* EXHIBITIONS Sep 23, 2009
Taiwanese painter Lin Hong-yis (L) solo exhibition features landscape, nude, portrait and still life paintings. The artist follows the realist tradition in depicting everyday subjects. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
How to Paint Dramatic Still Lifes Sep 22, 2009
Sometimes a still life painting needs a little extra drama. An artist can create drama in still lifes using color, contrast and storytelling ... Since correcting mistakes a painting is very difficult to do, the artist needs to plan the still life painting with drama in mind from the very beginning. (Suite101.com)
•Student mural features mascots Sep 21, 2009
When Alyssa Imran joined the art club at Center Grove High School, she thought she would be making origami birds or drawing still life. Weeks after joining the club, she sat surrounded by paint cans and other students painting a large mural on the wall. (The Daily Journal)
Works by Hana Grosova to be Featured Sep 15, 2009
Featured in the exhibition is "Still Life with Lilies" which is typical representation of Grosova's colors expression ... IMAGE Artist: Hana Grosova Title: Still Life with Lilies Year Created: 2005 Medium: Painting Oil Width: 32. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Local exhibit puts larger-than-life pieces on display Sep 12, 2009
His work begins with an image from life such as a still life, resting figures or interiors and then "investigated" in paint to reveal the object's essence. For more information on the exhibit, visit the gallery's Web site, or via e-mail at info@hollingsworthgallery. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Gallery Glimpses: Week of Sept. 3 Sep 9, 2009
All of her work is done directly from life, either en plein air, outside, or from still life. She has exhibited in the Student Gallery at the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
* Take a closer look Sep 9, 2009
Some of the sculptures in The Great Form Without Shape hark back X both formally and thematically X to Tsais 2006 exhibit Still Life, which was composed of a series of sculptures made from readymade and natural objects that wouldnt look out of place in an IKEA catalogue. One featured a twig placed over a ball made from iron wire set atop a wooden pedestal; another consisted of long bamboo poles tightly arranged in and sticking out of a. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
VIPs in Basel take a summer holiday Sep 3, 2009
For example, this happens in the juxtaposition of Jeff Wall's "Citizen" with Edgar Degas's "Jockey bless", or of a 17-century still life by Sebastian Stoskopff with a Cubist still life from 1908 by Picasso. Graus has no doubts that the pictures in the show behave differently, just like people do when they are on a summer holiday. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Not your grandmothers quilt - SICA brings folk art to area barns Sep 2, 2009
Donna Heiman, a member of the group, said painting the barn quilts is easier than doing a landscape or still life painting as long as Wendell draws the pattern. . (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Soul machine Aug 15, 2009
It s that mysterious nuance of what still life cannot capture: the soul. The Camaro has heart and its looks are indescribably too good to be true. (Helena Independent Record)
August show at Art in the Valley highlights guest artists Aug 14, 2009
There is some wonderful humor, Weber said, pointing out a watercolor still life painting of a cleaver resting on piano keys by guest artist Ken Powers. It s called Chopstick. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Knox County Fair Open Class Results 2009 Aug 9, 2009
Still life No entries ... Still life No entries. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Kim Barrick to conduct painting demonstration at upcoming art show Aug 7, 2009
The demonstration of a floral still life will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, and a silent auction will be held for the completed work ... Recognized in SantaFean Magazine, June/July 2008 Top Talent article, this award-winning artist is also a sought after instructor teaching workshops in plein air painting and still life. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Eyeing P-town’s place in American art Aug 5, 2009
The exhibit begins with Hawthorne s Still Life With Fish, a dark scene of fruit and fish composed around a coppery bowl ... The nuance of shadow, light, and texture is breathtaking in Gary Schneider s black-and-white tabletop still lifes, pigment prints made from negatives he shot about 20 years ago. (Boston Globe)
Artist will show work at Great River Days Aug 1, 2009
Her paintings include portraits, still life, wildlife, pets and landscapes. In her work, Thompson uses water color, oil, oil pastel, colored pencil, and her favorite: acrylic oil. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Walters Center shows Radovich, Sarakana artwork in main gallery during August Aug 1, 2009
Shelley Radovich of Beaverton paints colorful still life images that look nearly electric. "My interest lies in images that show an Old World reference using contemporary materials and techniques. I refer to cues that are conscious and/or subconscious and that are readily recognizable. I include valuable objects such as textiles, furniture and glass and natural objects such as flowers, shells and insects," Radovich said. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
Bartow Art Guild Sets Watercolor Demo Jul 23, 2009
Published: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 10:13 AM EDT Bartow Art Guild is sponsoring a still life watercolor demonstration by Lakeland artist Sharon Haeusler at the art guild building on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 2:30-4:30 p.m.. The demonstration will be free to members of the art guild while there will be a $10 fee for non-members. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Edward Steichen exhibits showcase breadth of photographer’s career Jul 19, 2009
Starting out as a Pictorialist fine art photographer, Steichen would later work as a commercial photographer, a fashion photographer, and a creator of portraits, still lifes, and landscapes ... The sheer voluptuousness of a pair of avocados in a still life should incite jealousy in the ghosts of any of the actresses Steichen photographed. (Boston Globe)
TECH TIPS: Ask Kim Jul 18, 2009
But there is still life left in the optical disc formats. Q: I write confidential reports. (USA Today -- Tech)
Indoor Art Festival scheduled in Cathedral City Jul 16, 2009
His favorite is studio work with still life, portraits and graphic designs. He tries to capture a unique story to present to the viewer in each piece of art. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Modern Art Museums in Nice on the F... Jul 14, 2009
Paintings include the Still Life with Pomegranates and Woman with Parasol, sculptures range from Faun s head to Nude Back while paper cut-outs claim the Bather in the Reeds and Creole Dancer. Also on view are preparatory studies for the Rosary Chapel in nearby Vence. (Suite101.com)
‘Dove/O’Keeffe’ exhibit shines at Clark Art Institute Jul 12, 2009
Dove s 1911 pastel Movement No. 1, with its spiraling forms that are faceted like a cut diamond or a magnified Cubist still life, some of them colored a deep and drenching blue, hangs near Blue I, O Keeffe s watercolor in lighter, more translucent shades of blue. Dove s work is inspired by the dynamism of a cyclone. (Boston Globe)
Peters, Musser, Lauson earn sweepstake prizes in cultural arts, photography Jul 10, 2009
Oil & mixed media (portrait): 1st - Bill Anderson, 2nd - Betty Griffith; Oil & mixed media, portrait 2+: 1st - Judy Jensen, 2nd - Carol Ashley; Oil & mixed media, landscape: 1st - Nancy McCarthy, 2nd - Betty Griffith, 3rd - Mary Anne Jackson; Oil & mixed media, buildings: 1st - Betty Griffith, 2nd - Judy Jensen, 3rd - Jeff Larson; Oil & mixed media, scenic: 1st - Bill Anderson, 2nd - Betty Griffith, 3rd - Nancy McCarthy; Oil & mixed media, still life: 1st - Betty Griffith, 2nd - Carol Ashley.... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
North River Arts Society to offer mini-class Jul 2, 2009
Titled The Outdoor Still Life: A Colorist Approach, the class will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, July 8 through 29. Fee is $90 for members and $110 for non-members. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Read Indepth Article Jul 2, 2009
Ensors daring, experiential work ranges from traditional subject matter such as still life, landscape, and religious symbolism to more singular visions, including fantastical scenes with masks, skeletons, and other startling figures. He made work in a wide range of styles and dimensions, from large-scale paintings and drawings to tiny prints of only a few inches. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Artists paint without green in Hall of Flowers Jun 21, 2009
There's nothing still about a still life. The darn plants keep moving around, all by themselves. (San Francisco Chronicle)
In pictures Jun 16, 2009
Photo 1 of 1 Local photographers capture area sights, still life in museum show ... The 35 works in the show are mainly scenic nature and still life photography. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Art Walk tonight Jun 5, 2009
Dabney has been painting professionally for more than 25 years and is known for her plein air landscapes as well as her large still life paintings. Besides US Bank, venues throughout the Uptown area will brim with artists and their artworks. (Montana Standard, MT)
'Halos' exhibit take circles for a spin Jun 3, 2009
Amid these works, Phillips throws in text paintings, such as "vancouver scene," copied from graffiti: "Wendy I love you and I miss you Jamesy." Add in a still life or two and an ominous interior, and the canvases coalesce into a dark, angst-ridden short story full of obfuscations and longing ... Beside it hangs "Diving Helmet," a still life. (Boston Globe)
Phillips Collection Annual Gala Unites Washington's Notables in Support of Arts Education May 17, 2009
Guests attending the gala had the opportunity to tour The Phillips Collection's current exhibit, Morandi: Master of Modern Still Life. The exhibit features 60 works of art drawn primarily from collections in Italy, with key additions from collections in the U.S. The exhibition tells the story of an artist finding his voice: from early explorations of cubism, futurism, and metaphysical painting rarely found in American museums, to a stunning representation of mature work. (PR Newswire)
Art judge takes novel approach May 17, 2009
For example, Carol Lambert's "Hand Drill" is a fine example of a pop art approach to still life. The chiaroscuro technique she employed to render the device with oil on linen is exemplary. (Anchorage Daily News)
More of this story» May 16, 2009
A variety of styles and subject matter is represented as part of the show, including: cubic, abstract, and realist styles; landscapes, still life, and the human body as subject matter. Cartoon/animation figures are also a subject matter being explored by students this year. (Niles Star, MI)
Wayne Thiebaud's Sweet Tooth May 16, 2009
Thiebaud's much recounted rise to national prominence in early 1960s started with a show of paintings devoted to still life, offering a new perspective on a traditional realist subject matter. He is best known for paintings of foodstuff that can be found in places like diners and cafeterias, such as pies, pastries, and cakes. (Suite101.com)
Provence, France Prevails Through the Ages May 15, 2009
He also painted some of his most recognizable works here, including "Still Life: Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers," "Starry Night Over the Rhone," "The Yellow House" and "The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night.". We also watched the course camarguaise, or bull game, in the Roman arena where people dressed in white try to pull a ribbon off the horn of a bull without getting hurt. (Fox News)
Zullo Gallery lists summer art classes May 10, 2009
Monday, Aug. 4 to Friday, Aug. 8, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Students will be free to choose from a variety of mediums, i.e., drawing, painting, scratchboard, mixed media and a variety of subjects such as cartoon figures, landscapes, collage, still life, portraits and more, to develop their artistic skills in a small group setting with individual guidance from the instructor. Cartoons and Clay/drawing and building - for students in grades three to six. (Medfield Press, MA)
Lori McNee on Developing an Arts Ba... May 10, 2009
Painting a still life, is also a source of personal inspiration for Lori as she explains in the post. is an example of her skills with still life painting. (Suite101.com)
The Limits of Control May 9, 2009
He can photograph a cut-up pear on a plate and make it look like a Dutch or Flemish still life. His sensitivity to the moment is rare, and he communicates it with precision. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Art show reception set for Thursday May 7, 2009
In the pastels/drawings category, Donna Arbelle claimed first place with "Still Life With Fruit." ... Gwin Robertson, best still life with food, "Little Brown Jug." ... Mickey Moak, best still life with flowers, "Calla Lillies.". (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Keokuk Art Center Exhibition on display this week May 6, 2009
Hamilton artist, Tim O'Neal, won first in drawing with Tanski Still Life, with second in drawing going to Rebecca Rodgers for her pastel entitled Old Woman. Photographer Vince Seaver, also of Hamilton, took the first place award in the photography category for Garden of the Gods, and Wes Woolson was awarded second in photography for Zebra Butt. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Gallery in small coastal town earns a big reputation May 3, 2009
Search Local Business Listings. OREGON NEWSReal-time news, photos, videos and your comments. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Feast of art May 2, 2009
He also pointed to the contrast between the two parts of the painting: the meticulously detailed portrait and still life components are topped by the fantastic hat, which West described as an explosion. Hoover said the explosion is central to his art process in the series he calls splash paintings, in which he starts with a splash of paint on canvas and proceeds to Rorschach images that reveal themselves in the splash. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
* Plus ça change ... Apr 29, 2009
From these details we have sections devoted to still life, and landscape and the nude and most of the iconography of the painting of the time. TT: Does the exhibit really bring home the idea that these modernist artists were influenced by the Renaissance tradition. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Katherine Riddell Love Apr 28, 2009
As reported by the Tri Valley Cultural Arts Association she worked in many areas general illustrations, medical drawings, architectural, still life and design. Her work was published in several medical journals. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Quick on the draw: Keyser High graduate making her mark in the art world Apr 28, 2009
Amtower is taking her second painting course, which involves both still life and figure models, but with a more modern style. In addition to this, she is also taking an advanced drawing course. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Love of painting drives woman featured at art show Apr 28, 2009
She was living in Bayfield at the time, and a newlywed couple had commissioned her for a still life ... They wanted a still life of M&Ms with lots of green ones. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Art.view: Tubular belles Apr 28, 2009
La Cl; is a still life, and doesn t look like a de Lempicka at all. And Femme ; la Robe Noire , which Mr Joop bought in 1992 for $93,100 and for which he is now asking $500,000-700,000, brings to mind the portrait of Madame Vanetos that was offered for sale in November 1998. (The Economist)
'These Days' exhibit at MASS MoCA is full of mournful reflections Apr 18, 2009
It shows a hare and a peach in a still life arrangement reminiscent of paintings by Chardin, the hare's leg nailed to the wall, its head slumping on a table ... It's as pithy an updating of the still life tradition of the "vanitas" as you could ask for. (Boston Globe)
CACC goes Crazy for spring show Apr 16, 2009
The Fall event, held late in the season, featured winter and holiday scenes and the spring event will feature some beach scenes along with less season-specific work which ranged from still life to mosaic pieces. We have a good bunch of kids this year and we usually have a good turnout, Jazz ensemble director Stephen Griffin said. (Alexander City Outlook, AL)
Creating art worlds all their own Apr 15, 2009
You don't need to understand his lexicon to be moved by his work, which is forceful, dynamic, and enigmatic, mostly driven by abstract shapes, although there is a still life here, and a landscape of oil derricks. An untitled work from 1967 (he died in 1977) shows two circles seeming to protrude from a milk-drop-like corona against a gray blue ground. (Boston Globe)
Cowgirl Up! opening weekend a success Apr 9, 2009
Chosen by the Office of Governor of the State of Arizona, the Governor s Choice Award went to Suz Krzyston of Phoenix for her still life painting, Timeless Legends. Stop by and see the show, now through May 3. (Wickenburg Sun, AZ)
Apples, Oranges, Pears and Art Apr 8, 2009
For centuries, capturing the colorful beauty of fruit has intrigued artists or if not intrigued, then been foisted upon them in obligatory still life exercises ... Newly-gathered fruit also fills Levi Wells Prentice s 1891 Still Life of Apples in a Hat ... Another popular still life fruit would be the orange, which inspired striking works by artists Edouard Manet (Four Mandarin Oranges) and Vincent van Gogh (Still Life with Basket and Six Oranges) among many others. (Suite101.com)
Landscapes On Display At Good Measure Caf Apr 8, 2009
She also paints portraits and still life but has limited the work in this show to landscape subjects, saving the other topics for a future show. The show will hang until June 14. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Wayne Thiebaud and the nature of illusion Apr 5, 2009
Thiebaud's early paintings of pastries and other foodstuffs took seriously the roots of still life as subject matter originally meant to domesticate high art for a nascent middle-class audience and market. His pictures did something analogous: They made the esoteric pleasures of brushwork, color and materiality democratically available by pushing parallels between paint and frosting, color and sweetness, intensities of visual and gustatory sensation. (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Fairfield's ag textures inspire art exhibit opening tonight Apr 3, 2009
"He's been a still life painter for many years and he treats these structures - the barns, rusted trucks, bee boxes - as still lifes. He sets them as objects against a white backdrop, and your mind tends to fill in the landscape. To some extent the paintings are about our relationship to the land and how we work the land, even though the land is not in the paintings.". A native of Texas, Binion has been in Idaho since 1979 - long enough, he said, to notice the loss of agricultural land and the... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Art and The Vegetable Apr 2, 2009
Manet of course took on many subjects beyond still lifes, but when he did turn to close-ups of flowers or food, he used thick, expressive brushstrokes ... Merritt Chase's Still Life with Vegetables ... American artist and educator William Merritt Chase enjoyed both painting and teaching still lifes, and his Still Life with Vegetables (1870) is a fine example of such work. (Suite101.com)
A personal view of Picasso's artistic endgame Mar 28, 2009
Nearby hung the only still life in the gallery: "Vase of Flowers on the Table," dated Oct. 28, 1969, just three days after Picasso turned 88. Intently examining the canvas, Mr. Richardson said it was actually a still life treated as if it were a self-portrait. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Living Green Mar 27, 2009
"The Green Fling kicks off at 8 tonight, and the art displays and other decorations all highlight the eco-conscious theme of the fundraiser, Speed said. Some of the artwork being showcased for the event came from nearby Fischer Galleries; some of the artists are Jason Horton, Jacques Soulas, Richard Kelso and Mary Scott Shephard. Gallery owner and friend of St. Andrew's, Marcy Fischer-Nessel, said she selected work, such as landscape and still life paintings, that lends to the event's theme.... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Community Notes Mar 21, 2009
Teens and adult classes: Life Drawing for High School Students; Painting for Everyone; Drumming Workshop: Exploring World Rhythms; Misch Technique: Renaissance Painting; Quick Thinking: A Beginners Guide to Improvisation; Pinhole Photography Workshop; Acrylic Techniques: Abstract Painting for Beginners; Not So Still Life; Photography 101: An Introduction to the Basics. Enrollment forms and more information may be found online CotuitCenterForTheArts. (Cape Codder, MA)
Bullish buyers Mar 21, 2009
On the crumpled cloth, bread, cheese, and a mottled stoneware jug with a pewter lid make up a still life lit up by sunshine ... One is a still life by an elusive Dutch painter, C. van der Radt, previously known only through three interior views dating from the 1670s. (International Herald Tribune)
North River Arts Society offers classes Mar 20, 2009
Learn to paint directly from still life and landscape. Participants will study design of picture space, color harmony and value. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Volunteer carries art into experiences Mar 19, 2009
"Today, we're going to talk about still lifes," Dr. Bartley said March 10 at Roy Rollins Elementary School as an introduction to the Laurence Anholt book Camille and the Sunflowers, about artist Vincent Van Gogh ... Camille and the Sunflowers focuses on Van Gogh's love of still lifes, particularly his paintings of sunflowers ... Dr. Bartley provided a poster of one of Van Gogh's sunflower paintings to illustrate what a still life is. (The Augusta Chronicle)
The constant artist Mar 17, 2009
Molesworth works in framed, earthy still life that conveys her moods. A lousy day may produce fresh onions, each with a big bite taken out of them. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Four-week loan for library art collection Mar 15, 2009
Subjects include landscapes, portraits, still life, and some abstract work. The collection may be viewed in the lower level of the library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
The European Fine Art Fair kicks off in a blaze of discoveries Mar 14, 2009
Nearby, Johnny Van Haeften of London reveals a still life of flowers in a blue and white vase by Jan Brueghel the Elder. The Flemish painter was among the leading innovators practicing this new genre. (International Herald Tribune)
LETTER -- Art association says thanks Mar 13, 2009
The Scituate Arts Association s Front Street Gallery would like to acknowledge and thank the local nurseries and florists who assisted with its February exhibit, Blooming Arts: the Art of Still Life. The exhibit featured the floral works of the gallery artists accompanied by local nurseries and florists who developed arrangements to complement the works in the show. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
