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  • Rain Cloud

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  • Five Girls

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  • Lady

    "Cate Parr's "Lady" has mesmerizing, voluminous hair. Southern girls say: "The bigger the hair, the closer to god," and I believe them" - Guest Curator: Kathleen Massara, Huffpost Arts Make this your AOL.com canvas

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  • Rose

    "Cate Parr's rose is an emotional abstraction of the flower, with color and shapes. It's closer to my own feelings of a rose than what a photo could accomplish." - Guest Curator: Daniel Stedman, The Northside Media GroupMake this your AOL.com canvas

About This Initiative

For Fashion Week, September 2010, AOL Artists got glamourous with four paintings by Cate Parr and NOMOCO. The new canvases debuted along with a bonus canvas, Rain Cloud, by NOMOCO. Cate Parr, a Los Angeles-based artist, was born and raised in the UK. Cate’s paintings are executed in watercolor and ink, focusing on color, gesture and movement. Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and Detour Magazine, to name a few. NOMOCO, a London-based artist, was born and raised in Japan. NOMOCO’s work also utilizes ink and paint, deriving inspiration from movement and play. She has worked with clients such as The New York Times, Neiman Marcus and Marc Jacobs.