If you have creative work you don't have age or time.
Louise Nevelson
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Last night at the local library there was the opening of an exhibit or art works by the members of my art group, The Artists Of Bristol On The Delaware, and many works of art by the local school children. We were hung in one room and the children in another. One of the members of our group said it was so we wouldn't have to compete with the children. And in fact there was some very interesting and original work done by them.
One of the most fascinating things about fine art to me is that it really doesn't matter how old you are to be able to express an idea, a feeling, a vision or a state of mind. I have known about that since I had the opportunity to work with professional children in the theatre. I have seen some amazing work done by people in their teens and preteens. If they have the talent and some formal training they are just as capable of honestly portraying a character as a seasoned adult player does. Of course they bring to the role a child's sensitivity. But there's nothing wrong with that.
Last night I was going through the set up looking at the work the children had done and I cam upon a young girl who was cutting out some tags to put on the works. She saw me and said "Hi" so I stopped to chat. I asked her if she had a piece in the show and she pointed to one which was very good. I found out she was twelve and she liked her school's art teacher. She talked about some of the things they did in the art class.. I asked her if she thought she wanted to go on and really study art so that she could know about drawing, painting, sculpture, etching, engraving, lithography photography and computer art. Her face lit up and she nodded. I spoke a little bit about what the cultural life of an artist was like. She listened.
I asked her if she was going to come in to the other room and see the work of the old folks. She said she would and asked me if I had a painting in there. I told her I did and she wanted to know about it. So I told her the type of painting it was and the title. She said she would look for it. I wished her luck and went my way.
She reminded me a bit of working with children in the theatre. It didn't matter that we were 60 years apart. We were two artists talking to each other.
DB - The Vagabond
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WINTER QUESTION
(This is not a contest)
What was the most significant event that happened in 2010?
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Will you people get your act together and answer this question, please?
Only 7 responses so far. Winter is almost over.
DB
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Showing posts with label Artists of Bristol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Artists of Bristol. Show all posts
Friday, March 11, 2011
Sunday, June 20, 2010
A Bunch Of Artists
Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold our world together.
President Woodrow Wilson
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Yesterday I took two of my paintings and an easel down to the wharf in the Lions Club Park alongside the Delaware River. It was an exhibit of work by the artists organization that I belong to. We're known as the Artists of Bristol (AOB)
It was a beautiful day, hot, but with a good breeze coming off the river. The wind sometimes blew the pictures around but whoever was in proximity picked them up and restored them to their places.
It was a pleasure to be in the midst of that exhibit and part of it. One of my paintings was prominently displayed. There are very good artists in the group and manyfew of the pieces were quite excellent.
At one point there was a discussion among a few of us about an idea one member had proposed at our last meeting. The idea was that we should invite our works to be juried by other professionals. In our discussion yesterday it was agreed that it was an idea we didn't like. Not that we don't feel our work is worthy of being seen by any one but because it might cause division and jealousy in the group.
If someone wants to buy a painting and the artist who painted it doesn't happen to be around one of us will sell it for him. We are free to admire each other's work. We're friends. We're friends because we are artists. We may do work that is much different from each other but we all share the experience of being artists and that cements us together.
I didn't sell anything today. Maybe next time. But I am proud to be a member of the group.
DB - The Vagabond
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WEEKEND PUZZLE
Osgood Pepper was a multimillionaire investor. He lived in a very large house surrounded by 70 acres or property, some of it gardens but most of it forest. He was 57 years old. His body was discovered at around 10:30 in the morning by the gardener Giovanni Schizzi. It was in the forest. Osgood's throat had been cut.
Giovanni Schizzi was an Italian immigrant who had been Osgood's gardener for about 20 years. He lived in a cabin on the property. He once spent a few hours showing Jane-Ellen Fremont around the place. He was unmarried. Upon discovering the body he went to the house to inform Agnes Pepper, Osgood's much younger wife. Blood was later discovered on Giovanni's boot.
Agnes Pepper married Osgood when she was just getting out of college and Osgood was in his 30's. It was the first and only marriage for each of them. But Agnes was having an extramarital affair. Osgood found out about it but never knew who it was and Agnes would never divulge her lover's name. Osgood was in the process of filing for divorce when he died.
Also in the house was Frances Pepper, Osgood's son. They had become estranged about 15 years ago when Osgood found out that Frances was gay. That resulted in Osgood cutting off all support for Frances who was now usually in desperate straights. Frances had come to plead with his father for reconciliation and financial help which was denied.
Two other visitors had been to the house the day before.
Boris Kleinack, Agnes's lawyer, who was there to help her defend herself against the divorce proceedings. The murder weapon was eventually discovered is Councilor Kleinack's car.
Jane-Ellen Freman was there to discuss property rights. It seems that while Osgood Pepper owned the house outright he only co-owned the property. The other owner, Ms. Freman, was the CEO of a syndicate that built very successful casinos and theme parks. She had stated her intention of taking half of the 70 acres and building another establishment on it. Osgood had sworn to defeat her by buying up the rest of the property just to put a stop to her plans.
It is known that Osgood Pepper made out an ironclad will 25 years ago and had not changed it.
The Coroner determined that death had occurred at approximately 7 p.m. the previous day.
Detective Bret Knudson investigated the murder, looked at all the evidence, interviewed all the suspects and made an arrest.
Whom did he arrest and why?
The prosecuting attorney awaits your answer.
DB
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President Woodrow Wilson
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Yesterday I took two of my paintings and an easel down to the wharf in the Lions Club Park alongside the Delaware River. It was an exhibit of work by the artists organization that I belong to. We're known as the Artists of Bristol (AOB)
It was a beautiful day, hot, but with a good breeze coming off the river. The wind sometimes blew the pictures around but whoever was in proximity picked them up and restored them to their places.
It was a pleasure to be in the midst of that exhibit and part of it. One of my paintings was prominently displayed. There are very good artists in the group and manyfew of the pieces were quite excellent.
At one point there was a discussion among a few of us about an idea one member had proposed at our last meeting. The idea was that we should invite our works to be juried by other professionals. In our discussion yesterday it was agreed that it was an idea we didn't like. Not that we don't feel our work is worthy of being seen by any one but because it might cause division and jealousy in the group.
If someone wants to buy a painting and the artist who painted it doesn't happen to be around one of us will sell it for him. We are free to admire each other's work. We're friends. We're friends because we are artists. We may do work that is much different from each other but we all share the experience of being artists and that cements us together.
I didn't sell anything today. Maybe next time. But I am proud to be a member of the group.
DB - The Vagabond
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WEEKEND PUZZLE
Osgood Pepper was a multimillionaire investor. He lived in a very large house surrounded by 70 acres or property, some of it gardens but most of it forest. He was 57 years old. His body was discovered at around 10:30 in the morning by the gardener Giovanni Schizzi. It was in the forest. Osgood's throat had been cut.
Giovanni Schizzi was an Italian immigrant who had been Osgood's gardener for about 20 years. He lived in a cabin on the property. He once spent a few hours showing Jane-Ellen Fremont around the place. He was unmarried. Upon discovering the body he went to the house to inform Agnes Pepper, Osgood's much younger wife. Blood was later discovered on Giovanni's boot.
Agnes Pepper married Osgood when she was just getting out of college and Osgood was in his 30's. It was the first and only marriage for each of them. But Agnes was having an extramarital affair. Osgood found out about it but never knew who it was and Agnes would never divulge her lover's name. Osgood was in the process of filing for divorce when he died.
Also in the house was Frances Pepper, Osgood's son. They had become estranged about 15 years ago when Osgood found out that Frances was gay. That resulted in Osgood cutting off all support for Frances who was now usually in desperate straights. Frances had come to plead with his father for reconciliation and financial help which was denied.
Two other visitors had been to the house the day before.
Boris Kleinack, Agnes's lawyer, who was there to help her defend herself against the divorce proceedings. The murder weapon was eventually discovered is Councilor Kleinack's car.
Jane-Ellen Freman was there to discuss property rights. It seems that while Osgood Pepper owned the house outright he only co-owned the property. The other owner, Ms. Freman, was the CEO of a syndicate that built very successful casinos and theme parks. She had stated her intention of taking half of the 70 acres and building another establishment on it. Osgood had sworn to defeat her by buying up the rest of the property just to put a stop to her plans.
It is known that Osgood Pepper made out an ironclad will 25 years ago and had not changed it.
The Coroner determined that death had occurred at approximately 7 p.m. the previous day.
Detective Bret Knudson investigated the murder, looked at all the evidence, interviewed all the suspects and made an arrest.
Whom did he arrest and why?
The prosecuting attorney awaits your answer.
DB
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Friday, March 19, 2010
My Poor Painting
The outward work will never be puny if the inward work is great.
Meister Eckhart
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I'm feeling down on myself today. Yesterday I entered one of my paintings in an exhibit of the artists' group I belong to, the Artist Of Bristol. I was told the picture had to be framed in order to hang there. I only had three pictures framed. A old quick drawing of some flowers that I don't think much of, but my lady friend at the time thought it was worth something, so she framed it. Another isn't bad but it's only my second painting and it's destined for another art show. That left the picture I entered. It's a small comical piece of blobs and globs which I don't like. I worked very hard on it but it really isn't good. I'm not proud of it. It's puny. I care for it as a mother would a backward child, but when I looked around at some of the other work I was asheamed to even leave it with them and almost didn't.
I have other, newer works which are much better but they're not framed. The local framer is very good, I'm told. But he takes a long time. And I don't know how much he charges, but I can't afford to have it done anyway.
Tonight there's a reception which I will probably go to. Maybe I'll just look around and leave. The hard thing is that I could show much better work if I could have had it framed. It's very disappointing.
I spend the money on food instead of frames.
The Vagabond
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WINTER QUESTION
(This is not a contest.)
Hold your breath, Spring is coming any minute
Given the resources and opportunity, what one thing do you want to do in 2010 that you've never done before?
You have the Winter to answer. And Winter is almost up. Answers will be posted on the first day of Spring. 24 responses so far.
DB - The Vagabond
Meister Eckhart
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I'm feeling down on myself today. Yesterday I entered one of my paintings in an exhibit of the artists' group I belong to, the Artist Of Bristol. I was told the picture had to be framed in order to hang there. I only had three pictures framed. A old quick drawing of some flowers that I don't think much of, but my lady friend at the time thought it was worth something, so she framed it. Another isn't bad but it's only my second painting and it's destined for another art show. That left the picture I entered. It's a small comical piece of blobs and globs which I don't like. I worked very hard on it but it really isn't good. I'm not proud of it. It's puny. I care for it as a mother would a backward child, but when I looked around at some of the other work I was asheamed to even leave it with them and almost didn't.
I have other, newer works which are much better but they're not framed. The local framer is very good, I'm told. But he takes a long time. And I don't know how much he charges, but I can't afford to have it done anyway.
Tonight there's a reception which I will probably go to. Maybe I'll just look around and leave. The hard thing is that I could show much better work if I could have had it framed. It's very disappointing.
I spend the money on food instead of frames.
The Vagabond
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WINTER QUESTION
(This is not a contest.)
Hold your breath, Spring is coming any minute
Given the resources and opportunity, what one thing do you want to do in 2010 that you've never done before?
You have the Winter to answer. And Winter is almost up. Answers will be posted on the first day of Spring. 24 responses so far.
DB - The Vagabond
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