Atlanta art teacher wins $675,000 in grants Dec 26, 2008
He covers his classroom walls with paintings, drawings and other pieces designed by students. A professional artist, Veon includes a few of his canvases around the room. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
A see change in 2008 Dec 25, 2008
Two local sculptors had outstanding shows at Barbara Krakow Gallery: Michael Beatty's taut wall sculptures also worked as drawings, weighing volume against line. Sally B. Moore's crazy-quilt architectural pieces embodied terror and hope. (Boston Globe)
Art.view: The incredible shrinking saleroom Dec 25, 2008
Part of the Caryatid series on which Modigliani worked frequently in drawings, this version in oil has a highly sculptural feel. The estimate has been set at 6m-8m. (The Economist)
Delay gratification Dec 25, 2008
A selection of drawings by the likes of Rembrandt and Rubens is on display until next month. Shopping is also in full supply. (Globe and Mail)
* Old Master Q in new guise Dec 23, 2008
This months Mens Uno also features a series of drawings with Old Master Q dressed up in the latest styles from nine fashion houses, including Gucci, Prada and Louis Vuitton ... The line quality and the shadows in the drawings are very seriously dealt with, even though to a regular person flipping through a magazine or newspaper, a comic is only four frames that take a few seconds to read, says Wong. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Needham Briefs (Dec. 25) Dec 23, 2008
Raffle drawings will take place on Dec. 12 and 26. You could win one of 50 gift certificates to Needham restaurants and stores. (Needham Tab, MA)
ART IN SCHOOLS THREATENED Dec 23, 2008
Holding up a palette of different paint colors, Lani Fink, an art teacher from the Honolulu Academy of Arts, prepared her students to paint drawings they made on acetate. "Which colors make green?" Fink asked, pointing at the palette of paint. (Honolulu Advertiser)
The art of 'whimsy' Dec 23, 2008
She's also branching into silk scarves featuring drawings of her jewelry, artfully laid out. With a little help from Johansson and Obama, who knows. (AZCentral -- Style)
Courthouse coins arrive, on sale now Dec 23, 2008
The county centennial committee offered several suggestions on what the coin should represent, and Thorkelson presented drawings for the committee to consider. The centennial coins represent the final selection -- Andrew Henry holding the outline of Fremont with the 1810 Camp Henry commemorated over an outline of the state of Idaho on one side. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
UNL students help elementary students learn to make art Dec 22, 2008
With help from classmate Moxie Steele, her art teacher and a trio of University of Nebraska-Lincoln students and their professor, Luci finishes her colorful T-shirt and moves on to paper drawings ... After the Clinton students sketched out Cubist-style self-portraits of themselves earlier in the semester, UNL students translated the drawings into stencils and printed them onto white T-shirts. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Arts Renaissance instructor Mindy Smiley (back, right) at Will Rogers Elementary show some of the students (r to l) Mikayla Bush, Andrew Trigg, Erin Waldroop, and Saige Solis about their own new art books that were given as holiday gifts from the Oklahoma Arts Council and the Shortgrass Arts and Humanities. Dec 22, 2008
The next semester the students will continue learning about pencil drawings, paper crafts, printmaking, oil pastels, watercolors, making collages, sculpture, and many more. These projects use some of the same method or materials as the artists that are featured in the students books received from the Oklahoma Arts Council and the Shortgrass Arts and Humanities Council. (Altus Times, OK)
A steadfast devotion to American art Dec 21, 2008
The New Britain Museum of American Art today counts more than 5,000 paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, and sculptures from the 18th century to the present in its permanent collection. With 400 of its works on display at any time, the museum also presents traveling and collaborative shows of its holdings. (Boston Globe)
Stains on Leonardo da Vinci panel turn out to be sketches Dec 21, 2008
Lovers of Dan Brown novels will be salivating at the discovery of three previously unknown drawings on the back of one of Leonardo's major works ... It is also mysterious, because the drawings appear to have gone unnoticed for 500 years ... "But what is troubling is thesimilarity with drawings that are already known.". (The Australian)
Batman and Japan: In a new book, perfect together Dec 21, 2008
" -- designer Kidd's gorgeous examination of the odd collision between American comic-book superheroes and Japanese manga that took place in Japan in 1966 and 1967, the heyday of the Batman-as-high-camp period in the United States. It's as if someone threw a couple DC Comics issues, a few Godzilla sequels and some "Speed Racer" episodes into a blender and pressed frappe.Kidd, a veteran of graphic Batman books, offers his usual dead-on collage sensibility. He builds a book that combines actual... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Westermann Exhibition Opens Dec. 18 at TCM Dec 21, 2008
The Twigg-Smith's Westermann collection comprises one painting, 16 sculptures, 13 drawings/watercolors and 34 prints valued at nearly $2 million ... The ominous and threatening situations in many of Westermann's drawings, many of which are self-portrait fantasies of the artist as a square-jawed, slicked-hair adventurer braving all manner of temptations and perils, are mitigated by the artist's witty, cartoon-like style, as in the tropical-themed watercolor An Affair in the Islands in the... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Belt Collins Presents a Holiday Book Gift to Public Schools Dec 21, 2008
Michel L displayed some of the book's original illustrations and answered the students' questions on the drawings. "The book celebrates the spirit of giving. It is of special significance to us at Belt Collins, because it's the first book illustrated by our award-winning graphic design manager Michel L," said Mike Terry, President of Belt Collins Hawaii Ltd. "We wanted to share his talent as well as encourage reading by Hawaii's keiki.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Community Calendar Dec 20, 2008
Hundreds of Miniatures, from small drawings, paintings, prints, photographs and sculptures are on display in the Pacific Street galleries. The photographic gallery features the world-renowned photos of Armin Hanse, William F. Ritschel, Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. (KSBW 8, CA)
First Year at School Dec 20, 2008
The child is likely to bring home drawings, paintings and other art pieces. Praise the child for his effort. (Suite101.com)
Unknown 'da Vinci drawings' found Dec 20, 2008
The sketches were discovered when the painting was taken down and the curator noticed two drawings on the back. "This is an exceptional discovery because drawings on the back of paintings are very rare and no example by Leonardo was previously known," the Louvre said ... "The style of the drawings recalls the style of Leonardo, but research is ongoing to clarify their authorship.". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Binoche learns a new routine Dec 20, 2008
The visual-art installation In-Eyes featuring drawings and poems by Juliette Binoche is at Cin. math. (Globe and Mail)
Paul Chan makes statements with haunting, humorous images Dec 19, 2008
But the recurring appearance of schoolgirls running and cartwheeling through the landscape is meant to recall Darger, the outsider artist whose fantastical drawings revolve around the so-called Vivian girls - seven sisters who assist a rebellion against a regime of child slavery. Chan's video culminates in explicit sexual scenes, but they are mechanical and formulaic rather than shocking. (Boston Globe)
Indoor Activities for Cold North Wi... Dec 19, 2008
Work on sculptures of clay, paintings with oil, acrylic or poster paints, drawings with pencil or charcoal or pastels, and even coloring and marker work. Have each piece of artwork labeled with a title and the medium, as well as the artist s name. (Suite101.com)
Sketches found on back of da Vinci work Dec 19, 2008
Louvre researchers found drawings through use of infrared camera. Most popular. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Alexey von Schlippe Gallery hosts eclectic and lively show Dec 19, 2008
Susan Madacsi, whose blacksmith shop is in Stonington s Velvet Mill, shows some of her drawings as well as two pieces of sculpture ... She has made several graphite drawings on vellum of trees and fungi at Bluff Point, which has survived not only threats of development, but also hurricanes. (Westerly Sun, RI)
The price of art? A piece of flesh Dec 19, 2008
"Want art? Get a tattoo," wrote Mr. Vocat, explaining that he would mail a dozen screen prints of his drawings, worth $120, to anyone willing to "prove it" with a snapshot ... In Mr. Vocat's case, the idea came about when 24-year-old Toronto-based editor Matt Thomas asked permission to have one of the artist's drawings tattooed on his left arm back in 2004 ... Mr. Draper loves the fact that he's got a one-of-a-kind on his body, and three custom drawings, each valued between $500 and $1,000, to... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Sketches, possibly done by Leonardo, found on Louvre painting Dec 19, 2008
Faintly visible to the naked eye on the wooden planks, two drawings were first noticed by a conservator when the painting was taken down at the end of an exhibition focusing on the work and its context earlier this year ... Specialists involved in the discovery feel confident that the sketches are from the master's own hand, but Vincent Delieuvin, the Louvre curator who is studying the drawings, has yet to formulate his final conclusion. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Gift ideas for the harried, klutzy and broke Dec 18, 2008
Framed kids' art: More paintings, drawings and collages come home from school than you could ever put on your own wall. Spread the wealth and slap one in a simple frame - even a lightweight Lucite one from Walgreens. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sotheby's sets auction record for Pooh drawing Dec 18, 2008
LONDON - A collection of E.H. Shepard's original drawings for the Winnie-the-Pooh children's books by A.A. Milne fetched around 1 ... Sotheby's auctioneers called the illustrations on offer in London the finest single collection of Shepard's original drawings for the Pooh books to come to the market ... "The public have a strong affection for these drawings and we are thrilled that this significant collection has notably exceeded expectations," said Philip Errington, Sotheby's specialist in... (MSNBC -- News)
Sketches behind da Vinci painting may be Leonardo's Dec 18, 2008
PARIS (Reuters) A curator at the Louvre Museum in Paris has stumbled upon some unknown drawings on the back of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci that look like they might be by the Italian master himself, the Louvre said on Thursday ... "When the work, which is painted on wood, was unhooked, a curator noticed two barely visible drawings on the back of the painting, showing a horse's head and half a skull," the museum said ... "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne" was painted in the early 1500s... (Yahoo News)
Dots indicate battle ahead over Currey Creek trail route (80) Dec 18, 2008
What apparently drew the ire of residents were notes on the Terra Design drawings indicating that some buildings, including a bathroom, might be constructed in the floodplain of the creek near Theissen Street. I dont think there should be any buildings of any kind in the floodplain, said Rufus Stephens, who was one of many at the open house to invest some of his red dots on what planners had tried to define as a trail node, a spot where people can rest, intersect with another trail... (Boerne Star, TX)
Kids create Our Saviour's Christmas cards Dec 17, 2008
four drawings selected to grace annual greetings. BY BETTY PORTER FOR FLORIDA TODAY December 17, 2008. (Florida Today)
Whatever the weather Dec 17, 2008
It is always a pleasure to look through each classroom's drawings and exceedingly difficult to choose two of them. Copyright. (Kentland Newton County Enterprise, IN)
Review of Franz Kline: Studies Dec 16, 2008
Defying the heroic myth of abstract expressionism - the artist exploding with spontaneous invention before a blank canvas - Kline rehearsed ideas for his big black-on-white paintings in these ink drawings ... Thus, more probing and self-questioning may have entered the drawings than the paintings ... In the drawings on view, we find Kline re-weighting figure and ground, toying with the calligraphic implication of gestures, letting one sheet contain a graphic incident completely, treating another... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Thiebaud reflects on visiting N.Y. in '50s Dec 16, 2008
Yet when Thiebaud explained that his students would love to get a sense of Kline's method of magnifying small drawings to arrive at big paintings, Kline encouraged Thiebaud to pick up a handful of the drawings that he had tossed on the floor once he'd decided to "abandon" them ... Thiebaud gave several of the drawings to artist friends - Theophilus Brown, Robert Mallary - one to his future dealer, the late Allan Stone; one to UC Davis; one to Sacramento City College ... I wondered whether... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Rockwell Kent show at State Museum Dec 15, 2008
The drawings and press proofs on display demonstrate his virtuosity with the print medium. His use of line dramatically evokes the power of the waves and the immensity of the whale. (Albany Times Union)
Testimonial: Portraits, Pictures, Drawings by Felice Garofano, Vincenzo Montella, Ena Villani Dec 15, 2008
Il Ramo d'Oro in Naples presents Testimonial - Portraits, pictures and drawings by Felice Garofano, Vincenzo Montella, Ena Villani. The exhibition opened on Saturday December 13, 2008 with recital by Roberto Albin and Biagio Terracciano. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Works recovered from Czech Republic Dec 15, 2008
It's been estimated that more than 70 paintings, drawings and sculptures that once belonged to Oskar Federer remain unaccounted for. Recommend this article. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
A fresh appreciation for Joan Miro's art Dec 14, 2008
He then combines drawings with collage, using photographs of women in bathing costumes or 19th-century dresses, aluminum foil, and cardboard. Exasperated with oil paint, he uses pastel - that most fragile and atmospheric of mediums - to make raucous figurative pictures of screaming cartoon figures that anticipate de Kooning's "Women," or some of the wilder imaginings of contemporary painters like Martin Kippenberger and George Baselitz. (Boston Globe)
Art.view: That sort of bear Dec 14, 2008
The collaboration between author and illustrator got off to a shaky start when Milne reacted badly to the publisher s suggestion that Shepard take on the drawings ... But it is the iconic Pooh drawings that are likely to create the most interest when they come up for sale later this month ... In a remarkable series of six small drawings, he rolls over and over trying to get on top of the honey jar: If a bottle can float, then a jar can float, and if a jar floats, I can sit on top of it, if it s... (The Economist)
Polly Pinder Shows How to Make Orie... Dec 14, 2008
The simple line drawings in the book inspired by Design Source Books from Search Press can be adapted or developed to suite personal ideas and techniques. The book walks through six projects with step-by-step instructions and clear photographs. (Suite101.com)
* Book Review: Same bat time, different bat channel Dec 14, 2008
Though the drawings are reminiscent of DCs Batman of the 1950s and 1960s, and certainly evoke the kitsch of Adam Wests Caped Crusader at times, there is a darkness about them that lurks beneath the stories. As with much postwar Japanese popular art, a nuclear weirdness percolates. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Form Drawing in the Waldorf School ... Dec 13, 2008
Drawings are copied from an example the teacher draws on the board, which requires the child to repeatedly look up at the example and back down to his or her own work. Mastering shapes and forms that relate to letters and numbers. (Suite101.com)
Eye of the needle Dec 13, 2008
Art quilts often look like they could be paintings, but some here look more like print-media collages or ink drawings. Fiber is a malleable medium, Meyer wrote. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Patagonia artist survives cancer, finds power in the process Dec 13, 2008
Andrew will meditate, another skill shes mastered since childhood, and then, inspired by abstract expressionist Robert Motherwells Japanese style brush stroking, she uses a pecan stick and India ink to try to focus on what I cant see to create what she calls gesture drawings. . (Nogales International, AZ)
Ooh, ahh, Degas … French master's first visit Dec 12, 2008
The president of the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, Guy Cogeval, described the exhibition of more than 120 paintings, sculptures, drawings and photographs as "cutting edge". The inclusion of preparatory sketches of female figures later repeated in Degas's most recognised works showed the artist's transition to abstraction, he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Degas' realism makes impression Dec 12, 2008
Unlike many Degas collections, the exhibition is a broad chronological retrospective of his work containing 120 paintings, drawings, photographs and prints from 45 collections from around the world. It also includes several of Degas' sculptures, including the stunning Little Dancer, as well as etchings recently donated to the NGA by Australian artist Margaret Olley. (The Age)
Christmas cheer Dec 12, 2008
Several other shows also appear this week, including prints and drawings by Ed Crittenden and pottery by Sadie Block. Her ceramic ware has a nature vs. man theme, she said, "to convey a sense of life and freedom while contrasting it with constraint and death.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Visual Science Books: Revealing Science through Images Dec 12, 2008
with essays by Richard Rhodes, Scott V. Edwards and Leslie A. Morris Harvard University Press, 2008 In these drawings, most never published, we watch Audubon invent his ingenious methods of posing and depicting his subjects. by Bonnie J. Gisel, with images by Stephen J. Joseph. (Scientific American)
Art review: SFMOMA show sees art in science Dec 12, 2008
We might say that 20th century art provides the preparation we need to see any artistry implicit in "Brought to Light." Not only did modernism clinch in spades the argument for photography as an art medium, but disparate episodes such as Surrealist photography, Robert Rauschenberg's use of X-rays and Vija Celmins' night sky paintings and drawings have shown us the aesthetic potential of scientific imagery. Several art historians, notably James Elkins, have made a project of persuading people to... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Read Indepth Article Dec 12, 2008
McSweeneys cover, Issue 23 Andrs Brczs book, Home Sweet Home, is based on his recent series of the meticulously executed Outhouse Drawings ... Her absurd texts, fusing maternal warnings, superstitions, and proverbial wisdoms, are accompanied by diagrammatical drawings and sign-like fragments. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Picture This: Art makes these new Christmas books Dec 11, 2008
Even more captivating are old drawings: St. Nicholas on a prancing horse, and children in a 19th-century bed, eyeing a tree lit with candles. History as well as art make these illustrations dazzling. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
EU, French embassies mark Human Rights Day with photos, art shows Dec 11, 2008
He named the artwork as `Mikao Kandamizi`, a Swahili phrase meaning `positions of power`, adding that the drawings were based on Article 9 of the UDHR which states: ``No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. Martin said the framing of the paintings had been generously supported by Musoma Rural legislator Nimrod Mkono. (IPPmedia)
Fine tables, time capsules and German wallpaper Dec 11, 2008
The journals are now back in San Francisco at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's Koret Visitor Education Center through April, so Bay Area viewers can add their thoughts, drawings or "whatever." It's like posting your blog on the Internet, only slower and in old-fashioned logs. More museum talk: In Florida, during last week's Art Basel/Miami Beach and Design Miami/Basel fairs, SFMOMA architecture and design curator Henry Urbach trolled the shows looking for cool design objects to add to... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Billionaire causes a stir at art expo Dec 11, 2008
Autistic Yeak Ping Lian also made his debut with his technically accomplished drawings. It was also a year of sculptures with works by Malaysia s Ramlan Abdullah, Rosli Zakaria and glass sculptor Raja Azhar Idris vying for attention with those of China/Taiwan s Vincent J.F. Huang s Penguin Men, Spain s Jesus Curia (Spain s Art To Rent), and China s Cynical Realism statues by Chen Wen Ling (Singapore s Ode To Art). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
IGB Sudiastha: Nothing comic about 'prasi' Dec 11, 2008
His real love was prasi art -- drawings produced on lontar palm leaves, portraying puppets as part of a narrative -- or comics, as you would call them today ... Starting from literature and art through to learning about usadha or medicinal treatments, about rerajahan (drawings of a sacred characters) and sesabukan (supernatural charm). (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Needham Briefs (Dec. 11) Dec 9, 2008
Raffle drawings will take place on Dec. 12 and 26. You could win one of 50 gift certificates to Needham restaurants and stores. (Needham Tab, MA)
Daniel Guzmán finds inspiration in his Mexican roots Dec 8, 2008
Although Guzmn, 44, has been making multimedia work for years, he is probably best known for his exuberant, densely layered ink drawings ... Because Guzmn's drawings often employ cartoonlike imagery as well as text, it is easy to assume that he is imitating artists like Richard Prince or Raymond Pettibon ... The show also includes four drawings that link the concept of Aztec human sacrifice with the carnage currently being wrought by gangs and drug cartels in Mexico, where gruesome murders and... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Phoenix on a shoestring Dec 7, 2008
Current exhibitions include 54 drawings by artist Elihu Vedder and the fashion evolution of the jumpsuit. The Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden, teeming with desert plants, is hosting Dale Chihuly s The Nature of Glass through May 31. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
2 men detained in Mumbai terror investigation Dec 6, 2008
Authorities are also investigating a man arrested last February with maps and drawings of some of the locations attacked during last month's assault on India's financial capital, which left at least 179 people dead. The two men arrested in Calcutta on charges of illegally purchasing cellphone SIM cards are being questioned by police who want to know if they sold cards used by the Mumbai gunmen, according to Calcutta Deputy Police Commissioner Jawad Shamim. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Around Your Town: A community events listing Dec 6, 2008
There will be fine and functional artwork including drawings, painting, prints, ceramics, jewelry and sculptures. Contact Melissa Holden at 432-4866 or. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Book Review: Practical and Ornament... Dec 5, 2008
Some knots have step-by-step drawings and notes about making the knot, but many others have only a sketch of the knot, leaving the reader to figure out how to get from running end to finished knot ... Some of the drawings are confusing or even wrong. (Suite101.com)
Soaring in art, a museum trips over finances Dec 5, 2008
"The museum has a very significant role beyond the culture of Los Angeles," said Connie Butler, a former curator there who is now chief drawings curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. "People in the art world feel they are going to wake up one morning and one of the greatest resources in terms of contemporary art in the Western world is going to be permanently altered.". (International Herald Tribune)
'A Parson Family Portrait' Dec 5, 2008
"A Parson Family Portrait" includes many different types of art work including charcoal drawings, oil and water paintings, pastel art, sculptures and others. Themes are equally as varied. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
It's Christmas all around Dec 4, 2008
Businesses in Moravia will be decorated and offer discounts and drawings Saturday during the village-wide festival. There will also be wagon rides, music and a live nativity scene throughout the afternoon, said Shawn Raymond, who chairs the committee that oversees the event. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
The Polar Express Elementary Lesson... Dec 4, 2008
The teacher begins the lesson by showing the illustrations to the class and having the students use the drawings to predict the plot of the book. The train ticket with a destination of the North Pole and the illustrations of The Polar Express gain students attention and gets them excited to read the story. (Suite101.com)
