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LATEST ARTICLES ( 294 )

• The Sensual Artist

  

  Through the centuries artists and creative people in general have always been tagged or thought of as being a little more sensual and amorous than most. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• What Artists Know

  Every artist especially those early in their careers desperately try and often fail to develop their own unique style. Every artist is influenced by those that... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Men Vs Women Artists

  

  This is not a judgement…but just a simple observation. The trigger that complled me to perpend on this topic was a friend on Twitter. She’s a lovely artist and ... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Why Do Abstract Artists Paint Abstractly?

  

  The paradoxical question…Can an abstract artist actually create a pictorial painting? A significant number of art aficionados think that if you create abstract... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Art and Jazz…Jazz and Art

  

  It takes a pretty intelligent thinker to truly appreciate jazz music. The same can be said concerning the brain power required to totally understand and... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Kindness of Artists

  

  Okay…I’m not so naive as to think every artist is kind, especially when it comes to comments they make about other artists work. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Abstract Art Lacking Factual Reality?

  

  Can you really teach someone to understand an abstract painting?? It was some years ago that I became almost fanatical when I first started to visually embrace... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Psychic Shock in Art

  

  What makes you think? All too often we live our lives in a total reactive mode with little or no time for filtering the information that is penetrating our... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Photography VS Abstract Painting

  

  Because photography has been such an integral part of my life since childhood, I have lived with an internal conflict…I have taken thousands and thousands of... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Wanted! Those Who Think About Art… Even Art Critics, Art Historians

  

  I recently Tweeted a comment that “Art has an agenda, it’s either driven by function or ambition.” My own ambition is causing some angst because I can’t place m... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Chinese Year of the Rabbit is a Patron for Artists

  

  Maybe lucky for us artists that the Chinese are ushering in the Year of the Rabbit for 2011. The fourth sign of the Chinese horoscope , the Year of the Rabbit... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Pretentious Artist

  

  15 Minutes of Fame so Warhol said… Everyone wants it…most need it…and some absolutely crave it. Artists often fall into one or all of these categories.  Not... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2010 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Le Dejeuner Sur L’Herbe by Rod Jones Artist

  

  When a classic painting like Le Dejeuner Sur L’Herbe by Manet is reinterpreted by artists it’s difficult to determine who is genuinely reinterpreting for glory... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2010 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• What is the Point of Zabriskie Point?

  

  Like most of my paintings I wait until they are completed before I so generously gift them with a name, which invariably changes from time to time. This recent... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2010 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE