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Provisional Painting: Part 2

Brett Baker — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:49:28 +0000

The must read follow up to Raphael Rubinstein's influential essay "Provisional Painting." Starting with James Lord's observations of Giacometti's intense process, a process that ended in abandonment, Rubinstein tests the theor...

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The Lake in Winter

Silvia Trujillo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:33:54 +0000

The Lake in Winter: Yesterday was warm enough for plein air, so I headed for the lake and was delighted to catch some warm afternoon light on the distant hills and a very blue sky which gave the water its lovely color. It was a refreshing time to be outdoors both mentally, physically, and spiritually! 8′x10″ oil on canvas

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Van Gogh’s Close Up

Brett Baker — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:15:04 +0000

Bob Duggan previews the exhibition Van Gogh: Up Close at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, on view through May 6, 2012. Duggan writes that "The mad, sad, and dangerous to know Vincent seen through the telephoto lens of legend gives way here to a...

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Taking Note: An Economic Study of Symphony Orchestras

Art Works — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:48:33 +0000

February 3, 2012 By Sunil Iyengar, NEA Director of Research & Analysis Houston Symphony Tunes Up by flickr user BFS Man It’s been nearly half a century since William J. Baumol and William G. Bowen advanced their theory of “cost disease,” using the performing arts as a case example. The idea remains as potent as [...]

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Working on the Immys

Cammy Davis — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:06:00 +0000

I have six of them done. Finally!! I just need the pet tags, which might be here tomorrow. Then I will package them, hang a few on the collar and take them to my retailers. Happy, happy!Trying to think of everything needed, I ma...

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Bring on the Valentines Bling with Wendy Gell

Ashland Art Center — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:48:17 +0000

Come make heart jewelry for yourself and your loved ones! Bring materials you have collected or use Wendy's collection. Wendy's work has been collected by celebrities, honored by Oprah, featured numerous times in Vogue. Private sessions also available - just ask! Saturday February 4 and /or 11 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. Come to one or both!

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Who’s Afraid of…

Brett Baker — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:19:38 +0000

Dougal McKenzie considers origins (and possible origins) of Barnett Newman's Who's Afraid Of... titles, noting connections to "Jasper Johns' use of the primary colours and stencilling of the words onto his paintings around the same t...

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2011 Year End Review and A Preview of 2012

paperandbooks — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:51:40 +0000

When I started my blog in January of 2011, it was to chronicle my Lotus Flower Project, making a lotus flower a day for a year. My original idea was to post every week or so and show what I was doing....

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2011 Visual Art Journaling site – in review

Elaine Frenett — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:39:14 +0000

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,400 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway … Continue reading →

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“Immersed In Love” at the GoodBean Cafe

soar — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:26:55 +0000

I spoke with Mary on the phone this morning. She was beside herself, delighted with the new show of art by Betsy Moore's students at St. Mary's School (grades 8-12), saying "We're immersed in Love!"

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