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East Austin Studio Tour 2010, Part Three
Reporting on my experience of the 2010 East Austin Studio Tour: my one day playing hookie from my space at The Vortex so I could visit a few more artists' studios. See full post »
East Austin Studio Tour 2010, Part Two
Reporting on my experience of the 2010 East Austin Studio Tour: a visit with three artists during the EAST Artists Tour. See full post »
Ten Rules of Thumb for Maintaining Creativity
I just discovered this great blog post about an artist/craftsman named Wendell Castle at Emily Evans Eerdmans' blog. Wendell Castle has been creating amazing furniture for over 50 years. He has ten "Adopted Rules of Thumb" for staying at the top of one's creative game that I find very compelling: See full post »
RIP: Ray Yoshida, Painter and Teacher
I just learned that Ray Yoshida, one of the Chicago Imagists and one of my painting teachers at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, passed away this week.
I studied with him in an advanced painting studio for one semester: he once told me my work was "too sentimental." (Thank goodness!).
I'm sad and very nearly speechless.
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Painting by Matthew Ritchie "Self-Portrait in 2064" 2003 Oil and marker on canvas 80 x 100 inches
That quote is from an interview with Matthew Ritchie.
Better yet, I found this wonderful post by Vera Mitchell about Matthew Ritchie:
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