Amanda Greive: oil painter who speaks of equal rights I’d like to introduce you to amazing realist artist – Amanda Greive. The first time I saw her work, I connected to it immediately because what I encountered in her oil paintings was the emotion I used to experience quite often. […]
Year: 2023
Out of Nowhere | Reagan Upshaw Fine Art
Ever heard of Lynne Drexler? Up to a couple of years ago, you might be excused for not knowing of her. Born in Newport News, Virginia, in 1928, Drexler moved to New York in the 1950’s and studied with noted modernists Hans Hofmann and Robert Motherwell. She was a second-generation […]
Celebrating 50 Years With Clay | Maggie Frampton | Episode 885
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Maggie Frampton | Episode 885 Maggie Frampton is an English potter who trained 50 years ago. 10 years later Maggie’s family got together to start Folly Pottery which is still going today, despite Maggie actually retiring three times! Now Maggie is celebrating 2 […]
Benefits of art education – Art schools’ Pros and Cons!
1. Helps with professional life Parents might push their children into activities that will ensure their future success. Art education can benefit beyond the usual expectation of a future career yet develop cognitive skills that wouldn’t otherwise. It is a paradox: people who took an art class in high school […]
African and Afro-Caribbean Reverence in Art and Performance – ARTnews.com
To an outside observer, ceremonial rituals may seem inherently theatrical. Connecting with realms and beings beyond our solid three dimensions requires specific visual, verbal, and spatial cues—a set of colors, an incantation, a site, a time of day. By activating these elements, we attempt to touch the untouchable. When artists […]
The difference between art college and atelier art education and what you need to know to succeed as an artist – Veronica Winters Painting
In this article I’d like to talk about the difference between college-level and atelier education for visual artists. I also want to explain what parents should consider when your child decides to pursue art as a career. College Education Advantages: You may learn to defend your work and to make […]
Get Ready21
None of us can predict the future of the art world. In your wildest dreams, could you conceive of the roaring 20’s of the 21st century? Pandemics, technology, politics, the economy, wars – the only thing predictable about these circumstances is that they resulted in turmoil. We […]
The “thrill of the hunt”
Last week in the Collage Art Collective, I asked this question: What is it about collage that inspires you? Of the many responses I received, several mentioned their love of the “thrill of the hunt”, looking to add interesting papers to their collection, and then using those papers to create a different and […]
Margaret Kilgallen – “That’s Where The Beauty Is” @ Bonnefanten Museum « Arrested Motion
Following showings at the Aspen Art Museum and MOCA Cleveland, a retrospective of Margaret Kilgallen’s work entitled That’s Where The Beauty Is concluded shortly before Christmas after a seven month run at the Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht. The exhibition presented a comprehensive survey of the work of the artist who […]
Presale open for Days of Observance gluebook
***PRE-SALE IS NOW CLOSED** The new Days of Observance Journal and Gluebook is available for pre order now. If you remember the Christmas gluebook from last year, it’s in a very similar style, and is the same size. It has 30 assignments, each one dedicated to a specific day. This one […]