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Today is my final day with The Artist's Magazine and I'll miss it tremendously—not only being surrounded by art each day which is truly a gift, but also the people here who care about the magazine and the quality of the work they do. It's been a long, winding journey that began with my start on a now-folded decorative painting magazine. The tally of magazine titles probably adds up to eight, including brief stints at Pastel Journal and Watercolor Magic. But it was on TAM that I finally felt at home.

Art's in my blood. When I was very young, I found a still life of that my dad had painted. It wasn't quite the caliber of art that we feature in the magazine, but it amazed me that he had painted it, and it seemed incredible that a person could capture something on canvas that they saw in their heart and mind. There's something really miraculous about that.

Without getting too much more sappy, I bid you goodbye and I wish you all the best.

Lisa Wurster, associate editor


Visit The Artist's Magazine online. Farewell http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,7206be3f-bb40-4387-9cd1-b0a622871958.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Farewell.aspx Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:19:50 GMT <div> <div> <p> Today is my final day with The Artist's Magazine and I'll miss it tremendously—not only being surrounded by art each day which is truly a gift, but also the people here who care about the magazine and the quality of the work they do. It's been a long, winding journey that began with my start on a now-folded decorative painting magazine. The tally of magazine titles probably adds up to eight, including brief stints at Pastel Journal and Watercolor Magic. But it was on TAM that I finally felt at home. </p> <p> Art's in my blood. When I was very young, I found a still life of that my dad had painted. It wasn't quite the caliber of art that we feature in the magazine, but it amazed me that he had painted it, and it seemed incredible that a person could capture something on canvas that they saw in their heart and mind. There's something really miraculous about that. </p> <p> Without getting too much more sappy, I bid you goodbye and I wish you all the best. </p> <p> Lisa Wurster, associate editor </p> </div> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=7206be3f-bb40-4387-9cd1-b0a622871958" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,7206be3f-bb40-4387-9cd1-b0a622871958.aspx By Lisa Wurster;Random Thoughts http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=b6159de2-bbf3-4961-9380-ecc8108bbbc4 http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/pingback.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,b6159de2-bbf3-4961-9380-ecc8108bbbc4.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,b6159de2-bbf3-4961-9380-ecc8108bbbc4.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=b6159de2-bbf3-4961-9380-ecc8108bbbc4
While working on the Exhibitions column for Jan/Feb 2008 issue, I came across artist Lisa Anne Auerbach's work. She's participating in the Words Fail Me exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, on view through Jan. 20. Check out her website for some of her interesting projects, including Small Businesses, a series of photos of tiny, free-standing buildings she discovered after switching her mode of transport from car to bicycle. Here's one, Statues By Ray:


 

Visit The Artist's Magazine online. Statues By Ray http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,b6159de2-bbf3-4961-9380-ecc8108bbbc4.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Statues+By+Ray.aspx Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:41:07 GMT <div>While working on the Exhibitions column for Jan/Feb 2008 issue, I came across artist <a href="http://www.lisaanneauerbach.com">Lisa Anne Auerbach</a>'s work. She's participating in the <a href="http://www.mocadetroit.org/exhibitions/WordsFailMe.html">Words Fail Me </a>exhibit at the <a href="http://www.mocadetroit.org">Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit</a>, on view through Jan. 20. Check out her <a href="http://www.lisaanneauerbach.com">website</a> for some of her interesting projects, including <i>Small Businesses</i>, a series of photos of tiny, free-standing buildings she discovered after switching her mode of transport from car to bicycle. Here's one, <i>Statues By Ray</i>:<br> <br> <br> <div align="center">&nbsp;<img src="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/blog/content/binary/Statues_By_Ray.jpg" border="0"> </div> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=b6159de2-bbf3-4961-9380-ecc8108bbbc4" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,b6159de2-bbf3-4961-9380-ecc8108bbbc4.aspx By Lisa Wurster;Notable Artists;Shows and Events http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=0988d01e-db5f-44f3-842d-e62a5101c3aa http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/pingback.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,0988d01e-db5f-44f3-842d-e62a5101c3aa.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,0988d01e-db5f-44f3-842d-e62a5101c3aa.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=0988d01e-db5f-44f3-842d-e62a5101c3aa
tam_blog12.jpgYesterday I went downtown to pay a visit to KraftHaus Art Gallery, where some of my friends are featured in a show. I noticed half of the street was blocked off, and "had" to park my car illegally as spaces were few and far between.

Walking up Main Street, I passed booths and encountered artists and musicians. At the gallery, I found my friend artist C.T. King who informed me the festivities were for "Second Sunday," an event similar to Final Friday, which brings people to Cincinnati's Main Street to gallery-hop.


tam_blog13.jpg It was partly my mission in visiting KraftHaus to see an assemblage that C.T. (left) had created, which featured parts from an alarm clock (below) that periodically goes off. tam_blog14.jpg
When the show was first hung, the alarm went off unexpectedly, prompting gallery workers to call him frantically pleading, "How the %#?! do you turn this thing off!!" Anyhow, I love his work and feel lucky to have one of his collages hanging in my living room. Whenever someone visits, they remark desirously of it.


tam_blog15.jpgOnce I perused the paintings, photos, collages, crafts (some fun stuff, below)—including new works by Ryan Little (left) who was featured in our March 2007 "Under 40" article, I ventured downstairs into the basement. Friends C.T. Ryan, and Ali Calis were hard at work in the un-airconditioned space, tam_blog16.jpgpreparing an installation for their next show. The space was a no-man's land of boards, brushes, buckets, spray paint and a lone, dusty chandelier. The installation, I was told, will provide opportunity for gallery visitors to have their picture taken with some kind of humorous backdrop. I can't wait to see it!


After taking pictures of the sweating and unsuspecting three, I went back upstairs and met a gallery worker named Jen, who was preparing food for visitors and who graciously posed for photos(at left and below), including one tam_blog17.jpgby the gallery's front window. tam_blog18.jpg











When I left, a group of drummers in the street made the walk back to my car (which I was glad to see had no parking ticket) fun and rhythmic.tam_blog19.jpg





Visit The Artist's Magazine online. Second Sunday http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,0988d01e-db5f-44f3-842d-e62a5101c3aa.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Second+Sunday.aspx Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:56:45 GMT <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div><img src="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/blog/content/binary/tam_blog12.jpg" alt="tam_blog12.jpg" align="left" border="0" height="152" width="230">Yesterday I went downtown to pay a visit to KraftHaus Art Gallery, where some of my friends are featured in a show. I noticed half of the street was blocked off, and "had" to park my car illegally as spaces were few and far between.<br> <br> Walking up Main Street, I passed booths and encountered artists and musicians. At the gallery, I found my friend artist C.T. King who informed me the festivities were for "Second Sunday," an event similar to Final Friday, which brings people to Cincinnati's Main Street to gallery-hop. <br> <br> <br> <img src="content/binary/tam_blog13.jpg" alt="tam_blog13.jpg" align="left" border="0" height="153" width="230"> It was partly my mission in visiting KraftHaus to see an assemblage that C.T. (left) had created, which featured parts from an alarm clock (below) that periodically goes off. <img src="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/blog/content/binary/tam_blog14.jpg" alt="tam_blog14.jpg" align="right" border="0"> <br> When the show was first hung, the alarm went off unexpectedly, prompting gallery workers to call him frantically pleading, "How the %#?! do you turn this thing off!!" Anyhow, I love his work and feel lucky to have one of his collages hanging in my living room. Whenever someone visits, they remark desirously of it.<br> <br> <br> <img src="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/blog/content/binary/tam_blog15.jpg" alt="tam_blog15.jpg" align="left" border="0" height="152" width="230">Once I perused the paintings, photos, collages, crafts (some fun stuff, below)—including new works by Ryan Little (left) who was featured in our <a href="http://http://www.artistsmagazine.com/mags_tam_display.asp?id=1823">March 2007</a> "Under 40" article, I ventured downstairs into the basement. Friends C.T. Ryan, and Ali Calis were hard at work in the un-airconditioned space, <img src="content/binary/tam_blog16.jpg" alt="tam_blog16.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="152" width="230">preparing an installation for their next show. The space was a no-man's land of boards, brushes, buckets, spray paint and a lone, dusty chandelier. The installation, I was told, will provide opportunity for gallery visitors to have their picture taken with some kind of humorous backdrop. I can't wait to see it! <br> <br> <br> After taking pictures of the sweating and unsuspecting three, I went back upstairs and met a gallery worker named Jen, who was preparing food for visitors and who graciously posed for photos(at left and below), including one <img src="content/binary/tam_blog17.jpg" alt="tam_blog17.jpg" align="left" border="0" height="152" width="230">by the gallery's front window. <img src="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/blog/content/binary/tam_blog18.jpg" alt="tam_blog18.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="152" width="230"> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> When I left, a group of drummers in the street made the walk back to my car (which I was glad to see had no parking ticket) fun and rhythmic.<img src="content/binary/tam_blog19.jpg" alt="tam_blog19.jpg" align="left" border="0"> <p> </div> <br> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br> <br> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=0988d01e-db5f-44f3-842d-e62a5101c3aa" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,0988d01e-db5f-44f3-842d-e62a5101c3aa.aspx By Lisa Wurster;Notable Artists;Shows and Events http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=d713bea4-e7dc-483c-8ad6-0a00ec7f4f8c http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/pingback.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,d713bea4-e7dc-483c-8ad6-0a00ec7f4f8c.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,d713bea4-e7dc-483c-8ad6-0a00ec7f4f8c.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=d713bea4-e7dc-483c-8ad6-0a00ec7f4f8c
Over the weekend, I settled in to watch two artsy movies: Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus starring Nicole Kidman, and Matthew Barney: No Restraint, a documentary of the making of Drawing Restraint 9, the latest in a series of his projects.

I found Fur problematic, as anyone familiar with Arbus' work is curious to know the real story behind her life. You won't get that curiosity satisfied here. After watching the train wreck of a movie (you try, but you can't look away), I had to guess which moments were invented. I won't give any of the film away, but there is a scene involving a razor and one very hairy neighbor. You can read the Rotten Tomatoes review here. What I did take away from this movie, though, was Arbus' (and any artist's) need to carve a separate path--even if the fallout is alienation from those we love. Tough stuff.

Next, I watched the Barney documentary with a few grains of salt(ed popcorn). I'm not a HUGE fan of performance or conceptual art, but I felt there had to be something to this man, considered one of the most important artists of our time and who captured the heart of Icelandic singer Bjork.

In the documentary, Barney (who considers himself predominately a sculptor) boards a Japanese whaling ship intending to fill a mold with 45,000 lbs of petroleum jelly. Once the mold is filled and the substance settles, the mold is removed and you're left watching the stuff move glacier-like. It's definielty more sensual than appetizing. There's more to the film of course, including an interesting take on a traditional Japanese tea ceremory starring Bjork herself.

The theme of this, and the previous eight projects in the series, is the exploration of the artist and some manner of resistance. In his first Drawing Restraint, I think Barney tethered and otherwise hindered himself whilst attempting to make marks on a wall. The drawings aren't much to look at (therein lies my problem with performance/conceptual art), but the point is well-made. Much like an athlete (Barney, by the way, was a high school football star) resistance, hurdles and obstacles  challenge an artist to improve his work. And perhaps they're what make art necessary in the first place.

Visit The Artist's Magazine online. Viewing Restraint http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,d713bea4-e7dc-483c-8ad6-0a00ec7f4f8c.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Viewing+Restraint.aspx Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:43:51 GMT <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div>Over the weekend, I settled in to watch two artsy movies: <i>Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Arbus">Diane Arbus</a></i> starring Nicole Kidman, and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Barney">Matthew Barney</a>: No Restraint</i>, a documentary of the making of<i> Drawing Restraint 9</i>, the latest in a series of his projects.<br> <br> I found <i>Fur</i> problematic, as anyone familiar with Arbus' work is curious to know the real story behind her life. You won't get that curiosity satisfied here. After watching the train wreck of a movie (you try, but you can't look away), I had to guess which moments were invented. I won't give any of the film away, but there is a scene involving a razor and one very hairy neighbor. You can read the Rotten Tomatoes <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fur/">review here</a>. What I did take away from this movie, though, was Arbus' (and any artist's) need to carve a separate path--even if the fallout is alienation from those we love. Tough stuff.<br> <br> Next, I watched the Barney documentary with a few grains of salt(ed popcorn). I'm not a HUGE fan of performance or conceptual art, but I felt there had to be something to this man, considered one of the most important artists of our time and who captured the heart of Icelandic singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%83%C2%B6rk">Bjork.</a> <br> <br> In the documentary, Barney (who considers himself predominately a sculptor) boards a Japanese whaling ship intending to fill a mold with 45,000 lbs of petroleum jelly. Once the mold is filled and the substance settles, the mold is removed and you're left watching the stuff move glacier-like. It's definielty more sensual than appetizing. There's more to the film of course, including an interesting take on a traditional Japanese tea ceremory starring Bjork herself.<br> <br> The theme of this, and the previous eight projects in the series, is the exploration of the <b>artist and some manner of resistance</b>. In his first <i>Drawing Restraint</i>, I think Barney tethered and otherwise hindered himself whilst attempting to make marks on a wall. The drawings aren't much to look at (therein lies my problem with performance/conceptual art), but the point is well-made. Much like an athlete (Barney, by the way, was a high school football star) resistance, hurdles and obstacles&nbsp; challenge an artist to improve his work. And perhaps they're what make art necessary in the first place.<br> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=d713bea4-e7dc-483c-8ad6-0a00ec7f4f8c" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,d713bea4-e7dc-483c-8ad6-0a00ec7f4f8c.aspx By Lisa Wurster;Notable Artists;Videos http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=e39e2934-dde0-47f1-9ea5-9d7092d4a7cd http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/pingback.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,e39e2934-dde0-47f1-9ea5-9d7092d4a7cd.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,e39e2934-dde0-47f1-9ea5-9d7092d4a7cd.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=e39e2934-dde0-47f1-9ea5-9d7092d4a7cd 4
One of our contributors, Michael Chesley Johnson just sent me this Simsponized version of himself which I find totally hilarious. We plan to Simpsonize the entire TAM staff, but it will take a slow moment (rare around here) before we can do it. In the meantime, I imagine the world eventually becoming a cartoon version of themselves.
mcjsimpson.jpgsecor_simpson.jpgAnd now we bring you Deborah Secor Simpson...

Visit The Artist's Magazine online. Simpsonizing our contributors http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,e39e2934-dde0-47f1-9ea5-9d7092d4a7cd.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Simpsonizing+Our+Contributors.aspx Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:54:46 GMT <div> <div> <div> <div>One of our contributors, Michael Chesley Johnson just sent me this Simsponized version of himself which I find totally hilarious. <img src="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/blog/ftb/Utility/spacer.gif" align="bottom" height="1" width="1">We plan to Simpsonize the entire TAM staff, but it will take a slow moment (rare around here) before we can do it. In the meantime, I imagine the world eventually becoming a cartoon version of themselves. <br> <img src="content/binary/mcjsimpson.jpg" alt="mcjsimpson.jpg" align="middle" border="0" height="329" width="179"><img src="content/binary/secor_simpson.jpg" alt="secor_simpson.jpg" align="left" border="0" height="303" width="164">And now we bring you Deborah Secor Simpson... </div> </div> </div> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=e39e2934-dde0-47f1-9ea5-9d7092d4a7cd" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,e39e2934-dde0-47f1-9ea5-9d7092d4a7cd.aspx By Lisa Wurster;Random Thoughts http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=309b056e-ecf1-4e82-bc9a-25f5d0c44ee7 http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/pingback.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,309b056e-ecf1-4e82-bc9a-25f5d0c44ee7.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,309b056e-ecf1-4e82-bc9a-25f5d0c44ee7.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=309b056e-ecf1-4e82-bc9a-25f5d0c44ee7
For those of you who receive our e-newsletter, you're familiar with the cover survey that just went out, and thus the choices between what I'm calling "the smoking cover" and "the drag queen cover." Anyhow, the email comments which resulted from the survey were more numerous than anyone could have expected—try over 1,000! Clearly, people are opinionated. And we wouldn't have it any other way!

I took a break from opening emails to speak with Carol Wax whose work will appear in the November issue. Wax is a pro at mezzotint and is about to set off on a three-day drive to teach a class in Michigan. She mentioned being a little anxious about the journey, but having her "magical journal" to keep her company. The journal is used to record moments and experiences that hold or convey some feeling of magic. I thought it was such a brilliant idea, I was inspired to start my own. Now, I just have to wait for the magic to begin.

In the meantime, here's a preview of Carol's art for the November feature "Ars Ex Machina":


Visit The Artist's Magazine online. Cover survey...and a magical journal http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,309b056e-ecf1-4e82-bc9a-25f5d0c44ee7.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Cover+Surveyand+A+Magical+Journal.aspx Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:20:52 GMT <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div>For those of you who receive our <a href="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/newsletter.asp">e-newsletter</a>, you're familiar with the cover survey that just went out, and thus the choices between what I'm calling "the smoking cover" and "the drag queen cover." Anyhow, the email comments which resulted from the survey were more numerous than anyone could have expected—try over 1,000! Clearly, people are opinionated. And we wouldn't have it any other way! <br> <br> I took a break from opening emails to speak with Carol Wax whose work will appear in the November issue. Wax is a pro at <a href="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/article.asp?id=3023">mezzotint</a> and is about to set off on a three-day drive to teach a class in Michigan. She mentioned being a little anxious about the journey, but having her "magical journal" to keep her company. The journal is used to record moments and experiences that hold or convey some feeling of magic. I thought it was such a brilliant idea, I was inspired to start my own. Now, I just have to wait for the magic to begin.<br> <br> In the meantime, here's a preview of Carol's art for the November feature "Ars Ex Machina":<br> <br> </div> </div> </div> <img src="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/blog/content/binary/prt02695.jpg" border="0" height="276" width="374"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=309b056e-ecf1-4e82-bc9a-25f5d0c44ee7" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,309b056e-ecf1-4e82-bc9a-25f5d0c44ee7.aspx By Lisa Wurster;Notable Artists;Shows and Events http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=e54d846b-16ae-451a-9016-6c791885d299 http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/pingback.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,e54d846b-16ae-451a-9016-6c791885d299.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,e54d846b-16ae-451a-9016-6c791885d299.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=e54d846b-16ae-451a-9016-6c791885d299
Once again, the Paint-Off has generated some great paintings! The voting is now underway for the "Lands Unpainted" prompt. Take a look at our finalists here. Choose your favorite of the four and follow the directions to cast your vote.

Also, a reminder that a new painting prompt has begun, this time a challenge to paint from a photograph. Visit the ArtistsNetwork.com message board, log in and check out the All-Media Paint-Off forum.

Good luck to the finalists!



Visit The Artist's Magazine online. All-Media Paint-Off http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,e54d846b-16ae-451a-9016-6c791885d299.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/AllMedia+PaintOff.aspx Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:47:55 GMT <div>Once again, the Paint-Off has generated some great paintings! The voting is now underway for the "Lands Unpainted" prompt. Take a look at our <a href="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/article.asp?id=3027">finalists here</a>. Choose your favorite of the four and follow the directions to cast your vote. <br> <br> Also, a reminder that a new painting prompt has begun, this time a challenge to paint from a photograph. Visit the <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com">ArtistsNetwork.com</a> message board, log in and check out the All-Media Paint-Off forum. <br> <br> Good luck to the finalists!<br> <br> <br> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=e54d846b-16ae-451a-9016-6c791885d299" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,e54d846b-16ae-451a-9016-6c791885d299.aspx By Lisa Wurster;Shows and Events http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=b24e5703-3a3c-475e-a5d5-4506dc75ddb3 http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/pingback.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,b24e5703-3a3c-475e-a5d5-4506dc75ddb3.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,b24e5703-3a3c-475e-a5d5-4506dc75ddb3.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=b24e5703-3a3c-475e-a5d5-4506dc75ddb3 Saul Steinberg http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,b24e5703-3a3c-475e-a5d5-4506dc75ddb3.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Saul+Steinberg.aspx Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:33:32 GMT <div> <p> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div>On Sunday a friend and I stopped in at the <a href="http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org">Cincinnati Art Museum</a> for the exhibit, <a href="http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/absolutenm/templates/ArtTempExhibitions.aspx?articleid=455&zoneid=65">Saul Steinberg: Illuminations</a>. For those who are unfamiliar with the name, you may recall Steinberg's charactersitic line on the cover of numerous <i>New Yorker</i> magazines. <p> Steinberg may be best known for his humorous cover <a href="http://www.thenewyorkerstore.com/assets/2/50326_l.jpg">A View of the World From 9th Avenue</a>. All told, the Romanian-born artist did 85 covers and 642 drawings for the publication. On view in the show were 60 years worth of drawings, paintings, collages and even sculptures. One drawing ran 33 feet (although, for some reason, not fully shown under glass). </p> <p> One thing I found so refreshing about the exhibit was that one could see the pencil lines in many of the drawings, gouaches and watercolors. Some of the drawings didn't completely make their way to the cover—they were edited. In one drawing that played on the use of acronyms (Steinberg considered himself a writer who happened to paint), the letters "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lsd">LSD</a>" ended up on the cutting room floor. </p> <p> Anyhow, it's nice to see, not really the mistakes an artist makes, but the progress. To know that even the hand of a genius wanders. <br> Lisa </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=b24e5703-3a3c-475e-a5d5-4506dc75ddb3" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,b24e5703-3a3c-475e-a5d5-4506dc75ddb3.aspx By Lisa Wurster;Notable Artists;Random Thoughts;Shows and Events http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=f9e04ebb-cd08-400b-ae0a-8d2ef6f59823 http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/pingback.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,f9e04ebb-cd08-400b-ae0a-8d2ef6f59823.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,f9e04ebb-cd08-400b-ae0a-8d2ef6f59823.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=f9e04ebb-cd08-400b-ae0a-8d2ef6f59823
In a unique (and relaxing) conjunction with its current Asian-inspired exhibition, Stefano Arienti: The Asian Shore (on view through Oct. 14), the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston is holding in-gallery meditation workshops Aug. 7, Sept. 4 and Oct. 2.

Participants will sit on rugs dyed by the Italian artist and will be surrounded by zen-like black-and-white drawings of Isabella Gardner's former Chinese Room. Boston spa Exhale will have wellness experts and licensed acupuncturists on site to conduct the guided meditation and "vibrational therapy" which uses a tuning fork to produce a "unique physiological response."

The Gardner Museum is home to world-class art by Rembrandt, Degas, Michelangelo and Raphael. After the meditations, guests are welcome to peruse the three floors of outstanding art. The sessions are free with standard admission, but reservations are needed. To learn more, click here.

I don't know about you, but I'm already starting to feel mellow.

Lisa

Visit The Artist's Magazine online. Art of Meditation http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,f9e04ebb-cd08-400b-ae0a-8d2ef6f59823.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Art+Of+Meditation.aspx Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:30:09 GMT <div> <div> <div> <div> <div>In a unique (and relaxing) conjunction with its current Asian-inspired exhibition, <a href="http://www.gardnermuseum.org/exhibitions/exhibition.asp">Stefano Arienti: The Asian Shore</a> (on view through Oct. 14), the <a href="http://www.gardnermuseum.org">Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum</a> in Boston is holding in-gallery meditation workshops Aug. 7, Sept. 4 and Oct. 2. <br> <br> Participants will sit on rugs dyed by the Italian artist and will be surrounded by zen-like black-and-white drawings of <a href="http://gardnermuseum.org/the_museum/isabella.asp">Isabella Gardner</a>'s former Chinese Room. Boston spa <a href="http://www.exhalespa.com/boston1738.html">Exhale</a> will have wellness experts and licensed acupuncturists on site to conduct the guided meditation and "vibrational therapy" which uses a tuning fork to produce a "unique physiological response." <br> <br> The Gardner Museum is home to world-class art by Rembrandt, Degas, Michelangelo and Raphael. After the meditations, guests are welcome to peruse the three floors of outstanding art. The sessions are free with standard admission, but reservations are needed. To learn more, <a href="http://gardnermuseum.org/calendar/events.asp?filtid=8">click here</a>. <br> <br> I don't know about you, but I'm already starting to feel mellow. <br> <br> Lisa </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=f9e04ebb-cd08-400b-ae0a-8d2ef6f59823" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,f9e04ebb-cd08-400b-ae0a-8d2ef6f59823.aspx By Lisa Wurster;Notable Artists;Shows and Events http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=eb5a9897-3922-4d5a-8f6f-b2a214f0f265 http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/pingback.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,eb5a9897-3922-4d5a-8f6f-b2a214f0f265.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,eb5a9897-3922-4d5a-8f6f-b2a214f0f265.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=eb5a9897-3922-4d5a-8f6f-b2a214f0f265 1
It's mid-summer and you'd think the sun would be shining to correspond with the 90 degree weather (and 90 percent humidity) we've been having. It's always sunny in my workspace though as I have art by Patti Brady hanging around. How is it that some images just brighten your day immediately? Visit her website and you'll see what I mean, or take a look at one of her works on paper, Belly Button, below. I can't think of a more adorable name for a painting. Even the title makes me smile.

We feature Patti's work in the July/August issue, one of my favorite issues we've done. On the cover is a Hopper painting of a couple (alone-together, in true Hopper form) on a sun-drenched porch. Also in the issue is work by Bryce Cameron Liston. He and I spoke on the phone a while back about the state of Romantic art. Some people may find the style old-fashioned or sappy. I agree with Liston who said that romanticism is simply a filter—similar to Impressionism—another angle from which to view the world. I can deal with a rosy-tinged filter now and again.

I hope you enjoy our summer issue as much as I do.
--Lisa

Visit The Artist's Magazine online. Summer Sun http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,eb5a9897-3922-4d5a-8f6f-b2a214f0f265.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Summer+Sun.aspx Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:55:40 GMT <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div>It's mid-summer and you'd think the sun would be shining to correspond with the 90 degree weather (and 90 percent humidity) we've been having. It's always sunny in my workspace though as I have art by Patti Brady hanging around. How is it that some images just brighten your day immediately? Visit her <a href="http:///www.pattibrady.com">website</a> and you'll see what I mean, or take a look at one of her works on paper, Belly Button, below. I can't think of a more adorable name for a painting. Even the title makes me smile.<br> <br> <img src="content/binary/tam_hp_brady.jpg" align="left" border="0">We feature Patti's work in the <a href="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/mags_tam_display.asp?id=1844">July/August issue</a>, one of my favorite issues we've done. On the cover is a Hopper painting of a couple (alone-together, in true Hopper form) on a sun-drenched porch. Also in the issue is work by <a href="http://www.listonart.com">Bryce Cameron Liston</a>. He and I spoke on the phone a while back about the state of Romantic art. Some people may find the style old-fashioned or sappy. I agree with Liston who said that romanticism is simply a filter—similar to Impressionism—another angle from which to view the world. I can deal with a rosy-tinged filter now and again.<br> <br> I hope you enjoy our <a href="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/mags_tam_display.asp?id=1844">summer issue</a> as much as I do.<br> --Lisa<br> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=eb5a9897-3922-4d5a-8f6f-b2a214f0f265" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,eb5a9897-3922-4d5a-8f6f-b2a214f0f265.aspx By Lisa Wurster;Notable Artists;Random Thoughts http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=43820ca0-097c-417f-9599-7e0d783b290e http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/pingback.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,43820ca0-097c-417f-9599-7e0d783b290e.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,43820ca0-097c-417f-9599-7e0d783b290e.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=43820ca0-097c-417f-9599-7e0d783b290e 3
We've been posting many obits lately, and it seems to me things might be getting a bit morbid. So, one last (belated) obit—for a time.

Artist's Sketchbook magazine was full of creativity and had a zest for life, yet met with its untimely demise in June 2006. Sketchbook was the beloved step-child of The Artist's Magazine and she leaves behind several editors (and art directors) who worked on her pages and who still inhabit these halls.

We do miss her and want to get the word out that she is no more--no, you cannot subscribe. However, you can order old issues by doing a "quick search" here, on our back issues page.

R.I.P. Artist's Sketchbook
SKB0206_cover.jpg

--Lisa

Visit The Artist's Magazine online. Where's Artist's Sketchbook? http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,43820ca0-097c-417f-9599-7e0d783b290e.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Wheres+Artists+Sketchbook.aspx Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:11:00 GMT <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div>We've been posting many obits lately, and it seems to me things might be getting a bit morbid. So, one last (belated) obit—for a time.<br> <br> <i>Artist's Sketchbook</i> magazine was full of creativity and had a zest for life, yet met with its untimely demise in June 2006. <i>Sketchbook</i> was the beloved step-child of <i>The Artist's Magazine</i> and she leaves behind several editors (and art directors) who worked on her pages and who still inhabit these halls. <br> <br> We do miss her and want to get the word out that she is no more--no, you cannot subscribe. However, you can order old issues by doing a "quick search" here, on our <a href="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/mags_tam.asp">back issues page</a>.<br> <br> R.I.P. <i>Artist's Sketchbook <br> <img src="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/blog/content/binary/SKB0206_cover.jpg" alt="SKB0206_cover.jpg" align="middle" border="0" height="222" width="160"></i> <br> <br> --Lisa </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=43820ca0-097c-417f-9599-7e0d783b290e" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,43820ca0-097c-417f-9599-7e0d783b290e.aspx Random Thoughts;By Lisa Wurster http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=72749460-f169-4577-9ade-7413163ff1fb http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/pingback.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,72749460-f169-4577-9ade-7413163ff1fb.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,72749460-f169-4577-9ade-7413163ff1fb.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=72749460-f169-4577-9ade-7413163ff1fb
We're saddened to learn and report of the passing of artist and instructor Charles Sovek who died earlier this month on June 8. Sovek was an influential artist and a contributor to The Artist's Magazine whose career spanned 40 years. Our thoughts are with his family, close friends and students. You can view some of Sovek's art at his web site www.sovek.com.
--Lisa

[From left: Jeff Swaluk, Charles Sovek and Kay Crain at a Cape Cod workshop, 2005]

Visit The Artist's Magazine online. Charles Sovek http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,72749460-f169-4577-9ade-7413163ff1fb.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Charles+Sovek.aspx Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:38:44 GMT <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div>We're saddened to learn and report of the passing of artist and instructor Charles Sovek who died earlier this month on June 8. Sovek was an influential artist and a contributor to The Artist's Magazine whose career spanned 40 years. Our thoughts are with his family, close friends and students. You can view some of Sovek's art at his web site <a href="http://www.sovek.com">www.sovek.com</a>. <br> --Lisa </div> </div> <img src="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/blog/content/binary/KayCrain,CharlesSovek,Jeff%20Swaluk.jpg" border="0" height="324" width="419"> <br> <font size="1">[From left: Jeff Swaluk, Charles Sovek and Kay Crain at a Cape Cod workshop, 2005]</font> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=72749460-f169-4577-9ade-7413163ff1fb" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,72749460-f169-4577-9ade-7413163ff1fb.aspx By Lisa Wurster;News;Notable Artists http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=0a3d7a8d-d0cc-4b14-985a-cc3ece1a9113 http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/pingback.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,0a3d7a8d-d0cc-4b14-985a-cc3ece1a9113.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,0a3d7a8d-d0cc-4b14-985a-cc3ece1a9113.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=0a3d7a8d-d0cc-4b14-985a-cc3ece1a9113 2
Following author Keri Smith's advice in her book Wreck This Journal, art director Daniel Pessell and I took the book out for some creative damaging. Without totally destroying the book, we set one of the pages alight in a grill provided by the park. You can see some of our handiwork, below. We plan to take the book on a couple more creative jaunts until we feel we've sufficiently been inspired (or until there's nothing left of the book). In our September issue of The Artist's Magazine (on newsstands August 14), contributing writer Michelle Taute interviews Smith, who reveals why she created a book that encourages others to incinerate it.

Have a creative weekend!

Lisa

Visit The Artist's Magazine online. Wrecking Your Art http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,0a3d7a8d-d0cc-4b14-985a-cc3ece1a9113.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Wrecking+Your+Art.aspx Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:47:33 GMT <div> <div> <div> <div>Following author <a href="http://www.kerismith.com">Keri Smith</a>'s advice in her book <i>Wreck This Journal</i>, art director Daniel Pessell and I took the book out for some creative damaging. Without totally destroying the book, we set one of the pages alight in a grill provided by the park. You can see some of our handiwork, below. We plan to take the book on a couple more creative jaunts until we feel we've sufficiently been inspired (or until there's nothing left of the book). In our September issue of <a href="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/mags_tam_display.asp?id=1839"><i>The Artist's Magazine</i></a> (on newsstands August 14), contributing writer Michelle Taute interviews Smith, who reveals why she created a book that encourages others to incinerate it.<br> <br> Have a creative weekend!<br> <br> Lisa<br> <img src="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/blog/content/binary/tam_blog9.jpg" border="0"><img src="content/binary/tam_blog10.jpg" border="0"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=0a3d7a8d-d0cc-4b14-985a-cc3ece1a9113" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,0a3d7a8d-d0cc-4b14-985a-cc3ece1a9113.aspx By Lisa Wurster;Random Thoughts http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=186bccb4-068a-4717-b797-8aa9fc7219df http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/pingback.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,186bccb4-068a-4717-b797-8aa9fc7219df.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,186bccb4-068a-4717-b797-8aa9fc7219df.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=186bccb4-068a-4717-b797-8aa9fc7219df 2
As we three editors and art director sat in a little room, holed up for the last couple of weeks judging competition entries, one of us mentioned how smoothly the judging process was going. Well, that was before we got to the Portrait/Figure category! That's when tempers flared as we each stood firmly behind the paintings we could not bear to see slip away.

A painting of a face makes quite a connection with an individual. That's the power of the portrait. Not that the other categories are any less meaningful; they just seem easier to judge, perhaps because there's no human factor to connect so strongly with.

Dear readers, I intended to post a pic of our viewing room, complete with the large, black plastic sheet (which mischievously kept falling down, until we perfected a system for keeping it firmly on the wall) that we had hung over the windows to block out the light for the purpose of projecting. Our art director even suffered a nail-in-hand incident when trying to hang the darn thing back up. Alas, the judging room was dismantled before I could get in there with my camera (sometimes we're too efficient). So to make up for it, I'm posting a pic of the disaster area that has become my desk.
Enjoy!
Lisa

Visit The Artist's Magazine online. The face of first-round judging http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,186bccb4-068a-4717-b797-8aa9fc7219df.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/The+Face+Of+Firstround+Judging.aspx Sun, 03 Jun 2007 01:54:20 GMT <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div>As we three editors and art director sat in a little room, holed up for the last couple of weeks judging competition entries, one of us mentioned how smoothly the judging process was going. Well, that was before we got to the Portrait/Figure category! That's when tempers flared as we each stood firmly behind the paintings we could not bear to see slip away. <br> <br> A painting of a face makes quite a connection with an individual. That's the power of the portrait. Not that the other categories are any less meaningful; they just seem easier to judge, perhaps because there's no human factor to connect so strongly with. <br> <br> Dear readers, I intended to post a pic of our viewing room, complete with the large, black plastic sheet (which mischievously kept falling down, until we perfected a system for keeping it firmly on the wall) that we had hung over the windows to block out the light for the purpose of projecting. Our art director even suffered a nail-in-hand incident when trying to hang the darn thing back up. Alas, the judging room was dismantled before I could get in there with my camera (sometimes we're too efficient). So to make up for it, I'm posting a pic of the disaster area that has become my desk. <br> Enjoy! <br> Lisa </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img src="http://www.artistsmagazine.com/blog/content/binary/desk.jpg" border="0" height="330" width="657"> </div> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=186bccb4-068a-4717-b797-8aa9fc7219df" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,186bccb4-068a-4717-b797-8aa9fc7219df.aspx By Lisa Wurster;Random Thoughts http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=8bea8ab1-9bce-41fe-82e7-a001ca0a8fd0 http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/pingback.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,8bea8ab1-9bce-41fe-82e7-a001ca0a8fd0.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,8bea8ab1-9bce-41fe-82e7-a001ca0a8fd0.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=8bea8ab1-9bce-41fe-82e7-a001ca0a8fd0 Competition and copyright http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,8bea8ab1-9bce-41fe-82e7-a001ca0a8fd0.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Competition+And+Copyright.aspx Thu, 24 May 2007 23:56:12 GMT <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div>I've had the privilege of screening the online entries to this year's Annual Art Competition, and 2007 marks the first year we've accepted the format (along with slides) in the competition. There were about 6,000 digital entries to screen and at last--I'm done! (Somebody hug me). <br> <br> This is my third--perhaps fourth year--participating in the first-round judging, and each year we see some of the same types of issues. (On a side note, one funny thing I've noticed is that, generally speaking, cows seem to be a favorite subject of landscape and animal artists. Holy bovines, Batman.) <br> <br> Anyhow, it never fails to surprise me when I catch a copyright violation, and one entry was a clear example of it--a rip-off of a photograph by Brian Griffin, whose work hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, London. You can view his photos in that collection by clicking <a href="http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?search=sa&sText=brian+griffin&LinkID=mp07787&role=art">here</a>. Griffin has a cool <a href="http://www.briangriffin.co.uk">website</a>, where you can see the work in question. It originally appeared on the album cover of <a href="http://www.briangriffin.co.uk/detail_pages/s_music01.html">A Broken Frame</a> by the band Depeche Mode. If I hadn't been such a fan of the band back in high school, I might not have noticed. When I got home, I grabbed my copy of <i>100 Best Album Covers</i> and opened right to the page, confirming both the album photo and photographer. <br> <br> So just a reminder to entrants: Photographers are artists, too, and without their permission, you CANNOT borrow their images to paint from. Best to paint from life--or use your own photos.<br> <br> On a more pleasant note, screening entries was a great experience and not much compares to whiling away the hours looking at art. 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Recently some acquaintances of mine were involved in doing a mural in one of Cincinnati's less prosperous neighborhoods, Over-the-Rhine. I must say that Urban Sites, who commissioned the mural, was wise to do so. It makes the street brighter and it looks as though someone CARES in this somewhat forlorn neighborhood. Plus the project gives a group of artists the chance to work together on a common goal, which doesn't happen very often. Here's the mural—done in a staggeringly quick two days, a joint effort by Craig Dransfield, Ali Calis, Jessie Cundiff, Jen Edwards, C.T. King, Mark Gingery and Greg Mills.

--Lisa

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Visit The Artist's Magazine online. Improving the View http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/PermaLink,guid,38d37c9e-48d6-4987-9ea3-1e41eb4fbd2c.aspx http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/Improving+The+View.aspx Tue, 22 May 2007 15:50:20 GMT <div> <div> <div> <div>Recently some acquaintances of mine were involved in doing a mural in one of Cincinnati's less prosperous neighborhoods, Over-the-Rhine. I must say that Urban Sites, who commissioned the mural, was wise to do so. It makes the street brighter and it looks as though someone CARES in this somewhat forlorn neighborhood. Plus the project gives a group of artists the chance to work together on a common goal, which doesn't happen very often. Here's the mural—done in a staggeringly quick two days, a joint effort by Craig Dransfield, Ali Calis, Jessie Cundiff, Jen Edwards, C.T. King, Mark Gingery and Greg Mills.<br> <br> --Lisa <br> <br> <img title="OTRwholeLeft1.jpg" alt="OTRwholeLeft1.jpg" src="http://alicalis.com/PWDA/files/170/OTRwholeLeft1.jpg" border="0" height="345" width="600"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/aggbug.ashx?id=38d37c9e-48d6-4987-9ea3-1e41eb4fbd2c" /> <br /> <hr /> <a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/artistsmagazine">Visit The Artist's Magazine online.</a> http://artistsblog.artistsnetwork.com/CommentView,guid,38d37c9e-48d6-4987-9ea3-1e41eb4fbd2c.aspx By Lisa Wurster;Random Thoughts