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Slightly Lucid
The work Pastoral, from Alexander Gronsky, produces a delicate balance between contemplative images and documents where the action and the protagonists invite you to engage in an active reading of the image. The distance from which Gronsky approaches his subject gives us a strong understanding of the geographic and social...
Bill Finger combines mysterious and miniature with his series Paramnesia. These three images along with his other bodies of work are miniature set-ups. These somewhat foreboding places teeter on the captured moment and the set-up shot. Finger writes more about the subject on his site and with his new series...
Holly Lynton’s work In Between holds this dual feeling of softness and uneasiness. Her images reveal a spontaneity of tender and graceful moments, playful and whimsical. But when observing her work closer, there is this dark and uncertain feeling that slowly creeps in. There is a sense that something else...
Robyn McCallum has a wild imagination. When thinking of the master painters from the late 1800s and early 1900s, one would probably not think of pin-up girls or debonair men in suits or for that matter cowboys, soldiers or mounties. But McCallum does. With her series Patrimony, McCallum brings our attention...
Daniel Cooney Emerging Artists Auction
Daniel Cooney’s Emerging Artists Auction has been up for the past couple of weeks featuring some really interesting artists. But it’s not up for long, there’s exactly 1 day and 1 hour to go – finishing on February 4th. So get them while they’re there! Works that caught my eye...
Alec Soth has archived his last blog and has now moved on with Little Brown Mushroom Blog. This is definitely one to keep up with. Marc Feustel’s blog Eye Curious covers everything photography. Feustel is an independent curator located in Paris and posts about photography books, exhibits and various photographers. Jake Stangel...
Celestial Dreams
My apologies for not giving an update sooner. Over the past few weeks and until further notice everything here has been put on hold due to a family situation that i’ve been devoting 100% of my focus and attention to. Thanks for your patience and understanding, I hope to be back soon...
Haitian Relief Art Auction starts tonight!
@140hours Haitian Relief Art Auction starts tonight at 9pm EST and will run till Jan.31st at 9pm EST. View my contribution: http://140hours.com/haitian%20relief/pages/leahmcneir.htm View all available artworks: http://140hours.com/haitian%20relief/index.htm Check out my previous blog entry about this auction Filed under: News ...
Sale! 15% off t-shirts & posters
Now through Feb. 3rd- Get 15% off t-shirts & posters at: http://www.zazzle.com/leahmcneir* At checkout use promo-code: ZAZZLEFORYOU Filed under: News ...
Art Auction to benefit Haiti earthquake survivors on 1.29.10
The 140hours Haitian Relief Art Auction will begin on January 29th @9:00 pm EST and run through January 31st @9:00 pm EST. 100% of proceeds will be donated to rescue & relief agencies on the ground in Haiti. Be sure to check out all the beautiful artwork that artists from...
Help Haiti! A call to artists & compassionate spirits
‘Life’s Most Persistent And Urgent Question Is: What Are You Doing For Others?’ ~ Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo by Daniel Morel ) My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti. The devastation left in the wake of this disaster is truly heartbreaking. Today i call upon you to join me...
Kirsty Hall
Many artists approach the world from a place of fear. ‘Am I good enough? What if no one likes my work? Why can’t I sell? I’m rubbish, aren’t I! If I’ve not made it by the time I’m 30, I’m never going to. Picasso worked really hard every single day,...
I’m very sad to report that while I was away in Scotland, the lovely Pepper was nabbed by a fox and she is no more. It was upsetting but we always knew it was a possibility because our chickens room around the garden most afternoons. Even though we keep an...
This is a very quick update because I’m meant to be packing. My son and I are heading up to Scotland this evening to visit my folks. Firstly, the talk went well on Thursday. I was quite pleased with the Powerpoint that I put together – only having a week...
Awesome sauce – I got a paid speaking gig. Apparently the University Of The Arts in London think I’m some kind of blogging expert. I tried to tell the nice lady on the phone that I wasn’t really but she said lots of lovely things about my articles page and...
Kirsty Hall: Broken Bauble, January 2010 Last October I took Alyson Stanfield’s excellent Blast Off course. This course was a life-changing experience for me – amongst other things, I realised that I need to find more sustainable ways to manage my health & my art before I can develop my career...
Kirsty Hall: Winter Fog, Jan 2010 As you may have heard, Britain is in the grip of some cold weather and things have ground to a halt because alas, alack, white stuff has fallen from the sky – hey, who knew that could happen in the winter? Kirsty Hall: Snowy Branch, Jan...
BoraMag - All Things Cool
Crobar BoraMusic HouseCast 126 > Yousef + Barish Turker
Two time IDMA "Best Podcast" nominee show. Our resident Barish Turker's mix followed by a guest mix from Yousef, served by our show host James....
New music from The Magnetic Fields, Never Say Never, The Hours, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gorillaz, Girls, Sia, Basement Jaxx, Four Tet, MSTRKRFT, Morgan Page, Maps, Jes. Gigsby Picks 02-02-10...
New music from The Magnetic Fields, Never Say Never, The Hours, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gorillaz, Girls, Sia, Basement Jaxx, Four Tet, MSTRKRFT, Morgan Page, Maps, Jes. Gigsby Picks 02-02-10...
New music from The Magnetic Fields, Never Say Never, The Hours, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gorillaz, Girls, Sia, Basement Jaxx, Four Tet, MSTRKRFT, Morgan Page, Maps, Jes. Gigsby Picks 02-02-10...
New music from The Magnetic Fields, Never Say Never, The Hours, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gorillaz, Girls, Sia, Basement Jaxx, Four Tet, MSTRKRFT, Morgan Page, Maps, Jes. Gigsby Picks 02-02-10...
New music from The Magnetic Fields, Never Say Never, The Hours, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gorillaz, Girls, Sia, Basement Jaxx, Four Tet, MSTRKRFT, Morgan Page, Maps, Jes. Gigsby Picks 02-02-10...
NYT > Arts
Review: Lifting Hazy Veils From Centuries of Vietnamese Art
Exquisite works throw light on stretches of the country's history that even today remain mysterious. ...
Doug Fieger, Dies at 57, Singer of ‘My Sharona’
Mr. Fieger was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the band the Knack, whose 1979 hit “My Sharona” has become an emblem of the new wave era in rock. ...
Ralph McInerny, Scholar and Mystery Novelist, Dies at 80
Mr. McInerny was a prolific novelist and scholar of Roman Catholicism who taught at the University of Notre Dame for more than half a century. ...
Design: A Dash of Color at Vitra's Eclectic Site
A new color laboratory adds to the design company's allure as a destination. A variety of architects at Vitra help it attract about 100,000 visitors to the Weil am Rhein site every year. ...
DESIGN: Rigging an Eco-Boat to Cross the Pacific
If designing a boat for a voyage from San Francisco to Sydney isn't daunting enough, this one also has to be environmentally irreproachable. ...
Old Masters Set Off Intense Bidding
Sales at Christie’s and Sotheby’s of Old Masters in New York were brisk with buyers worried that supplies are drying up. ...
An Artist's Journal
Footprints, Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x 36″
“Footprints” – Acrylic on canvas 36 x 36 x 1.5″ Click here for more information This painting is in my studio inventory, having been returned to me just last year from a gallery. I have quite a few of these large paintings that aren’t being displayed in any galleries right now. But...
The Art of Gardening and Some New Collages
Almost all day was devoted to doing garden things and not much art — unless you can call gardening art, which I do! At one point today I was almost pulled over to the collage area, but kept going with my garden projects. One thing I did today was build...
“Anything Will Grow Here” – Collage, 5 x 7″ Mounted on 8 x 10 Archival Paper Available in my Etsy shop My studio turns out to be the perfect place for seed starting. I have my Ott light for a grow lamp, plus across the room I turn on my double halogen...
Social Networking and Real Life
“The Gathering” – Digital Collage I am new to my area and am accustomed to using Twitter, Facebook and blogging to find other artists and to network with anyone involved with or committed to the arts. Since moving to my new town I have looked for artists on Twitter and Facebook who...
Two Panels Completed, Mixed Media Painting
“Memory I” – Acrylic and Collage on Cradled Panel 30 x 30 x 2″ “Memory II” – Acrylic and Collage on Cradled Panel 30 x 30 x 2″ Finally, after some minor color glazes and adjustments, I am calling these two paintings finished. The title “Memory” comes from words in one of the pieces...
Today we got out for a drive to take some pictures again. As soon as I go through them, there might be some to share. In the meantime, I have a couple of links today that I think you might enjoy and which might inspire you. Check out this new line of...
Art Biz Blog
Answering the same question over and over again (gracefully) in a face-to-face conversation
Different factors must be considered when you are confronted with questions in a face-to-face conversation rather than receiving them in an email. It’s a lot harder to duck out of a dialogue in your artist booth or at an opening! And you probably don’t want to....
Following up with potential art buyers
How do you deal with people who inquire about a purchase, but don’t follow-up? Do you let them go or pursue the opportunity? If you pursue, how do you do it? What’s your follow-up system? Today’s Deep Thought Thursday was submitted by Miranda on Twitter. You can submit ideas for this blog, too,...
Marketing lessons from a hair stylist
Marketing lessons are all around us if we pay attention. Guest blogger Michael Lynn Adams shares a personal experience with his hairdresser--one that taught him at least three lessons for his art career....
Art Marketing Action + Podcast: Implement a Policy for Answering Questions
If you’ve become a Go-To Answer Guy or Gal, it’s time to implement a policy that will preserve your sanity. Consider using my example as a starting point and creating your own. Perhaps you can adapt it for in-person situations, too....
The Tweekly is a look back at the best of my Twitter tweets from the previous week or two. Unless you have your eyes glued to your Twitter stream (not advised) you might have missed some important resources....
Taxes are due April 15 here in the US and I’m sure you’re well prepared. So . . . what are your best tax tips for other artists? How do you organize your finances so that you’re best prepared? How do you keep track of mileage and expenses? What’s the best decision you ever...
CR Blog
Mother New York's latest project will see a new film released every day for a year to promote New Balance trainers...
Anthony Burrill designed the invite and catwalk set for London fashion designer Jenny Packham's show earlier this week. And that's not all he's been working on with the designer......
At the Design Indaba conference yesterday, Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai creative director Piyush Pandey introduced the audience to a totally charming set of ads for Vodafone, that have proved an enormous success in India......
Design Indaba: Documenting Design
One of the challenges faced regularly by designers and ad people is explaining to people just what it is they do. In an excellent panel at Design Indaba, three filmmakers discussed the films they’ve made that are helping to illuminate the hidden worlds of advertising and design…...
Are you a sweaty graphic designer? Then you need Sure deodorant......
Next week, two exhibitions of Polish posters are opening entirely independently of one another: One in Plymouth - which will focus on historic Chopin concert posters; and the other, in London, which will showcase posters created by Warsaw-based design studio, Homework, since its inception in 2003......
Dennis Hollingsworth
Passing through the big plaza at Gin Ling Way in Los Angeles' ChinaTown, I heard music and saw an old man practicing with his fiddle (I have been able to identify it as a Er Hu). The plaza is......
I've scribbled out a few notes about my recent travels. It's going to be a hive of mistakes, but then blogging is an archive of first drafts by its nature, isn't it?......
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I took the train to Alcalá de Henares to see El Color De Los Dioses, an exhibition investigating the original color of painted sculpture of Ancient Greece and Rome. Super, super cool.......
Each Dazzling Moment
In Due Time.... Here's a little collage I did for the Create and Pass Journal Project that Gary Reef's Ning Group is doing. This one is for the latest addition-to-be to our family....my little grandson "Collin" who is due in......
Just completed a couple of new works. I would love some feedback! :) These original pieces are available for purchase here. Bountiful (Mixed Media on Canvas Board 16 x 16 inches) Relic (Mixed Media on Canvas Board 10 x 15......
Just finished a couple of new pieces.... These bird and goddess images are still resonating strongly with me. I'm having fun experimenting with different backgrounds and layers. Soaring (Mixed Media on paper. 8 x 8") Goddess (Mixed Media on paper......
...of the 30-day Art Challenge. I finished 30 pieces in a little over 30 days.... ;) Here are a few of my pieces from the last week: Mother Turtle (Mixed Media / Collage on paper. 8 x 8".) In the......
Art From the Heart - The 30-Day Challenge Gets Ahead of Me!
Well, I'm officially way behind on my one-piece-of-art a day challenge. I'm determined to catch up, though, and have been making art as fast as I can. That said, I don't want to post anything I'm not happy with. (Well,......
"...float in the beauty of your own heart."
"...float in the beauty of your own heart." is from a beautiful chant by Krishna Das. If you don't have his CD "Breath of the Heart", you should really check it out. It's medicine for the soul....
Sprayblog
Spraygraphic Interview with Photographer Sacha Heron
Spraygraphic Interview with Photographer Sacha Heron SG: Please tell us about yourself. Where do you currently live and work? SH: I am a French freelance photographer. I started working a year ago after making a change in my professional life. Now I focus my work around portraits and documentary work. I...
Spraygraphic Featured Member: Gretchen Skillman
Spraygraphic Featured Member: Gretchen Skillman Gretchen Skillman is a talented artist from Oakland, California. Her Creative Project Section has some great collages and mixed media. Check out Gretchen Skillman’s profile....
Spraygraphic Event: Live Pixel Painting
Spraygraphic Event: Live Pixel Painting On March 5th (Phoenix First Firday) at the Phoenix Art Museum in conjunction with the museum’s Train Tracks Finals, Spraygraphic.com will be teaming up with artists Matt Brown (House of Flying Paint) and JJ Horner to demonstrate and exhibit a cool new art tool called pixel...
Spraygraphic Featured Member: Dektown
Spraygraphic Featured Member: Dektown Dektown is a talented artist from Phoenix, Arizona. His Creative Project Section has some great oil paintings. Check out Dektown’s profile....
Great Photography from Firat Kocak
Great Photography from Firat Kocak New talent under the Fabrika group…Firat Kocak…Here are some of my favorites...
KESHA + STAR WARS Music Video A Star Wars themed, Ke$ha Tik Tok music video spoof! They also referenced a couple of other movies and have thrown in some Easter Eggs for the hard core Star Wars crowd....
{ My MiNuTia }
Well, daughter's photo shoot was a flop. The film in her camera wasn't loaded correctly. Shoot. So she came back to town and we redid the whole thing yesterday. I'm crossing my fingers this time she got it right! Here's......
a weekend that filled the well
It's really cool when your daughter becomes a friend. Always a Mom, oh yes...but friend has a nice connotation to it, too. Ours was home from college for a while this weekend. Gaaaaaaa!! What's so big about that? Well, she......
At least once a day I get an email from folks asking about details about Silver Bella. I try to answer them as best I can. The most asked question is, "When is Silver Bella?" Well, I'm happy to report......
just keep stitching, just keep stitching...
The Spring Sampler for my current Free Style Embroidery E-Zine is coming along nicely! I had a big surge of inspiration Saturday...love that. The Saturday morning stitching extended long into the afternoon, as we sat watching my daughter's GPAC Indoor......
An interractive blog post for you
So snowy and cold today...definitely a stay inside kinda day...even though I have oodles of errands to run. Argh. But inside...I'm stitching on Springy samplers! They make me happy. I'm also daydreaming about stuff like this: This Spring fellow is......
Eeks, I'm sorta nervous about my Free Style Embroidery E-Zine which begins tomorrow! Here's a peek at what we are doing on the first day. I used to do half hour TV local craft shows here every week. Did I......
Art Print Issues by Barney Davey
Time to Build Your Art Career on Defensive Opportunistic Optimism
I am not saying you should not trust galleries, online art marketers or art dealers. I am saying you cannot afford to rely 100% on their ability to look out for your best interest, especially if it conflicts with their own best interest....
What is the "Hot Color" Trend for 2010
Mardi Grape: Former Fashion Star Is Year's Hottest Color According to Color Marketing Group (CMG), the leading international organization of color design professionals, GRAPE is the hottest color for 2010. CMG, which has been successfully predicting color trends for 47......
What Is the Secondary Art Market?
You will find since the broad secondary art market includes very expensive work by contemporary masters to relatively inexpensive four-color offset lithographs, terminology is used differently depending on circumstances....
Barney Davey's Top Ten Art Marketing Tweets for January 2010
Here is a list of my Top Ten Tweets for the month of January. They are ranked by click order with the most popular listed first....
Using SlideShare to Promote Your Fine Art
These days, actually any days in the art business, you need as much promotion and exposure as you can muster. Fortunately, you have many unique opportunities to promote your fine art to galleries and collectors....
West Coast Art & Frame Show & SmARTist Telesummit week.
Changing market conditions have been hard on art print publishers and the media and tradeshows supporting them. As such, it was delightful to observe a universal determination to succeed among these long-time industry veterans....
JazJaz
Deep within rubber suit, beats tender heart longing for love.More at Godzilla Haiku.Follow JazJaz on Facebook | Twitter.See Also:Paper Boat – A Modern Haiku Revealed: Batman’s New Suit Amazing Steampunk Diving Suits and Submarines Apple iPhone Class Action Suit Steampunk Valentine Heart Jewelry BoxSee also: Zombies vs Japanese Kids Wine Bottle Holder From Kasane Weezer in Japan We...
Terrific promo video for the Gorillaz’ new single ‘Stylo’, taken from their upcoming album ‘Plastic Beach’. The music video features a cameo by an A-list Hollywood celebrity. You can watch it after the jump, but I highly recommend checking it out in HD on YouTube.Follow JazJaz on Facebook | Twitter.See Also:We...
Retro Robots Made From Recycled Junk
I just fell in love with these retro-styled ‘robot’ lamps created by +Brauer, a sculptor and painter from France. He creates his lovely pieces using discarded industrial materials, in effect, breathing new life into them. “In our modern world, where objects often have a single life, I aim at inventing a...
Stunning Frito Lays Dips Commercial
I had previously blogged about Honda’s memorable car commercial on online video-sharing site Vimeo, which cleverly used the interface of the site to an interesting effect. Here is one more such commercial, but this time for Frito Lays Dips. You can watch it here.Follow JazJaz on Facebook | Twitter.See Also:Weird Fiat...
Visualizer Magazine Wants Your Artworks And Photographs
Visualizer Magazine is calling for artists and photographers to contribute artworks and photographs for their upcoming issue. The ezine will be released in both English as well as Turkish, at the end of the month of March, 2010.Visualizer Magazine which has a fresh new beginning with a promo issue on...
Apparently, Weezer are quite big in Japan. And just how big, you ask? You will have to watch this video to find out.[via Buzzfeed]Follow JazJaz on Facebook | Twitter.See Also:The Mesmerizing Music & Film Posters of Tadanori Yokoo The Machine Girl Movie Trailer – Mindless Violence at its Best Time Lapse Video of...