Art as Therapy

Source: Art as Therapy   Most works of art do not present us with radically strange and unexpected ideas: rather, they lend life to truths that had become cliches. Their…

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light shines

Light shines. It doesn't try to move whatever is causing shadow. It certainly doesn't draw it closer causing more shadow. Light shines. it does its best to shine wherever it…

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Art Sales, Coming up Next
Stephen Beveridge with his painting "Hans and Dieter go fishing", at University of California Riverside Palm Desert in conjunction with the Palm Springs Art Museum Arist Council

Art Sales, Coming up Next

The Riviera Hotel in Palm Springs is also hosting the 99 bucks arts sales show.  I have three small paintings at this event. 99 Bucks & Up Annual Fundraiser for…

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artist in New York

Art is a cornerstone of moneyed society in New York, with pieces regularly selling for millions of dollars. But most artists rarely see any of this bounty, making it harder…

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Artists Council Exhibit

Had  a great time at the Artists Council Exhibit: Artistic Expressions of the Coachella Valley at University of California, Riverside | Palm Desert Center.  The show was well attended and…

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For the Love of Paint

There’s a painting by Ray of Fra Angelico’s fresco of the “Annunciation” as seen from the bottom of the maroon-carpeted stairs in the Convent of San Marcos in Florence. By…

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Trapped in an Artist Cage
detail from a 4k video prepared for viewing using the Depict system. http://depict.com

Trapped in an Artist Cage

I have built myself an Artist cage with my interpretation and subsequent conformation to the term Artist. In 1993 I was working as a sheet metal worker, Sign Division, in…

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oversharing

I believe the problem is rooted in the immediacy of today. In other words, the desire to obtain instant feedback and praise is strong in our age of instant information.…

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real news from a newspaper
allover paintings and forgive me photographs in a respectful setting.

real news from a newspaper

The reflections exhibition at the Mount San Jacinto College Art Gallery looks great.  The reception was well attended and we ate all the cheese.  A reporter from the Press Enterprise…

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all over style
plein-air non representational allover style painting based on grave rubbings

all over style

These paintings are allover paintings in that they are painted all over the surface of the canvas. There is no part of the painting more special than any other part.…

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