In March, 2020, I sent out a letter to clients and colleagues instead of posting my usual monthly blog. Covid was beginning to make itself felt on a serious scale. The country was entering uncharted territory, at least for non-centenarians. In my letter, I included an image of Emmanuel Leutze’s […]
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Meet 6 Fast-Rising Artists Having Star Turns at This Year’s Art Basel Miami Beach — Portland Museum of Art
Who: An enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes in Western North Dakota, Teresa Baker pays tribute to her upbringing while infusing her practice with a modern aesthetic. She transforms synthetic materials into artwork that underscores irregular territorial shapes. Based in: Los Angeles, California Notable Resume Lines: Baker is a 2022 […]
10 Years of the Medieval Hungary blog
Chronicler from the Illuminated Chronicle, c. 1360 I started this blog 10 years ago, in August 2010. Originally, the idea was to try another platform, in order to provide up-to-date information – information that was hard to provide on my rudimentary website Art in Medieval Hungary. I created the first […]
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 […]
Celebrating 10 Years of Toned Paper
Before we dive into the history of toned paper and why we created it, let’s talk a little bit about what it is. What is Toned Paper? Strathmore Toned Paper is a mid-toned colored sheet that comes in warm tan, cool gray, and steel blue. Starting your artwork using mid-range […]
Croatia and Hungary. 800 Years of Common Heritage
Chest of Saint Simeon in Zadar, 1377-1380 The coronation of King Koloman as King of Croatia in 1102, an act which established the Hungarian-Croatian personal union, was one of the formative events of the Middle Ages for the region. Starting from this point, the two countries were ruled by the […]
This Year’s Small World Photo Contest Unveils the Astounding Details Only Visible Under the Light Microscope
Pictures Science #biology #contests #macro #nature Oct 15, 2022 Grace Ebert Very long-bodied cellar/daddy lengthy-legs spider (Pholcus phalangioides), Dr. Andrew Posselt. 4th area. All visuals courtesy of Nikon Compact Earth, shared with permission For 48 a long time the Nikon Small Planet Photomicrography Competitiveness has garnered some of the […]
Lost Léger Painting Reappears after 100 Years Behind Another Canvas – ARTnews.com
A missing Fernand Léger painting has reappeared immediately after far more than a century of staying hidden guiding another canvas. The get the job done, an unnamed piece from the “Smoke in excess of the Rooftops” collection (1911–12), was discovered on the flip facet of Léger’s Bastille Working day, painted […]
Ekipa celebrates 20 years of art
IN a colourful corner of the Namibia Craft Centre, Ekipa Jewellery and Art is quietly celebrating 20 years of business. Founded by master goldsmith Grit Böttcher, who fell in love with the country before starting the business in 2001, Ekipa is a cheerful stall adorned with paintings, pendants, jewellery and […]
American Folk Art Museum Celebrates Sixty Years Of Promoting Self-Taught And Underrepresented Artists
(L to R) Sam Doyle (1906 – 1985) ‘Rocking Mary’ (double – sided) St. Helena Island, South Carolina, … [+] United States (circa 1983) enamel house paint on corrugated roofing tin, 52 × 26 × 1 /2 in.; Gift of Elizabeth Ross Johnson 1985.35.23B; Sam Doyle (1906 – 1985) ‘Dr. […]