Today’s blog post is dedicated to Frankie Messina, a local arts advocate, who is compiling a list of local artists of all genres, styles and disciplines who are sharing their work online. This list includes live art classes, live streamed musical events, videos, social distancing festivals, podcasts and much, much more. This list is constantly […]
Read more "The Arts Online"Today I’d like to share another piece in my tribute series. This painting is dedicated to Yayoi Kusama and her immersive installation piece, “Love is Calling.” As you know from following this blog, I have already created a few Kusama-inspired pieces, but this is the largest one yet measuring 12″ x 24″ in size. I […]
Read more "Kusama Tribute #4 (Love is Calling)"A few weeks ago, I read an article about how artists were recreating a Japanese yokai in order to ward off the looming epidemic. I know that sentence sounds a little crazy, but hear me out. The article explained that Amabie, a mythical creature in Japanese culture, would visit a town or village to warn […]
Read more "Amabie"Hi friends! Video #2 just went live on my YouTube channel and I hope you will check it out. In this video I announce the first topic of my web series. Thank you to all those who have already subscribed! Here’s the link…
Read more "An Announcement!"I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Vincent van Gogh has been in the news quite a lot lately. On Monday, a painting by Vincent was stolen from a small museum in the Netherlands. Just a reminder… Monday, March 30th was Vincent’s birthday! For more info on the art theft, check out this link… https://www.npr.org/2020/03/30/823965150/van-gogh-painting-stolen-after-thieves-apparently-smash-dutch-museum-entrance […]
Read more "Happy Birthday, Vincent!"I started this blog nearly three years ago and it has provided me with an incredible way to connect with people all around the world through a shared love of all things ART. A huge THANK YOU goes out to everyone who follows the blog or checks in every so often. Today, I am taking […]
Read more "An Introduction, Of Sorts"Art galleries are cancelling exhibition openings, art fairs are streaming online and museums are sharing their collections on the Internet. This new world requires more isolation, not only to thrive, but to survive, and artists are dealing with the global crisis in a variety of creative ways. Some artists are reworking pieces from art history […]
Read more "Artists Respond"Last month (which seems like an eternity ago), I gave a lecture on The Russian Avant Garde at SoBo Gallery in Winter Garden, FL. One of the things we discussed was Kazimir Malevich and his Suprematist paintings. During the early years of the 20th century, Malevich dedicated himself to the idea that art should not […]
Read more "Suprematism"Today’s post is all about creative learning resources that can be found online. If you are bored with Netflix and Hulu and want to do something a bit more interactive, these resources may help. The Tate family of galleries in the U.K. posts a new video each week to their YouTube channel. The topics are […]
Read more "Creative Online Resources"Now that we all have an abundance of time on our hands, let’s use that time to get caught up on some great art inspired movies! This list is compiled from past blog posts, so if you want more information on the individual films, check the blog or visit imdb.com. With each film on this […]
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