Easel Weenie • An art blog

Gagosian Gallery

2010-05-21T11:02:00.001-07:00

Interesting abstract exhibit: CLICK HERE FOR NY TIMES story!

Lowest of the low

2010-05-21T10:55:00.000-07:00

CLICK HERE FOR STORY FROM UK TELEGRAPH

Yerba Buena

2010-03-03T14:29:00.000-08:00

RENÉE GREEN
at Yerba Buena Center
20 Feb - 20 June 2010

R. Crumb illustrates 1st book of the Bible

2009-10-31T09:43:00.001-07:00

What? It's true, and pretty cool. The artist spent the last five years working on this project. It can be seen at the Hammer Gallery in Los Angeles (corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village.

CLICK FOR INFORMATION

Art promotion

2009-10-31T09:38:00.000-07:00

The November issue of Art News features the marketing of Andy Warhol.

ART NEWS. Also filmmaker Tim Burton's private art collection.

Can art?

2009-10-31T09:33:00.000-07:00

Why not? You should see some of these pieces! Current exhibition in Washington D.C. at Union Station from Oct. 8 - 19. In Miami from March 2 - 14 in South Beach. The exhibition is open to all artists who create an original piece out of Red Bull cans. INFO HERE

For artists!

2009-09-08T22:17:00.001-07:00

Approaching Galleries & Proposal Writing for Artists

View more presentations from ArtLinks .

Leonardo's last home

2009-08-08T11:18:00.000-07:00

I didn't know they made a park and shrine out of Da Vinci's Château du Clos Lucé.

Here's their description: It was here at the Château du Clos Lucé that Leonardo da Vinci, at the invitation of the King of France Francis I, spent the last three years of his life, putting the finishing touches to his inventions before passing away on 2 May 1519.

For the first time in his life, Leonardo da Vinci felt entirely at home in this brick and limestone manor house built in 1471.
And now you can catch a glimpse of the private life of this illustrious artist as you visit his bedroom, his kitchen and his study, as well as the Renaissance rooms and the chapel displaying the frescoes painted by his disciples.

In London...

2009-08-01T01:18:00.000-07:00

Jeff Koons at the Serpentine Gallery July 2 - September 13, 2009

SERPENTINE GA LLERY

Restoring Mondrian paintings

2009-08-01T00:55:00.000-07:00

Even "Victory Boogie-Woogie?" You can read all about it at THE ART NEWSPAPER.

...and art glass lighting!

2009-07-12T10:11:00.000-07:00

CLICK HERE. You're set now!

Art furniture

2009-07-12T09:43:00.001-07:00

I.A. Keer. Neat stuff! Though the website isn't that great and takes a bit of digging to see the great furniture! LINK

Purple Waterbug!

2009-07-06T14:17:00.000-07:00

Easel Weenie LOVES this art. Gee, I wonder why?

PURPLEWATERBUG!

Fine artist reality show?

2009-07-06T10:00:00.000-07:00

I don't know how I feel about this. But it CAN be interesting!

Artist reality show LINK

Venice's Accademia Bridge

2009-07-06T09:48:00.000-07:00

To be remade again? In 1488 it was an idea. The bridge wasn't actually built until 1854! That steel structure was torn down and replaced by a wooden bridge in the 1930s. In 1985 THAT bridge was replaced by the present bridge (built to match identically). And now...they're thinking of re-doing it.

ARTICLE on redesign announcement

I think they need to take some tips from the Romans. The Ponte Fabricio (Pons Fabricius) bridge was built in 62 B.C. and stands today in its original state.

Ponte Fabricio article

Ernie Barnes dies

2009-05-03T09:26:00.000-07:00

Americans became familiar with the art of Ernie Barnes via the television show Good Times and his appointment as the Official Artist of the XXIII Olympiad.

Read at New York Times.com CLICK HERE

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

2009-05-03T09:23:00.000-07:00

Art and culture around the Bay of Naples. At LACMA!

Don't get scammed!

2009-04-26T09:40:00.000-07:00

Art News Blog still has this list of "Art Scammers and Fraudsters" online. Check it out if you suspect a scam, or add to it if you run into one!

http://www.artnewsblog.com/2008/05/list-of-artist-scammers-and-fraudsters.htm

The case you've always wanted!

2009-03-23T16:56:00.000-07:00

Wow! All kinds of portfolio cases! LOOK HERE

Art For Obama Exhibition

2009-03-22T22:25:00.000-07:00

“Officially Unofficial - Inspired Art for Obama,” an exhibition of prints, posters, photographs, and videos that emerged in 2008 as icons of the art movement in support of Obama for President.

Company/Organization: Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Chicago Tourism Center, 72 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL
United States

Wednesday, April 01, 2009 thru Friday, May 15, 2009

See in New York Times!

2009-03-22T22:14:00.000-07:00

A slideshow on artists that have gone from the street to the museum. CLICK HERE

WOW! That's amazing!

2009-02-18T18:47:00.000-08:00

A micro sculptor! That's the eye of a needle! See more HERE (Click!)

Tech, art, music, world.

2009-01-31T17:42:00.000-08:00

Happy 97th birthday!

2009-01-28T12:50:00.000-08:00

Jackson Pollock would've been 97 today. Cheers!

A great artist dies

2009-01-23T16:57:00.003-08:00

American painter Andrew Wyeth passed away on the 16th of January, 2009 at the age of 91. More here: ANDREW WYETH on WIKIPEDIA

Just read

2009-01-23T16:57:00.001-08:00

“Beauty is truth, truth beauty. That is all ye know on Earth, and all ye need to know.” ~John Keats

Portrait-it?

2008-12-13T07:25:00.000-08:00

Neatorama article on an artist who created a portrait of Ray Charles with over 2,000 Post-It notes! CLICK HERE

Jelly Bean art!

2008-12-13T07:19:00.000-08:00

This art is really made with jelly beans! Here's a link to a small gallery: JELLY BEAN ART

Art supplies

2008-11-29T10:43:00.000-08:00

We like to highlight the really good art supply sales. There are good prices going on at Cheap Joes! Check 'em out. CLICK

Picasso anyone?

2008-11-26T17:19:00.000-08:00

HERE in Google images is a nice collection of Picasso and Picasso-related photos. Have fun!

If you're a dachshund person!

2008-11-26T17:17:00.000-08:00

Here is some of the coolest stuff you can find! An artist friend of ours created these products.
CLICK HERE

Want to paint?

2008-11-16T11:32:00.000-08:00

Without the mess! Go here and select brushes, colors and more!

CLICK!

Also. Here's one we made:

CLICK!

Learn!

2008-11-16T11:21:00.000-08:00

At this website you can hear pronunciations of art terms and study artists!

CLICK

Easel Weenie likes this!

2008-11-11T19:22:00.001-08:00

An old movie (1965) from Disney. The Ugly Dachshund.

You can buy it at Amazon.com.

here is a trailer:

Edward Hopper's Women

2008-11-09T19:23:00.000-08:00

At The Seattle Art Museum!

November 13, 2008 to March 1, 2009.

3rd floor galleries.

CLICK HERE

Artists biographies

2008-10-17T17:46:00.000-07:00

If you're interested in artist biographies on DVD (Cassatt, Degas, Rembrandt, etc) you can go to Amazon and find a box set! CLICK HERE

Edward Hopper

2008-10-04T00:07:00.001-07:00

This Edward Hopper painting was completed in 1945 and is at the Yale University Gallery. CLICK FOR WALLPAPER SIZE!

This kind of freaks Easel Weenie out!

2008-10-03T23:46:00.000-07:00

But it's cool. Here also is a link to how the AKC (American Kennel Club) breaks down what they consider the standard gait of dachshunds, ideal features, etc.

FLASH ANIMATION FILE

That's paper art?

2008-10-03T23:39:00.000-07:00

Some of these paper cutout pieces are amazing! Look HERE

Flooded!

2008-09-22T06:44:00.000-07:00

Read who's house was flooded! CLICK HERE

I don't remember it like this

2008-09-22T06:41:00.001-07:00

Is that an iPhone? Maybe they were more advanced in 1504 than we thought?

Neat find

2008-09-20T10:39:00.001-07:00

New York Art World Magazine is packed full of interesting art stuff! Local gallery announcements, photography, drawings and paintings. Check it out here and let me know what you think! Shown here is Cow and Violin, 1913.
Oil on wood,
19 _" x 10 3/16".
St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum.

Art Institute of Chicago

2008-09-20T10:36:00.000-07:00

A Bresson exhibit!!! CLICK!

Ooops!

2008-09-14T12:44:00.001-07:00

Hello this is snoop. I didn't know my clubpenguin chatbox would go here to!

and AFM is going to make a gmail account to! HOPEFULLY!

look

2008-09-12T16:49:00.001-07:00

Look at this:

Opus on Salon!

2008-09-08T07:46:00.000-07:00

Read OPUS at Salon.com

Art News Blog: Dirty car art?

2008-09-05T13:20:00.000-07:00

This is cool! Why wash your car?
CLICK HERE!

Biggest photo!

2008-09-05T13:13:00.000-07:00

Is it a photo or a negative?
CLICK HERE

British Art Fair starts next week!

2008-09-05T13:11:00.000-07:00

If you're in the area (London) be there Wednesday!
BRITISH ART FAIR

Cheese Art!

2008-08-31T11:47:00.000-07:00

I looked up Cheese Art and found this:

CHEESE ALLIGATOR!

Art attack!

2008-08-31T10:51:00.000-07:00

Fun site! "How to" for creating all kinds of things from borders, ink washes, beady eyes and all kinds of other things. I'm posting the non-flash link. ART ATTACK

I'm a new member of the team!

2008-08-31T10:30:00.000-07:00

You probably all know me, I'm Cp Snoopdog! From my website www.mrgilla.wordpress.com

And you probably know my blogger. Well, Seeya!

Artist to see!

2008-08-31T10:17:00.000-07:00

I like this artist. Leigh Rosenberg Earnest

New Art TV

2008-08-23T10:11:00.000-07:00

Web site that's "your channel to the art world." They feature studio visits, events, performances and lots of other stuff. NEW ART TV

French fry art?

2008-08-23T10:00:00.000-07:00

OK. Kind of gross, but the end result is really unexpected! Wow!

Coffee art?

2008-08-23T09:59:00.000-07:00

I always wondered how they did this!

Etch-A-Sketch

2008-08-19T22:24:00.000-07:00

And it's art!

Museum goers flee giant TURD!

2008-08-16T08:40:00.000-07:00

There's a headline for ya! At the Swiss Museum. Another story at The Guardian.

10 unfinished masterpieces

2008-08-16T08:38:00.000-07:00

Great slideshow in the Guardian (U.K.). CLICK HERE

$30m stolen Cezanne trial begins

2008-08-14T01:02:00.000-07:00

This painting, Bouilloire et Fruits (1888-90),

by Paul Cezanne, was stolen in 1978.

Sotheby's art auctions

2008-08-14T00:51:00.000-07:00

Did you know Sotheby's was founded in 1744? That's when the first auction was held by Samuel Baker. And check THIS out!

Highest Grossing Artists

Sotheby's November Auction 2007

1 Andy Warhol $8,660,250 

2 Wayne Thiebaud $5,252,600 

3 Gerhard Richter $4,647,000 

4 Tom Wesselmann $4,513,000 

5 Takashi Murakami $4,125,000 

6 Frank Stella $3,337,000 

7 Alexander Calder $2,855,600 

8 Robert Indiana $2,210,000 

9 James Rosenquist $1,858,000 

10 Willem De Kooning $1,772,000  

Source: Sotheby's

Sometimes blogs are just good.

2008-08-12T23:56:00.001-07:00

And this is one. Not just because I'm a huge fan of her father, but because this is treated as a true journal and it's crafted with care. I've read many of these posts several times already. SARA GENN ~ THE LITTLE, LINED NOTEBOOK

Information for artists

2008-08-12T05:58:00.000-07:00

Art Infosite. Lots of hard-to-find information on framing, hanging, lighting art as well as packing shipping, photographing, quotes, etc. GO HERE and here is another blog site with great info: ARTIST, EMERGING.

Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680)

2008-08-11T08:42:00.000-07:00

A great article on Bernini, Baroque sculptor and architect of 17th Rome. This articles concentrates on the J. Paul Getty Museum exhibit, “Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture.” NYT ARTICLE HERE

You Tube art post #2

2008-08-10T13:33:00.000-07:00

It's art. It's YouTube! A great combo. I love the daily drawing.

You Tube art post #1

2008-08-10T13:31:00.000-07:00

Artist paints a Beatle portrait!

Kokoschka

2008-08-10T13:23:00.000-07:00

Austrian artist, poet and playwright. Read about him HERE.

Local art community

2008-08-08T21:53:00.000-07:00

Artists websites, events, exhibit opportunities, classes, classifieds. A very rich site for artists. ART COMMUNITY

Best pavement art ever!

2008-08-08T09:24:00.000-07:00

Go see Julian Beever's work HERE! Pavement art, old masters copies, anamorphic illusions. Unbelievable.

Another illusion!

2008-08-08T09:19:00.001-07:00

I don't know if this one makes me dizzy or not. I'm going to post these illusion files every now and then. I don't really get tired of looking at them!

Mural art

2008-08-08T09:16:00.000-07:00

Wow! Doesn't that scene look real? It's a mural! By John Pugh. Here is his website!

Pilobolus

2008-08-08T09:07:00.000-07:00

It's not just a sun-loving fungus! It's dance theater!This is from a clip on Conan O'Brien. How do they do that? You can read more about them here: PILOBOLUS

Glass art

2008-08-07T18:20:00.000-07:00

I had the chance to see these two brothers in action. Great stuff, the website is a little cumbersome to navigate through, but you can get a good feel for their work. de la Torre brothers

Crazy Amazing Art

2008-08-07T08:57:00.000-07:00

It is crazy. Ljudbilden & Piloten, Swedish artists.

They capture their drawings and animate them with stop-motion video.

Click here: CRAZY AMAZING ART!

Old but cool

2008-08-07T08:43:00.001-07:00

Here's one of those optical illusionist pieces of art. I'm sure you've seen this before but I just don't get tired of looking at it. (click thumbnail for larger version). You're supposed to focus on the center, then move your head back-and-forth (close to and away from the monitor). See what happens!

Doodles

2008-08-07T08:42:00.001-07:00

Different. Fun to look at!

The Dude In The Chair

LACE

2008-08-06T23:27:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions. October 15, LA25 - featuring 25 emerging Los Angeles artists. Read more about LA25 HERE and visit LACE website HERE.

At the Met part II

2008-08-06T23:15:00.000-07:00

...and through Oct. 26 you can see some GREAT Jeff Koons installations! Featuring 3 of the artist's meticulously crafted works that have never before been on public display. There you have it. More HERE!

At the Met part I

2008-08-06T23:13:00.000-07:00

J.M.W. Turner will be featured in an exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum through September 21. If you get the chance, don't miss it! Read more HERE.

Virtual tour!

2008-08-04T22:57:00.000-07:00

Alexander Calder virtual tour at the National Gallery.

Puccini notes

2008-08-04T22:44:00.000-07:00

Read about the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini (La Bohéme, Tosca, Madame Butterfly, etc...) at Painter's Keys!

John Lautner, architect

2008-08-04T12:54:00.000-07:00

A Frank Lloyd Wright protégé, John Lautner designed some of the most outrageous (and coolest!) houses ever seen. One of which is the Chemosphere (modernist octagon design) which was seen in the movie Body Double as well as in the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Lautner died in 1994. The Hammer Museum in L.A. is currently featuring him in an EXHIBIT which ends October 12.

BioTech art

2008-08-04T12:50:00.000-07:00

Makes for interesting reading. Maybe some cool images. But what else? I don't have a problem with the marriage of art and technology, or technology AS art. Some things for me, just fall into the category of "it is what it is." Maybe THAT's it? ARTS JOURNAL ARTICLE HERE

For Andy Warholics!

2008-08-03T23:36:00.000-07:00

Get your Warhol on! Here you go:

• The Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Andy Warhol biography

• Warhol at the Met

• Great Warhol films article at NYT

Have you tried this?

2008-08-03T10:07:00.001-07:00

Etsy. It's a place where artists and craftspeople can sell their wares. Also, seems to be a nice place to find an unusual and creative gift. I haven't tried it. I'm thinking about it, possibly to sell smaller paintings, or painted pieces. Let me know if you've had success with it. ETSY

Art Supplies!

2008-08-03T08:59:00.000-07:00

Cool easel sale going on now. Never a bad place to visit, Utrecht has been one of my favorites for a while. In Seattle their address is: 1124 PIke Street or here at Google Maps
View Larger Map

Utrecht

Call For Artists

2008-08-03T08:52:00.000-07:00

Maybe this is for you? The ARTIST PROJECT, Chicago.

Women in art video

2008-08-02T15:14:00.000-07:00

This has been around a while. But it's great to see.

I don't think so.

2008-08-02T15:05:00.000-07:00

Is this art? You know, it's entertainment to me. Insofar as some people call that an art form, maybe so. Art? I don't know.

Yes, he DOES deserve to make that kind of money...he has created the market for it. But art? Hell no. What do you think?

NEW YORK POST STORY: Damien Hirst

Color basics

2008-08-02T12:53:00.001-07:00

Every artist needs to re-visit the basics. Here's a couple of cool color sites to see.

COLOR MATTERS

KULER (ADOBE)

Ugly is in

2008-08-02T12:48:00.000-07:00

In the NYT arts section. Take a look! CLICK

Build your own easel?

2008-08-01T20:23:00.000-07:00

I'm going to try this soon. When I do, I'll post my progress! Build your own easel!

'Cause it's important to Easel Weenie

2008-08-01T01:05:00.000-07:00

Important for animals. A good blog too.

ASPCA

Museo

2008-08-01T00:43:00.000-07:00

Contemporary art magazine. Museo. Cool.

Got supplies?

2008-08-01T00:20:00.001-07:00

I've been ordering art supplies from Jerry's Artarama for years now. They have quite a selection and GREAT sales! Lots of coupons, and the savings almost always make up for cost of shipping.

Pencil talk

2008-08-01T00:11:00.001-07:00

I spend a lot of time with pencils. I certainly have my favorites. Lately it's the Black Mirado Warrior, by Sanford. It's not one of the pricier pencils. Certainly easy enough to find. A premium round, 100% cedar pencil with a black matte finish. Feels good in your hand, sharpens well. Also, here's a cool blog on pencils: Pencil Talk. They thought it was OK too, not their favorite, but one of mine.

Quote

2008-07-31T23:55:00.000-07:00

"That stroke you are about to make on a painting is as much you as the next word you utter or the next breath you take." -Harley Brown

City Arts

2008-07-31T23:45:00.000-07:00

This month's issue. Hey, that's me!

CITY ARTS

Looking for something different?

2008-07-31T23:21:00.002-07:00

Pretty cool place to find unusual gifts. He's got voodoo dolls, original paintings (even sells my calendar!), awesome free wallpapers, t-shirts. Not the usual, boring shit. It's Love & Bones.

Weird and wonderful

2008-07-31T18:39:00.000-07:00

OK. But it's true! Dark Roasted Blend