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Art Books On My Bookshelf

No one can ever have enough printed art books. Art Books have to be real (smile), for me they have to be printed on paper. I want to be able to touch them, have them open, for instance next to my bed and wake up to see the beauty of an artwork. Or leave them at my desk to be reminded of the textures, colour palettes, and techniques that other artists feel inspired by. My longtime favorites are artist monographs about: Eva Aeppli, Georgia O'Keefe, Emma Kunz, Henry Moore, Mark Rothko, Brancusi, Chihuly, Paul Klee, Kandinsky, Andy Goldsworthy, Takao Tanabe, Rupprecht Geiger... Dale Chihuly works primarily with glass. In my understanding he has this wonderful vision of lines, colours and shapes and is able to bring it to live by using glass. On the other hand he creates big drawings using household items to move paint around. It is a free process without prior prediction of the outcome and still it is his very personal artistic language. The Art of Dale Chihuly shows you h...

A Day with the Children

Last week was March Break filled with art activities at the Ross Creek Centre. The children and camp staff where rearranging the installation with lots of enthusiasm. Here the slideshow/movie:

Artists gather to launch new book

I know this information has not a lot to do with my art project, but it is just fun to share great news. The first edition of Nova Scotia's Contemporary Artists - Volume II is selling fast and you have to hurry to get yours.  Posted Dec 7, 2010 by ■   Lynn Curwin Those who attended a recent book launch in Nova Scotia had the opportunity to purchase a volume filled with beautiful images of art works while also helping a local sexual assault centre. ■   Lynn Curwin The Truro launch of Nova Scotia’s Contemporary Artists – Volume ll , drew many people to the Marigold Cultural Centre to meet the book’s editor, Dee Appleby, and a few of the artists whose work is included. “It includes the work of 67 artists, who are all professionals and permanent... Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/print/article/301159#ixzz17XTkTkxg