My email inbox has been slow lately. Everyone must be getting ready for the holiday.
There is a pile of Christmas presents that need to get wrapped. They’re blocking the door of my apartment, and spilling into the recycling bin. It’s a delightful mess, all the little contained and uncontainable bits. I said goodbye to good taste this year and purchased the single most tacky wrapping paper I could find. It has bright frosted cookies floating on a pink background. I am adding red and green ribbons, just to set it off.
Here’s a bit of clutter for your email inbox this morning: paintings of wrapping paper. The first two (above and below) are by painters I like very much. Zoey Frank and Susan Jane Walp. Two very not-dead lady painters.
Susan Jane Walp
Hope Zaccogni
Benjamin J Shamback
Christo Wrapped Paintings, 1968 Tarpaulin, rope and wood
The Kodak Model 1 Box camera sold for $25 (about $680 today) with 100 exposures of film preloaded. The artist only needed to point and pull the wire (pre-shutter button). The winding key at the top enabled selfwinding. A camera reload cost $10 (about $250 today). The photographs Breitner took were less static than the …
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“The Colorist” Casey Klahn is an American pastel artist born in 1958 in Hoquiam, Washington, now living in Davenport. His pastel landscapes are abstracted shapes where color gets to play.
This is our last post in our list of Faves from the 30 Day Challenge. We received hundreds of creations throughout the month. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED! The next 30SAL post will include prizes and awards for our tip pics, and special recognition for the artists who completed all 30. Below are some …
Wrapping Paper Paintings
My email inbox has been slow lately. Everyone must be getting ready for the holiday.
There is a pile of Christmas presents that need to get wrapped. They’re blocking the door of my apartment, and spilling into the recycling bin. It’s a delightful mess, all the little contained and uncontainable bits. I said goodbye to good taste this year and purchased the single most tacky wrapping paper I could find. It has bright frosted cookies floating on a pink background. I am adding red and green ribbons, just to set it off.
Here’s a bit of clutter for your email inbox this morning: paintings of wrapping paper. The first two (above and below) are by painters I like very much. Zoey Frank and Susan Jane Walp. Two very not-dead lady painters.
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The Kodak Model 1 Box camera sold for $25 (about $680 today) with 100 exposures of film preloaded. The artist only needed to point and pull the wire (pre-shutter button). The winding key at the top enabled selfwinding. A camera reload cost $10 (about $250 today). The photographs Breitner took were less static than the …
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[image_with_animation image_url=”8635″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Maggi Hambling Welcome to your day after Saint Patrick’s Day. Hopefully you feel better than these people do. I’m starting a Maggi Hambling fan club. Who’s with me? ” load_in_animation=”none
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“The Colorist” Casey Klahn is an American pastel artist born in 1958 in Hoquiam, Washington, now living in Davenport. His pastel landscapes are abstracted shapes where color gets to play.
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This is our last post in our list of Faves from the 30 Day Challenge. We received hundreds of creations throughout the month. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED! The next 30SAL post will include prizes and awards for our tip pics, and special recognition for the artists who completed all 30. Below are some …