Nice job, Rita!
Here are a few great blog-sites for some cool
Pour-Painting techniques and materials:
Jerrys Artarama
I recently had a visit from a good friend of mine from up-state New York, and he reminded me about a pour-painting project his fiance' worked on during her collage years. I looked up the YouTube video and there she was! Pouring her little heart out. Nice job, Rita! If you think this looks like fun...
Here are a few great blog-sites for some cool Pour-Painting techniques and materials: Jerrys Artarama
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Black vs Purple As a professional artist and muralist, I have developed a deep appreciation for the power and significance of Color. For instance, Purple really is the most appropriate color to attribute to my Beloved Susan’s Memorial Bench, as anyone who knew her will rightly attest to! Purple is the Royal color, and the color of Dignity, and the color of Joy, and of Compassion, and of Exuberance! and... of Non-Conformity. and Purple is Playful! and Fun! (and it reminds me of her Raucous Laughter!) However... I am beginning to realize, after many enlightening and insightful conversations with the persuasive Superintendent of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services for the City of Pasadena, that the color Black is not without its more positive attributes especially for a Memorial! In addition to being the appropriate color of mourning… Black is, after all, Beautiful! Black represents Strength, and Courage and Justice! Black, in all of its Elegance represents both Defiance and Conviction! And being the color of printers’ ink, typewriter-ribbons, marker-pens, and pencils… Black stands for Communication! and for Speaking Truth to Power! All of which Susan would be very proud to embrace in her Memorial, as she did in her life. And so... in the spirit of Community Values and Cooperation (and of choosing one’s battles wisely)… and realizing that there are many, many other more important causes to stand for... Such as calling out social injustice, as when she sought to protect the informational privacy of her JPL co-workers against intrusive Homeland Security badging and privacy issues in 2007, when she was instrumental in helping to instigate a lawsuit against the Federal Government. (The lawsuit went all the way to the United States Supreme Court!) Or... Her involvement and work in giving voice to the concerns of Human Trafficking Victims! or Her concerns over the unfair over-representation and incarceration of black and brown men and women in our penal system… and while She was certainly not pro-abortion, She was deeply concerned about the invasive tendencies of our government, and our society, to legislate away the rights of women to have dominion over their own bodies, and the same for gays and lesbians, and all the LGBTQ! … or her conviction that it should not be a Death Sentence to drive while black… or to be shot in the back for a petty crime… and that, while guns are indeed inanimate objects... flooding our streets with human slaughtering weapons of mass distraction is not making our children and our public spaces any safer! And that, indeed, Black Lives, Just as All Lives, really do matter! "So with that said… I don’t think that Susan would want her Memorial tarnished by a silly little battle over mindless and insensitive bureaucratic rules in support of conformity and the stifling of creativity and free expression. I think we should name Susan’s new Memorial Bench (which has been returned to the park) “The Susan Foster black ‘Lives Matter’ Memorial Bench!”
(It’s the Mexican Muralist in me!) -Roberto Quintana de Foster Edwin Austin Abbey (1888) by John Singer Sargent Edwin Austin Abbey was an American muralist, illustrator, and painter. (April 1, 1852- August 1, 1911) He flourished at the beginning of what is now referred to as the "golden age" of illustration, and is best known for his drawings and paintings of Shakespearean and Victorian subjects. He completed a series of murals for the Boston Public Library in the 1890s. In 1908–09 Abbey began an ambitious program of murals and other artworks for the newly completed Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. These included allegorical medallion murals representing Science, Art, Justice, and Religion for the dome of the Rotunda: four large lunette murals beneath the dome, and multiple works for the House and Senate Chambers. For the Senate chamber he finished only one painting, 'Von Steuben Training the American Soldiers at Valley Forge', and he was working on the 'Reading of the Declaration of Independence' mural in early 1911, when his health began to fail. Studio assistant William Simmonds continued work on the mural with little supervision from Abbey, and with small contributions by John Singer Sargent. (from: Wikipedia) Lunette and medallion murals (1908-11) Pennsylvania State Capitol Rotunda. Left to right: The Spirit of Vulcan, Science, The Spirit of Religious Liberty, Art, The Spirit of Light. Apotheosis of Pennsylvania (1908–11) House Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol. More over here at the GurneyJourney...
Part 1: E.A. Abbey, "Greatest living illustrator" http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2013/06/part-1-ea-abbey-greatest-living.html Here is one of my favorite books in my library: ‘THE ART OF CHALK’ Techniques and Inspiration for Creating Art with Chalk by Tracy Lee Stum “This is the go-to book for everything from chalkboard art to anamorphic murals. From the history of chalk, to how to make your own pastels. From 'fine-art' to street-painting, Tracy has it all covered with gorgeous photographs and contributions from 50 contributing artists! I highly recommend this book!” -Roberto Quintana, WFA In ‘The Art of Chalk’ by noted street painter Tracy Lee Stum takes an inspiring look at the many exciting creative applications for this easily accessible medium. With a historic overview of chalk's origins as an art medium, and how its artistic uses have evolved over the centuries, this book is a wealth of knowledge for anyone looking to get creative with this time-honored art medium.
Featuring the impressive work of some of today's most prominent artists and designers, 'The Art of Chalk' explores helpful and inspiring techniques used in typography and lettering, fine art, and the intricate, elaborate, and mind-bending chalk designs known as street art. In the resources section, you'll even find a detailed listing of chalk festivals held around the world. (for 5 bonus points) 50 Down: Medium that Tracy Lee Stum draws in This last Memorial Day I had the pleasure of attending the I Madonnari Chalk Festival in Santa Barbara, California. I went up to see Tracy, Sayak, and Julio’s artworks and to enjoy the grounds of the beautiful Santa Barbara Mission on a gorgeous Southern-California afternoon. The Bands were Jammin’, the food was great, and the crowd was well masked and glad to be outside, and it was all for a good cause: Supporting the Children’s Creative Project (CCP)! I Madonnari serves as the main fundraiser for the Children’s Creative Project, a nonprofit organization that brings arts education to thousands of school children throughout Santa Barbara County through workshops and performances by multicultural touring artists. Local organizers were the first to bring this romantic Italian festival to the Western Hemisphere from Santa Barbara’s sister festival in Grazie di Curtatone, Italy. For information about the I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival, including participation and sponsorship opportunities, visit: https://ccp.sbceo.org/i-madonnari/welcome. To support the Children’s Creative Project go to: https://ccp.sbceo.org/donate Street painting probably began in Italy during the 16th century and has a long tradition in cities in Western Europe. Artists began street painting by traveling to religious and folk festivals where they drew images of the Madonna using chalk on the street. These artists became known as “Madonnari” or street painters. Their images are called street paintings because when well drawn they resemble paintings. If you think this all looks like fun,
Look what’s coming up in Pasadena! Pasadena Chalk Festival Father’s Day weekend June 18-19, 2022 at The Paseo. The event is open to the public 10:00am to 7:00pm. https://pasadenachalkfestival.org/ 200 murals and over 500 artists • Art Gallery & Silent Auction • Animation Alley & Chalk of Fame • Children’s Art Area • Live Music • Dine and Shop at The Paseo! KIDZ LAND Saturday & Sunday 10:00am – 4:00pm Upper Fountain Court If you’re a chalk artist: Entries are closed, but if you’d like to be put on the waiting list: Email: PasadenaChalkFestival@yahoo.com LIVE MUSIC LINEUP Saturday, June 18th 2:00pm – 3:00pm Taylor Plenn (Jazz) 3:30pm – 4:30pm The Carlos Ordiano Trio (Latin Jazz) 5:00pm – 6:00pm La Güera Chakaloza Y Sus 5 Animales (Norteño) Sunday, June 19th: 3:00pm – 4:00pm Rhythms of the Village Family Band (Nigerian Highlife Fusion) 4:45pm – 5:30pm Lucas/Heaven (RnB/Jazz) 6:00pm – 7:00pm Spaghetti Cumbia (Cumbia) (Dress like your going to paint a mural in the hot sun!) John Singer Sargent: Charcoal portrait sketch of Kenneth Grahame One of the many topics that I am looking forward to exploring here on my new Blog is: Color and Color theory! This is such a wide ranging topic… it is hard to know where to start! But we’ll have many opportunities for interesting posts. So let’s start with probably the oldest and widest used color of all, Black! Most People don’t consider Black a color 'Black is the absence of color!’ they say. But not me! As a painter, I see black as another rich and varied pigment. It can be created by mixing at least three of the darker (transparent) primary-color pigments, or even just two of the darker secondary-color pigments. Black is essential for creating ALL of the Shade colors (by definition), and along with White it makes up the most versatile and constructive color of all the color families: The family of Grays… and all of the Toned colors as well! Not just a mixture, It’s also a pure pigment! And several kinds of pigments as well, with a wide range of useful qualities. “Picasso’s choice of black and white for his painting intensified the drama of it, giving the painting a picture-like quality as if it were part of a photographic record. It also highlights the essence of war being evil, reducing life around it into dichotomous composites of good and evil.” Ivory Black is the most popular Black, originally made by burning ivory, now by carbonizing bone (versatile but it has a weak tinting strength). Lampblack (good for making grays as it shifts towards the bluish/purple) and Carbon Black, made from the soot of charring petroleum, (not so good for mixing but very dark and permanent as a body-color over larger areas). Vine Black is made of carbon by charring vegetable or wood products. Carbon pigments make weak mixtures but are good for outlining and the sticks are good for drawing, and in its powdered dust form it is very fine and light, good as a pounce for transferring cartoon patterns for signs, murals and fresco paintings. Mars Black is an iron oxide, so it leans toward the red, not a very rich or dark black, but it mixes well with transparent colors and doesn’t ‘Go to mud’ so easily as the carbons do. Payne’s Gray is a particularly rich mixture of Black with Ultramarine and a little ochre (good to know when it shifts all of your mixtures towards green). Black primers are very useful as a block-out layer and black gesso makes a great ground for darker compositions or to make your opaque colors ‘pop’! Photo: Hollis Frampton, The Secret World of Frank Stella [painting Getty Tomb, unpublished print], 1958–1962, printed 1991, gelatin silver print, Addison Gallery of Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts (gift of Marion Faller, Addison Art Drive, 1991) Parisian bad-man FUZI, paints a mural on the side of Boomtown Brewery in sunny Los Angeles, California He covered the wall with a host of characters in his trademark style. https://ironlak.com/fuzi-paints-large-ignorant-mural-dtla/ ...And of course Black Enamel ‘Rattlers’ make great ‘Paint Bombs’ for quick attacks over rough surfaces and hard to reach Trophies. Coming soon... Black is Beautiful! Part 2: Black vs Purple Black is Beautiful! Part 3: Black as the absence of Light, Black-Body Radiation, Black-Lights, Black Holes, Anti-Photons, Black Matter, Black Energy “Here’s another of my favorite books from my library”… "Unfaded Pageant: Edwin Austin Abbey's Shakespearean Subjects" by Lucy Oakley Wallach Art Gallery, 1994 8 1/2 x 11", 104 pp. 88 illus., 9 in color ISBN 1-884919-00-6, Paper http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/publications/ Unfaded-Pageant.html This excellent catalogue features 75 items. Extensive note section for the five sections in this catalogue. A mighty reference. Includes a useful chronology and the following essays: Abbey and Shakespeare; Illustrations for the Comedies; Paintings Exhibited at the Royal Academy; Costume Designs for Henry Irving"s Richard II; Illustrations for the Tragedies and Histories. Chronicles the history of the artist's Shakespearean work, which influenced late Victorian stage productions, and examines his interpretations in the context of late Victorian attitudes towards the plays and the wider context of English art. Contains numerous b&w and color illustrations spanning the range of Abbey's Shakespearean art, including sketches, book and magazine illustrations, costume designs, and oil paintings and studies. Distributed by the U. of Washington Press. King Lear, Act I, Scene I (1898) Edwin Austin Abbey "The Queen in Hamlet" 1897
Edwin Austin Abbey Hey, Check this out! Mark your calendars and enjoy great performances! live under the stars!! The Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival returns for an entire summer of theater under the stars! From July 2 - September 4, join us Wednesdays - Sundays in Griffith Park. ____________ The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont July 2 - July 31 This wild and wonderful 17th century comedy receives a 21st century makeover in an anarchic, Los Angeles-specific adaptation. _______________ Macbeth by William Shakespeare August 6 - September 4 The iconic tale of magic and mayhem will get a seductive, environmental treatment as we take advantage of the secluded Dell performance area. ____________________ Plus our signature offerings of pre-show events including salons, great opening acts, and the return of our playful family workshops. Taught by Joseph Culliton
May 8th - June 26th Sundays 11 am - 2 pm ONLINE Be part of an engaged digital ensemble that collectively explores the fundamentals of verse structure and Shakespearean performance. Here is a FANTASTIC artist and muralist that I’ve been keeping an eye on. Especially check out his murals at the ‘Beatles Ashram” https://www.milestoland.com/beatlesashram Miles has a solo show going on right now in Denver, Colorado! Miles Toland’s surreal paintings capture the mysterious places we visit between sleeping and waking. He invites the viewer into this liminal space by blending familiar elements of our objective world with ethereal textures and geometric patterns. The mandalas... suggest the subjects’ energy extending beyond their physical bodies and into the realm of spirit. Miles approaches his art as a practice of bringing resistance into resonance, honoring the beauty in decay, and finding wisdom in nature’s forms. A SOLO EXHIBITION
BY MILES TOLAND At RYAN JOSEPH GALLERY - in Colorado - https://www.ryanjosephgallery.com/ 'THE FAMILIAR UNKNOWN' 14 MAY - 8 JUNE 2022 This being his first solo exhibition in Denver, Miles has been tirelessly creating magic in his studio for this special occasion. Opening reception will be Saturday, May 14th , 5 - 11pm. Miles will be present for the opening reception, and hosting an Artist Talk. https://www.milestoland.com/selectedworks As most all of you know… I’ve been hiding out for more than a year now, since the passing of my beloved Susan. I am finally starting to process the many stages of grief and depression, and with the help of the ‘Flow of Time’ (Rhea and Kronos) I am beginning to emerge from my isolation and to re-engage with the world as it is. Your love and understanding has been very helpful, and I appreciate all of you very much. It was very sad to have to forego a memorial service for our beloved Susan, due to the dreaded covid, but having a virtual memorial on-line has been very healing. I hope to post more photos there in the near future. You can find her ‘MyKeeper Memorial’ here at this link if you would like to read and share what others have posted: https://www.mykeeper.com/profile/SusanFoster/ One of the most helpful things I have discovered to be very helpful for me to heal through my terrible loss, has been to try and embrace the sadness and grief, and to transform it all into Gratitude. Gratitude for having been loved by our wonderful Susan, and for having had such a loving and compassionate soul to share this miraculous gift of life with, and Gratitude for all the beautiful people and relationships that she has brought into my life! (Most all of you folks!) So with that in mind… I have arranged for a beautiful Memorial Bench to be installed at our local park, here in our neighborhood, that Susan helped to found back in the early 80’s. McDonald Park is located on Mountain and Mar Vista, between Hill and Lake Avenue. Susan was deservedly proud of her role in establishing Pasadena's McDonald Park in 1982, a lovely five-acre space in the heart of our city's famous Bungalow Heaven. Featuring a children's play area, a softball diamond, handball courts, picnic facilities, and more. Since its founding, McDonald Park has brought pleasure to countless Angelenos -- making it a fitting legacy. And now there is a beautiful new Purple Memorial Bench dedicated to her there, in the north-east corner, behind the baseball backstop, with her name on it! You can’t miss it! It’s her favorite color: Plum-Crazy Purple! A fitting legacy indeed. |
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