Religious art Nov 19, 2009
Jeremy said he submitted the King Benjamin painting in an international church art show and it was chosen as one of 100 paintings to be displayed in the LDS Conference Center for eight months this year ... Eight of the 32 paintings in the Winborg Book of Mormon collection will be finished this year ... Engebretson, who lives in Smithfield, will be a model for a few more of the 32 paintings and said the photo shoots were intense and generally lasted three or four hours. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Trilussa Great taste embraced by luxury Nov 19, 2009
Beneath its soaring ceilings, gracious windows and walls adorned with tapestries and Venetian paintings stretch out beige leather banquettes and tables graced with white linens. All combine to offer a truly refined dining experience. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Press Release: Wild Arts and Crafts at the Museum Nov 19, 2009
Organized by the San Bernardino County Museum Association, the annual Wildlife Art Festival features two dozen prominent artists who exhibit paintings, sculptures, carvings, artisan jewelry, photographs, and limited edition prints in the museum galleries. The festival also includes the top entries from this year s Federal Duck Stamp competition in their first West Coast exhibition. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Ipswich loses community visionary Nov 19, 2009
Robin emerged as a professional artist, mastering painting s trickiest medium watercolors first selling her paintings through her gallery and then also teaching watercolors. She just really became a good artist and sold a lot of paintings and taught a lot of people, said Rick. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
The (Not So) New World Order Nov 19, 2009
It is an answer that takes the form of paintings, sculpture, photography and short films ... Another favorite method is to cloak his paintings and sculptures in African textiles. (Slate)
Ting Faber banks on relaxing retirement (5) Nov 19, 2009
Inside her home, with its seasonal decorations and variety of paintings and other art, she reminisced about her years of service and shared fond memories of the people she worked with. "I actually took a full-time job with the bank as temporary means for income while I was going to school," Faber said. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Exhibit brings to life Horace Walpole’s castle of ideas Nov 19, 2009
The pedigree of the paintings and objects he acquired was of enormous importance ... His collections had three main strands: traditional connoisseurship (classical antiquities, paintings, old master prints and drawings, and decorative arts, including an extraordinary collection of enamels and miniatures); antiquarianism (portraits and objects relating to British history); and modern fine art ... There are superb paintings, too, by Antoine Watteau and Jean Clouet (Walpole was an avowed... (Boston Globe)
The Rippingtons at Scullers Jazz Club Nov 19, 2009
After more than 20 years, if Russ Freeman tires of playing the guitar and touring, the founder of the Rippingtons can spend time working on his landscape paintings and illlustrations. For now, the art he is busy promoting is his jazz group s new studio album, Modern Art. (Boston Globe)
Philanthropist Yao Ming Partners With the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on the 2010 Yao Ming Foundation Gala Nov 19, 2009
Italian Renaissance paintings, French Impressionist works, photographs, American and European decorative arts, African and Pre-Columbian gold, American art, and European and American paintings and sculpture from post-1945 are particularly strong holdings. Recent additions to the collections include Rembrandt van Rijn's Portrait of a Young Woman (1633), the Heiting Collection of Photography, a major suite of Gerhard Richter paintings, an array of important works by Jasper Johns, a rare,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A Fit Gallery Nov 19, 2009
Richard McKey of Jackson, whose specialties are large-scale abstract designs and nude female figure drawings, has about 20 paintings on display ... "My studio has about 200 paintings, but it's not so customer-friendly as both a studio and gallery. There's all the wet paint, art books, easels, and no air conditioning or heat."I love it, though ... I've always created things with my hands, from drawings and paintings to sculpting and building. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Painter Thomas Kinkade, in a wilder light Nov 18, 2009
The gallery on Bannam Place - which for decades has drawn poets and painters and bootleggers - hosted a one-night show called "Kinkade Cannibalized! - An Exhibition of Augmented Thomas Kinkade Paintings." ... In all, there were more than 20 pieces, ranging from paintings and multimedia sculpture to a diorama light box, a meat cleaver cutting cheese and several collage works. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Harkrader loans Chinese items during XXIX Summer Olympics Nov 18, 2009
Harkrader;s Chinese pieces currently on display at the library include ink paintings, dishes carved in layered lacquer, embroidered pillows, a ;portable shrine,; cloisonn jars, a blue and white rice-serving bowl, a pink and white rice bowl with chopsticks, a Buddha statue pictured with children, a statue of temple dogs protecting the world, a pair of carved bookends and several intricately painted glass bottles. Also featured in the collection is a nutshuki ; a carving which shows two things at... (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
illustrations of New Yorks demise Nov 18, 2009
Back then it was fear and destruction but in these photo manipulations and paintings it holds a sense of beauty. My favorite one that holds the most interest and beauty is the night time lantern and sign lit china city. (Harper's Magazine)
Four Essential Istanbul Cultural Ex... Nov 18, 2009
Istanbul Modern has permanent and temporary exhibition galleries of mainly modern paintings, a photography gallery, a library, a cinema, and a caf. It s educational and social programs are aimed at all ages and are changed often enough to encourage visitors to keep coming back to visit the gallery. (Suite101.com)
Paris exhibit serves revisions of Old Masters Nov 18, 2009
The large-scale photo is part of a new Paris exhibit, Metamorphoses, that draws on the paintings of the Old Masters to make biting commentaries about contemporary society's hot-button issues ... Major productionsOther works include takes on Henri Matisse's "Dance," Renaissance paintings of the arrow-pierced Saint Sebastian and Diego Velazquez's 1656 masterpiece "Las Meninas" which Rancinan transforms into a biting satire on the quest for eternal youth, with a latex-clad nurse serving up a... (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
* EXHIBITIONS Nov 18, 2009
Mayuka Yamamotos series of oil paintings Blue Flower employs a simple visual style to depict the innocence of youth ... Chen Chien-jung (a) seeks to create an ideal architectural space in his latest solo exhibition of multi-media paintings. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
YSL auction to raise Aids funds Nov 18, 2009
Items under the hammer include paintings, furniture and a paperweight. More than 1,200 items from the homes of late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge are being auctioned in Paris. (BBC News -- Europe)
"Shangri-La" Caves Yield Treasures, Skeletons Nov 18, 2009
The 15th-century religious texts and wall paintings were found in caves carved into sheer cliffs in the ancient kingdom of Mustang today part of ... A second expedition in 2008 discovered several 600-year-old human skeletons and recovered reams of precious manuscripts, some with small paintings known as illuminations. (National Geographic)
Neale Martin Bearden, 90, amateur artist Nov 18, 2009
In 1993, her daughters took 13 of the amateur artist's paintings to the Heath Gallery. They removed the art on the gallery walls. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Art and cultural packages, from $169 per night Nov 18, 2009
From now through December 21, Concorde Hotels & Resorts is offering a unique deal that will have guests marveling at more than 100 of the famous French artists Impressionist-style paintings, drawings, and sculptures. At a special price of $282/night, this package includes accommodations in a double guestroom in any Concorde Hotel & Resorts property in Paris, daily buffet breakfast for two, as well as two tickets with priority access to the Renoir exhibition (a $35 value) at the Grand Palais. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Marina Abramovic gets analyzed at the Rubin Museum of Art Nov 18, 2009
The paintings, pictorial textiles, and sculptures are drawn from cultures that touch upon the 1,800 mile arc of mountains that extends from Afghanistan in the northwest to Myanmar (Burma) in the southeast and includes Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia, and Bhutan. The larger Himalayan cultural sphere, determined by significant cultural exchange over millennia, includes Iran, India, China, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Swopes artwork to be on display in Paris Nov 18, 2009
PARIS Artist Thomas Swopes will have his paintings, drawings and sculptures on display at the Bicentennial Art Center Friday through Dec. 31. The opening reception will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
La Jolla Art Association Invitation Nov 17, 2009
This isa unique art exhibit by the talented Aimee Jo Fahrner Aimee Jo is dedicated to sharing her love of art, as a healing and inspirational activity which is evident in this exhibit and her paintings. This art show is presented by La Jolla Art Association The Gallery is located at 8100 Paseo Del Ocaso in La Jolla Shores Open daily from 11AM to 5PM.. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Techniques demonstrated Nov 17, 2009
Sanchez is known in the area for his sacred art, which includes paintings and non-traditional retablos ... My mentor wrote several books on the topic and I provided paintings to serve as illustrations, he said. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
This weekend: Tucson craft market Nov 17, 2009
"It's a wide variety of both fine arts and crafts. There's jewelry, yard art, furniture, paintings, photographs and ceramics," Hayes said. Galleries will be open for free, giving visitors a chance to see one of the museum's more popular exhibits on the work of Ansel Adams. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Chinese culture embraced by Canadian adoptive family Nov 17, 2009
Inside are rooms decorated with cloisonne, paper-cut, wash paintings, a lion dance mask, embroidery and other examples of Chinese cultural heritage ... To add to the family's Chinese style, Eamon artfully pasted Chinese wash paintings from used calendars on the doors of a cupboard. (Xinhuanet, China)
Uganda: 'Gifted Hands' Liven Gulu Show Nov 17, 2009
The works on display include prints, watercolour paintings, batiks, textile designs and bark cloth products such as bags, tablemats, wallets and photo frames. The prices range between sh20,000 and sh50,000. (allAfrica.com)
Read Indepth Article Nov 17, 2009
The exhibit will include a new body of work comprised of 12 x 12 inch tiles, made of uniformly poured latex paint, and wall mounted suede paintings ... In juxtaposition with the suede paintings, whose surfaces might bear traces of similar patterns, these forms are meant to seem highly disposable. (AbsoluteArts.com)
ALIAS MAN RAY : THE ART OF REINVENTION Nov 17, 2009
Visitors to Alias Man Ray will be privy to the artists endless experimentation in over 200 works including photographs, paintings, sculptures and objects, drawings, films and a selection of his writings. As the first major multimedia Man Ray show at a New York City museum since 1974, the exhibition will present many iconic works like the photographs Le Violon dIngres (1924) and Noire et Blanche (1926); the paintings War (A.D. MCMXIV) (1914), The Rope Dancer Accompanies Herself with Her Shadows... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Affordable Art and more at artSPACE Nov 17, 2009
In years past we have had close to 100 participating artists and we exhibit a variety of medium from oil paintings, ceramics, sculptures, prints, photographs, and more. Some of our regular contributing artists are: Andrew Verster, Grace Kotze, Jane Mennigke, Coral Spencer Domijan, Ezequiel Mabote, Rob Domijan, Marianne Meijer, Roz Cryer, Martha Zettler, Pascale Chandler, and many, many more. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Hoypoloi Gallery Celebrates its 14th Year Anniversary! Come Join Us! Nov 17, 2009
Five years later, Pamela's paintings are featured in the most prominent fine art galleries in North America, oth reigniting the fire of seasoned art connoisseurs and sparking a new generation of fine art collectors. In 2007, she was awarded the Director's Choice Award at the ArtExpo New York. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Celeb autographs Nov 17, 2009
But that personal touch seems to have remained precious; Weiss said that many, if not most, purchasers of autographed items display them as if they were rare paintings: framed and mounted in places of honor. She didn't have to convince me. (CNN)
The Museum School Art Sale begins tomorrow Nov 17, 2009
Check out the paintings, photographs, jewelry, prints, and more by current students and alumni. Nov. 18 from noon-8 p.m. (through Nov. 22; opening celebration Nov. 18 from 5-8 p.m.). (Boston Globe)
A Place So Beautifully Sad, It Makes Me Want To Paint Nov 17, 2009
I was an artistic child who thought of the family home as a gallery for my ceramics, paintings, sculptures, and woodcuts. Then I became an adult and let it all go. (Slate)
Self-Cleaning Silicone Gel Insect Wings Nov 16, 2009
6, 2007) Chemists in Italy are reporting "a real breakthrough" in technology for cleaning and conserving priceless oil paintings, marble sculptures and other works of art in a new article. They have. (Science Daily)
Modern Indian Art at MFA Nov 16, 2009
A delicate balance between Western modernism and Indian art, myths, and classical traditions is illustrated through paintings at Bharat Ratna. Jewels of Modern Indian Art. (Boston Globe)
Historical Society to hold annual antiques show Nov 16, 2009
The dealers will be showing furniture, decorative accessories, textiles, pewter, jewelry, fine paintings and prints, oriental rugs, glassware, ceramics and more. Sellers are coming from all over the Northeast and some from the mid-Atlantic region, so it draws collectors from all over the region, Josefiak said. (Wethersfield Post, CT)
Dillon artist's work exhibited in Helena Nov 16, 2009
The exhibit, titled "The Poetry of Biology," features a series of object-based oil paintings as well as Weber's "narrative birds," small elaborately painted ceramic birds. The paintings are visual poems made up of biological artifacts such as sticks, stones, bones, feathers and eggs. (Montana Standard, MT)
Artist finishes county courthouse series Nov 16, 2009
Anyone interested in purchasing one of Howells paintings may call her studio at 567-6048 or e-mail her at ... It was a little overwhelming, Howell said of seeing all the paintings displayed on the first floor of the building ... Deputy Court Administrator Tom Darr, who happened upon some of Howells courthouse paintings and got the idea of displaying all of them in the new building, said they are working out magnificently. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Calligraphy works for sale to help poor students Nov 16, 2009
We will be displaying 1,000 such calligraphy works and Chinese brush paintings at the three-day exhibition from Jan 30 to Feb 1, 2010. Showcasing 1,000 pieces is a record-breaking feat itself in Malaysia, and we are setting a minimum price of RM100 a piece. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Sip, Nibble & Shop at Gallery Calaveras in San Andreas Nov 16, 2009
From small paintings to ceramic garden plaques to artsy cards, there is a cornucopia of affordable art. Select from photographs, ceramic vases and sculpture, jewelry, candles, dichroic glass, woven scarves, ornaments, CD s, books, gallery gift certificates, tickets to Ovations, boxed cards, and more. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Understanding Color Value Nov 15, 2009
The Importance of Color Brightness in Drawing and Painting. Color value is recognized as the most important component to producing successful art. (Suite101.com)
Flexibility brings pressure for Courtenaye Nov 15, 2009
But with that flexibility comes a pressure that we see Catherine Courtenaye contending with in her recent paintings at Modernism ... Like Cy Twombly's scrawl paintings, hers evoke an ancestry of graffiti: expressive, but not necessarily pictorial marking ... Too many of the larger canvases in Courtenaye's show have the vaporous quality and dissipated energy of field paintings that lack adequate structure. (San Francisco Chronicle)
R.H. Quaytman uses Op Art to tell a story at the Institute of Contemporary Art Nov 15, 2009
In the exhibition Momentum 15: R.H. Quaytman, which opens on Wednesday, the paintings, with their Op Art effects, historical subject matter, and occasionally delicious materiality, don t merely command attention ... Since 2001, every group of paintings she has made has been titled with a chapter number ... I stuck with that problem: That will be the foundation of how I figure out how to make paintings. (Boston Globe)
New Orleans focuses on the visual Nov 15, 2009
Artists on display will include Louviere + Vanessa, an artist team that makes weird, beautiful images inspired by paintings and hallucinations, and David Halliday s haunting portraits and landscapes. There s a full schedule of PhotoNOLA events online. (Boston Globe)
Pius Spring Woman’s Club hosts Berlin holiday tours (1) Nov 15, 2009
Pius Spring Woman s Club hosts Berlin holiday tours - Somerset - Daily American. Exquisite homes featuring the welcoming of four area families will get visitors in the Christmas spirit. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Using Art to Stimulate the Economy Nov 15, 2009
Famous Paintings, Collaborations Give Economic Boost to Upstate New York ... Displayed in elegant frames, the simplicity of the gallery lets the paintings speak for themselves. (ABC News)
ArtFrom the Heart Nov 15, 2009
Preschoolers created easel paintings and fall printmaking with leaves. Kindergarten students used the techniques of watercolor resist, scratch art and mixed media abstract, with the theme of Looking at Lines. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Old Boston, new ways Nov 15, 2009
There is a wide array of newspapers and artwork, too, with paintings by Gilbert Stuart and John Singer Sargent and sculptures by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Houdon. The library had several quarters before moving to its current home in 1849 at 10 1/2 Beacon St., a neo-Palladian building overlooking the Old Granary Burying Grounds. (Boston Globe)
A museum shelter for art - and snowshoers Nov 15, 2009
The couple concentrated on collecting mainly American, French Impressionist, Italian, and Northern Renaissance paintings. They opened the museum to the public in 1955. (Boston Globe)
Before fame came Nov 15, 2009
The pre-ABC paintings and jewelry are the work of a mature -- if light-hearted -- artist ... The mountains, along with the sun and moon, became my inspiration and subject matter for my paintings ... In my early paintings, my mountains had faces to talk to each other. (Anchorage Daily News)
St. Frances schedules art show Nov 15, 2009
One hundred pictures and paintings representing multiple themes and locations will be on display in the vestibule of the church, 27 Hood Road, Scituate. People are welcome to view these pieces of art. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Stay in style Nov 15, 2009
Instead, contemporary color-field paintings, gleaming black porcelain bowls, and fresh orchid blooms accentuate pale walls and curved armchairs upholstered in peach silk, all making for a sumptuous yet fresh-faced look. Guest rooms share the flair for mid-century French inspiration, with bold Cubist works and steel accents. (Boston Globe)
Front Street Art Gallery to present works by Patricia A. McCarthy Nov 15, 2009
Her artwork is part of the permanent collection of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where reproductions of her paintings are used for greeting and memorial cards in the hospital gift store. There have been 250,000 cards sold with all profits benefiting the Dana-Farber. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Palin memoir triggers book boomlet Nov 15, 2009
That doesn't even include the picture book "Terminatrix: The Sarah Palin Chronicles" which superimposes her head on paintings and famous photos and a boomlet of self-published books, including one that weirdly takes Henrik Ibsen's play "Hedda Gabler" and merely substitutes Gabler for Palin and George Tesman for Todd Palin. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Politics)
A touch of Tuscany (13) Nov 15, 2009
The nook is intimate and decorated with Old English paintings in chunky gold frames. Above the table, wrought iron chandeliers light the room. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
James Franco loses identity, gains perspective Nov 14, 2009
Franco, an art lover who owns one of Carter's paintings, calls this piece "an examination of performance. It was cathartic for me. In a way, it's kind of taking ownership of those performances in a fresh way. It's taking them out of context and saying, 'Hey, these are mine, if I want to mess them up, I can. If I want to put them in a new context and give them fresh meaning, I can.' ". Despite the film's title, "I don't think it's really erased anymore," the actor says with a laugh. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Company Profile for Martin Lawrence Galleries Nov 14, 2009
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Founded in 1975, Martin Lawrence Galleries specializes in original paintings, sculptures and limited edition graphics. Our galleries are distinguished by works of art by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Rembrandt, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Erte, Liudmila Kondakova, Robert Deyber, Felix Mas and many other 20th and 21st century masters. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Shoppers' delight -- art, crafts, ski equipment Nov 14, 2009
A percentage of all art sales at the show, as well as proceeds from a silent auction featuring two original moose paintings, will go directly to Joshua's Storehouse. Food catered by Market 'n More and wine will be available throughout the day. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Barnes Foundation breaks ground in Philadelphia Nov 14, 2009
Barnes died in a 1951 car crash, and his will instructed that his paintings, including 181 Renoirs, 69 Cezannes, 60 Matisses and 44 Picassos, "remain in exactly the places they are" after his death ... Barnes placed his paintings close together and grouped them with objects like metal hinges and wrought ironwork as a teaching tool to illustrate common aesthetic themes. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Warhol's painting of $1 bills sells for $43.8 million at auction Nov 13, 2009
The piece, one of Warhol's first silk-screen paintings, sold at 's Wednesday evening ... Other Warhol paintings also drew strong prices. (USA Today -- Money)
Today's Best Bets Nov 13, 2009
She calls her artwork Soul Paintings because they are a "translation of the soul essence or light inside of things." Any donations will go, in part, to the Oconee River Land Trust. RE:flexion, the 2009 Senior Exit Concert. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Sip, Nibble & Shop at Gallery Calaveras in San Andreas Nov 13, 2009
From small paintings to ceramic garden plaques to artsy cards, there is a cornucopia of affordable art. Select from photographs, ceramic vases and sculpture, jewelry, candles, dichroic glass, woven scarves, ornaments, CD s, books, gallery gift certificates, tickets to Ovations, boxed cards, and more. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Warhols dollar bills painting fetches millions Nov 13, 2009
The piece, one of Warhols first silk-screen paintings, sold at Sothebys on Wednesday evening ... Other Warhol paintings at Sothebys also drew strong prices. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Maya "Painted Pyramid" Reveals 1st Murals of Daily Life Nov 13, 2009
"In other words, they were public," Coe said of the Calakmul paintings. "They were to be seen by everybody." Luckily for Maya scholars, the painted pyramid's long burial helped preserve the unusual artwork. (National Geographic)
