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In astronomy, the constellation lying between Cancer and Taurus; in astrology, the third sign of the zodiac, governing approximately the period May 21–June 21. It is represented by a set of twins. The twins are most often identified as the mythological Castor and Pollux (Dioscuri), but have also been equated with other famous pairs such as Romulus and Remus.
Please enjoy looking at the layered patterns in the artwork!
This is an original painting of twins. It’s created with gouache, watercolor and pen.
13″ x 19″ on print paper
Ships rolled in a strong tube, USPS. Your painting will be shipped on the next business day, insured.
 Gemeni Twins I’ve been working on this for a while now. There’s a lot of pattern. 
Fresh Thymes
1836 Lovering Ave
Wilmington, DE
302.656.2026
http://www.facebook.com/freshthymes
Nicole Kristiana FitzGibbon: Ebullient Creatures through October 31, 2010, with opening reception Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 from 6-9pm. Come join the artist and nosh on amazing local, organic and seasonal treats made by Fresh Thymes and enjoy looking at exciting new artwork featuring colorful and beautifully patterned creatures, each including Nicole’s signature butterfly. There’s a great deal of detail and enjoyment to be found in the interplay of color in these contemporary and unique pieces. “I create the pattern with the idea of the subject in mind. The color, movement and detail work to form the creatures.” The prints are done in a modern day printmaking process. Painting in gouache, watercolor, and a variety of ink are layered in each artwork. This work blends classical training and current conceptual art together in a wonderful expressive way. Nicole has studied art for over 12 years at five universities and Internationally in Italy. For more information about the artist, please go to www.nicolekristianastudio.com . You won’t want to miss this opening reception and show!
 Fresh Thymes Cafe Wilmington, DE Art Loop
Fresh Thymes Cafe, Wilmington, DE
September 1-October 31, 2010.
Wilmington Art Loop, First Friday Celebration, October 1, 2010. 6-9 pm with refreshments with more art and bags available to see and enjoy!
 Art hangingin the Cafe  Gryphon and Koi Fish I’m so excited to be featured at the cafe for the Wilmington Art Loop in October! I didn’t expect this at all. I just came in to hang up some works after having talked to the owner when I enjoyed a great meal there . Then, today, Iwas greeted with the great news that there would be an opening party on October 1, and Fresh Thymes and my work would be part of the Art Loop!
I’ve said it before, but I LOVE the Wilmington Art Loop. It’s a real treat of an event. Buses take patrons around to various locations and all the participating Galleries and Stores throw a great party for excited and interested visitors. The artwork is wonderful too!
So excited! More to follow…
School year’s started, the concept of “change” is again at the forefront, AND, low and behold we’re in a Mercury Retrograde period where Mercury provides us the opportunity to adjust our thoughts, attitudes and decisions about our issues and adjust to new direction. The purpose of Mercury retrograde is to review and revise our life and our connection with reality. Not bad timing, though Mercury in retrograde causes chaos in communication and is not a good time to make big life decisions, just a good time to think about them.
In any case, I’m getting back in to the swing of things. I’ve taken up yoga and have been at it for a few weeks now. I’m trying to discipline myself to go 3x a week and so far so good. I’ve made a lot of other good cleansing choices as well, such as not drinking alcohol during the week and eating primarily organic foods. I avoid high fructose corn syrup like the plague and have been feeling much more energized by the better foods and better choices.
I’ve been very busy in the studio with many pieces almost to completion and am chomping at the bit to get them done and shared! I just need more hours in the day… but I’m excited for the new work!
I do have a few pieces up, locally. Last Friday, I put a few artworks up at my favorite sandwich shop around the corner from my work, The Front Door Cafe!
If you’re in Wilmington, DE, you might stop in at the Front Door Cafe at 1232 North King St for breakfast or lunch. Go check it out if you have the chance. I love the Front Door Cafe and am really glad that I’m able to hang my work there. I get my favorite sandwich from the cafe all the time. It’s a gourmet turkey hoagie and is just the best with jalapeno mayo! Here’s the sandwich posted on thisiswhatimeating.com http://www.thisiswhatimeating.com/2010/06/02/lunch-at-the-front-door-cafe/
Tonight, it’s off to the Fresh Thymes Cafe to hang some pieces and yoga after. I hope to get to do some artwork after, but we’ll see…
Namaste.
Just got home from the beach and biking. Ahhh Summer, how I adore you! Here are 2 of the good pics from the trip.
 Breakwater Trail Lewes and Rehoboth Beach  Another view from the beach bike trail... Came home to some very good news.
Starting September 1, I will be showing my artwork at Fresh Thymes in Wilmington, DE. I’m very excited to be able to show my work there. We had a wonderful local and organic brunch this morning and everything was just spectacular! http://www.facebook.com/freshthymes
Everything is “just right” at his little cafe. The coffee was locally roasted and they offered organic and fair trade as one of the unlimited refill options. The sweeteners were a choice of raw sugar, stevia, agave or unprocessed honey. Everywhere should be like this, but it’s not! Couldn’t have been happier. The cafe had that blissful wholesome food smell and feel. And, it was just the perfect meal before our Saturday bike trip.
Then, in December, I will be part of the Wilmington Art Loop, showing at Veritas Wines on the Riverfront. Dec. 3 is the first Friday date. (Don’t worry, there will be reminders.
The Wilmington Art Loop is, in my opinion, better than the one in Philadelphia. In Wilmington, you park your car at DCCA, catch a bus to all the locations, who still …serve wine and cheese, and then, you end the night with food and music at the DCCA Galleries. It’s a higher-end affair and worth the night out.
Check out Veritas: http://www.veritaswineshop.com/
Art on the Town
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Art-on-the-Town-Wilmington-Delaware/104361162929766
Haven’t done an oil in a few years… but, so far, not so bad. I think this will take about 3 more days. It’s an 18″ x 24″ painting. Tomorrow, I’m going to start adding pattern. The color is a little expected, but I hope to rectify that in the next stages. I really like the “movement” and “experience” for now… more as the piece progresses!
 Day one, oil in progress.
I’ll admit it. I’m awfully bitter about work and their endless dogmatic attempts to invalidate individuals to ensure their perfect compliant workforce. Curses upon them and their evil fear-based controlling ways.
That said… some wonderful opportunities have come my way recently.
Most notably, or the one I’m most excited about, is a special opportunity to draw landscapes. In working with my landscaper and asking him for his design and advice on creating my Zen garden, he ran in to technical problems with CAD. I had shown him a drawing of what I was envisioning early on in the project and he was thrilled with it.
In any case, he’s looking to collaborate with me for trade and cash to draw out my yard and landscape scheme, but also some larger ones for some wealthier customers of his on the “Main Line”. Hmm, so… I get to work with plants, learn about landscape design, draw and ink, and, be outside…. Oh, and get paid for it. Could there be a better thing on earth? Maybe, but barely.
Next, I have a wonderful commission to do a sunflowers painting. Luckily, this weekend is it, because my Sunflowers are up and in full bloom at their proud 8-foot height! That will be a huge bonus for the holidays. I’m excited to work on the piece.
Then, I’m working on the holiday card for the Rose Valley Museum. I’ll need to get the design of this year’s featured Arts and Crafts fireplace completed soon. This year’s card promises to be beautiful! I love maintaining the legacy and pride in the Arts and Crafts through Rose Valley. It’s important to keep that history alive as a formidable example of extolling and living an artful life.
I have another art commission, overdue, for a local shop, and a lead on several locations to show work. I’ll be sharing those as soon as they are confirmed.
It’s going to be a VERY busy Fall season, but I could not be happier, truly. These are wonderful artistic opportunities. I feel so fortunate to have my artistic skill to trade and rely on. It helps so much in dealing with the daily tragedy of corporate life to know that I can always make it on my own, doing something for good and beauty.
Good afternoon blog-family!
Not too much news other than there will be a lot of new art posting soon, but I can’t let the surprise out yet!
Every once in a while, there’s a good feeling, an honest bit of happiness, that can be shared between strangers through connecting with art.
One of my customers from Iowa saw my print for sale on etsy some months ago and decided to design her downstairs bathroom around it. She was inspired by color and pattern.
Here are the pictures of the final result. I’m so very happy she shared the images with me and that my design was able to inspire her creativity.
I hope the energy keeps flowing.
 print by Nicole Kristiana FitzGibbon  http://www.etsy.com/shop/NicoleFitzGibbon  Customer's beautiful design!
hello all,
Sorry I haven’t updated in a while… I’ve been renovating my house and creating a new zen backyard space out of the jungle that was once there. I’ll be sharing before and afters when the projects are complete.
In the meantime, though, I was fortunate enough to be interviewed by “Senioritis” and am their featured artist of the week. Please check it out!
http://www.itmakesyoulazy.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
This week’s featured artist is Nicole Kristiana Studio!
Nicole Kristiana Studio – Contemporary art and art wear.
Senioritis: Name and location please.
Nicole Kristiana Studio: Nicole Kristiana FitzGibbon, Bellefonte, DE.
Senioritis: Hi Nicole, thanks for sitting down with us!
Senioritis: Can you tell us a little about yourself?
Nicole Kristiana Studio: I received my BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and my BA from Bryn Mawr College with a concentration in Fine Art and Art History. I was born in New York and lived most of my life in the Philadelphia area. I practice the art of wonderment in my surroundings both at home and around the world. I have visited fifteen states and nine countries and have visually recorded the experience in each location, focusing on pattern, which you can see in my works. Recently, my work was published as the cover of Philadelphia Stories Magazine.
Senioritis: Wow, you have visited quite a few places. Which place has been your favorite thus far?
Senioritis: Marlon Brando: Streetcar Named Desire or the Godfather?
Nicole Kristiana Studio: The Godfather
Senioritis: How would you describe your style Nicole?
Nicole Kristiana Studio: Contemporary, Ebullient, Sophisticated, Colorful.
Senioritis: What would you say is the best business tip you have ever received and who gave it to you?
Nicole Kristiana Studio: Paraphrasing, but it was something like “In business, there are many decisions to make in a day, and, if you’re reeeaaally good, about 80% will be right, so expect to make 20% wrong ones, forget them, keep making decisions and move on.” I learned this valuable lesson from a dear friend, Adam, the CEO of a software company.
Senioritis: Great lesson indeed, thanks for sharing it with us!
Senioritis: What would you say is your favorite sport to either watch or play Nicole?
Nicole Kristiana Studio: I love skiing. I’ve been skiing since I was about 10 years old. I love to watch skiing as well.
Senioritis: Very cool, I’m not much of a skiier but I can faceplant on a snowboard like no other (remember kids always wear a helmet)  We think a lot of ski fans were pretty excited when Lindsey Vonn won a couple ESPY Awards last week!
Senioritis: Chevy Chase: Fletch or Three Amigos
Nicole Kristiana Studio: Fletch
Senioritis: Do you have a favorite quote Nicole?
Nicole Kristiana Studio: Strangely enough, there was a quote on the wall at my day-job, across from my grey cube, far from all the windows, that inspired me.
“Creativity in living is not without its attendant difficulties, for peculiarity breeds contempt and the unfortunate thing about being ahead of your time is that when people finally realize you were right, they’ll say it was obvious all along.” — Alan Ashley-Pitt
(Note- I have researched Alan Ashley-Pitt and it seems to be a pen name. Not even the internet or head librarian at the local University seem to know the real author. It’s becoming a mission of mine to know.)
Senioritis: Great quote, it seems that this mystery person has quite a few excellent quotes. If we figure out who Alan Ashley-Pitt is we’ll be sure to let you know
Senioritis: If you could jump in the DeLorean and go back in time; what’s one thing you would do differently in your business?
Nicole Kristiana Studio: To be honest, I would have started earlier and would have been much better at networking and keeping contacts.
Senioritis: Good point on keeping contacts Nicole. It’s usually not who we know, it’s who we know knows!
Senioritis: If the $100 bill needed a redesign, who would you put on it?
Nicole Kristiana Studio: Well, I feel like it should be an American, certainly, so, I thought about art influencers, political leaders, business people and musicians who have contributed to the greatness of the nation, and I finally landed on Martin Luther King, Jr. In many ways, he represents the idea that fulfilling dreams is possible and it seemed fitting.
Senioritis: We think Dr. King would display very nicely on the$100, we can also picture a really cool Dream inspired reverse side design!
Senioritis: Where can we find you on the web Nicole?
Nicole Kristiana Studio: nicolefitzgibbon.etsy.com, my blog, my facebook fan page, my website, and twitter.
Senioritis: James Bond: Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan, or Daniel Craig?
Nicole Kristiana Studio: Pierce Brosnan
Senioritis: Put a tally in Mr. Brosnan’s column! Mr. Connery is still in the lead but we’re glad to see a new 007 get his name on the board!
Senioritis: Any shoutouts?
Nicole Kristiana Studio: To my fiancé, Ross and my brother Ben for their loving support!
Nicole, thanks for taking the time to let our readers know a bit more about the artist behind Nicole Kristiana Studio!
These are some pictures from my first garden. I’ve grown most of the plants from seeds and am very excited to watch it grow!
The garden is integral in my visualization for the Zen in life and art I hope to achieve. I go out and stretch in front of it before my morning walks. I check on it when I come home and just walk around the chipped marble path. It’s bliss.
 The shell actually stays on the leaf as it grows!  See! It's clamped on the leaves.  25 bags of marble and 3 car trips. Posts, bird netting, 2 x 6s in the ground. All worth it!  Our onion. We planted it as a joke, one that was sprouting in the kitchen! Now look!  My Bell Peppers  Cucumbers... aww, come'on little guy! I’ll share some tomato pictures next!
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