Restored Sudjojono painting unveiled Aug 28, 2008
Wisaksono Noerandi stands before a painting by the late S. Sudjojono, relating a story to an audience gathered at the Jakarta History Museum about the time the noted painter asked for permission to use Wisaksono's face in a painting. The museum unveiled the newly restored painting, titled "The Battle between Sultan Agung and Jan Pieterszoon Coen", on Wednesday ... "While I was watching Bedaya Ketawang dance at Surakarta Palace in 1974, he suddenly approached me and said 'Is it OK if I use your... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Reviving time-worn paintings is an art in itself. Slowly, carefully, Peter Van Ellis works wonders in his Lawrence shop. Aug 28, 2008
Reviving time-worn paintings is an art in itself ... Reviving time-worn paintings is an art in itself ... Always art-oriented, Van Ellis decided against painting as a career ("I was a realist," he says of his self-evaluation) and studied art conservation. (NJ.com -- Times)
Economic strain on the wealthy hard to measure Aug 28, 2008
I don t see them not buying the new painting for the house or anything that would help them live better on a day-to-day basis. Similarly, salon owner Scott Wilker is noticing some wealthy clients tweak their regimes. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Whatever way you say it, we pronounce Alma one fun little town Aug 28, 2008
The shop also showcases Nadine s paintings of river wildlife and American Indians. Nadine is currently painting portraits of Berber women of Morocco, where she is from ... Stump Town Gallery, 109 S. Main St., paintings, sculpture and mixed media, , (414) 630-5954. (Winona Daily News, MN)
More than words: 77-year-old artist creates poetic works Aug 28, 2008
A person wouldn t know an old lady did that, the 77-year-old says as she looks at one of her vibrantly colored paintings ... Artist Audre Ionia, 77, looks through one of three books of her original word paintings recently in her Winona home ... Ionia uses her living room as her studio, painting when she feels inspired. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Art Show Paints Vision of Obama’s Campaign Aug 28, 2008
The painting, by Chanel Kennebrew, is one of many on display at the Manifest Hope Gallery in Denver, a collection of artwork inspired by Sen ... Pete Yahnke s painting, Uprising, perhaps best reconciles the two views of hope and dissatisfaction. (Roll Call)
American McGee's Grimm: Puss in Boots Aug 28, 2008
These episodes always feel like they sort of expect you to know the story beforehand, and thus it does a terrible job at painting you a cohesive picture if you've never heard of the tale. Another gripe I've had with the series is that it simply retells a classic fairytale in a darker and more twisted manner. (IGN PC Games)
Carol Martin hangs a coil of wool she dyed Aug. 23 in a natural dyeing class offered at the Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center in Mountain City. Aug 28, 2008
" Sharon Grist, the "Village Weaver" at Foxfire, said those plants included scarlet zinnias, marigolds, dog fennels, mulleins and black-eyed Susans. She said participants at the two-day class got the opportunity to use each plant to dye skeins they had prepared. She said the skeins were made up of wool gathered from a variety of locations."Cheri brought most of the wool, but people had the opportunity to bring their own as well," she said.Shepherdess Judy McMahan of Lula brought wool to dye... (Clayton Tribune, GA)
City councilor is fed up with graffiti and tagging Aug 28, 2008
I m not interested in your face painting. I m not interested in your face drawings. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Artist offers beginning drawing classes for adults Aug 28, 2008
Harelson starts her new students out with the basics: forms, shadows, light and perspective, which she says are the basic building blocks of art, whether it is a drawing, painting or sculpture. Pointing to a drawing of two wolves she is currently working on, Harelson explained how basic forms combine to create a complex drawing: The bodies and legs are rectangles, the heads are squares and the eyes are circles. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Out-of-staters get a real bang out of Nebraska Fourth Aug 27, 2008
Such moments make me feel like Im living the good life straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting. But the tradition of decorating for the holidays isnt the only great thing about celebrating Independence Day in Columbus - its the fireworks. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
For sale: 'antiques mansion' to the rich and famous Aug 27, 2008
More than 700 lots including fine furniture, Asian ceramics and paintings will go under the hammer for between 100 and 80,000 per item, while the mansion itself is expected to reach at least 2m. Highlights of the sale include a painting of the Marchioness of Donegal, originally painted by Francis Coates and augmented 16 years later by Thomas Gainsborough. (Independent)
Diary: Time for red meat Aug 27, 2008
That is, by painting Mr McCain as a privileged multi-millionaire who will carry on the policies of George W Bush. MAX DEVESON: HARRY TRUMAN'S HEIR. (BBC News)
Painting for Pisa Aug 27, 2008
The painting must begin immediately after the plaster is applied, the painting must be exact and I must work fast ... In the best Renaissance tradition, the characters of this painting will be people who live in the city ... Luca will be painting so-called true fresco. (BBC News)
Engaging Prose Aug 27, 2008
After examining the box, Matteo begins to believe that the painting on its cover is the work of Giorgione. The diary, written in an almost indecipherable hand, is not immediately comprehensible but holds the key to the provenance of the fresco in the house and the painted box. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
A walk in the park Aug 27, 2008
Cuddy Midtown Park next to Loussac Library could have been a scene out of a Norman Rockwell painting Saturday. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
The defining linePeople were studying eugenics long before DNA was discovered, a study of art finds Aug 27, 2008
Not only are the people in this painting not well to do, but the parents are arguing and the children are misbehaving. It even looks like the child has stolen money from her father. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Cancer diagnosis spurs acts of giving back Aug 27, 2008
Brody thinks art -- fiber, ceramics, painting, glass and more -- in tandem with other therapies spurs healing, if not always physically, then emotionally. Brody, 44 and a mother of two, felt consumed by cancer at the time of her diagnosis six years ago. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Around Oconee: Bee expert speaks out Aug 27, 2008
The Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation will hold fall art classes for all ages and levels including drawing, oil painting, watercolor, acrylic painting, folk art, sculpture, clay arts, papermaking, book making and bag pipes. For more information, call OCAF at (706) 769-4565 or visit. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Jones Will Be Missed by Neighbors Aug 27, 2008
Jones patio was slightly overgrown with ivy from lack of use and frequently talked to Abdella about rehanging some paintings in her modest two-bedroom condo ... His final project was painting a wall in their living room, but Jones never had it completed after he passed away. (Roll Call)
Artistry, naturally Aug 27, 2008
Instead, she turned to her faith and made the conscious choice to devote her life to painting ... "Painting gave me joy and took my mind off of what was going on," said Abbott Kiernan, who underwent a year of intensive patient rehab ... "Her work has a special softness and reverence for what she is painting.". (Seacoast New Hampshire)
More of this story Aug 27, 2008
Paintings by local artist and Northampton County teacher Jessica Matte began on the right side of the gallery ... The paintings showed intricate detail and captured the lighting perfectly ... Matte's paintings were separated from the next display by a beautiful quilt that made a perfect backdrop for photographers to capture their friends and family's visit to the new center. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Stock, Property Slide Curbs Sotheby's Australian Art Sale With 50% Unsold Aug 27, 2008
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Half the lots offered at auction of Australian paintings were unsold as the nation's stock market slide quelled demand for art, the company said ... What's happening in the stock market and property market are being reflected in the art market,'' said Georgina Pemberton, head of Australian Painting at Sotheby's ... Pemberton said Sotheby's may feature more contemporary Australian paintings by artists such as Del Kathryn Barton, whose ``confronting'' works are earning her a... (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Don't Give In Aug 26, 2008
Vandals smashed prints and photographs of M F Husains paintings which were on display at an exhibition in Delhi ... In 1996, members of the Bajrang Dal stormed into an art gallery in Ahmedabad and destroyed several paintings and tapestries by Husain ... The pretext was Husains controversial painting of Saraswati. (India Times, India)
Photographer pieces together ne art Aug 26, 2008
It s like painting with photography. To me, one picture isn t enough, she said thoughtfully. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Portrait sullies promotion Aug 26, 2008
A spokesman for the Prime Minister's office described the use of the painting, composed of children's handprints, as being "in extremely poor taste and it should not have been used to promote London" ... In poor taste … the painting of Myra Hindley by Marcus Harvey ... In poor taste … the painting of Myra Hindley by Marcus Harvey. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Soldier flock tends to historic church Aug 26, 2008
SOLDIER, Iowa -- One of my favorite items in Siouxland is the painting behind the altar at the Norwegian Country Church serving the congregation of Soldier Lutheran. That picture of Jesus, the accompanying cross and candlesticks were the only items saved from a 1903 fire, caused by lightning, when the Rev. G.H. Bakken rushed from the nearby parsonage as the 21-year-old wooden structure burned to the ground. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
CCSU artist exhibits 'Dark Matter' Aug 26, 2008
The artist's previous mixed media painting series, "Runaway: Going, Going, Gone" was recognized by the White House as part of the 81st Celebration of African American History ... Based on ads that appeared in the 18th and early 19th centuries, the paintings depict enslaved men and women who had escaped captivity. (New Britain Herald, CT)
OSU will showcase local artists Aug 26, 2008
Great Horned Owl by Lois Miller of Port Orford is one of the paintings on display at the Oregon State Universitys Concourse Gallery through Oct. 24 ... Wurster is known for her award-winning paintings of birds and landscapes and Miller for her award-winning photography of birds and wildlife ... Raptor, an acrylic painting by Wurster featuring a red-shouldered hawk, is one of the winners featured in the August/September issue of International Artist Magazine. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Scrub Sao Paulo's Graffiti? Not So Fast, London's Tate Says -- That's Art Aug 26, 2008
Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Sao Paulo artists Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo obliged London's by painting their distinctive yellow graffiti on outside walls of the museum ... The artists decorated the Tate's outside walls with paintings 15 meters tall ... Os Gemeos drawings sell for about $2,000, while paintings sell for about $30,000, said Alexandre Gabriel, 32, artistic director at , which represents them. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Fresh faces - School of Fine Arts begins semester with 8 new faculty members Aug 26, 2008
Freshman Parker Beckley and sophomore Liz Thomas, from right, listen as assistant professor of art Kevin Bell explains the uses for different types of paintbrushes on the first day of Painting 1 class Monday morning at the University of Montana ... With his first day of painting and design classes nearly over, Kevin Bell said he was even more pleased with his decision to join the fine arts faculty. (Missoulian, MT)
Rare Raphael work up for auction Aug 26, 2008
The painting is one of only a few by Raphael to remain in private hands. A painting by Renaissance artist Raphael is expected to fetch 15m when it is sold in London later this summer ... The couple had never met, and so Raphael's paintings were to serve as an introduction - in a Renaissance version of the blind date. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
Missing Constable sketch is found Aug 26, 2008
"We don't know yet whether it was a study for a later oil painting but it's quite possible that it was," she added. Scholars are now trying to find out how Mr Platt came to acquire the sketch. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
Freud portrait breaks art record Aug 26, 2008
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Young students try out classes at WSU’s College for Kids program Aug 26, 2008
Amy Pospichal-Heuvlein, 11, paints an art history mask to resemble a Monet painting Thursday at Winona State University during a College For Kids class. (photo by Katie Derus/Winona Daily News). (Winona Daily News, MN)
3 years later, Gulf Coast eyes new look and bold future Aug 26, 2008
You're kind of like an artist with a canvas, gives you a brush and some colors and start painting it, said Camerena. His long-range plan for Gulfport is to bring in new business and later to build apartments above them and convert downtown dead after 5:00 p.m. into a thriving residential. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Drysdale Portrait Fetches Record $1.6 Million at Sotheby's Australian Sale Aug 26, 2008
The oil-on-canvas painting in red and blue hues, one of the most popular of Drysdale's bush portraits, shows the smiling farmer seated with arms folded ... Sotheby's said it sold half of the works offered, which was ``a little disappointing,'' said Georgina Pemberton, head of Australian Painting at Sotheby's. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Bingo and membership drive on the table for River City Women's Club Aug 26, 2008
The JCA is also offering art classes beginning in September in beginning and intermediate drawing, beginning and intermediate watercolors, reproduction, mixed media, pottery and creative painting and collage. The classes meet weekly for 10 weeks and supplies are not included. (Florida Times-Union)
Artist offers beginning drawing classes for adults Aug 26, 2008
Harelson starts her new students out with the basics: forms, shadows, light and perspective, which she says are the basic building blocks of art, whether it is a drawing, painting or sculpture. Pointing to a drawing of two wolves she is currently working on, Harelson explained how basic forms combine to create a complex drawing: The bodies and legs are rectangles, the heads are squares and the eyes are circles. (Lebanon Express, OR)
The Screening Room's top 10 movie stunts Aug 26, 2008
The stuntmen jumped off a construction crane at a studio lot obscured by a painting of the cliffs. 9. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Funk with flare Aug 25, 2008
Painting for the party crowd lets him get back to his artistic roots, with music as a major influence ... "Its visual art form is graffiti. This stuff we do at nightclubs just takes that idea and replaces spray paint with paintbrushes, markers and oil sticks to make paintings live inside the club without it being considered graffiti." ... The vigorous art and music scene affords him plenty of venues for painting after long days at the drawing table. (Anchorage Daily News)
Bismarck Tribune Breaking News German museum tries to debunk stereotypes Aug 25, 2008
The walls of the exhibit also are lined with prints from Swiss artist Karl Bodmer, who traveled with the prince, painting profiles and recording artifacts. Most striking from the Maximilian collection are the bison-skin robes, two of which are Mandan. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Being in the shoes of artists Aug 25, 2008
The canvas material was an ideal base for painting and furthermore, Pallas was celebrating its 50th anniversary, which was in line with our 51st Merdeka Day celebration, Soong said, explaining the reason behind this shoe art event. But, whatever it is, Kow maintains that it has always been Cineleisures policy to engage the youth in such activities to encourage their personal growth. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Economic strain on the wealthy hard to measure Aug 25, 2008
I don t see them not buying the new painting for the house or anything that would help them live better on a day-to-day basis. Similarly, salon owner Scott Wilker is noticing some wealthy clients tweak their regimes. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
S-E Asian art at auctions Aug 25, 2008
According to Sothebys Southeast Asia Paintings department head Mok Kim Chuan, contemporary works are getting more than fair attention worldwide ... Such works are sold by Sothebys under Modern mporary South-East Asian Paintings ... With current market demand, the auction has included art works of different media, other than paintings. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Five Cheers: Vets helping vets Aug 25, 2008
"Making art may be the reason a child smiles through the pain of another round of chemotherapy; why another is able to reduce her pain medicine; and why a young man, so inspired by the creative experience of painting, makes it his last wish to write and illustrate a book to help other children cope with leukemia.". This is an excellent cause, for a group of young people very much in need. (Florida Times-Union)
Artist Farber's career a celebration of details Aug 25, 2008
LAURA EMBRY / Union-Tribune Manny Farber, a major film critic who later became an equally original painter, incorporated open art books into many of his paintings, including "Big News" (2002), below ... He experimented with his own versions of expressionism and made subtly ravishing works in the minimalist vein that foreshadowed his later brilliance with color in his figurative paintings ... He was destined never to become a conceptual artist, given his deep love for painting and its history. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Out-of-staters get a real bang out of Nebraska Fourth Aug 24, 2008
Such moments make me feel like Im living the good life straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting. But the tradition of decorating for the holidays isnt the only great thing about celebrating Independence Day in Columbus - its the fireworks. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Steel boronia Aug 24, 2008
" Many people might wonder whether Goodrem is sticking firmly to her squeaky-clean image because of the power of the "Delta" brand. But the singer insists she is simply being herself. "Yeah, I am a good girl; it's not like I'm painting myself in a way that I'm not," she says. "At the same time, it doesn't mean you can't be a good girl and have fun. You know, my make-up artist gave me a song which she says is my theme song, it's Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Money tight, some finish college in 3 years Aug 24, 2008
He laments not having had the opportunity to take electives like graphic design and painting, but he said the estimated $30,000 he saved his parents by graduating early was worth the sacrifice. "I thought of my brother and the fact that I didn't want him to get short-changed because I sort of used up the family coffer," he said. (Boston Globe)
Louise Bourgeois exhibit reveals two sides of artist Aug 24, 2008
The emphasis in this first part of the show is on drawings and paintings (Bourgeois gave up painting in 1949; her style was gauche and direct, as it still is in drawing) as well as a series of vertical wooden sculptures, called "Personages," which she made between 1945 and 1955. Slender and tall (between 3 and 6 feet), these were made at her apartment in New York, where she had moved from France in 1938 following her marriage to art historian Robert Goldwater. (Boston Globe)
Lazily afloat from Vermont resort to vineyard Aug 24, 2008
Or a painting that those who haven't been here would call idealized (but you'd know better). The Lamoille River itself pours out of the Green Mountains, destined for Lake Champlain. (Boston Globe)
Handcrafted data Aug 24, 2008
It seems odd that painting would have anything to contribute to our accumulated trove of megapixels, much less that it would be a preferred medium among fact-seeking insiders. But painting offers something the mechanical methods don't - a sophisticated technology of its own for showing us what we really need to see ... And although Audubon himself (a fierce innovator) would probably be surprised to find his technique still going strong, his drawings provide an excellent example of just what... (Boston Globe)
Book offers glimpses into prominent art collections Aug 24, 2008
Other accounts can be found in the book, enticing collectors not only to buy paintings but to establish personal relationships with their artists. The book is a fitting addition to existing tomes of Indonesian artwork, beginning with the five volume Sukarno collection albums, A Collector's Journey: Modern Painting in Indonesia: Collection of Jusuf Wanandi (Neka Museum 1996) and Exploring Indonesian Modern Art, The Collection of Dr. Oei Hong Djien (SNP Editions, Singapore, 2004). (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
What's ahead Aug 24, 2008
Terry Magill of Myrtle Point offers drawing and painting classes from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays. The cost is 10. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Today's Best Bets Aug 24, 2008
Enjoy a moon bounce, face painting, water balloon toss, bowling game, dunking booth and carnival food like cotton candy, lemonade and snow cones. All proceeds will benefit the American Heart Association and its programs to combat heart disease. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Local student produces dolphin mural for school Aug 24, 2008
It didn't take long to do the drawing, but the painting for Vang was the hardest part. "The painting took forever," he said with a laugh ... She did a lot of the painting with Vang, who prefers drawing. (Daily Triplicate)
Blue festival a hit despite organizer’s illness Aug 24, 2008
Kids, parents and grandparents enjoyed face painting, chicken dancing, art making and other events complementing the art housed in the museum. (My favorite part) is the face painting, said 3-year-old Mallory Goldstein of West Des Moines, Iowa ... Printmaking with a twist painting a dead fish and putting paper down on the scales was a hit with the kids, and the concert by Tom Pease got the dads in the crowd dancing. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Whatever way you say it, we pronounce Alma one fun little town Aug 24, 2008
The shop also showcases Nadine s paintings of river wildlife and American Indians. Nadine is currently painting portraits of Berber women of Morocco, where she is from ... Stump Town Gallery, 109 S. Main St., paintings, sculpture and mixed media, , (414) 630-5954. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Chinese President Hu Jintao said in Beijing on Sunday that the Beijing Olympic Games have promoted the Olympic spirit of solidarity, friendship and peace.• Humanity shines through Olympics glory Aug 24, 2008
Su's painting was sold for 32,000 yuan (4,570 U.S. dollars), with which he covered the workers' transportation, ticketing and sightseeing costs in Beijing. A Beijinger offered them a three-bedroom apartment for free. (Xinhuanet, China)
India Art Summit draws good response Aug 24, 2008
Striking, standalone paintings by artist Jitesh Kallat, Collidonthus proved to be the ultimate showstopper ... The most expensive painting was by artist F N Souza showcased by Delhi Art Gallery which was priced between Rs 2 crore to Rs 3 crore. (Economic Times)
Picks: Walk + Roll Cleveland Aug 23, 2008
The event, which spills into Rockefeller Park and the Cultural Gardens, features live music, bicycle polo, face painting, puppeteers and art ... They will snack on watermelons, exhibit their painting skills and take midday baths. (Cleveland.com)
Art inside the park goes urban at the former Missouri State Penitentiary. Aug 23, 2008
DeFeo is from New York City and will be painting this piece and flowers on buildings on the near East Side. Leon A. Reid IV created the large bird chained to the top of the guard tower. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Bid farewell to summer in style Aug 23, 2008
Balloon launches will take place on Saturday and Sunday, when theres a roster of kid-friendly activities such as face painting, tethered balloon rides, mini golf, sand castle-building, arts and crafts, and live music. The Back to School package starts at $99 a night for a room at the inn (count on $190 for a one-bedroom cottage), and includes admission to Callaways famous gardens. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Phil Romano, JD Miller plan Dragon Street gallery Aug 23, 2008
But when he found his voice, he turned to oil painting and is at the forefront of a new reflectionist movement, selling his three-dimensional oil paintings in galleries nationwide. Romano, most noted for his restaurant dealings, said he has been painting for 40 years ... Most of his paintings are wall-sized canvases splashed with bright blocks and swirls of oil paint. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
