Happy Birthday Norman Rockwell!
“I’m not going to be caught around here for any fool celebration. To hell with birthdays!” Norman Rockwell Happy Birthday Norman Rockwell (1894)
MoreSearching the ordinary for the extraordinary
Brushstrokes
Following Vancouver Art Scene, beginning under Cambie Bridge. Rebecca aka Clanmother
MoreThe Angst of Edvard Munch
“I was walking along the road with two friends. The sun set. I felt a tinge of melancholy. Suddenly the sky became a bloody red. I stopped, leaned against the railing, dead tired. And I looked at the flaming clouds that hung like blood and a sword over the blue-black fjord and city. My friends […]
MoreRomare Bearden – Enchanted Places
The art of writing a note begins with the choice of note paper. Stationary stores are a treasure trove of possibilities. Today, I found Pomegranate notes that highlight Romare Bearden, an American painter (1911-1988). These watercolours came toward the end of his life, when he used the lush tropical backdrop and unique cultural attributes of the Caribbean island of […]
MoreThe Economics of Art & Money!
There is a perception that wealthy people have first claim on the “good” art. Indeed, the value of a painting by Van Gogh or Monet is substantial. In the end, it comes down to the art of economics 101 – somebody has to pay! We owe a great deal to the wealthy patrons, past and […]
MoreThe Art of Afternoon Tea
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea. ~Henry Fielding, “Love in Several Masques” Tea is drunk to forget the din of the world. ~T’ien Yiheng There is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims Strange how a teapot can represent […]
MoreSecond Blog for Chasing Art
I’m trying my e-mail post for the first time on Chasing Art. My whole life has been the grand pursuit of art and symmetry. I guess that everyone has had the same goal in some form or other. We have different approaches. But in the end, what we construct is a life that is filled […]
MoreBeginnings
Beginnings always start with definitions so as to supply a baseline for investigation. It seems a logical, and objective, first step in any inquiry. And here is where it gets interesting – art is not easily defined in a few words or paragraphs. There are literally volumes of books and notable libraries that seek to […]
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