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July Facebook Featured Artist: Thomas Hager

Isn’t it amazing to think that just like many young people get a confused look on their faces when you show them a vinyl record,  so has the use of film photography reached the brink of extinction.  But there…

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Friday Finds: ¡Feliz cumpleaños, Frida Kahlo

I used to deliberately fight against liking the work of Frida Kahlo.  You see, in my college painting studio there was an older Bolivian woman who was auditing the course and she LOVED Kahlo and seemed to fancy herself as…

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Searching for Self: Anibal Vallejo

I’ve always heard that it isn’t until we hit our 40s that we really come to know and understand ourselves fully.  While I’ve just entered my fourth decade, I can say, I wholeheartedly believe this is true.  The work…

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Art to Inspiration: Smita Jacob

Happy Independence Day to all my US Artsies!  Hope you are enjoying the holiday in the company of friends and family.  Hubby and I are enjoying purple mountain’s majesty at Glacier National Park!  This month’s Art to Inspiration artwork…

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Artsy on Escape Into Life: Aaron Reichert

Tracy Geilbert at Gallery Orange in New Orleans has a fantastic eye for art.  It isn’t any wonder that many of my faves have come from her gallery or made their way into it!  Today on Escape Into Life,…

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Organic Conversations: Meredith Pardue

I have an inherent weakness for artwork that combines nature inspired imagery in a completely abstracted way.  ( See the work of Susan Morosky, Deb Haugen, Brenda Hope Zappitell and countless others! )  The work of Austin artist Meredith…

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The Glory of Everyday Things: Marian Dioguardi

I am a firm believer is finding the beauty in life’s simple pleasures.  And don’t you find life more inspiring when you are able to delight in the things around you?  I love the way Boston artist Marian Dioguardi‘s…

Artsy Forager Featured Artist Photography

New Facebook Featured Artist is Up!

Where did the month of June go?!  Here it is, July 1st already!  A new month equals a new Featured Artist over on the Artsy Forager Facebook page.  The featured artist for July is Thomas Hager, an incredibly talented…

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F/Stop Artsy Photography Event!

I realize that Artsy Forager can be a little painting heavy and fine art photography is an oft-under appreciated medium so next week, we’ll be celebrating the work of some fantabulous photogs!  Each day, we’ll feature a different art…

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Friday Finds: Inspired Geometrics

As with many right-brained folks, math is not my strong suit.  But one thing I loved about taking geometry was the analysis of shape and how each is formed using different angles.  It seems that many creatives are finding…