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(My Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser column for January 2012)

Pickering artist, Blanka Kubu-Brejcha admits she has a “rebellious” personality – this in spite of being born and raised in the (then) repressive Communist state of Czechoslovakia. Her natural ability to draw and acute…

"David Hockney may be 74 years old, but that doesn't mean he can't learn some new tricks.

A new exhibition at the Royal Academy will feature many landscapes which Hockney drew on an iPad, then blew up and printed on paper."

more (with video)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/18/david-hockney-ipad-art-royal-academy_n_1214382.html

Few people know that the famous author of Tropic of Cancer was an accomplished and respected painter who completed over 3000 watercolors in his lifetime. In his own words and persona, and through rare and never before released footage and audio, this film offers an unprecedented glimpse into the mind and heart of one of Americas greatest authors and artists.…

My December 2011 artist profile in the Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser



The majority of artists typically go through a formal period of training -- at art school, in university, or…

The agenda for our 4th annual conference for artists in now…

A great new magazine for digital image makers.

"Yes, it is here. digital imageMaker international is now out as a magazine featuring profiles and interviews with leading photographers and digital artists of our time.

digital imageMaker international 01 brings you some of the world’s best photography and digital art in book form. This volume in an ongoing series brings you…

(My November 2011 article for the Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser)

Ajax visual artist, art gallery director and baritone soloist, Gary Faulkner’s early life was the farthest thing from the arts. His original training and work life was concentrated in the fields of data processing and…

(My October 2011 Artist Profile for the Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser)

Ajax artist, Neville Clarke finds himself in the dilemma of many artists who teach but also wish to maintain an active and productive fine art career: how do you find time and energy for both?…

(My September 2011 Column in the Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser)

With a lengthy professional career as an artist in full swing, Pickering’s Ruth Smith has, in recent years, managed to find time to use her creative gifts and her training as a personal support worker and…

Framed posters and department-store paintings have long been staples of home decorating. But a growing number of shoppers are seeking original art for their homes, says interior designer Robert Novogratz.

"Art is about to explode to the masses," he says, because technology is giving us unprecedented access to artists. Homeowners are finding that distinctive, original works of art don't have to break their budgets.

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What a nice venue, pretty surroundings, dogs allowed :)

Does anyone have any success stories, I would love to hear them.

Being a new artist not yet having my art juried, have the jitters :)

Thanks

 (June 2011 -- published, Aug. 2011)



How does one, at a very young and impressionable age, handle an art teacher’s recommendation that you “don’t do art”? You get sweet revenge by becoming a professional artist, that’s how – even if it’s more than 40 years later! Pickering painter, Judy Matthews…

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Check out the new photo editing options on Dasonet. After you have uploaded your photo or, if you want to edit a photo you have previously uploaded, just select Options and then click Photos Stickers and Effects.

You can then select a photo editing tool to get rid of Red Eye, Blemishes and more from the…

The BBC in partnership with the Public Catalogue Foundation (PCF) announced the launch of Your Paintings, a project to create a complete catalogue of every oil painting in the national collection, on a dedicated website.

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=48570&int_modo=1

our festival will include an art fusion where abstract artists will interpret a songwriters words and music live. jan 2012, at the whitby courthouse .

a call to artists 

Ron Beer

www.songwritersmusicfestival.com

youngsongwriters@rogers.com