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Artist Diggs: Foard Above

Please note that unfortunately, Christina is no longer in this studio.  She is actively created from her home studio– but I loved this insight into her creative world. Christina Foard is above the clouds– literally and figuratively.  Her new studio…

Daily Artsy Exhibitions Mixed Media Paintings

Are Chickens the New Black?

I admit, I’m not always up on the very latest trends, I am in my 30’s after all.  I knew all about the “Put a Bird On It” trend, but had no idea that art featuring chickens had become…

Daily Artsy Mixed Media

Cardboard Kaleidoscopes: Candace Fasano

Candace Fasano is a painter and a poet.  Where the paintings end and the poetry begins is not always distinctive.  According to Wikipedia, “poetry primarily is governed by idiosyncratic forms and conventions to suggest differential interpretation to words, or…

Daily Artsy Paintings

Friday Forager Faves:  For My Dad

Sunday is Father’s Day.  Geographically, I am farther away from my dad than I have ever been in my entire life.  We are blessed, in this age of technology, to still be able to keep up with each other…

Artsy About Town Exhibitions Galleries

Lucky Spasms and Other Art Walk Goodness

Beauty was abounding in Jacksonville last night and I’m not just talking about the perfect weather.  My sister-in-law and I attended the monthly Downtown Art Walk and were treated to not just the usual visual stimulation but mental and emotional…

Abstract Art Daily Artsy Paintings

Loss of a Legend: Hamish MacEwan

Yesterday I learned of the passing of one of the great leaders of the art community in Jacksonville, Hamish MacEwan.  Hamish was born in Scotland, eventually coming to the US and earning a Masters of Art degree from Harvard University. …

Abstract Art Exhibitions Galleries Reviews

Springing Forth

WINTER TRANSITIONS;  SPRING STORMS is R. Roberts Gallery’s celebration of the transition from the grey, dreary days of winter into the fresh bloom of spring.  The show features the work of three very different artists, mixed media artist Madeline Peck-Wagner,…

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Pick of the Crop:  Eng’s Eye

One week into being an official blogger and I’ve already found that though I may plan to write about a specific artist on a specific day, sometimes the universe seems to be telling me to write something different.  All…