Tag Archives: canvas

Making It / Ute Schätzmüller / Germany

Posted on December 19, 2012 by destructivetesting

I love how Ute shows the process she goes through on her work.  She says she may, or may not, be finished with this piece.  To me, it is much stronger with just the one figure. http://frommyrealm.wordpress.com/2012/12/18/dawn-of-creation-und-mein-neues-atelier

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Artist of the Day / Elisabeth Cummings / Australia

Posted on October 11, 2012 by destructivetesting

I’ve been looking at some Australian painters that I’ve found at http://paintlater.wordpress.com.   Cummings is the first one I’m posting.

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Best Postal Worker Artist? / Kermit Oliver / Waco, Texas

Posted on October 6, 2012 by destructivetesting

I came across this article, and just had to post it!  From ‘Inside Wealth’ Source: Hermes Hermes scarf with “Pony Express,” by Kermit Oliver. We tend to think of Hermes scarves as being designed by European masters – the giants of Old World painting … Continue reading →

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More of Ute ‘Making It’

Posted on August 30, 2012 by destructivetesting

In the first photo shown on her blog http://atelierscheune2012.wordpress.com/2012/08/30/bodenbild           you will see her sketch laid out on this immense canvas.

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Making It / Ute Schaetzmueller / Germany

Posted on August 28, 2012 by destructivetesting

Here are some more photos of Ute ‘Making It’.  The canvas she is working on covers the whole floor!  Go to her blog, and translate it to English.  http://atelierscheune2012.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/bodenbild-part-i-first-things-first

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Artist of the Day / Raoul de Keyser / Deinze, Belgium

Posted on July 31, 2012 by destructivetesting

“De Keyser was born in 1930 in Deinze, Belgium, where he still lives and works, and attended the Academy of Fine Arts from 1963 to 1964.”  To read more ‘artspeak’ about him, go to the link at the bottom of … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Day / Albert Oehlen / Germany

Posted on July 29, 2012 by destructivetesting

  Albert Oehlen describes his paintings as ‘post-non-representational’.             “He offers the canvas as a rudimentary plan, a crude impression of possibility.” “Albert Oehlen combines aspects of figurative sexuality, mechanical distance and painterly abstraction.” “Albert … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Day / Jean-Marc Richel / Spring Green, Wisconsin

Posted on July 28, 2012 by destructivetesting

I met Jean-Paul and saw his paintings at a gallery opening last night (http://www.gallery218.com/) where we are each showing some of our work. You should watch his short video to appreciate his images even more.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVT8P0vbAAA I’m a French Visual … Continue reading →

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Recycling/upcycling / Robert Rauschenberg / October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008

Posted on July 16, 2012 by destructivetesting

I LOVED finding this photo and quote! Blood Orange Summer Glut, 1987_Estate of the Rauschenberg_Dorothy Zeidman From the early days of his career, Rauschenberg exhibited a boundless enthusiasm for using all kinds of materials in which to make his art. … Continue reading →

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Making It / Isabella Taylor / Austin, Texas

Posted on July 13, 2012 by destructivetesting

“I am currently 11 years old and live in Austin, Texas with my mom, dad and dog, Star.  I’ve always been an artist at heart and love creating — poetry, paintings, drawings and fashion designs.” http://isabellart.wordpress.com

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