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WHO INSPIRES YOU? LEAVE A COMMENT • WIN A BOOK!

Art by Christine Mason Miller

From Tonia Davenport over at CreateMixedMedia.com. Who has inspired YOU to DREAM BIG? Nominate him or her in the comments section over at createmixedmedia.com for a chance to win an ORIGINAL PIECE OF ART FOR THAT PERSON and a FREE … Full Article

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Gerhard Richter | An Artist Without Limits

Gerhard Richter oil painting | Reader

Gerhard Richter’s constant artistic transformation, from blurred photorealistic paintings to monochrome and color chart paintings to expressive abstract watercolors and work in stained glass, created new boundaries and challenged the limits of genre. Richter bravely strived to change the definition of what art should do, painting beyond the end of painting. For that, he is today regarded as one of the greatest living painters. Full Article

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Kim Flora Art Exhibition

View From Eden Park oil painting by Kim Flora | oil landscape abstract painting

Artist Kim Flora, who works with encaustic, is exhibiting works in “Winter Solace,” at the YWCA in Cincinnati, Ohio, through March 15, 2012. Joining her is Trina Feldhake, who creates ceramic baskets. Full Article

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Get a New Inspiration Affirmation Every Week

DesireToInspire

From Tonia Davenport on CreateMixedMedia.com. Are you familiar with this book? Since it came out recently, I have personally been very inspired by this book by Swirly girl, Christine Mason Miller, and my sincere hope is that in the weeks to come, Desire to … Full Article

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The Artist’s Magazine April 2012 Online Table of Contents

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The other side of Tom Root’s imagination; Marvin Mattelson’s commissioned portraits; acrylic artist Patti Brady’s studio; free lesson in intuitive abstraction and more. Full Article

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Melanie Daniel | Abstracted Landscapes in Oil

Peacock (oil, 55x39) by Melanie Daniel

Having won the Rappaport Prize for a Young Israeli Painter in 2009, Melanie Daniel showed her work in a solo exhibition entitled “Evergreen” at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. She won the Sharett America-Israel Cultural Foundation Prize in 2001 … Full Article

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Creativity Workshop: Mix and Match

PartyPapersAndRedCircles

Some of the textures in Party Papers and Red Circles (watercolor on paper, 22×30) were achieved with white gouache, which Carol Z. Brody sprayed through various screens and doilies to brighten a painting that had become too dark. It was … Full Article

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De Kooning: A Retrospective

Pirate (Untitled II) (1981; oil on canvas, 883/4x76½) by Willem de Kooning (American, born in the Netherlands, 1904–1997)

“De Kooning: A Retrospective” is an exhibition taking place through January 9, 2012, at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City. Full Article

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The Abstract Forms of Pablo Picasso & Wendell Castle

Tete de Femme (Bloch 321) (1939; Burin printed on Montval laid paper with Vollard watermark, 15x10) by Pablo Picasso

“There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.” – Pablo Picasso PHILADELPHIA- Wexler Gallery is proud to present an exhibition of important works on paper by Pablo Picasso along … Full Article

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Abstract/Experimental Winners from the 28th Annual Art Competition

Sea Bed (acrylic mixed media assemblage, 24x36x2) by Tom O’Hara

Congratulations to the 30 winners of The Artist’s Magazine’s 28th Annual Art competition! Here (and in our December 2011 issue) we celebrate the winners from the Abstract/Experimental category. Full Article

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