Month: January 2014
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Colorful Fridays–Soapy Violet Make-up
“A color is as strong as the impression it creates.” Ivan Le Lorraine Albright (from Susie Gadea) Organic mineral compounded Manganese Violet is short on talk from artists. Few have much to say about this rich reddish purple and direct compliment of Chromium Green. Manganese Violet has been around since 1868 where it was first […]
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Missing the Muse Point
“O! For a muse of fire that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention.” William Shakespeare (from The Painter’s Keys) Much has been written and will continue to be written on what the muse is or isn’t. Do all artists have one? Is it a person? A place? A thing? An idea? Many writers on […]
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Outside Inside
“It is our choices that show what we truly are far more than our abilities.” J.K. Rowling (from Skinnyartist) What happens when the Insiders become stale and must seek new inspiration? The only option is to look outside. It has always been so and now more than ever. Insiders jump from fad to fad, novelty to […]
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Selfie Saturation
“I love how the most insecure people on Facebook are the ones who post a new self-portrait every 6 hours.” Unknown (from Searchquotes.com) Who hasn’t been bombarded with selfies lately? Everywhere you turn someone somewhere is posting a ridiculous image of him or herself doing something amazingly unentertaining. Selfies are the visual counterpart on social […]
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Art in Healthcare–The Healing Power of Music
If in doubt that music has the power to heal, check out this video of “Henry in the Nursing Home.” Warning: Tissue Alert! It may bring on tears.
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Sunday Slideshow–Lily pads of Reelfoot
Lily pads of Reelfoot Most of my art focuses on Reelfoot Lake in Northwest Tennessee, a unique lake formed by the New Madrid (Missouri) Earthquakes of 1811-1812. The New Madrid quakes are still the largest earthquakes to ever hit the United States mainland. For more on Reelfoot, go here and here. For more on the […]
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Weekend Inspiration–The Geometry of Art
Is there a numeric formula to art, conscious or unconscious? Possibly. Having never thought much about this idea, I am going back to look at paintings to see if I do it unconsciously. As I operate mainly in the right brain and don’t think much about left brain activity like numbers or numeric formulas, I […]
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Colorful Fridays–Transparently Healing White
Not only is Zinc White not toxic, if you are big on plein air painting, it doubles as sunscreen and topical treatment for poison ivy, as well.
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Matters of the Artful Heart
“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.” ~Schumann (from Quotegarden.com) As research continues into how the brain responds to art, one journalist is questioning whether art is being reduced to a basic scientific formula. Why do we need to know how the brain responds to […]
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The Artfully Unique Brain
“A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.” Oscar Wilde (from Brainyquote) Does art have the power to reach the brain in unique ways? Do certain artworks directly connect with the deep inner recesses of the brain? Does art have a brain pathway to who we are as unique individuals? These […]