Tag Archives: art
Three Good Paragraphs
I’m happy if I can write three good paragraphs in a row. In my now dead book project of 60,000 words, I probably had 11 or 12 instances in which I produced a set of three good paragraphs. I still … Continue reading
Posted in editing writing, revising writing, Uncategorized, Writing by others, Writing tips
Tagged art, editing, practicing, revising, the business of writing, writing
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Conceptual Art is Still With Us!
You didn’t miss it! That Thing From The Nineties is still here, still throwing out nonsense to justify something easy to make. In the Belgian city of Ghent this month, conceptual artist Kris Martin is having a retrospective entitled Exit. … Continue reading
Posted in art, editing writing, non-fiction writing, organizing writing, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized, video
Tagged art, belgian, conceptual art, kris martin, movies, the shining
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Expert in a Single Color?
A recent Wallpaper* post (external link) made me remember a design niche so small I think few ever contemplate it: designers and artists skilled in a single color. First, a dip into the world of Chanel Beauty. Yes, I am … Continue reading
Posted in art, Magazine article, non-fiction writing, Uncategorized
Tagged art, artists, chanel, colors, design, designers, felt pens, green, green trade, ink, landscape architecture, landscape design, makeup, mauve, presentation drawings, vellum, wallpaper magazine
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Sotheby’s Introduces Art Better Than Your Old Professor
Art isn’t boring but that’s how its usually presented. More people could be brought in if their introduction was moving, colorful, and captivating. Soetheby’s does this with their videos. I know nothing about Fernard Léger or his work which appears … Continue reading
Posted in art, books, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged art, art introductions, art lectures, fernery leger, France, post-modernism, soethebys, videos, world war 1
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Writing for Free
I recently corresponded with a friend who is an authority in the rock, gem and mineral trade. He laments that he has never been paid for his writing, even for a newspaper that he contributes to. His writing mainly sits … Continue reading
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Tagged art, being yourself, book writing, finances, getting paid, income, write, writing, writing to write
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Going Bow-Wow For Bauhaus
It’s the one hundredth anniversary of the Bauhaus School (internal link) and *Wallpaper Magazine continues to be a fine resource for discovering more about this historic event. They review a Berlin Bauhaus exhibit at this URL: https://www.wallpaper.com/design/original-bauhaus-berlin-exhibition-review This is just … Continue reading
Remington and Maynard Dixon
Maynard Dixon (internal link) is my favorite western artist. Many consider Remington the best. Perhaps. No one, however, created a better sense of place than Dixon. When asked about Remington’s view of the West, Dixon answered that Remington understood horses. … Continue reading
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Tagged art, doodle, horses, knight of swords, maynard dixon, paintings, remington, rider-waite, tarot cards, terror, the old west
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“The Magical Universe of Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne”
Another good article by Wallpaper* Magazine linking to an upcoming auction of pieces produced by the French artists Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne. I have not heard about them but I am not an art guy. This couple seem to be … Continue reading
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Tagged art, bohemians, Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, French artists, wallpaper magazine
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Collage: The Poor Man’s Art
Collage is for people like me who can’t draw and don’t have much money. Some construction paper, glue sticks, scissors, and old magazines. Although artists like like Matisse and Ella Richards (internal link) produced fine art with just scissors and paper. … Continue reading