Rembrandt in Phoenix
The Phoenix Museum recently completed an expansion which has allowed it to offer its visitors the opportunity to see more great works of art from all over the world. Starting this week there is “Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art: Treasures from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam”.
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Posted by Cybel in Art on 01 25th, 2007 | 6 Comments
Brazilian Roots
I love to listen to Brazilian music when I paint: Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Stan Getz etc. I just read this absolutely fascinating article in the NY Times about the origins of Brazilian music: how it was influenced by Arabic culture & how its aesthetic was passed onto American Blues. I have...
It’s Film Festival Time
I like the buzz from the Independent film festivals. The Golden Globe, The Film Critics Awards and the Oscars feel like last years stuff, and it is. These Indie films, most times, provide dialog, mystery, intrigue and acting, things that some of the big movies try to avoid. Here is a fellow bloggers...
Scottsdale Artists’ School-Beaux Arts ‘07
Save the date postcards are in the mail for the 13th annual Beaux Arts’ Fundraiser, which will be held Saturday April 28th,
at:
The Scottsdale Artists’ School, 3720 North Marshall Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Tickets can be purchased by calling the School at (480) 990-1422
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Meet Jewell Parker Rhodes
As part of the 2007 Celebration of African American Authors
held at the
Glendale Public Library 5959 West Brown St. (1 block South of Peoria), Glendale Arizona 85308
For more information, please call 623-930-3553 or email clandrum @glendaleaz.com.
Ms. Rhodes is the Artistic Director of the Virginia G....
Posted by Sandy in Movies on 01 14th, 2007 | No Comments
JANUS FILMS – 50th Anniversary, 50 DVD Box Set
JANUS FILMS, a distributor of foreign and classic films, fed those “art†houses around the country that were brave enough to show movies with *sub titles*!
If it weren’t for them, I would not have seen Ingmar Bergman’s Seventh Seal( 1957), Truffaut’s Jules and Jim (1962),...
The Gallery Perspective
Panelists from three Scottsdale galleries: Joan Griffith of Trailside Galleries, Tuppi Long of Long Gallery, and Vicki Boyce of Victoria Boyce Galleries, will discuss the the behind the scenes workings and relationships between Artist and Galleries. The lecture and discussion will held at the Scottsdale...
Meet Lisa Teasley
2007 Celebration of African American Authors at the Glendale Public Library 5959 West Brown St. (1 block South of Peoria) Glendale Arizona 85308 February 3, 2007 1-3pm Lisa Teasley is the author of the critically acclaimed, Glow In The Dark, Dive, and Heat Signature. Ms. Teasley is also the writer/host...
Posted by Cybel in Artist on 01 11th, 2007 | No Comments
“Simplicity” or “How Another Artist Inspired Me to Give My Oils a Rest & Pick Up Some Crayons”
(Above: “Falling down stairs saves time”)
Last night, I was googling for images regarding “falling down” and accidentally came across this artist’s site called Exploding Dog. I loved it. I loved his images. They are so simple yet convey so much. I suppose it could be easy...
Posted by Bob Martin in Art on 01 8th, 2007 | 2 Comments
We All Need A Muse
This is Vincent (with both ears) modeling his Christmas Outfit.
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