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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Slovakova and the Art of Making Do
London based Slovakian artist Maria Slovakova has always impressed me with the pesistence in which she has pursued her artistic vision.I had the opportunity to meet her when she was in Canada at the beginning of the millenium. At the … Continue reading
Painting from Big Pink
The cover art of The Band’s ”Music From Big Pink” album has always intrigued me and I discovered it was actually painted by Bob Dylan himself.The style of painting meshed seamlessly with the music, kind of not in harmony but … Continue reading
Iris Brushes Under the Radar
Iris brushes from Pebeo are tangibly better than many known brands yet are completely under the radar in terms of name recognition in North America.They have excellent spring,nice sharp points and seem to be more versatile and durable than the … Continue reading
Pricasso- is this strokework for real?
A friend of mine forwarded me a link to painter Tim Patch, ”Pricasso” who has refined a gimmick that allows him to live a lifestyle worthy of the well-heeled by selling acrylic portraits which he paints with his penis on … Continue reading
Pebeo and the Chagall Windows
Pebeo is a French producer of ”Vitrail” and ”Vitrea 160” glass paint. An explosion into the American psyche has never occured even if they decided to slip peyote essence into the solvent base of the product.The packaging is quaint but odd … Continue reading
Roadsworth Roadkilling Boredom
Montreal graffiti artist ”Roadsworth” is a master of de-materialized street art. His work on Montreal’s pavement diverted attention from the potholes and poverty and in a sense did a road-kill job on urban blight. However, to put those creative forces into … Continue reading
Simply Simmons Says ''Be Here Now''
Daler Rowney has come up with an off-beat addition to their popular Simply Simmons series of all you can eat at one price brushes. You could call it the William Burroughs series with a special contribution from Timothy Leary. In … Continue reading
Jumbo Textile and the Zero Footprint
Last month we asked Chroma if they could produce a jumbo sized textile medium for us and they obliged with a 16 oz format. People are mad about image transfer onto these cotton grocery bags which is good business for us … Continue reading
Is Art Religulous?
This past weekend I saw the Larry Charles film ”Religulous” featuring enhanced high definition from comedian Bill Maher.Often artists define their work as an expression of spirituality or as a manifestation of a proxy for religious experience. After viewing this It … Continue reading
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