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RECENT NEWSLETTER....Dec 2007
John Morris, New Book
Recent Paintings 2004-2006 by John Morris
John Morris says that, as a painter, his aim is 'not to record things' in a deliberate, premeditated manner but rather to evoke 'just the moment'. His paintings evoke enchantingly fresh moments of figures sauntering at ease on the beach, in the glittering shallows and alongside harbour walls, in sharply variegated atmospheres, as well as empty, blissfully unpeopled coastal and rural scenes.
Available in hardback for 25 euros. To purchase a copy, or more information, please click here
Taking It to the Streets: Advertising Yourself as an Artist by Nathalie Hall, Editor
Strolling down the mundane lengths of 2nd Avenue near 86th Street last year I was both shocked and delighted to see a piece of artistic heaven peek out from under my feet. There on the sidewalks of the Upper East Side were small “teases,” or samples, of the art of James De La Vega. They were, in essence, simple chalk line drawings frequently of fish consisting of just images or images with short adages of wisdom signed lovingly by “De La Vega.” While street art is hardly a new medium for city artists, in recent times artists have been working to break out of the mold by exploring untouched mediums of presentation of course in addition to creating original works of art that subscribe to original artistic philosophies and beliefs.
Street art is a fantastic way of presenting your work to the world. Thousands of pupils take in what you have created all in a mere walk to the subway station or a jog down to the corner grocery store. While the impressions are indeed quite numerous, what is really striking is how this advertising can transform an artist's career. Gaining recognition through gallery endorsement is a long and arduous process, but with street art you create on the outside. Your visibility increases. Your name takes on real meaning. As long as the police do not catch you drawing, painting, spraying, scratching, etc. where you shouldn't be, that is. One of the delights of De La Vega is that he uses chalk, which - both gladly and sadly - washes away in the rain.
Even as your canvas may be a bench or a wall in the city, artists must not be overbearing or exceedingly selfish. As is evident by the nationwide public uproar against highway billboards (they are illegal in some states), the public only has a certain amount of tolerance for you mussing up their surroundings. Perhaps a better idea is to dabble in street art and save the real thing for canvas, t-shirts, boards, or paper.
James De La Vega, who was described the New York Times writer David Gonzales as “a hybrid between a street kid and an Ivy League guerilla performance artist” knows how it is done. De La Vega, who hails from Spanish Harlem and attended Cornell University, has gone from el barrio muralist to East Village gallery owner. His work has just the right mixture of visual appeal and depth of meaning and he used the streets to build up his persona and personal brand cache. Next time you brave St. Marks Place in New York City, stop in and say hello. And don't forget to take notes.
"Interpreting Paradise: Views of the Catskills", Patti Ferrara "M" Gallery, 350 Main Street, Catskill, N. Y.
Christina Debarry, Cynthia Dill, PATTI FERRARA, Patrick Milbourn, David Slutzky. Opening Reception... Saturday, October 20, 2007 ....6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The exhibit runs through November 30, 2007
Charles Bargue: with the collaboration of Jean-Léon Gérôme: Drawing Course Price: US $99.00
This book is a complete reprint of the fabled but rare Drawing Course (Cours de Dessin) of Charles Bargue and Jean-Léon Gérôme, published in Paris in the 1860's and 1870's. For most of the next half-century, this set of nearly 200 masterful lithographs was copied by art students worldwide before they attempted to draw from a live model. This book will be valuable to a wide range of artists, students, art historians and collectors, even as it introduces them to the hitherto-neglected master, Charles Bargue.
The Drawing Course is separated into three sections, in ascending order of difficulty. The first section consists of lithographs by Bargue after casts of sculptures, mostly antique examples that present the structure of the human body with remarkable clarity and intelligence. The second part contains the lithographs that Bargue made after master drawings by Renaissance and modern artists, and the third section almost 60 exemplary drawings of nude male models. The volume concludes with a biography of Charles Bargue and a preliminary catalogue of his paintings, accompanied by reproductions of works both located and lost.
The Bargue Book is NOW available for presale at the Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art. We expect to receive our first shipment in three weeks and will ship to our customers starting the day they arrive. About half of the first shipment has been reserved by our customers, who will be first on the shipping list. As we promised you they will be shipped in order based on the reserve date.
Price $99.00--hard cover only available. Packing and shipping cost $12.00 for the first book, plus $8.00 for each additional book shipped to the same address.
Call or e-mail your reservation with a credit card or check. Please include all mailing and contact info.
Dick Bell
Kewaunee Academy of Fine Art
109 Duvall Street, Kewaunee WI 54216 www.kewauneeacademy.com
info@kewauneeacademy.com
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Chasing the Light
Exhibit by Annemarie Burke
The dull and dreary summer has just passedand has had little or no effect on Annemarie. Inspired by light and colour she has one of her best ever collections of paintings ready for display in the Abbey Court Hotel in Nenagh next weekend. A set of 30 completely new works all full of light and hope.
Annemarie has just returned from a month in Provence where she was painting for the Gallery in Portes-en-Valdaine and tutoring artists from all cor?ners of Europe. During her stay she also worked in her journals and they will be on display at the show. Also on show are many local scenes from around Lough Derg, as well as seascapes, landcapes,nostalgic works and flower paintings. For more info see her website at: http://www.artannemarie.com
We are just 29 days away from the St. Thomas, Virgin Islands painting workshop! I am including two links here. Your instructor Phil Levine, has written some notes to you, including a materials list. We still have spaces left, reply to this email if you would like to sign up!
http://thepaintinggypsies.homestead.com/Information.html
Croquet by Phillip Levine
Google Gadget Puts your Art on Over 7,662 desktops!
The latest count is over 6,000 users! We must say that is pretty impressive. Google users don't have to visit a web site to be able to see your art, the content is "fed" and "rotated" automatically to Google users who have already selected the "art & artists Gadget.
Don't forget to ADD the gadget to your desktop and leave a 5-star feedback too. { more info ]
These paintings are the highlight of my Google home page. Lovely & different. Keep it up!
Jeanne Bedell
Atlanta, GA
This program is part of our Outreach and Artist Learning initiative for Immigrant Artists and puts two artists together so that one (the Mentor, like a teacher) can help the other (the ‘Mentee,’ or the one learning).
Thanks to the generous support of Independence Community Foundation and Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, we are able to offer this wonderful opportunity for a second year. Immigrant artists receive one-to-one assistance from fellow artists who are experts in building and maintaining careers as professional artists.
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Artist Access Program: Bellevue Hospital, NYC
This program allows artists from all disciplines to barter services in exchange for health care. Within the HHC Options system, artists can teach lessons, provide therapeutic services for patients, perform their art, or get creative with the ways in which they provide arts services to the hospital.
For each hour of performance or artistic activity, 40 credits worth of health care services will be added to a personalized health care account. The credits may be drawn down for an equivalent value of health care services in dollars. Health care services provided at a sliding scale based on income.
No monthly fees. Eligibility last 12 months and is renewable. Covers doctors visits, hospitalization, emergency care, medical and surgical procedures, prescription drugs, MRI, ambulatory surgery, dental care, and mental health care. Available at:
Woodhull Medical Center / Bellevue Hospital Center
760 Broadway / 462 First Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11206 / New York, New York 10016
For details about the Artist Access Arts Exchange program, click here. http://www.ahirc.org/cat_list.cfm?cat=308&st=NY
John Morris at Daffodil Gallery
John Morris' is exhibiting some of his latest work at the Daffodil Gallery, Skerries, Co. Dublin. These paintings are for sale now from my web site or, phone 086-2573399
WEB: www.johnmorrisartist.com
Artistic Beauty from Horticultural Chaos
by John Stoa
Scottish artist John Stoa who also happened to be a very keen gardener, discovered that his new allotment garden would not only provide exercise, fresh air and a supply of vegetables fruit and flowers but also a major source of inspiration for a new series of paintings.
John finds his love of gardening a perfect partner for relaxation while taking a break from the creative processes in his art world. The garden is also the main source for ideas for floral paintings. Recent ones have included rhododendrons, azaleas, pansies, roses, lilies, carnations and fuchsias.
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These Boots are Made for Walking Over 15,000 miles of painting for artist, Jim Mott
Note: the current tour is covered in the Backpage part of the Christian Science Monitor.
It seems we can sometimes understand ourselves or find inner experience articulated through the language of the landscape - and in that connection recognize something within both landscape and self that is deeper and bigger than either.. –Jim Mott.
Ever wish you could just take off? With brushes and backpack and really see the country? Well, for those of you who don't know Jim Mott, he's a guy who did just that.
The Itinerant Artist Project, that Jim created, is a painting-based project with strong public outreach and performance dimensions. It involves locating (by various means) a series of voluntary "hosts" around the USA, touring by car from host to host, and at each stop painting several small location paintings, offering one in exchange for the hospitality provided (room, board and occasional conversation for 2-5 days).
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