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August 2011

Daily Artsy Design Foraging Mixed Media

Friday Faves:  Map It Out

My husband and I look at a lot of maps.  For the next several years, we’re moving to a new locale every three months, plus we spend weekends exploring the areas surrounding wherever we happen to be living.  Oh,…

Daily Artsy Paintings Watercolors

Delicate Awakenings: Marsha Boston

Normally, I love thick paintings.  Canvases piled high with mounds of paint and lots of gooey and delicious texture.  But there is a fluidity in abstract watercolors that I find just as appealing.  Watercolorist Marsha Boston imbues her work…

Daily Artsy Sculpture

Elegant Embodiments: David Engdahl

I have not tried to reproduce nature, I have represented it. — Paul Cezanne Never where these words more true than in the work of sculptor, David Engdahl.  The former architect has been shaping wood to create beautiful sculptures…

Daily Artsy Figurative

Playing Dress Up: Robin Williams

I find myself continually drawn to artists who realistically paint the human figure, but reimagine it in unique ways.  ( see:  Deborah Scott, Susan Hall, Jeff Whipple & so many more I’ve yet to share with you ).  So…

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…