29Th April 2013 - Who's Made A Compass This Week?

Zea Mays © Sharon Fox

The images inward the exhibition this calendar week are from the recent Annual Exhibition of the Society of Botanical Artists.  There were thence many weblog posts amongst that as well as the RHS present at the same fourth dimension that I decided inward the terminate to acquire out my commons 'these are the ones which caught my eye' post service until later - as well as am instead incorporating them into this post service (and lead keep to a greater extent than to post!)

Interestingly I afterwards learned that 1 of these was yesteryear Sharon Fox, a educatee of Fiona Strickland GM SBA AMBA.  Then I institute out that Fiona had 8 students finally twelvemonth as well as half-dozen had go accepted into the show.  So if you're an aspiring botanical creative individual living inward Scotland you lot mightiness desire to observe out most Fiona's classes!

This coming calendar week I'm inward infirmary having a permanent lens replacement inward my left optic which should laid about to resolve the electrical current problems amongst my eyes.  I'm inward as well as out the same twenty-four threescore minutes menstruum (Thursday 2d May) despite having a full general rather than local anaesthetic.   However I'm non also certain what my vision volition live similar inward the immediate aftermath as well as how that volition touching on estimator work.

I've thence got the side yesteryear side 1 on the 23rd May as well as thence hopefully I'll lead keep the prescriptions for my novel spectacles for unopen go yesteryear the kickoff of July.

I'm real much looking frontwards to getting novel eyes!

However I'm non looking frontwards to the optic drops!  I've been shown how to do it only am yet fighting my huge optic phobia.  Tips for getting drops into my eyes post-op are real welcome.  So far I've managed to acquire equally far equally taking the plough over off my practise bottle of materials for dry out eyes as well as genuinely looking at what I demand to do.......

Artists as well as Art Blogs

Artists on television

• "Rain, Steam as well as Speed" yesteryear JMW Turner - was featured finally nighttime at the terminate of a genuinely practiced programme on BBC4 which looked at how Turner recorded the engineering scientific discipline as well as activities of the Industrial revolution inward the UK. This is the link to it on iPLayer - The Genius of Turner - Painting the Industrial Revolution (available until 9:59PM Fri, 3 May 2013)

Artists at the Theatre

• Jonathan Jones (the Guardian) asks as well as answers his ain inquiry Is Ai Weiwei yet an artist? - given the fact he's directly a book, a play as well as a celluloid equally well.

Botanical & Natural History Art

• I dear the thought of edible botanical instance - equally exemplified in Lizzie Harper's post Edible Botanical Illustration – Eat what you lot draw

Drawing as well as Sketching

My finally sketch without spectacles as well as amongst dodgy eyes - you lot tin read to a greater extent than most my recent see to Sissinghurst - as well as meet a photograph of me sketching in When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote

“To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
Reba McEntire

Plein Air

• Robin Purcell's ikon "Sissinghurst - from third hottest to 2d coldest! and When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
  

  “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
  Reba McEntire

  
  

  Plein Air

  
  
  
  • Robin Purcell's ikon "The Rose Garden at Sissinghurst - belatedly Spring

The Rose Garden at Sissinghurst Castle Garden (22 Apr 2013)
11" x 16", pen as well as sepia ink as well as coloured pencils inward Moleskine Sketchbook
copyright Katherine Tyrrell

Painting

I late read When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote

“To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
Reba McEntire

Plein Air

• Robin Purcell's ikon "Curve of the globe " won a Honorable Mention Prize inward the 2d Annual Plein Air Salon Competition
• James Gurney (When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
  

  “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
  Reba McEntire

  
  

  Plein Air

  
  
  
  • Robin Purcell's ikon "Marc Dellesios 1 infinitesimal videos 
  • My friend Louise Sackett (When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
    

    “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
    Reba McEntire

    
    

    Plein Air

    
    
    
    • Robin Purcell's ikon "Monterey Plein Air Convention 2013

    Portraiture

• Here's a slideshow of the Readers' Art submissions to the Guardian's Readers' Art contest most self-portraits

Who painted this?

• There's a mantrap inward When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
  

  “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
  Reba McEntire

  
  

  Plein Air

  
  
  
  • Robin Purcell's ikon "Who painted this? #26. It's snaring most 40% of the people who lead keep responded thence far
  • Congratulations to When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
    

    “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
    Reba McEntire

    
    

    Plein Air

    
    
    
    • Robin Purcell's ikon "Who painted this? #25

    Art Education

    
    

    • Stapleton Kearns provides an didactics most closed corner frames in When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
      

      “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
      Reba McEntire

      
      

      Plein Air

      
      
      
      • Robin Purcell's ikon "A see to the frame makers.  This is PS Art Frames of Rhode Island who characteristic inward his post service as well as who create custom fine art frames for fine art.

    Art Competitions

    • Turner Prize 2013: Tate Britain announced the Turner Prize 2013 shortlist. The iv artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2013 were announced yesteryear Tate Great Britain this week. David Shrigley was a chip of a surprise. In recent years the exhibition has been travelling as well as for 2013, the prize exhibition volition live on present inward Derry-Londonderry starting on 23 Oct 2013

    • The Telegraph has a slideshow Turner Prize 2013: nominees inward pictures
    • The Guardian takes the see that Turner prize 2013: a shortlist rigid on wit as well as charm
    • The Independent commented on David Shrigley’s fine line betwixt fine art as well as fun nominated for Turner Prize

    

    Self Portrait amongst Lace Collar
    

    © Sophie Ploeg

    • BP Portrait Award: Here's my post service most the When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
      

      “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
      Reba McEntire

      
      

      Plein Air

      
      
      
      • Robin Purcell's ikon "BP Portrait Award 2013 - The Shortlist.  Congratulations to Sophie Ploeg on having her self portrait amongst lace neckband  selected for the exhibition.  It was also real interesting for me because I had discussions amongst Sophie before this twelvemonth most possible options for her entry to the competition.  The exhibition runs from 20 June - xv September 2013, inward the Wolfson Gallery (Admission Free)

    • Sunday Times Watercolour Competition - the telephone phone for entries for the 26th annual contest has gone out as well as here's my annual overview of the criteria for artwork as well as arrangements for the telephone phone for entries - When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
      

      “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
      Reba McEntire

      
      

      Plein Air

      
      
      
      • Robin Purcell's ikon "Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2013 - Call for Entries
      
      

      
      

      • Jerwood Drawing Prize 2013: Here's my overview of the Call for Entries - When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
        

        “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
        Reba McEntire

        
        

        Plein Air

        
        
        
        • Robin Purcell's ikon "Jerwood Drawing Prize 2013: Call for Entries

      Art Exhibitions

      Major Art Galleries & Museums - Future Exhibitions

      • Last Dominicus I published a summary of the major When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
        

        “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
        Reba McEntire

        
        

        Plein Air

        
        
        
        • Robin Purcell's ikon "Art Exhibitions inward London: Apr - June 2013
        • News this calendar week that Peter Doig is to lead keep have a major retrospective exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery inward Edinburgh this summertime according to an article inward The Guardian (Peter Doig: a gratis spirit captured inward Scottish National Gallery's retrospective). No Foreign Lands: Peter Doig is at the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, from 3 August to 3 November.
        • The National Portrait Gallery has announced that it's having an exhibition of Laura Knight Portraits 11 July - xiii Oct 2013.  You tin read to a greater extent than most Dame Laura Knight on my website About Dame Laura Knight - British Artist. Laura Knight (1877-1970) was the foremost adult woman creative individual to live made a Dame of the British Empire.
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        • The Shirley Sherwood Gallery in Kew Gardens is gearing upward for a novel exhibition - Rory McEwen The Colours of Reality.  We're lucky to acquire accounts of
        • what's happening via Jessica Shepherd's blog When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
          

          “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
          Reba McEntire

          
          

          Plein Air

          
          
          
          • Robin Purcell's ikon "Changes at the Gallery.  I gather  will live quite something.
          • Impressions from somebody who saw his go a long fourth dimension agone - this post service yesteryear Coral Guest is most her memories of an exhibition some twoscore years agone - When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
            

            “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
            Reba McEntire

            
            

            Plein Air

            
            
            
            • Robin Purcell's ikon "The Rory McEwen Retrospective as well as the Legacy Exhibition at Kew

          Art Societies

          

          A corner I liked inward the SBA Annual Exhibition

          I've been having a chip of a botanical fine art bonanza of late.  Here's my catch-up for anybody who missed it.
          
          • RHS Botanical Art Show: These are:
          • my When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
            

            “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
            Reba McEntire

            
            

            Plein Air

            
            
            
            • Robin Purcell's ikon "Interviews amongst RHS Botanical Art Gold Medal Winners
            • plus their When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
              

              “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
              Reba McEntire

              
              

              Plein Air

              
              
              
              • Robin Purcell's ikon "Ten Top Tips for winning an RHS Gold Medal for Botanical Art.
            • Society of Botanical Artists:  
            • These are the When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
              

              “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
              Reba McEntire

              
              

              Plein Air

              
              
              
              • Robin Purcell's ikon "Prizewinners at Society of Botanical Artists Annual Exhibition 2013
              • These are the When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
                

                “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
                Reba McEntire

                
                

                Plein Air

                
                
                
                • Robin Purcell's ikon "Other prizewinners at the SBA Annual Exhibition 2013
                • Sandra Wall Armitage SBA has been elected as the novel President of the Society of Botanical Artists.  She was previously the council fellow member for the Society of Botanical Artists responsible for PR & marketing as well as is also a Director of the retail arm of the Society

              

              Slipper Orchid yesteryear Lynne Proudfoot

              
              
              Here's the balance of the intelligence most fine art monastic enjoin exhibitions
              • The National Watercolour Society inward the USA has published its telephone phone for entries and 2013 Annual Prospectus Web
              • The When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
                

                “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
                Reba McEntire

                
                

                Plein Air

                
                
                
                • Robin Purcell's ikon "Is my creative individual declaration done? has a pathway approach to  working out whether or non your Artist Statement is both completed as well as accessible.
                • I'd similar to propose that Alyson Stanfield's post service When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
                  

                  “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
                  Reba McEntire

                  
                  

                  Plein Air

                  
                  
                  
                  • Robin Purcell's ikon "Finish Your Writing on Art Biz Blog is also real pertinent to those finalising whatever kind of declaration most their artwork or fine art career.
                  • At the same fourth dimension Artpromotivate articulates the diverse ways inward which, inward its opinion,  artists tin write online as well as succeed inward creating the kind of province of affairs which tin meet their fine art career become downwards the tubes.  Make certain you lot read  When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
                    

                    “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
                    Reba McEntire

                    
                    

                    Plein Air

                    
                    
                    
                    • Robin Purcell's ikon "How Artists Can Ruin their Reputation Online and thence read the comments.
                    Commissions
                    • Stapleton Kearns advises most commissions - When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
                      

                      “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
                      Reba McEntire

                      
                      

                      Plein Air

                      
                      
                      
                      • Robin Purcell's ikon "Negotiating commissions for paintings - as well as is adamant that you lot must acquire one-half upward front end as well as that this is ever non-refundable.
                      Communication & Marketing
                    • For all those marketing their fine art via Facebook, you lot may good desire to lead keep a read of this Guardian article Facebook loses millions of users equally biggest markets peak.  The Guardian followed upward amongst an interactive post Facebook's user exodus: our readers tell us what's wrong
                    Getting Funding for your Art / a Gallery / an Exhibition 
                    
                    
                    Artquest provides 5 good guides to artists paying their bills as well as getting their artwork together
                    

                    • Audio Self Assembly: Negotiation, verbalize yesteryear Emily Speed - as well as this is the associated weblog post service The Fine Art of Negotiation
                    • Audio Self Assembly: Crowdfunding verbalize yesteryear Marc Wilson
                    • Audio Self Assembly (Fundraising): yesteryear Artquest
                    • Audio Self Assembly (Fundraising): verbalize yesteryear Hannah Liley
                    • Audio Self Assembly: Print on Demand, verbalize yesteryear AND Publishing

                    Displaying your Art
                    • The Arts Business Institute provides advice about 6 Booth Display Mistakes that Can Ruin Your Show

                    Art Economy 

                    • Wouldn't it live prissy to lead keep plenty coin to acquire inward genuinely worthwhile considering the arguments as well as counterpoints expressed inward ArtInfo's Does Investing inward Art Make Sense? Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Look at Both Sides of the Debate

                    Art Materials

                    • Vivien Blackburn (When My Serious Painting Became Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Joke On Facebook.  I liked the quote
                      

                      “To succeed inward life you lot needthree things. A wishbone, a backbone as well as a funny bone.”
                      Reba McEntire

                      
                      

                      Plein Air

                      
                      
                      
                      • Robin Purcell's ikon "Using the novel Stillman as well as Birn Zeta sketchbook as well as it is directly available inward the UK!

                    Techies

                    • Try putting https://www.facebook.com/messages/other/ inward your URL line as well as meet what comes up. You may observe a lot of messages you lot didn't know you'd received! Why do some messages terminate upward inward this "other" folder? I've no idea! Thanks to Cathy Johnson for the tip.

                    and finally.......

                    I came across a post service which highlighted this chap - who has been drawing pictures on his kids sandwiches for years as well as years - as well as of course of instruction photographing them all! Now  he's got  1,111 photos, 1 video as well as 524,793 views
                    
                    Plus a characteristic on the Flickr weblog - Dad illustrates kids sandwich bags amongst imaginative drawings
                    as well as a characteristic on the Sharpie weblog - David Laferriere
                    
                    So in that location you lot become - fame starts amongst a Sharpie marking as well as a plastic bag...................
                    
                    

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