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This is (not) a lame post because, I can’t tell you or show you, find words or images, about the amazing abilities of glazing in oils that capture what I admire in them. Glazing can bring new life to areas and whole paintings that aren’t working. They inspire me in their ability to layer ...
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There is a video essay here, starting in my mind maybe, after searching and gathering, not sure where this is going. I love the spontaneity of live painting, and included the Nasmuth clip for some comparison. I was also reminded of Janine Antoni with the last clip. Antoni dyed her hair in bucket and ...
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What Painting Is, by James Elkins, is on my e-reader. The e-reader is new for me and I love it, but I wasn’t sure about reading visual art texts this way; wouldn’t I miss the detail, besides the visceral, movement and experience of turning pages, reading, pictures of paintings and the bo ...
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In Aaron Johnson’s paintings American icon’s and more American myths, doctrine, and religious figures appear, from Paul Bunyan to Big Mac’s, George Bush to Jesus, as re-presentational Hindu God’s, or Ankor Wat(?) and  Tantric sculptures 2D american versions around the dinner ...
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.. to add to my ongoing project, Patrons. Stopped, finally, with those paintings that were a struggle. I may work back into them, but leaving them satisfied they are done for now. At the sametime, I started another 4-5… when will it end? It will be exciting to see them all together soon. soon. ...
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On the way to Peterborough Triennial yesterday, begins March 9, 2012. One Lake, is for easy packing and install…
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These days, these past few months really, I have stopped thinking about this blog. I don’t know if it is a creative block or what! I may be coming up with some detours, or maybe just a corner, or something, inwhich to take this blog. Changes may be afoot.. I don’t know. Thus I was stoppe ...
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Video, or performance?, of Cobra artist Karel Appel in action, 1962, scary music [turn down the sound and watch?] Appel painted from spontaneity and experiment, and Cobra artists were a group of northern european based artists. Co-br-a was made up of first letters from names of artist home cities, C ...
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Did you see this on the fresh pressed page on WordPress this morning? I’m including the work entitled, Kinkade Recycled (mountain retreat),  by Amanda Nelsen here because I relate to the process and ’at hand’ sensibility that makes this a meaningful piece of art.. and it fits here ...
4 weeks ago
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