by Ann Landi | Mar 12, 2018 | Artist Essays
By Phillis Ideal I still see Big Mama leaning over her garden to pick a zinnia to put in her still life. Her old pink slip hung diagonally, a foot below her hiked-up stained dress, half-covered by her paint smock, which matched her white faux-fur bedroom slippers,...
by Ann Landi | May 14, 2016 | Under the Radar
Phillis Ideal Phillis Ideal knows how to do a wonderful studio visit and interview.I meant to begin this profile in standard journalese, saying something like: Phillis Ideal is a trim, stylish woman with punkishly cropped blonde hair and a wide appealing smile. Or...
by Ann Landi | Apr 14, 2016 | Features
Another Opening, Another Show Artists find this is a good time to regroup, decompress…or get back to work The opening, duration, and end of a gallery or museum show can be cause for anxiety, depression, obsession, elation, relief, and any number of other emotional...
