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Song & Dance
Song & Dance
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Shell Beach Surf, The Sea Ranch
Shell Beach Surf, The Sea Ranch
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Mass Wedding
White Coat • Gladding McBean Clay Plant, Lincoln, CA
White Coat • Gladding McBean Clay Plant, Lincoln, CA
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Astounding Andy Warhol Market Statistics

Amazing statistics like: "In 2010, works by Warhol grossed $313 million."

Porcelain Porcine - Work in progress

Porcelain Pigs, work in progress
I had a Need to create a painting with bone china or porcelain. My first thought was 'Teacups'. But as I browsed through my Cabinet of Curiosities I came across this sounder of pigs.

I draw the still life on a piece of tracing paper first then transfer the drawing onto the canvas or board.

Sometimes I do detailed monochromatic or Grisaille underpaintings and then build up the colors. This is a fairly monochromatic painting so I'm starting by blocking in the colors and the lights and darks.

This is how the painting looks at the end of Day 1. More tomorrow

http://khendersonart.blogspot.com

Porcelain Porcine - Work in progress

Porcelain Pigs, work in progress
I had a Need to create a painting with bone china or porcelain. My first thought was 'Teacups'. But as I browsed through my Cabinet of Curiosities I came across this sounder of pigs.

I draw the still life on a piece of tracing paper first then transfer the drawing onto the canvas or board.

Sometimes I do detailed monochromatic or Grisaille underpaintings and then build up the colors. This is a fairly monochromatic painting so I'm starting by blocking in the colors and the lights and darks.

This is how the painting looks at the end of Day 1. More tomorrow

http://khendersonart.blogspot.com

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New Pier 24 Exhibit - "Here"

This year's photography exhibit at San Francisco's Pier 24 - "Here" - is now available for viewing. Pier 24 is the largest gallery space entirely devoted to photography that I've ever seen. There are perhaps 20 separate rooms or alcoves, often featuring a single photographer. Nothing is for sale. There are no wall tags or other identifying text on the walls - simply the photographs, though a gallery guide with the names of the photographers featured in each room is available from the reception desk. It's quite an unusual viewing experience and forces one to think about the photography. "Here" is billed as an exhibition of Bay Area photographers and features images of San Francisco and the Bay Area (among others) by 34 photographers. I visited soon after the exhibit opened and at the time the exhibition catalog was not available. My expectation was to see a number of well-known San Francisco photographers represented such as Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Minor White, Pirkle Jones, Don Worth, etc. Instead, the exhibit leans more toward contemporary photographers - large, color photographs of empty rooms, landscapes (Misrach's Oakland fire and Golden Gate images), documentary photography (Goldberg's street kids) - not really my thing. Overall, I didn't feel that this exhibit had the depth of last year's showing of the Fisher's photography collection. My feelings may be influenced in part by how overwhelmed I was on my first visit to this magical space. Wandering the exhibition, however, I was pleased to stumble upon some real treasures on view - Muybridge and Mark Klett's panoramas of San Francisco (then and now), Ruth Bernhard and Edward Weston's nudes, and Sugimoto's time-exposures of local theater interiors. There are others I'm sure and I will make a point of getting back to see them again sometime this year. Admission to Pier 24 is free but you must make a reservation in advance through their website: www.pier24.org. There are three times available (10am, 1pm and 3pm) Monday through Thursday. Reservations are limited to a maximum of 20 visitors at any given time to ensure a contemplative environment. (Just two of us had the entire space to ourselves when I visited in May.) I returned in December and spent more time enjoying Stackpole's photographs documenting the building of the Bay Bridge. Also, I liked the night photos (nocturnes) of suburban houses by Henry Wessell (B&W) and Todd Hido (color) - both working on these images in the 1990's. I also found myself more closely viewing Jim Goldberg's street photography (many polaroids and enlarged proof sheet images). All-in-all, another fine exhibition in an amazing space. I look forward to whatever Pier 24 comes up with in 2012! If you've not been to Pier 24, I highly recommend visiting - it's quite an experience. "Here" has been extended and is on view through January 31, 2012. Click on my photo to return to my SMArt Page Home, or www.rskidmore.com to go to my website home page.

Art News and Blogs From Around the Web

Welcome to the ArtistPresentations.com art news reader. Here, we present the 10 latest news and blog articles gathered from several sources around the Web. Click here to read more Art News

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  • It’s been almost a year since I finished the eBook How to Be A Press Friendly Artist.  I have received a lot of great feedback and thanks for making the process less daunting and more doable.  Recently someone asked this on the Art Licensing Info Facebook page: Hey, I gobbled up your e-book on becoming a press friendly artist and I plan on following through on all it’s advice. I have a press kit all done like you instructed but I am still unsure of the procedure for sending it out...
    Source: ArtLicensingBlog.com Date: Feb 3 2012 - 8:46am
     
  • Digital Artists and Fine Art Photographers Should Be Using Convergent Media. Convergent Media is a term I coined in 2007 for Digital Artists.   Digital artists and fine art photographers were in attendance when I recently spoke at art business webinars, art marketing panels and podcasts. During those talks, I mentioned why I believe "Convergent Media" is a great term for them to use.  It Was a Busy Week Talking About Art Marketing and Art Business My first activity was as a panelist...
    Source: ArtPrintIssues.com Date: Feb 2 2012 - 9:30pm
     
  • Your relationship with a collector doesn’t end when the work is purchased. It has just begun. Discuss. Today’s Deep Thought Thursday was inspired by my presentation at smARTist Telesummit 2012: “Unforgettable: 6 Actions to Guarantee Collectors Remember You.” Sign up here to be notified when the home-study edition is available.
    Source: ArtBizBlog.com Date: Feb 2 2012 - 5:00am
     
  • I’ve been getting some interesting questions lately that have caused me to really think about what I would do.  An artist recently emailed me with what I consider a very high class problem – they have submitted their portfolio to a few art publishers and agents and now have a few that are interested in signing the artist.  The main question was Is it better to go with an agent or a publisher/licensor? First it is important to understand the distinction, especially if you are new to...
    Source: ArtLicensingBlog.com Date: Feb 1 2012 - 7:00am
     
  • Some friends will see it on Facebook, most won’t. Some followers will catch your tweet or your +1 post, most won’t. Some people will read your email or blog post, some won’t. ©2010 Cheryl Laube, Why. From the "Being Woman” Series III. Archival digital print, 17 x 22 inches. Six artists scheduled a one-night-only art show in the boutique hotel just down the hill from me. I know two of them fairly well. I received an email announcement (bulk blast) from one of the artists about 3 weeks...
    Source: ArtBizBlog.com Date: Feb 1 2012 - 5:30am
     
  • By Tara Reed So you’ve heard about art licensing and think it sounds amazing! You can create art and have several people pay you for the rights to use it. You don’t have to do any of the marketing, selling or credit card processing. Heck, you’ve heard about people who make millions doing it so why shouldn’t you? Well… it’s not that easy. I will begin by telling you it is possible to earn a living licensing your art and that it can be done. I built my business from the ground up and absolutely...
    Source: ArtBizBlog.com Date: Jan 30 2012 - 5:30am
     
  • Free Art Marketing & Art Business Podcast For some time now I have been having a weekly conversation with Jason Horejs. He is a gallery owner, (Xanadu Gallery), author of "Starving" to Successful: The Fine Artist's Guide to Getting Into Galleries and Selling More Art. His Red Dot Blog is very popular.  We have been visiting on a range of art business and art marketing topics. There is so much change with regard to  what's going on in the art market, including new trends in digital...
    Source: ArtPrintIssues.com Date: Jan 29 2012 - 9:05pm
     
  • The sale price of $27 ends on Tuesday, January 31st – have you taken advantage of this deal yet?  Not only do you get an audio and transcript, you get an eBook with lots of worksheets to print out and use as well as “Goal Mail” every month for the next 12 months to keep you on track.  I created The Goal Wheel for Artists™ because I needed a better way – it works for me and I think it can work for you too. I took things that worked for me from other goal setting ideas I...
    Source: ArtLicensingBlog.com Date: Jan 27 2012 - 7:00am
     
  • With so many good documentaries about art available, it’s time to update my list. Add them to your queue, watch them online when you can, or find clips on YouTube. These are too good to miss. Tops on My List The PBS series art: 21. A pioneering series on artists making art today. Don’t miss a single episode. How to Draw a Bunny  – The mysterious art, life, death of Ray Johnson. I haven’t seen it in a long while, but it made an impact and is still at the top of my list....
    Source: ArtBizBlog.com Date: Jan 27 2012 - 4:00am
     
  • It’s been a while since we had a legal expert on the line – I hope you were able to dial in and learn lots!  Attorney Kyle-Beth Hilfer has lots of experience in art licensing and general intellectual property law – of course her answers are not to be construed as legal counsel just food for thought. (Disclaimers are very important! If you have a specific issue, contact her or the attorney of your choice!) What we covered on the call… • How to find and how to handle...
    Source: ArtLicensingBlog.com Date: Jan 26 2012 - 7:00am