finally! I can show you all what I was working on for the past couple of months 🙂 – a garment for the Kirkland Art Center’s Locavore event, in collaboration with painter Deborah Scott: http://olivialenz.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/locavore/ this is one of the most detail oriented pieces I’ve ever made.
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Preparing for the summer interview issue of Poets and Artists Magazine. They wanted an artist photo along with my bio. I am nearly phobic about having my picture taken. Meryl Schenker worked super hard to get a few good shots. I was sympathetic to her struggles to get a natural smile but it turns out
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Orozco Epic of American Civilization – at Dartmouth (8 photos) Orozco – not a guy to hesitate giving the middle finger to his patron I was fortunate to spend some quality time with Orozco’s mural this past weekend, study his preliminary work, and view photo’s of his work in progress. Here are a images taken
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I was just notified of their selection… “Lucky Charms”, 60″x36″, oil on canvas Selected for the 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial.Let the crating and shipping commence!
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Collecting reference material for my paintings is always in the back of my mind. Here’s a small example. I managed upon a great rate at the Biltmore Hotel for my quick trip to L.A. I needed to stay one night downtown, and this seemed much more interesting than a Mariott or Hilton (and those cost
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Authenticity. I am obsessively focused on this. I belong to this church of authenticity because it gives me hope. Hope that if I make my art, it will be true and compelling, whatever it is. If I make art for others, well… “…if your studio practices are not inextricably tied to your own identity, the
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I am so fortunate to have the opportunity to show my work at Hive Gallery this June and meet Nathan Cartwright, a wonderfully generous person. Nathan is the man behind Hive Gallery and Studios. About this time last year, he welcomed my art on a recommendation, sight unseen, for his first annual Circus Circus show.Â
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Remember studying logic syllogisms in college? Tell me if this works… Major premise:Â Â Â LA loves figurative art Minor premise:Â Â I love figurative art Conclusion:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Therefore I love LA If you buy that, perhaps you’ll buy the idea of an Art Genome Project currently underway by Art.sy If you have a subscription to Time
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Came across this piece in the Wall Street Journal by Eric Felten. In many cases, Is it Art? is a philosophical question to be answered by non-artists, non-philosophers. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303640104577438242141270380.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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Great commencement speeches are predictably inspiring.  If you are an artist, of any kind, this one is particularly great! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikAb-NYkseI&w=420&h=315]
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