Artist Hideout

I’ve been reading some interesting articles lately about art and artists who are being represented in various places. 
I have come to the conclusion that art doesn’t necessarily have to be good (as per my opinion) to be worthwhile or to make the artist famous.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti (See link) creates work that I would classify as being on the level of a three-year-old given paint and tarps to work with.  They are crude, arrogant paintings that have little or no aesthetic value (once again "in my opinion").
An office building in San Francisco apparently has some issues with Ferlinghetti’s work as well.  …read more

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Rindy Sam probably doesn’t stand a chance in court but I must confess a blank canvas looks pretty inviting to me as well.
Artist Cy Twombly’s work was on display in Avignon in southern France when Rindy Sam was overcome with emotion and decided to express herself on this white canvas.
Being that it’s absolutely white must be a form of abstract expressionism where the artist appeals to the incoherence caused by laziness of actually doing art or actually lifting a paintbrush.
Blank canvases belong on easels, not in galleries. 
Even as an abstract expressionist myself, there is a certain lack of expression …read more

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I’m going to do this little survey a little different.  I think it would be fun to hear everyone’s answers instead of just seeing comments.  Then I’ll post your message here and everyone can hear your answer directly from you.  (oh yeah, don’t forget to tell me your url too so I can link you)

If you want more instructions on the button above, click the "read more" link below.

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Lately, I’ve been working on a few random projects of my own.  Most of these are more experimental in nature for my own benefit… but still, I’ll share. 

Also, I’ve been thinking about putting together a series of "color schemes" for web and digital work.
I know there are a lot of those out there already, but still, it might be beneficial to a few people too to have many in one place.  Something akin to this Daily Color Scheme site that never really went anywhere but looked promising at one time.

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I wish I could say I put this together, but I didn’t…
This is probably the best video on optical illusions I’ve found in quite a while.

I found it here.  Enjoy.

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I’ve been using this graphics tablet for over two weeks now.  At first it takes some getting used to.  Every point on the tablet corresponds to a place on the screen, which is completely different from a mouse.  With a mouse, you can pick it up, place it in a different location and continue as normal.  With a tablet, you just have to move.  It took me four hours of wanting to throw this thing out the window to realize that I absolutely love it.
Issues. I’ve fully transitioned to using the tablet as my primary …read more

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There’s that strange feeling you get when you’ve been sick for a few days, and the rest of the world can just …um, go away.
Well, that’s been me lately.  Some kind of sinus infection has hijacked my nose and trampled it in some dark alley.

So, I am writing this snot-infused post to let you know, that even though I am still alive somewhere mourning the belligerent virus that has so taken over me that I feel like a member of the living dead, I hope normal posting can resume again soon.
Until then, I must admit that there is a …read more

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Over the last few weeks, my wife and I have been taking long drives in the country and realizing how beautiful the rural areas are.
So here are some pictures we took with our new camera of some of the pretty places that are so close to where we live.

Technorati Tags: rural , country , scenic , farms , farmland , flowers

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I’m in kinda a dreary mood this evening… thinking about winter coming soon. 
I’m not trying to rush it or anything, but this is the results of that thought. 

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Many Artists usually battle any kind of organizing types of responsibilities.  I know I am like this.  Piles of papers can at times line the edges of my desk and a more than elaborate network of chores and todos can be posted in non-linear fashion within my mind at any one time.  However, I have found that there is usually a simpler way of living in putting together lists of things that intrigue or pique my interest. 
Below are Eight lists posts from some of our bloggers around the Arts and Design channel here at b5media of things they found …read more

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