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Fine Art Daily - June 25, 2010
Posted: June 25, 2010 06:28 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersJune 24, 2010It's Food Friday!Roasted Corn1 stick butter, melted1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice1/2 teaspoon lime zest1/2 teaspoon sugar1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro12 ears fresh corn, shuckedCombine the butter, lime juice, lime zest, sugar, salt, and cilantro in a medium bowl and mix well. Grill the corn on a medium-hot grill for 10 minutes, turning occasionally (use tongs so you don't suffer like Charles does!). Transfer the lime-cilantro butter to a serving bowl and serve with the corn. Before grilling the corn, soak the unshucked corn in water. The heat...
Fine Art Daily - June 24, 2010
Posted: June 24, 2010 06:25 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersJune 24, 2010It has been HOT! If you take your dog out for a walk, be sure to stop by the Arts Council. Across East Ocean Boulevard from the Court House Cultural Center there is a thoughtful shopkeeper who has put out this double water bowl for strolling pups. So Palm Beach!Tomorrow night at the Court House is the opening of the Thomas Winter/Robert Holland photography show. The reception starts at 5:30. Visit www.martinarts.org for more details.
Victor Candell, A Provincetown Modernist (1903-1977)
Posted: June 23, 2010 08:59 Last Updated: | James PuzinasFor over 100 years, artists have been flocking to the Provincetown art colony each summer to paint in relative isolation amid the stark light and natural beauty that outer Cape Cod has provided. With summer upon us this week, I would like to take the opportunity to revisit the impact that this art colony had on one particular artist, not only on his style, but on his contribution to many art students in the years following the closing of the Hans Hofmann School. Victor Candell was a New York modernist whose initial preoccupation with explosions, violence and the horrors of the period follow...
Fine Art Daily - June 23, 2010
Posted: June 23, 2010 05:40 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersJune 23, 2010Here is a little coolth for everyone. Although the water was as warm as the bath, it was a relief to paddle around in here the other night. (I had planned on a little swim last night, too, but it decided to rain.) And I did not indulge in the Prosecco - I think we will leave that until Friday. Chardonnay did the trick as we swam a few laps, watching the birds, wondering where the high-flung planes were flying, checking on the progress of the moon, and laughing at Hoover, who could not quite overcome his amazement that we were sullying his sacred watering hole. Visit Fi...
Fine Art Daily - June 22, 2010
Posted: June 22, 2010 10:12 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersJune 22, 2010Summertime delights abound! We threw together a delightful concoction of raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, topped with whipped cream and crispy little Pirouline sugar wafer cookies for dessert the other night. The berries were room temperature, so not quite as delicious as the sun-warmed berries I remember picking as a child when we lived on Strawberry Hill. But that is a memory too powerful to overwhelm; ask Monsieur Proust about his madelines. Although I must say that I did not encounter any thorns this time... Visit my Fine Art Daily blog , and come see my i...
Fine Art Daily - June 21, 2010
Posted: June 21, 2010 05:13 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersJune 21, 2010Happy First Day of Summer! How unfortunate that the longest day of the year falls on a Monday! Make the best of it. Come home early, eat leftovers, loll in the pool, watch the birds fly home from work and then enjoy an old movie. That's what Best Beloved and I are doing tonight. We have queued up King of Hearts from Netflix and have Chris's special chicken salad marinating in the fridge. There's a bottle of Prosecco already chilling... Visit www.jeandsanders.blogspot.com to read more Fine Art Daily. Visit www.chestertownspy.com to read the latest news from Chestertown!...
It's Food Friday!
Posted: June 18, 2010 06:09 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersButtercream Cupcake Icing1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened4 cups powdered sugar1/2 teaspoon salt1/3 cup cream1 teaspoon vanilla extractCream the butter, add the sugar, salt, cream, and vanilla and mix until smooth and creamy. Add a drop or two of food coloring to achieve a delightful pink. Sprinkles are always a good idea.I do not have a homemade cupcake recipe, because I am a hopeless baker. Pillsbury seems to work best for me. I used to worry about this until I listened to a Sporkful podcast. They explained that cupcakes are merely vehicles for conveying the icing to your mouth! ...
Fine Art Daily - June 17, 2010
Posted: June 17, 2010 05:22 Last Updated: | Jean Dixon SandersJune 17, 2010Just in time for Ascot! Here's Viv, showing her inimitable style, but protecting her anonymity, at Kemble's Interiors. Beside having chic bobs and bits for the home, they have a fabulous array of colorful straw hats. We just need a legitimate reason to jet over to England this week! Surely the Queen would like to spend an afternoon with us. She would enjoy French "75"s. Gin and champagne - two of her favorite beverages, rolled up into one!http://kembleinteriors.com/Happy Birthday to Kyle!
Norman Rockwell, Tea Time, 1927, at the Norton Museum of Art
Posted: June 15, 2010 16:31 Last Updated: | Norton Museum of ArtBefore a cozy hearth, an elderly couple sits in profile, backlit in warm yellows and oranges by an unseen flame. The woman, nestled in her patterned easy chair at right, smiles down at her cup and saucer, which she holds daintily in her hands while a black and white cat slumbers comfortably on her lap. Opposite her, the man wearing a long coat, cravat and plaid trousers appears to speak cheerfully as he examines his cup through his spectacles, perched squarely on the end of his bulbous nose. He—evidently the owner of the tall silk hat, gloves and umbrella carefully discarded at his feet—...
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Abe Blashko, 90th Birthday Celebration, 75-Year Retrospective
Posted: June 04, 2010 10:57 Last Updated: | Susan TellerNow up and ready in the gallery: A 75-Year Retrospective of Works on Paper by Seattle-born Abe Blashko. Included are some of his earliest, most bizarre images including The Puppet, Le Miserable, and The Man Who Laughs, all 1939. Three pastels from the Ratmen Series (including The Golem) are show as well as drawings from his 1995 publication, Saint Mark's Place. Also included are political images; there is an especially biting Cheney With a Spare Heart, 2008.Blashko (born 1920) is largely self-taught. Inspired by the Mexican muralists, he created a body of work reflecting the world and its ...
Jay Hall Connaway Revisited
Posted: May 28, 2010 11:17 Last Updated: | James PuzinasOur gallery has sold many paintings by the American artist Jay Hall Connaway (1893-1970) over the years. So it is with great pleasure that we greet the current reappraisal of Connaway's lengthy career recently undertaken by two prominent New England museums. Beginning with the Portland (ME) Museum of Art exhibition last fall of 39 paintings by Connaway donated by Mrs. Marjorie Osbourne and culiminating with an ambitious show currently on exhibit at the Shelburne (VT) Museum through October 24, 2010, we are able to closely examine and appreciate the paintings of Jay Hall Connaway, an art...
"American Masters from the Collection of John and Jean Wilkinson' opens in Florida
Posted: May 23, 2010 22:25 Last Updated: | ArtfixDaily StaffTwenty works by leading American artists such as Thomas Cole, George Inness, Alfred Maurer, Jane Peterson, Thomas B. Pope and Anthony Thieme, are on loan from the private collection of John and Jean Wilkinson to the Appleton Museum of Art. The exhibit, which runs through July 25, illustrates art movements from the Hudson River School of the 19th century to early 20th century modernism. Also, on view through May 30 is "Florida Journeys: African-American Artists From The Sunshine State" with nearly 40 artworks by some of Florida’s finest African-American artists such as Kenneth Falana, C...
"Andy Warhol: Making Money" debuts
Posted: May 23, 2010 13:29 Last Updated: | ArtfixDaily StaffA book hand-made by Pop artist Andy Warhol as a gift for a young girl will be published for the first time this fall. Rizzoli is releasing a fascimile edition of the one-of-the-kind "Making Money." Originally created by Warhol in 1981, the book features a series of his exuberant freehand drawings. An appealing "flipbook" quality emerges as the images slowly build from abstract renditions to the artist's familiar dollar sign. The backstory is another draw. The gift-book was for Berkeley Reinhold, then a pre-teen and daughter of Warhol's close friend, diamond dealer and art collector John ...
St. Louis Mercantile Library Fair
Posted: May 20, 2010 11:06 Last Updated: | Susan TellerBack in the Gallery from Missouri. The St. Louis Mercantile Library fair was wonderful. In spite of the rain the event was amazingly well attended. In particular there was interest in work by Michael J. Gallagher, Joe Jones, and Fred Shane. At the Gallery the Hugh Mesibov Wartime Shipyard is extended through Thursday, May 27.
Collector's Guide: American Art in New York City
Posted: May 12, 2010 19:21 Last Updated: | Julie Carlson WildfeuerAmerican paintings, works on paper, and sculpture take center stage in Manhattan from May 17 to 26 in a series of major auctions and special events at leading art galleries. The dizzying array of art-centric festivities involves cocktail receptions, special exhibitions, three auctions, two dozen gallery open houses, and a pair of important fundraisers. Thousands of works of art will be available for sale. View our Itinerary below to help plan logistics. Plus, a Slideshow offers a sneak peek of what's ahead. Even though these sales are focused on 18th- to mid-20th century art, the week s...
Hugh Mesibov Memories of the Wartime Shipyard
Posted: May 12, 2010 12:35 Last Updated: | Susan TellerHUGH MESIBOV, The Wartime Shipyard, Surrealist Works of 1942/45. EXTENDED THROUGH MAY, 27, 2010. During World War II Hugh Mesibov (born 1916) was a First Class Ship Fitter --- one of more than 18,000 workers employed at the historic William Cramp & Son Shipbuilding Company in Philadelphia. Cramp’s, founded in 1830, had been closed since 1927, but was re-opened in 1941; the USS Miami, a Navy cruiser, was built there. On the last day, when the job ended in 1945, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt came to the site. Mesibov remembers him waving to the crowd. Roosevelt died later that year...
Hugh Mesibov show at Susan Teller Gallery extended through May 27
Posted: May 12, 2010 12:26 Last Updated: | Susan TellerThe Hugh Mesibov Wartime Shipyard show at the Susan Teller Gallery is now EXTENDED through May 27, 2010Hugh Mesibov: The Wartime ShipyardSurrealist Works of 1942/45, Paintings and DrawingsLink to site:www.susantellergallery.comThe entire show may be viewed under Exhibitions or Current.During World War II Hugh Mesibov was a First Class Ship Fitter at the historic William Cramp & Son Shipbuilding Company in Philadelphia. That day-to-day experience, combined with horrific wartime news, resulted in a body surrealist paintings and drawings. A highlight of the show is his monumental painting,...
The Father of American landscape painting gets Webby award
Posted: April 19, 2010 22:33 Last Updated: | ArtfixDaily StaffA 19th-century Hudson River School painter showcased in a high-tech platform has been named as one of the Honorees in the Arts category in the 14th Annual Webby Awards. Official Honoree Explore Thomas Cole (http://www.explorethomascole.org/) was among 8,000 entries competing for the distinction. Fewer than 15% of entered websites are recognized with a Webby, the award given for an outstanding caliber of work in website design. Part of the site's appeal is certainly the beauty and functionality present in the comprehensive Virtual Gallery of Cole's work. Filter the gallery by subject, med...
Decoy Episode Airs SUNDAY APRIL 18th on TLC's Accidental Fortune
Posted: April 16, 2010 14:22 Last Updated: | Stephen B. O'Brien Jr.I am happy to announce my cable TV debut this weekend! In February, I travelled to Texas to recreate my gallery for the filming of a TV show called ‘Accidental Fortune.’ We shipped out five boxes of decoys and artwork from Boston and I spent three days on location in San Antonio. The episode of Accidental Fortune will air at 8 PM and 11 PM on Sunday, April 18th on TLC. Tune in to watch the thrilling tale of discovery that surrounds several A.E. Crowell decoys!
Los Angeles Art Show 2010: More than eye-candy
Posted: January 28, 2010 12:21 Last Updated: | ArtfixDaily StaffCandy may be the art world's answer to the recession blues. Sweet and palatable images abounded at last week's Los Angeles Art Show: Wayne Theibaud's ice cream cones, Jean Wells' giant chocolate Kiss and pink cupcake sculptures, and gummi bears expertly captured in oil by Jeanne Vadeboncouer. Beyond the theme of edible delights, a wide range of art styles, from California impressionists to New York abstract expressionists, Arts and Crafts-era prints to cutting-edge video installations, gave the Fine Art Dealers Association's (FADA) 15th annual show breadth. This year, heavy rains and a st...
Most popular Fall 2009 press releases on ARTFIXdaily
Posted: December 31, 2009 12:19 Last Updated: | Julie Carlson WildfeuerThe three most-read press releases on ARTFIXdaily, published in the ArtWire section between September 1 and December 31, 2009, highlighted museum exhibitions: 1. Art and Illusions, Masterpieces of Trompe-l'loeil from Antiquity to the Present. On view through January 24, 2010, this major exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy, explores the art of optical illusion with 140 artworks. From Roman antiquity to Old Masters to present-day painters, artists whose work masterfully "fools the eye" seems to perenially delight viewers. 2. Paintings by Jay Connaway on view at Portland Museum of...
"The Art of Aiden Lassell Ripley" is Now Available
Posted: November 10, 2009 17:01 Last Updated: | Julie Carlson WildfeuerWritten by sporting art dealer Stephen O'Brien Jr. and ARTFIXdaily publisher Julie Carlson Wildfeuer, The Art of Aiden Lassell Ripley documents the artist's progression and growth, from his initial rise as an Impressionist to Realist depictions of his outdoor passions that continue to shape sporting art today. Over three years in the making, this is the most comprehensive book to date on the Massachusetts artist, chronicling paintings from his early life and work, illustrations and murals, landscapes and cityscapes, scenes of the South and his well-known sporting art. The...
A Painter's Passions: Watercolors by Chet Reneson
Posted: October 19, 2009 12:39 Last Updated: | Stephen B. O'Brien Jr.I am pleased to announce a new exhibition of paintings by renowned sporting artist Chet Reneson that will run from October 15 – December 15, 2009. The exhibition features a variety of subjects near and dear to Reneson, including five sporting scenes and four Bahamian paintings. I am particularly thrilled to present a snowy-blowy duck hunting scene that perfectly captures the bluster of a winter hunt, as well as a grouse shooting work and an intense image of two Bahamian fishermen hauling a great white shark into their boat. Reneson’s impeccable sporting art credentials attest...
Galen Mercer Exhibition
Posted: September 24, 2009 08:20 Last Updated: | Stephen B. O'Brien Jr.Through October 15, my gallery Stephen O’Brien Jr. Fine Arts will feature a solo exhibition of six major works by the artist, writer, and sportsman Galen Mercer. The grandson of two painters and the son of another, Mercer excelled in formal technique at Thornton Hall Academy, a school specializing in the fine arts. This exhibition demonstrates his impressive ability to apply that classic tradition to a bold, expressive palette. Any nature lover like myself will appreciate Mercer’s works. His landscape and sporting scenes reveal both the harmony and vitality of nature. I...
Today in Maine: Stanford White's Inness, re-discovered Heade under the hammer
Posted: August 25, 2009 23:43 Last Updated: | ArtfixDaily StaffA horde of top-notch American and European paintings and decorative arts goes to the auction block in the middle of Maine from August 25 to 28. Auctioneer James D. Julia, Inc., has returned this popular end-of-summer sale to their new state-of-the-art facilities in Fairfield, Maine, after conducting the sale off-site for twenty-one years. Among the Session II stand-outs, within this 2,200-lot sale, is an extraordinary, mid-career work by George Inness (1825-1894), famed as an American tonalist painter. Titled “The Villa Borghese, Rome, 1871,” the Italian landscape depicts over forty figure...
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