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Arcadia Contemporary at the L.A. Art Show
Brad KunkleCarosella32 X 26 in.SoHo's Arcadia Contemporary has once again headed to California to participate in the L.A. Art Show, the largest and most successful venue for buying and selling...
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Gainsborough and the Real Professor Moriarty
In September 1841, a significant discovery was made when a theretofore missing painting by Thomas Gainsborough was found hanging in the parlor of Mrs. Anne Maginnis, a retired schoolmistress living in...
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On View: Eric Bowman "Personal Space" Bonner David Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ
Eric BowmanNote Bender30.5 X 30.5 cm (12 X 12 in.)oil on canvasAccording to Eric Maisel, Ph.D., a renowned psychotherapist who specializes in helping creative people, artists have available to...
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In the Galleries: "Mundane to the Sublime" Haynes Galleries, Nashville, TN
"This exhibit is a celebration of the craft — from the mundane to the sublime. In each work, the ordinary becomes extraordinary. The unexpected becomes unexpectedly beautiful."Kerry DunnRed and Green...
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A Day with Dorian Vallejo
"The pursuit of excellence is life; it makes life worth living." ~ Dorian VallejoDream RippleThis past Sunday I had the pleasure of spending an entire day with artist Dorian Vallejo in his new studio...
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Artistes Pompiers
Jacques-Louis DavidOath of the Horatii (1786)oil on canvas51.26 X 65.63 in.During the nineteenth century, a peculiar pejorative was coined to describe French artists working in the Neo-Classical style....
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Workshop Notes: Painting Best Practices
This past autumn, I had the privilege of attending a two-day workshop in northern New Jersey (within sight of the George Washington Bridge in the now infamous town of Fort Lee no less) which dealt with...
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Transferring Drawings
Recently, I was asked about the method I use to transfer my drawings to the canvas. The only response to this question of procedure I can honestly answer is that, when it comes to transferring my...
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Random Inspiration: Emma Meyer
Emma MeyerWomen Decorating Porcelain at De Kgl. Porcelænsfabrik (Royal Copenhagen), 1895oil on canvas58 X 80 cm. (22.8 X 31.5 in.)Painter Emma Eleonore Meyer is little known in the United States, and...
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What's On View: March 2014
Here are just a few exhibits and shows going on during the month of March. Most are in the mid-Atlantic area, and near to where I live, though several are events further afield which I wish I could...
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At Auction: Edmund Blair Leighton
Edmund Blair LeightonStudy for In Time of Peril5 ⅛ X 6 ⅜ in.oil on panelThe upcoming sale of Victorian & British Impressionist Art is not one of Christie's more interesting offerings. In the...
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In the Galleries: Dorian Vallejo - Dream Within a Dream
Driftingoil on linen58 X 67 in.Each night, from his poppy-strewn cave in Erebos, near the kingdom of Hades, Hypnos, the son of Nyx, releases the Oneiroi upon the land. These are Sleep's children, the...
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Charles R. Knight (1874-1953)
Born in 1870s Brooklyn and classified as legally blind for most of his life, Charles R. Knight was probably one of the least likely candidates for becoming a wildlife artist. Nevertheless, with an...
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Techniques & Tools: David Gray Demonstrates the "Oil Transfer"
In a recent post I discussed the various methods I use to transfer my original drawings to my canvas. The technique which drew the most attention was the "oil transfer," in which the outline of the...
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Suggested Donation Podcast
There are some artists who like working in complete silence, but I am not one of them. I find that I need something else to occupy the attention of a particular level of my brain that would, if not so...
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In the Galleries: Heroes, Villains, Myths, Legends at Rehs Contemporary...
Elena GreenThe Eye of the Day16 X 22 inchescharcoal and pastel on paperAs a sequel to last year's successful show, The BIG Gamble, Rehs Contemporary Galleries in New York City is hosting a new exhibit...
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Words of Wisdom: Charles R. Knight
During his lifetime, wildlife and Paleo- artist Charles Knight wrote several books, mostly on the topic of pre-history. One of his books, however, Animal Anatomy and Psychology for Artists and Laymen...
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At Auction: Bonhams: California & Western Paintings & Sculpture
Dennis Doheny (American, b. 1956)Coastal Spring, 2007oil on canvas24 X 30 in.Bonham's Auctions will be holding another of their popular sales of California & Western Paintings & Sculpture on...
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At Auction: Sotheby's - The Orientalist Sale
Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824-1904)Bashi-Bazoukoil on canvas10 ¼ X 8 ½ in.As part of the upcoming Orientalist & Islamic Week at Sotheby's, a special auction of Orientalist Art is being held on...
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Words of Wisdom: William Bouguereau
"Before setting to work, be completely penetrated by your subject. If you do not understand it, seek out or do something else. Remember that everything must first be thought out, forgetting nothing,...
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