Elizabeth Reed - Trouvaille (Something lovely found by chance)

ART MIAMI! Romi and I went to Art Miami, Scope and Art Asia on Saturday. Amazing show of interesting ideas - some quite entertaining as well as fantastic skill and technical ability. Art Asia always opens my eyes. My experiences traveling left the impression that not only is Asia on the other side of the earth, but on the other side of your eyeballs. Here are some of my favorites. Too many to list - Just a few that left an impression on me. Sybelle Peretti  She etches into glass on which she manipulates pigment and images. The photos do not do her justice. I saw her work in Scope last year - still it stops me in my tracks. Julie Heffernan   I love "Self portrait sitting on world." Look carefully at these classically painted allegories. Rachel Bess  All of her beautifully painted, thought provoking portraits were sold. I was immediately drawn to her painting technique - stunning - and the imagery she chose. Koon Wai-bong  Exceptional Chi

What a weekend coming up! Art Basel Miami Beach is a brain refresher - many very cool artists. Go enjoy every part of it. Parties every night. Some great and not so great art. Wynwood district has been my favorite in the past years. Convention center holds  Art Basel Miami Beach Art Miami  has been spectacular the past two years Scope - Wynwood District  and  Art Asia  are very inspirational Wear comfy shoes and get some rest the night before. Go more than one day if you can. Steven Assael portrait painting workshop Boca Raton Museum School  March 21 - 25 all day  $1000.00 Contact Becky Sanders at 561.392.2503 to reserve a spot! Steven will be painting a portrait as a demo Wednesday, March 21 - 6:30 - 9:30 Cost $40.00 Boca Raton Museum School Open House Dec. 11th  12 - 3 Cool Artists of the Week(s) Xhxix  Curious transitions and superimposed images  Eunika Rogers  She actually paints with clay - check it out! Andrew Sendor  Life is an exhibition!

Renovating our kitchen and waiting for the refrigerator to be repaired for 1 1/2 weeks. Life is kinda upside down - or simpler. Memories of cruising on a sailboat -  collecting water to wash dishes in the small sink! Ah - as well with my work right now. Looking forward to making some paintings and finishing my next monster drawing. Nica coming to sit again tomorrow morn. Painting with my favorite artists in my studio. Very cool link posted by  Sibel Kocabaşı on Facebook Love this - check it out - life drawing students! Vanitas Neysa Grassi  These paintings are all about the process and surface. Beautiful. Tony Scherman  This man has the ability and talent that shine through whatever medium he chooses. It would be interesting to see his paintings of encaustic on canvas with oils. This ease with imagery transcends technique. Susanna Coffey  Everyone should paint a self portrait Sidney Goodman  Yes, he paints AND draws  A true inspiration. See you in class!

Smarty pants CSMART open studio Thursday night OK, update on Tuesday morning - not Sunday afternoon.  Renovation is a dirty word, but is now happening in my home. Boca painting students - no class on Friday, Nov. 11th Veterans Day - Go see Joe Green's veteran's day parade The very coolest man - Patrick Blanc - designer of vertical gardens   Wonderful article in the Wall Street Journal on Saturday about Mr. Blanc His desk is placed upon a large aquarium, has 10 different types of birds in his home for insect control and starts his days with a glass of champagne. His sketches are outrageous plans of plants He makes wire sculptures for the plants to grow upon He looks a bit like a leprechaun - a wonderful life of creativity George Shipperley  Great example of "everything is an abstract!" Reminds me of Klimpt's work. Beautiful color statements. Second place in Artist's magazine contest for landscape/interior Brad Lethaby I

Time to sign up for Term 2 Classes at The Boca Raton Museum Art School Catalogue available online  Art School Catalogue   I am currently offering: 2.20 DRAWING FOUNDATIONS  - Learning to See Wednesday mornings 9 - 12 Fall in love with drawing! Learn skills you can use in painting, sculpture and design. Lots of cool handouts. 2.32 SEEING - KNOWING - DRAWING Wednesday afternoons 12:30 - 3:30 Use the skills learned in foundations to make successful finished drawings. Learn more about materials and techniques.  Push yourself with more challenging assignments. 3.28 LIFE DRAWING (Nudes!) Thursday afternoon 12:30 - 3:30 Learn how to mass the figure to catch directional thrust. Develop your own style from the knowledge of the form. I provide weekly handouts on artistic anatomy so you can study at home. Figure drawing is my personal passion. I practice every week. Wonderful comfortable environment. 3.25 and 3.26 ALL MEDIA PAINTING Friday

Every month a group of respected artists/friends meet for "Critique group" This Sunday, the word of the afternoon was "destroy it! I'm bored!" How do we artists push ourselves to think differently? "Release yourself from yourself," Steve Assael I guess my aching arm, back and hand are trying to tell me to  "step away from the painting." Friday, I took my few painting students to the Boca Raton Museum of Art First, we wandered through Frederico Uribe's incredible installation He was awarded a grant from puma shoe company Created an entire rainforest from partially completed PUMA shoes IT IS A MUST SEE! Very refreshing, clever and fun. Frederico Uribe   Really look at how he found similar shapes He saw flowers in plumbing parts, wings in artificial nails. Here is an artist who thinks! Don't miss this exhibit! It will be leaving in early November. Juan Bautista Nieto  Unbelievable  Stunning

We're off to the Museum Friday after class!  Cool artists of the week.... Robert Liberace   Look at his pen and ink work as well as the beautiful portraits. Stunning figurative work. Check out his workshops! Karin Jurick OK, students! Check out "Museum Patrons" You are all invited to the Boca Museum of Art on Friday afternoon. Meet me at the museum after our afternoon class. Hurry - closing at 5 pm. Amanda Clyne   Incredibly interesting paintings. Connor Harrington  Spray paint and oils. Some on buildings, some in studio. Unusual for this medium - very well done. David Cheifetz  Knows his color! Luscious across the board.

Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011 Mastermind of Mac and Apple products.  Simplicity for the masses. Isn't it so? How hard to stay true to your inner heart and intuition. It takes guts. Interesting article in September 2011 Artists magazine by Jane Jones. In the "Brushing up" section. Check out a diluted version of complementary compositions    Jones details different ways to use intensity (chroma) to control your focus The article has some great examples of simultaneous contrast I will bring it to class to show you - good example. Cool artists of the week Max Ferguson  Hyper real, extremely well composed.  Ferguson was trained in Amsterdam. He adheres canvas to aluminum. His portraits are incredible. Across the board, well done. Drawings, watercolors, oils, etchings.  Kent Lovelace  Gorgeous oil on copper. Featured in Sept. Artists Mag. He lives on Widbey Island, WA. Near where I used to live. A magical spot. Lovely light in his landscape

Finally, a grouping of 12 pieces on my studio wall.  My dear friend, Amanda Miles, gave me a book by Anne Morrow Lindberg called "A Gift from the Sea." In the 1950's, Lindberg took a sabbatical from being the matriarch of a large family. She spent time in a beach cottage at Sanibel Island, FL. Her introspective time away from her family ultimately led her to compare the shapes of sea shells to passages of life as a woman and mother.  My imaginary shells were inspired from three words Lindberg used to connect the shells to motherhood. As you walk down the beach, you will notice that eroded shells were once cradles, shield and vessels. Inevitably, nearby will lie a piece of plastic that is almost untouched by the weather. Both elements are "discarded." Their purpose, somewhat like the seasons of a woman's role as a wife and mother, has changed. The connections between the function of the worn plastic and shell shapes inspired these compositions.  Th

"Moonfairy" Marcia @ CSMART Hour sketch Come join us Thursday evenings 6:30 - 8:30 Open studio ~ no instruction "You are about to die. There are two paintings on the wall, A Rembrandt and a Mondrian. which is the one you wish to see last? Live, love, and make art like that moment; as if you were about to die."~ Odd Nerdrum American Artist Magazine's October edition features an article about Odd Nerdrum. The article discusses Nerdrum's work as philosophical allegories. Always intriguing work with spiritual undertones. Reminiscent of Rembrandt. Nerdrum uses only four colors but he premixes the palette and tubes the colors he uses in his paintings. Curiously, he mixes blue from mars black and titanium white. Check out this magazine - October American Artist.  The Nerdrum Institute Beginning Drawing Class ~ Perspective and the Fifth perspective by Rudolf Stussi Very cool stuff. Rudolf Stussi Thursday Life Drawing ~ Legs! F

Wednesday morning drawing - Anatomy of a shadow Thursday life drawing - The pelvis Friday painting - color as value See you there! Cool Artists of the week: AnneMarie Busschers Pencil, etc. on cotton UNBELIEVABLE Drawings/paintings Pakayla Biehn INCREDIBLE double exposure paintings! LOVE! Nick Patten Incredible interiors, oils Great sense of space and light Juan Bautista Nieto Oh so beautiful and interesting figurative acrylic! paintings Edouard Martinet I am a sucker for this stuff. Found object sculpture

Zephyr will be exhibited in The 49th Founder's Juried Awards Exhibition at the Von Liebig Art Center in Naples October 15 - December 3, 2011 Cool Artists of the week 9-11 tribute  Russian Surrealist Andrey Goldin pays tribute to Manhattan and 9-11 Stephen Dinsmore - for you, Ed Kaplan! Ethan Murrow's Big Paper Airplane - beautifully rendered imaginative drawings! Iva Gueorguieva - beautiful abstracts John Gurbacks Jm Sullivan - Highly rendered imaginative drawings

Cradle 2 from the "Gifts from the sea" Series Boca Raton Museum of Art - The Art School  classes start next week! Intermediate - Advanced drawing on Wednesday afternoons  and Figure drawing on Thursday afternoons  Both classes are very small.  Take advantage of the before season swarm and sign up soon! Small classes give you more of my time. Cool Artists of the week: April Surgent Very interesting glass engraver. Look for the videos of her working. Kenneth Procter Interesting images made with powdered charcoal. He mixes his own fixative. Great article in Drawing magazine. Christian Schad Magic Realist Kelly Reemsten Serge Strossberg Incredible paintings and drawings Check out his travel journals.

I hope you all had a relaxing summer. New classes starting on September 7th!  The Boca Raton Museum of Art School 801 West Palmetto Park Road Boca Raton, FL 33486  Call to make a reservation 561.392.2503 check out the new online catalogue The Boca Raton Museum School Class Scheule 2011-12 2.20 DRAWING FOUNDATIONS; LEARNING TO SEE Wednesdays 9 - noon Beginners Fall in love with drawing. You will learn to see like an artist. I introduce the elements and principles of design and visual perception. You will learn about line, value, perspective and composition. This class is designed to change the way you look at the world and at art. Great music - very meditative. 2.32 SEEING - KNOWING - DRAWING Intermediate - Advanced Wednesdays 12:30 - 3:30 This class will stress principles (how we manipulate the elements) of drawing. You will create finished pieces and may also work on your personal projects. We will experiment with materials and push the renderings int

July 7, 2011 Happy 4th of July! For all of you New Yorkers Levitational Realism Gary T. Erbe Here is your dream as an artist Travel to beautiful inns and restaurants and paint the ambiance Notice her sensitive portrayal of light Lindsay Goodwin This artist's goal is to make 50 portraits Want to try? Charles W. Mundy Ghosts Beautiful subtle play between complementary colors Ralph Stone Jacobs Look at the very strong placement of this artist's darks His paintings are strongly composed. Every stroke has a purpose. He even lists his pigments and materials on his website Stan Moeller For my students: Raymar Art This is a wonderful website for canvas and linen archival panels They offer a wonderful panel carrier for transporting wet panels Check out the incredible paintings in their art contest. Very impressive indeed! See you all in class! Happy summer. Stay dry and cool.

Come join us for the opening of the 60th Annual All Florida Juried Exhibition I am happy to be exhibiting "the Vortex Scrolls" Boca Raton Museum of Art Tuesday, June 28 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm Business attire - Wine and light refreshments

June 26, 2011 Boca Raton Museum Classes Next week starts the July session Thursday morning Life Portraiture Class 9 - 12 Friday Painting - all levels - all mediums 9 - 12 and 12:30-3:30 Wednesday evening drawing classes in my studio 6 - 8 pm. Space is very limited Coral Springs Museum of Art Saturday morning 10 - 12 Materials and techniques of drawing Afternoon 1 - 3 Portfolio builder  For my beginning drawing students: Take a trip to your right brain with: Jill Bolte Taylor - she wrote "A Stroke of Insight" NPR interview with Terry Gross http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91861432 Artists' sketchbook links. Always carry a sketchbook. http://www.gis.net/~scatt/sketchbook/links2.html#artists Cool artists of the week He Jinwei Dennis James Russas Jim Sullivan Ayesha Hyatt Lea Colie Wight See you in class!