Brand New!! Tenth February 2013: Who's Made A Rate This Week?

I dearest it when I encounter an creative soul producing a icon which has a particular pregnant for me.

The Fountain at Gordes past times Sarah Wimperis
580mm x 740mm, watercolour on newspaper £875
SOLD

This Provencal outflow painted past times Sarah Wimperis (The Red Shoes) is particular to me.

When inwards Provence inwards 2011, I wanted to locomote dorsum to Gordes - i of "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" every bit it was in that location that I had i of those "I'll holler upward this" moments when on my commencement always icon vacation - with the BBC Holiday programme inwards tow!  It wasn't thence much existence filmed icon sat to a greater extent than or less inwards the spot from which Sarah did her written report for this painting.  It was to a greater extent than to do with that minute when yous halt focusing on "how to paint" in addition to displace on to "how to brand a picture". More than 20 years after I yet wanted to live able to brand a icon of that contrajour prototype of the outflow against the roofline in addition to was actually pleased to live able to locomote dorsum in that location - in addition to innovate a groovy icon spot to a swain artist.

It's also fascinating for me to encounter somebody else's perspective on "my view".  I was sat most iii feet to her correct - in addition to yet haven't got circular to posting that detail sketch! (memo to self - destination France!)

Anyway - this is past times agency of introduction to the fact that yous tin encounter this icon in addition to others past times Sarah  in i of ii ways:

• her solo present - Sarah Wimperis - Simple Things, Still Life - opens at the Beside the Wave Gallery inwards Falmouth, Cornwall on Fri 15th Feb with an Evening Viewing from 6.00 to 8.00. Her exhibition is in addition to then on present until 27th February.  Paintings tin also live previewed in addition to bought online via the gallery. More novel exhibition paintings volition live online from 15th February
• the Gallery is also publishing a majority of her recent locomote to coincide with the opening of the show. The majority of studies in addition to paintings for 2013 retails at £20.00. Click hither to encounter a PDF of the majority along with a cost list. You tin win a costless re-create of the majority if yous similar in addition to part the promotional prototype (see below) of Sarah's exhibition on the Gallery's facebook page before 6pm on 15th Feb when the winners volition live announced.  Those of yous thinking most marketing your exhibitions inwards futurity powerfulness similar to tuck this thought away inwards a "good idea" folder!

Let's non forget the the other reality of a solo present for an creative soul is the Organised Chaos which occurs every bit yous do all the lastly infinitesimal jobs which larn paintings gear upward for the Solo Show!

It's groovy to encounter that some paintings cause got already sold.  A lot of Sarah's recent paintings are of interiors - a major theme which Sarah has been developing inwards the lastly couplet of years or so.  Others focus on unlike aspects of gardens. Below is my favourite - i time again for personal reasons.  

Afternoon Sieste by Sarah Wimperis
800mm x 610mm, crude on board £1,250
SOLD

If yous cause got a solo exhibition coming upward or a grouping exhibition AND yous are an fine art blogger (this lastly flake is rattling important) do permit me know when you're having your present in addition to I'll holler it inwards this weekly post.  See  How to highlight your exhibition - for creative soul bloggers ONLY for data most what yous demand to do.  Please note, every bit stated, this is an fine art blogger ONLY deal!  If yous don't cause got an fine art spider web log delight do NOT shipping me your press release!

Artists in addition to Art Blogs

I'm yet struggling with my 2d bout of the influenza põrnikas which keeps trying to knock me out - thence this is a curt post this week


Botanical in addition to Floral Art

Why non start a projection with the championship of your Solo Exhibition inwards mind.  It keeps yous focused!

• Elizabeth Floyd (Bare Necessities project on her spider web log Inky Leaves to live absolutely fascinating.  Now that's master copy thinking!

I desire to do a serial of very, rattling large paintings illustrating all of the plants I cause got used or consumed inwards a year. This includes nutrient in addition to drink, fabrics, whatever novel furniture, paper, cosmetics, dyes, pharmaceuticals, bunches of flowers in addition to cleaning products. I also excogitation to illustrate them to scale, exactly the scale is that of 'the amount consumed'.

Painting

• Check out Victoria Orr Ewing's paintings of Scottish Skies in addition to Andalucian Landscapes.  I'm impressed.
• I dearest the automated slideshow inwards Victoria Evans post about Day 1 - 28 Days of Being a Painter on her blog Victoria Evans

Photography

• I came across an interesting website most British Photographic History

...the British photographic history spider web log ...was launched at the start of 2009. There are over 1600 members, inwards add-on to many other regular readers. They attain from museum in addition to gallery curators, photographic academics, students, collectors, dealers in addition to representatives from the photographic press from around the world.

Who painted this?

• Who painted this? #15 is providing a flake to a greater extent than of a challenge this week.  At last!
• Congrats to Jane Gardiner (Who Painted This? #14

Art Books

• Jane Gardiner has her fine art books on display inwards An artist's bookcase

Art occupation organisation in addition to marketing

• The Road to Reform of Copyright Law - Concerns of Creators - a post past times Own-It - sets out the proposed changes to copyright police delineate inwards the United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland in addition to what the concerns are for creative individuals 

The proposed reforms enhance concerns for the content creators mainly regarding the potential loss of profits due to unauthorised purpose of their work.

• 16 Ideas for Repurposing Your Artist Statement which I've added into my website How to write an Artist's Statement - Resources for Artists

Art Collectors in addition to Art Economy

The New York Times had articles relating to auction sales for large ticket picures.

• by Souren Melikian suggesting A Feeling the End Is Coming for Big Sales of Old Masters
• by Tom Mashberg reviewing the Lawyers Fight to Keep Auction Sellers Anonymous.  New York’s highest courtroom has decided to review a recent ruling that could forcefulness the state’s auction manufacture to destination its longstanding exercise of keeping sellers’ names anonymous.

Art Competitions

• Last Oct I highlighted Review - Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Photography Competition is my post most those photos which won places in addition to honourable mentions.  It highlights the fact that I'd previously seen the 1st Place Winner International Garden Photographer of the Year 2011 at Kew Gardens
• The opened upward contest for Jerwood Painting Fellowships is calling for submissions . Three artists volition larn Jerwood Painting Fellows. Each volition have a bursary of £10,000, volition live assigned a mentor for a twelvemonth long catamenia in addition to volition live expected to locomote towards an exhibition inside the Jerwood Visual Arts programme at Jerwood Space, London in addition to on tour.

Art Exhibitions

Major Museums - Europe

• I was thinking idly most a see to Amsterdam in addition to discovered that the Van Gogh Museum is currently camped out at the the Hermitage Amsterdam at Amstel 51 for 7 months thence that the museum tin undergo a renovation.  It's "sleepover" is due to come upward to an destination on 25 Apr 2013.  Meanwhile hither are ii of its exhibitions inwards 2013
• Vincent. The Van Gogh Museum inwards the Hermitage Amsterdam
• Gauguin, Bonnard, Denis: Prophets of the Avant-Garde 14 September 2013 – 28 Feb 2014

Eugène Delacroix, Basket of Flowers
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille
© RMN/René-Gabriel Ojéda.

• I never knew Eugene Delacroix painted flowers - or what a practiced painter of flowers he is! Following a renovation the primary exhibition at the Musée Eugène-Delacroix this wintertime is Eugène Delacroix: Flowers inwards Winter Othoniel, Creten which brings together for the commencement fourth dimension the artist’s primary floral paintings in addition to most beautiful watercolors, on loan from a multifariousness of museums inwards French Republic in addition to abroad.  These are displayed amongst works past times ii contemporary artists

Art Galleries in addition to Spaces - London

• Review: Man Ray Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery
• I went to encounter Review: Frederic Church in addition to the Landscape Oil Sketch.  Definitely recommended for plein air painters!
•  70 dark in addition to white enamel works are to hang inwards London's Underground stations every bit the Tube celebrates 150th birthday with labyrinth fine art project
• Royal Institute of Oil Painters exhibition (when Linda was called Linda Meaney).  Linda has the powerfulness to create in addition to pigment the most amazing lighting effects.  Her paintings are large in addition to absolutely amazing or every bit I said when I saw it 

the uncomplicated fact of the thing is that I couldn't accept my eyes off her rattling large icon of physalis. I loved the color of the reflected lite inwards the shadow areas.

Physalis II
36" x 36", crude on canvas
copyright Linda Meaney

Art Education

• I've added Robert Genn's suggestions inwards Creative Darwinism to my website about How to Critique Art
• My friend Louise Sackett (Plein Speaking) recommended this video which is titled Elizabeth Gilbert: Your elusive creative genius - which is a Ted verbalise most genius, how everybody has 'a genius' in addition to how to ruin it past times the writer of "Eat, Pray, Love"

Art Museums in addition to Art History

• Museums Grapple With the Strings Attached to Gifts is The New York Times's occupation organisation human relationship of bequests to galleries tin sometimes larn to a greater extent than onerous every bit the decades pass
• Works of fine art owned past times Lucien Freud are to live donated to British Museums past times Freud’s heirs inwards companionship to avoid hefty inheritance tax.  They include The Italian Woman, or Woman with a Yellow Sleeve past times Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot which volition locomote the National Gallery. It tin live seen inwards this Telegraph article inwards an undecorated room inwards his house
• The National Portrait Gallery inwards Washington has announced Kim Sajet is to live its new Director 

Opinion Poll

• I'm getting quite a few comments from people most the topic of this month's Making Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Mark
  POLL: What's your best fourth dimension of twenty-four hr catamenia for painting?

Techies

• This calendar month the large novel thing is Vine (Vine). It creates half dozen 2d looping videos.  It's non the most communicative of websites.  Basically it works if yous cause got an iPhone, an iPod or an iPad (with the video camera).  Note that the latest on app page on iTunes notes that the P*rn merchants cause got realised its potential.
• If yous desire to run an e-mail list Feedblitz has a novel completely free, no registration required, downloadable e-book (pdf) most how to brand the most of Feedblitz

and finally......

So forthwith nosotros know.  George Dubya Bush likes to paint.  Himself.  In the bathroom or taking a shower.  Shades of Bonnard...   Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 hacker has outed Secret Service started to investigate.

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