Sia Karamalegos (art & photo account)

Ink sketch of a small house with a tree in front. In a sketchbook with a beer next to it.

Sketching the house across the way while waiting for the meetup to begin

#urbansketching #usk #art

Very excited that I seemed to have passed my instructor interview for Durham Arts Council. Already started teaching for Orange County Arts Commission.

My tech career was so much more rich because I both coded and taught, so I'm really excited to do this in art as well.

To teach is to learn.

Pencil sketch of a city street with gross l notes on the side about how to paint it

Value/composition studies for some new paintings I'm going to work on

I sometimes skip this step and then regret it later. Teaching this has reminded me. 😅

Ink and watercolor wash sketch/painting of the Acropolis with some trees in the foreground

Charcoal sketch of a hotel lobby bar on an easel with a view of the bar in the background

Last night, I was the artist in residence at the JB Duke Hotel. I treated it like an urban sketching event and did a charcoal sketch of the lobby bar.

I still had some time at the end so I did this quick ink and wash of the Acropolis.

#artistresidency #charcoal #ink #watercolor #urbansketching

Close up of one of the prints of Liam

16 limited edition prints, only 6 available (10 reserved). I'm looking for organizations to either donate the prints directly or to sell and then donate the proceeds. Ideally ones that directly aid Liam Conejo Ramos and other families impacted by unjust incarceration and family separation.

So a goon could meet an arrest quota? So a despot could attempt to seem powerful? It's certainly not to make our communities safer.

Multiple linocut prints lined up, all of Liam in his bunny hat. The ink is a pink/cyan mix that looks mostly purple but is also non-homogeneous or broken looking

'A childhood broken for what?'

I created these as a project for Art as Resistance, organized by curated.bywild on IG

As I was contemplating what to make, my heart kept bringing me back to all these children whose lives have been irrevocably changed and traumatized. For what?

#art #resist

national SHUTDOWN FRI JAN 30 NO WORK. NO SCHOOL. NO SHOPPING. STOP FUNDING ICE.

FYI general strike tomorrow, Friday January 30th.

No work, no school, no shopping.

nationalshutdown.org

I haven't seen it here yet, so posting here (oddly more posts on IG)

February happenings in NC live art I hope you all weathered the winter storm ok! Here's February meetups and more... This Month's (Moving) Art Events As always, several figure drawing and...

I just wrote 'February happenings in NC live art'.
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Thanks!

Watercolor painting of a wooden door in a whitewashed narrow passage with a large bougainvillea growing over a short tunnel in the passage

Just finished this watercolor painting of a passageway and door in old Emboreio, Santorini. I love wandering through there every time I visit. I'll even capture the same doors over the years and notice their aging or a new coat of paint.

#watercolor #aquarelle #santorini #art #greece

Charcoal portrait of a woman in a hooded winter coat trimmed in fur

Value study for a portrait of my sister Ana 🫂 I can see the errors which is so hard to let go, but it's just a study for the main event and did its job 😅

Charcoal on paper 9x12

#charcoal #portrait #art

Thanks, Álvaro!

In this piece, I wanted to capture the way the dancer's movement and the material of her skirt interacted with the light around her as she danced. I used a mixture of watercolor, soft pastel, and charcoal applied using a combination of brushes and my fingers and hands.

Me, a white woman with wavy brown hair, standing next to a painting of an African American dancer

I was honored to have my piece 'Tank Dancer' selected for the Durham Art Guild juried show which opened last night.

Tank Dancer is pastel, watercolor, and charcoal on paper.

18x24

#watercolor #pastel #mixedmedia #art

Olives and Oleander Linocut Print – Hand Pulled Greek Botanical Relief Original limited-edition tufted titmouse linocut print, hand pulled in black ink and printed on cream Rives printmaking paper. Signed and numbered edition of 23.

Thanks! I have regular linoprints of it too

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Linoleum block and press waiting to get started

Pressing down on a hand press

Fresh reveal of the mini tote after peeling off the block

All 6 mini totes with the block print: a Greek key in the middle then oleander above and olive branch below

Just did a mini print run for mini totes with my Olives and Oleander linocut.

These little cuties need a few days to dry, but you can still pre-order them now (DM!). $25 plus shipping. They will go live on the website once they are dry.

6 total!

#linocut #linoprint #handmade #greece

Watercolor tangerine on a blue background

Come check out my watercolor tangerine 🍊 at Peel Gallery's 5th anniversary party (this evening) and art show (until sometime in January?)!

I forgot to take a picture of her before I dropped it off - she's mounted on wood panel and varnished with cold wax medium 😍

#watercolor #art #artshow

I lied. Found another stash of art print post cards last night 😅

They are now all up!

5 preview images of various Greek scenes as postcards

All the art print postcards are now up! Perfect to send or to keep and frame as mini prints
#art
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I also have my blue ink figures (originals) that will go up soon. The watercolors might be a bit slower, so if you have an interest in anything particular from my portfolio site or what I've posted on here or IG, let me know!
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SIA.STUDIO Browse original watercolor paintings, small studies, and limited edition prints by Sia Karamalegos. Quiet, intimate works available in a small curated studio shop.

Finally got some fine art print listings on my site! And a way to request a new print listing.

Also added some art print postcards - still working on getting the rest of those up.

Anyway, if you were waiting for prints, a few are now live!
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#art

four ink figures on book leaf

Finally got my ink on book leaf figures posted in the shop today!

#art #ink

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Songbird Vinyl Stickers – Carolina Chickadee & Tufted Titmouse (From O Original limited-edition tufted titmouse linocut print, hand pulled in black ink and printed on cream Rives printmaking paper. Signed and numbered edition of 23.

My linocut songbird stickers are live in my online store!

I plan to add more art print postcards and eventually art prints to the store over the next week or two.

If there's already a piece of art that you're interested in - either original or print, I can also special order now.

#art #linocut

Ink and watercolor sketchbook painting of a red bridge surrounded by trees in fall color

I wrote this for my urban sketching students, but some of y'all might still like it (bikeshedding usk supplies 😅)

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#urbansketching #usk #artsupplies

Linocut Prints Collect both songbird prints and save $10 automatically at checkout! Then 4 linoprints of Santorini, a Greek key, and two songbirds.

And now both my Greek linoprints are also up!

Linocut prints Limited-run linoprints created through traditional relief techniques, each print revealing the subtle variations that make handmade work feel alive.

Bird linoprints are now up in the shop! Save if you collect both

I hope to get more of my linoprints up later today...

#linoprint #linocut #art
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Travel Greece Greece Coloring Pages – Complete Hand-Drawn Collection ( Experience the beauty, history, and spirit of Greece in one complete coloring collection. This expanded set features 40 hand-drawn illustrations inspired by Greek architecture, ancient frescoes, churc...

I lied! Also managed to create a digital product for the full printable coloring book. Amazon POD is terrible so I actually make more money on this:
#coloringpages #greece
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Only managed to get one product added today - my Greek coloring book! I like to joke that I'm a published author because of it. 📝

Had to do some customization because you can skip shipping costs by ordering directly from Amazon (POD) so added a button to go there.

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I maybe wasn't thinking it through when I applied to 4 shows in December