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Artist of the Day / Eric Daigh / Traverse City, Michigan
Recently, I’ve been (not consciously) finding artists who push the boundaries of more traditional art materials. Today it is push pins! “Whether a symptom of corporate and social homogenization, or the four base pairs of DNA, we are products of … Continue reading
Posted in Artist of the Day, mixed media
Tagged abstract, art, Daigh, drawing, Eric Daigh, mixed media, modern, ooak, portrait, push pins, pushpin, sculpture, Traverse City
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Artist of the Day / Mark Khaisman, Philadelphia, PA
My previous Artist of the Day, Katina Huston, https://destructivetesting.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/artist-of-the-day-katina uses ink on Mylar. Mark Khaisman uses brown packing tape on backlit plexiglass! BORN 1958, Kiev, Ukraine. Studied Art and Architecture in Moscow Architectural Institute, Moscow, Russia. Lives and works in … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, art, backlit, Khaisman, light, lighting, Mark Khaisman, mixed media, modern, ooak, original drawing, packing tape, plexiglass, portrait
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Making It / Isabella Taylor / Austin, Texas
“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
Posted in Making It, painting/drawing
Tagged abstract, abstract painting, art, canvas, drawing, isabella taylor, isabellart, isabelleart, mensa, mixed media, modern, ooak, original drawing, original painting, painting, portrait, prodigy, woman, women, work space
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Artist of the Day / John Clinock / Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
I like John’s work a lot, and he really does ‘work in a wide variety of media’! He also posts articles on other artists that interest him, on his website: http://johnclinockart.com/ I am a visual artist working in a wide variety … Continue reading
Posted in Artist of the Day, collage, mixed media, painting/drawing, photography
Tagged abstract, art, art and poetry, art rat cafe, black and white, blogging thoughts, canvas, charcoal drawing, Clinock, Clinock's art, death, drawing, graphite conte, graphite conte and charcoal drawing, http://johnclinockart.com/, Incubus, John Clinock, mixed media, modern, nude, oil, One Year of Blogging, ooak, original drawing, original painting, painting, Person Avoiding Mortality, photography, Poetry, portrait, Reunion Inesperada, Robert Crumb, sculpture, sexy, the inevitable
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Artist of the Day / Claudio Parentela / Italy
I love the extravagance and exuberance of Claudio’s work. He also gets my Special Award for the Most Annoying Website I’ve seen, or ever hope to! Born in Catanzaro(1962-Italy) where he lives and works…Claudio Parentela is an illustrator,painter,photographer,mail artist,cartoonist,collagist,journalist free … Continue reading
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Artist of the Day / Andrew Holmquist
I’ll let the reviewer talk about Andrew’s work. (And, yes, I somehow managed to show all of them twice!) “The crazy-beautiful paintings of Andrew Holmquist seem to be celebrating the chaos, as if to say, “yes, it’s a train wreck, … Continue reading
Posted in Artist of the Day, painting/drawing
Tagged abstract, Andrew Holmquist, art, canvas, Carrie Seacrist, Carrie Seacrist Gallery, drawing, figure drawing, modern, oil, ooak, original drawing, original painting, painting, portrait
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Artist of the Day / Sandrine Pagnoux / Paris, France
Sandrine’s manipulated photos (by her friend Sophie Etchart) and drawings are somewhat similar to the paintings of my Artist of the Day yesterday, Theresa Pfarr. “Mostly, I illustrate lost souls, people, who are torn between strong poles like beauty and … Continue reading
Posted in Artist of the Day, painting/drawing, photography
Tagged abstract, art, black and white, drawing, figure drawing, France, mixed media, modern, original drawing, Paris, photography, photoshop, portrait, Sandrine, Sandrine Pagnoux, Sophie Etchart, woman, women
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