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(ARA) – For many folks, connecting with nature has calming and invigorating effects. However, cold and short days make getting outside a little more difficult. If you find yourself coming down with a case of cabin fever every winter, try bringing the outside in and decorating your home in a way that will make you …
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by J. Dorene Picker for October Gallery As an artist I began my formal training centered around graphite and charcoal drawing. I’ve always had a deep appreciation for this medium and the work of Donald Stephens seems to reflect everything I enjoy about it. The key to creating an expressive drawing lies almost entirely in …
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Demolition c. 1940 Dox Thrash, American, 1893 – 1965 Oil on canvas board26 x 20 inches (66 x 50.8 cm) Dox Thrash was born in 1893 in a small cabin on the outskirts of Griffin, Georgia. Having left home as a teenager, he later depicted many nostalgic scenes of childhood in his prints. In many …
American Art Face Vessel Made in South Carolina, United States c. 1860-70 Attributed to Thomas J. Davies Pottery, Edgefield district, South Carolina, c. 1862 – 1870 Glazed stoneware, unglazed earthenware7 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches (19 x 19.7 cm) These face jugs, used for water storage, exhibit strong African design precedence, and were often produced …
Presented by Black Artists of DC (BADC) Featuring work by Jamea Richmond Edwards, Danielle Scruggs, Kristen Hayes, Amber Robles-Gordon Curated by Zoma Wallace FOCUS GROUP: Four Walls, Four Five Women seeks to spark a visual discussion between artworks created by Black women and a verbal dialogue between those who view and purchase them. The topic …
I respect the artists involved in abstract art, but personally, I prefer topresent life without distortion,” says Alan Dean. “Along with aesthetics, Iwould rather have a message, too.” Alan Dean is an admired African American artist, known more for his Blackart prints and reproduction. Portraits of Mohammed Ali, Malcolm X, MartinLuther King, and many more. …
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$3500 Alan’s most recent works of art were produced while traveling to several of the Caribbean Islands. Born July 15, 1953 in Baltimore, Maryland, Alan started drawing around the age of four. Alan attended Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School in Baltimore for Commercial Art and took additional training at Schuler’s School of the Fine Art, …
Christ appears as a blurry form in Tanner’s “The Disciples See Christ Walking on the Water.” IMAGES COURTESY OF THE DES MOINES ART CENTER Artist’s stature rises over century by MICHAEL MORAIN • mmorain@dmreg.com Over the years, the Des Moines Art Center’s acquisition committee has had a pretty good track record of buying work by …
Born and raised in Chicago, IL., Dana struck the artistic nerve early on. Having never taken a single painting lesson, her gifts, she proclaims, are a testament from God that reminds her to remain humble. She proudly states, “It’s the first thing I knew I could do well and I know it’s what God made …
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By: Charles Mombo on Twitter @CharlesSMombo, www.ChocolateCity.cc on Twitter @burnedbrass The Academy Award does not have an award category for, “Artist who brings diversity to the Arts.” If they did have such a category, the beautiful and talented Daria Amerik of Chicago, Illinois will win, hands down. This hardworking and fine art major from the …
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By RICK BROWN Hub Staff Writer | KEARNEY — Wanda Ewing wants to focus her paintings on the idea of feminine beauty. “It’s coming from the voice of being black and female,” the Omaha artist said of her work. “I’m living in an area where I don’t possess the conventional beauty standard. And I don’t …
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Published on 12 December 2010 by JClowe in Current Exhibitions November 13, 2010 through January 31, 2011 in the Museum Library(open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, from 1 to 4 p.m.)Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Route 183 Stockbridge, MA 01262 413-298-4100 x 221“I guess that my philosophical approach to life is that I am fascinated with the …
Ongoing Exhibition This long-term exhibition serves as the central experience of the museum. The 22,000 square-foot exhibition space contains more than 20 galleries that allow patrons to travel over time and across geographic boundaries. The journey begins in prehistoric Africa, the cradle of human life. Witness several ancient and early modern civilizations that evolved on …
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If you feel your restaurant decor is drab, spruce it up with unusual framed art. Every wall can tell a story from the past, reflect a certain theme, or create the dining atmosphere you want for your patrons. There are paintings and posters to reflect almost any theme. From African-American art to Latin art, and …
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