get involved or have suggestions, please send an email.

Objects from the home of artist

Joseba Sánchez Zabaleta



Alpine Pencils They were my first coloured pencils. I turned the box into a simple cardboard cigarette case

A clay heart, tile fragment. It is part of a collection of 98 pieces at my home

Tula, my companion for seventeen years. I carved it with my Taramundi knife under a tree with her by my side

Medium bottle. A work tool that I use for the most delicate parts of the painting

A branch picked from a pepper tree that lives next to my studio in Gaucín

La Collilla, I smoke my own crop when I paint

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watercolour and gouache 6.25 x 9 inches on Japanese paper
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All original works, the new books and giclee prints will be available at the festival or pre-order online (link in bio).

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Objects of Little Importance new painting from 15 creatives in Gaucin, Spain will debut at
May 16 - June 4 in Gaucin, Spain. Many of the amazing artists in the series will also be showing at the festival.

This is the second installment of the ongoing project that started in Vancouver, Canada in 2021.
I visit the homes and studios of 15 creatives and artists and paint 6 objects chosen at random during the visit.
Visit the website for more information. If you want to get involved or have suggestions, please send an email.

Objects from the home of artist

Ana Pellon Pariente



Non graphic pen

My colours

Connections

The dispute

A notebook of feelings

Lucky talisman

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All original works, the new books and giclee prints will be available at the festival or pre-order online (link in bio).

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Objects of Little Importance new painting from 15 creatives in Gaucin, Spain will debut at
May 16 - June 4 in Gaucin, Spain. Many of the amazing artists in the series will also be showing at the festival.

This is the second installment of the ongoing project that started in Vancouver, Canada in 2021.
I visit the homes and studios of 15 creatives and artists and paint 6 objects chosen at random during the visit.
Visit the website for more information. If you want to get involved or have suggestions, please send an email.

All original works, the new books and giclee prints will be available at the festival or pre-order online (link in bio).

Objects from the home of:

ANNA WRIGHT

A lovely pomegranate, because I just love them

Shears for my garden

A paintbrush

A sea shell

A bottle of French sepia ink

A dried flower for the Day of the Dead in Spain that reminds me of Andrew

Objects News! The Objects of Little Importance website has been updated to include the recently completed 15 paintings of the Objects paintings in Gaucin, Spain. This is the second complete series and it was a huge learning curve in time management 🙂... There 's also a blog post about the recent trip and the completion of the project. Link in bio👆🏻
A huge thank you to everyone involved, particularly all the artists that gave me their time and objects so generously.

Currently working on the exhibition to be presented in Spain during Art Gaucin as well designing the Gaucin hardcover book. It will be published in an edition of 50 with 5 Artist Proofs.

Link to pre order will be up soon.

I will post all the paintings in the coming weeks.

The images are just a few fun memories from the month spent in Gaucin in November and December of 2022.
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Blog: https://www.objectsoflittleimportance.com/blog

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Objects courtesy of Spanish painter

Gouache and watercolour on paper 9 x 7 2021

This is another of the Spain series of Objects painting done in October of 2021. All items are from Ana’s home studio. I’m a big fan of her work, so please check out her page.

Objects (thank you for the translation):

In Spanish:

Pluma no gráfica
Mis colores
Conexiones
La disputa
Cuaderno de sentimientos
Amuleto de la suerte

In English:

Non graphic pen
My color
Connections
The dispute
Notebook of feelings
A Lucky talisman

An Object of Little Importance (that was once of major importance)

SONY Sports Walkman 1987

Everything loses importance with enough time

Objects of Little Importance updated their address.

Color Coordination is Key in this Cruel 🌎;)

The Vancouver edition of Objects of Little Importance (ed. 50 plus 10 Artist Proofs) is sold out 🙏but we have a handful of tote bags left as well as some signed prints of each painting.
Some new things coming soon over at as well 🧢

Objects of Little Importance’s
Series 2, Spain
Gouache on paper 2021

Objects courtesy of

The poker deck, home of many hands, winners and losers, straights and aces, trips, pairs, highs and lows, testing my mettle, reading my opponents, calculating the odds, going all in or folding in hopeful anticipation of the next deal.

The tube of paint, crimson, the color of blood and shadow, of a splattered masterpiece or indelible mess, transformed when mixed with other pigments, not unlike us.

The Swiss Army Knife, the great tool, turning youth into the skilful carver, bottle opener, fish scaler, screw turner, bone cutter, cutting away the thickets that block one´s path allowing the possessor to continue his never-ending journey through boyhood.

The brush of fine hair, held by a ferrule attached to the hollow bone of a bird that flew across the sea, to lay blush upon a Majarani´s cheek to offset the blue fire in her eyes.

A terra cotta vase, a mini palace to accommodate a single rose, guarded by a battalion of thorns ensuring the full course of her brief radiant life in bloom.

The ink cartridge from which will emerge the picture of a thousand words, points of enlightenment and images of darkness, predictions of the past in the presence of the future, creation forming out of a dark mass.

Ira is a native New Yorker who now makes Spain his home. He is an educator and a painter.

Objects of Little Importance series 3, Spain~
Gouache on paper 2022

Objects courtesy of

The poker deck, home of many hands, winners and losers, straights and aces, trips, pairs, highs and lows, testing my mettle, reading my opponents, calculating the odds, going all in or folding in hopeful anticipation of the next deal.

The tube of paint, crimson, the color of blood and shadow, of a splattered masterpiece or indelible mess, transformed when mixed with other pigments, not unlike us.

The Swiss Army Knife, the great tool, turning youth into the skilful carver, bottle opener, fish scaler, screw turner, bone cutter, cutting away the thickets that block one´s path allowing the possessor to continue his never-ending journey through boyhood.

The brush of fine hair, held by a ferrule attached to the hollow bone of a bird that flew across the sea, to lay blush upon a Majarani´s cheek to offset the blue fire in her eyes.

A terra cotta vase, a mini palace to accommodate a single rose, guarded by a battalion of thorns ensuring the full course of her brief radiant life in bloom.

The ink cartridge from which will emerge the picture of a thousand words, points of enlightenment and images of darkness, predictions of the past in the presence of the future, creation forming out of a dark mass.

Ira is a native New Yorker who now makes Spain home. He is an educator and a painter.

Last day of 2021 post of Spanish paintings Series in no particular order.

Objects courtesy of .sebastianan


- Red and blue carpenters pencil
- Spanish almond
- Dried okra pod
- A core drill bit
- Small AA battery
- An old broom head

Sebastian is a metal artist and sculptor who was born in Spain and has lived there on and off for long periods of his life. He graciously invited me to both his studio and beautiful home, where he cooked an excellent meal. The objects are a split between his studio and his living room.
This was a challenging painting but it turned out to be one of my favourite ones.
Here’s to Happy New Year where ever you may be. And try to Cherish people close to you over objects! 😉

coming soon!

Objects of Little Importance

Objects courtesy of Andalusia, Spain 2021
(Part 1)

• My Grandfathers folding pruning knife
• Small can WD40
• Unfired clay mask shape painted black
• Small scrubbing brush for dirty jobs
• One of a pair of old broken Timberland studio shoes

Jim is a British born artist living in Spain for over 25 years. I had a chance to visit and rummage around his beautiful studio. Please check out his work.

Fantastic afternoon in Chelsea with photographed in my favourite NYC diner, Star on 18. Suzy is a dear friend and also the writer of the essay in the Objects book.
We checked out the shop and Neo Rauch’s paintings at
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I wrote a little bit about the Objects trip to Andalusia province in Spain. It was an incredibly rich and rewarding trip which resulted in 8 finished paintings and more importantly in many new human connections and friendships. Enjoy 😉

I will be back very soon to finish the remaining paintings and do an exhibition.

* the paintings from Spain will be posted shortly in no particular order. X

Many thanks to .nina .sebastianan Anna and Francisco 💙🙏

https://www.objectsoflittleimportance.com/blog

Objects courtesy of Sebastian Fisher. .sebastianan

Sebastian is an artist working primarily with steel in Andalusia, Spain. 🙏

Newly completed painting of Objects belonging to next to a poem he gave me 💙
Gaucin, Malàga province, Spain 2021

connecting people objects through art