Art Blogs 4 U

Last new additions .....................

2011-12-30T18:28:00.000-08:00

A WARM WELCOME to the last new members added in 2011!
And warmest wishes for a happy and successful year
to ALL Art Blogs 4 U Members for 2012.

Claudia Weigel

Graham Matthews

Steven Barrett

Gregory Mason

Allan Lister

Specially Featured - Sarah Wimperis

2011-09-25T19:44:00.000-07:00

This is a special mention for artist Sarah Wimperis, - over 900 visitors to this site have come via her blog. Thank you, Sarah!

Sarah Wimperis

Two new artist members

2011-09-25T19:15:00.000-07:00

Samuel Budaghyan

Manonpopjes

Update and new artists added!

2011-07-26T21:35:00.000-07:00

First of all sincere apologies to all those artists who have applied for inclusion in recent months, - I am sorry that it has been so long since this blog was undated but a bad fall (with injuries including a badly broken arm) caused a backlog in all sorts of daily activities, let alone blog updating! And for those who get a bit impatient I would like to add that I do not make any money out of this site .... it is a LABOUR of LOVE!

Having just spent several hours over the past few days going through the applications, here are a few of the reasons why an art blog may not get accepted:

There is no link to AB4U on the artists website.
There are very few examples of the artists work on display and/or the blog is very new.
The majority of the work displayed is not 2-dimensional art.
The majority of the work is digital art, photography or craftwork.

NOW - a BIG WELCOME to some very clever artists!

Anna Schueler

Lisa Argentieri

Catherine LaPointe

Kathleen Walker
Deborah Paige Jackson

Laura Locke

Mary C Nasser

Stephen Williams

Eithna Joyce

Jane Crisp

Magdalene Lima Fiallos

Mary Maxam

Easter additions!

2011-04-24T20:45:00.000-07:00

Around 50% of artists applying to join AB4U have not bothered to place a link on their site. May I just say it one more time? ..... you will not be considered if you haven't placed a link (and my time will have been wasted and you will have been disappointed)!

However, here are the latest members to successfully (with their links in place!) apply and be selected ....

'WELCOME' to:

Kathryn Ragan

Kyla Tomlinson

Kristiina Haataja

Christine Newkirk

Jade Townsend

Lorraine Watry

Barbara A.Newton

First New Members of 2011

2011-02-15T16:17:00.000-08:00

A WARM WELCOME to yet more exciting artists!

Steve Abbot

Sandra Busby

Braxton Garris

Scott Plaster

Carole Reid

Nerina Lascelles

Zoe Long

2010-12-23T10:54:00.001-08:00

WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY AND PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS!

I hope that you will enjoy this beautiful singing plus a painting from our latest Member -

Scott Heide

And this piece from yet another new member

Daniel Thomson

Introducing things new!

2010-11-06T14:07:00.000-07:00

WARMLY WELCOMING our latest New Members - and a new format! A sample of art from each new member will be posted with their introduction from now on. Also existing members art will be posted in a 'Feature' from time to time.

Gina DaCruz

Julie Arbuckle

Krista Howell

Mare-Liis Balles

Namrata Nayak

September Update

2010-09-24T20:58:00.000-07:00

First of all a couple of important points -

1. This blog is non-profit and is only updated every 4-6 weeks - so some waiting may be involved. It's really a labour of love so please be patient.

2. Please ensure that you have a link to Art Blogs 4 U on your own blog ... its a lot of hassle having to e-mail those of you who have not placed one before asking to be listed here!

So now on to a WARM WELCOME to more New Members!

Ruth Andre

Patsy Paterno

Shraddha Singh

Irina Sztukowski

Pat Haselton

Steve Driver

Jules Cadie

Deborah Leger

UPDATE .... New Members!!

2010-08-01T18:50:00.000-07:00

WELCOME to more New Members!

Prerana Kulkarni

Samantha Taylor

Rhonda Roban Brausey

Christina Theodora Groza

Nigel Short

Caitlin Burns

Deborah Lambert

Gretchen Bjornson

Giovanny Yuri

UPDATE ... more new members!

2010-08-01T18:13:00.000-07:00

WELCOME to our latest Members!

Prerana Kulkarni

Samantha Taylor

Rhonda Roban Brausey

Christina Theodora Broza

Nigel Short

Caitlin Burns

Deborah Lambert

Gretchen Bjornson

Giovanny Yuri

JUNE UPDATE .... New Members!!

2010-06-23T20:45:00.000-07:00

WELCOME to 14 New Members!

Rebekah Plett

Asit Singh

Krystin Clark-Goodsell

Jani Lori

Pamela Lee

Clare Haward

Shigune Matsui

Ruth Norbury

Robin Kappy

Tene Aiken

Shep

Melissa Noble

Harry Kent

Bernard Victor

UPDATE

2010-06-11T22:57:00.000-07:00

There are a number of artists waiting to be added to Art Blogs 4 U ........... apologies for the delay. Names and links will be added when I return in about 9 days time. Thank you for your patience.

New Update, New Members!

2010-04-04T12:17:00.000-07:00

Starting as a new feature today - in addition to listings under 'alphabetical' and 'medium', names of new members (linked to their blogs) will be announced in a post like this:

WELCOME to 9 New Members!

Stephanie Allison

Laura Barber-Riley

Linda Gruger Hanson

Bonnie Heather

Keith Lawrence Palmer

John Ransom Phillips

Cindy Saadeh

Cathy Spearing

Erin Spencer

NEWSFLASH ,,,, back on line!

2010-03-14T15:19:00.000-07:00

My apologies to those of you who have asked to be members of this site and have not yet been included .... firstly I have been very busy with other things and, secondly, for the past 2 weeks I have had no Broadband connection. However, I am back 'on-line' as of today and will endeavour to catch up a.s.a.p.

Many thanks for your patience.

Featured Painting by Judith HeartSong

2009-12-15T15:19:00.001-08:00

Judith HeartSong's Blog

Judith HeartSong

2009-12-15T15:10:00.000-08:00

Judith Olivia HeartSong is a professional artist of more than twenty-five years with a penchant for exuberant color. As a painter she creates splashy watercolors featuring abstracted women and acrylics of bold, iconic flowers. There is a seamless flow from one beautiful thing to another in her work with a dreamlike quality that delights.

An exploration of mixed media began with a course at the Crealde School of Art in Winter Park, Florida, and since then mixed media additions tend to find their way into the paintings the artist creates. Mixed media boxes incorporate words, images, and found objects housed in shadowbox forms; and most recently Artsy Mirrors and Boxes are painted and sometimes decoupaged before dozens of beautiful handmade and lampwork beads are added using solid brass nails. The beads are collected here, there, and everywhere during the artist’s travels.

The Artsy Mirrors and Artsy Boxes are an additional project in the studio while paint is drying and ideas are percolating. Busy hands are never idle for long. With an ever-changing collection of beads, Milagros from Mexico, sequins, and other decorative items, no two mirrors are alike, and each is a creative adventure. The Artsy Mirrors and Artsy Boxes are currently for sale in several galleries and shops in Maryland, DC, Delaware, and Cape May, New Jersey.

The artist has work in numerous public and private collections including the Permanent Collection of Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida. A painting was presented to First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Inauguration in 1993, and she painted a large mural at the National Zoo in 2003. Most recently Princess Cruise Lines has made arrangements to distribute signed limited edition prints of her work on their cruise ships beginning in 2008.

Judith HeartSong's Blog

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US - three years old today!

2009-11-22T17:30:00.001-08:00

WELL DONE and THANK YOU

Three years ago today the first post on Art Blogs 4 U said:

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About Art Blogs 4 U

Have you ever tried to join a list of links to art blogs? (there are several around)
Did weeks go by and your name not appear?
Like to help to make THIS list a success?

If you answered YES .... then PLEASE READ ON!

HOW TO JOIN
This list is open to anyone practising 2-dimensional fine art who writes a blog about their work, but please no blogs about digital art or photography.

In the first box of the Linky below write the name exactly as you want it to appear in the list, e.g. Sarah Doe, or Sarah Doe's Art, or The Complete Doodler, etc.
In the second box add URL to your blog only (i.e. no websites).

Links will be added to the main list on a regular basis - but even if this is delayed for any reason your link will be on view in the Linky list so you can't lose!

Placing a reciprocal link to this site on your own blog would be very much appreciated and will help to increase traffic to the list.

N.B. Blog owner reserves the right to remove the link to any blog that is not about 2-dimensional art or which contains lewd, libellous or otherwise offensive material.

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So where are we three years on? ..........

Well, like Topsy, we grew until over 250 artist links had been added to the site by October 2009.

However, following the recent (incredibly time consuming) link check, at least 80 out of those 250 artists were found to a) have removed their reciprocal link, b) closed their blogs and moved to websites, or c) their blog links no longer worked.

Currently AB4U membership stands at 170 artist bloggers ............ and a BIG THANK YOU goes to those artist members still blogging about their art and maintaining their links

WELL DONE and THANK YOU

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Feature painting by B J Wright

2009-10-16T10:45:00.000-07:00

Soft morning

B. J. Wright

2009-10-16T10:41:00.000-07:00

BJ Wright studied art briefly in the mid 1970's. In 1998, a trip to Ireland with her daughter reawakened the desire to paint landscapes. Since then she has painted from her own photographs and imagined landscapes. In 2005, a plein air workshop whetted her appetite for the experience of painting outdoors, which has become her passion. Her artworks are in collections in Ireland and in the Southeastern USA.

B J Wrights' Blog

Featured painting by Barbara Demgen

2009-09-06T12:42:00.001-07:00

Barbara's Blog

Barbara Demgen

2009-09-06T12:32:00.000-07:00

I’m often asked what I like about painting, especially my most favorite medium, whether it is oil, acrylic, or watercolor. Asking me this is quite like asking what type of candy I prefer in a box of chocolates. They’re all fabulous, as are all the materials I’ve used in creating the hundreds of paintings over a career spanning forty years. What matters most is that I am painting. Those of us that enjoy our visual world need a way of recording it. Whether you take vacation photos or just a picture of those exquisite tulips you grew last spring, you can understand how important it is to have a memory of it. It’s that way with painting. I must record the beauty I see in order to remember it myself and to have others remember it, too.

One painting teacher I had in graduate school told me to keep painting, no matter what. Her philosophy said it all. She believed that painting was more than the application of paint to surfaces. It was a pure process by which we encourage ourselves to carefully examine our surroundings, reflect on what we see, and leave lasting images for those that follow. Most notably, she believed that we ought to enjoy and value the painting process by which we grow as individuals each time we pick up the brush.

Barbara's Blog

Featured painting by Werner Pfarr

2009-08-01T11:17:00.000-07:00

Werner Pfarr's Blog

Featured painting by Guimaraes Ferreira

2009-07-23T13:38:00.000-07:00

Guimaraes Ferreira's Blog

Featured painting by Keana Fecteau

2009-07-19T04:34:00.000-07:00

Lilac and Swallowtail (Oils)

Keana Fecteau's Blog

Lori McNamara

2009-06-10T17:51:00.000-07:00

I am the leader of the Plein Air Painters of the Treasure Coast. I paint mainly Florida landscapes using a palette knife so they have lots of texture.

Lori McNamara's Blog

Featured painting by Lori McNamara

2009-06-10T17:46:00.000-07:00

Spoonbills

Lori McNamara's Blog

April newsflash!

2009-04-02T17:24:00.000-07:00

More artist members have been added today:

Welcome to -

Hye Y Coh
Maria Hathaway
J.L. Giles Rivera
Jara Frisk
Daniel Bridges
Theartbrush
Paul Wolber
John Mulvay

[N.B. Artists cannot be added unless they have been posting on their blog for at least 3 months]

Reciprocal links:

It is very disappointing to find that some members are not displaying a reciprocal link to Art Blogs 4 U on their blogs. How selfish is that? In future such artists' details will be removed from this site.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE TO MEMBERSHIP

Due to unforeseen circumstances no new member applications can be considered for the time being. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.

Thank you

Welcome!

2009-03-16T14:56:00.000-07:00

A warm welcome to these new artists added today:

Tilly Strauss
Cathy Bockel
Renee Coates
Gemma Mortlock
Marina Petro
Mark Webster
Nancy Tobin
Manuel Pereira da Silva

A bit of a disaster!

2009-03-09T20:42:00.001-07:00

OUCH! - while sorting through all the new applications somehow or another I managed to delete them all before I could upload them to AB4U.

LUCKILY though I had written down all the details (names, URLs, media)! So having checked all the URLs out I will be adding several new artist links over the next day or so.

If your name does not appear it will be because:

a) there is no reciprocal link showing on your blog.
b) your blog has not been selected.

Please note - if you added a comment recently to any of the Artist Bios or Featured Paintings please check to see if it is there. If not please can you take a moment to leave another?

Thank you and happy painting!

More artists added today!

2008-12-26T16:59:00.000-08:00

Welcome to 13 new artists -

Kellie Marian Hill
We Blog Artists
Laura M. Alex
Patrice Lynne Young
Jennifer Woodburn
Matthew Weld
Michelle Burnett
Deedee Hampton
Rog Lyngaas
Sylvia Jenstad
Lidija Ivanek
Carol Schiff
Meadow Flower Design

And very best wishes to all artists on Art Blogs 4 U

for a productive and successful year in 2009

New Artists

2008-10-23T19:58:00.000-07:00

Fourteen new artist bloggers added today -

WELCOME!

Featured painting by Joel Ferraris

2008-10-18T19:14:00.000-07:00

Digital Dreams

Joel Ferraris

2008-10-18T19:03:00.001-07:00

JOEL EUGENIO E. FERRARIS

Joel appreciates art and art-making not only because of their aesthetic values but also for their potential to become tools to inspire and help bring spiritual enlightenment to people, especially the young. Using diverse subjects, themes and innovative styles, Joel aims to express his inner feelings and thoughts on various factors affecting humanity, using appropriate techniques that could most effectively portray them. As an artist, he believes in the critical responsibility of gifted people to balance their lives – guided by good morals resting on a strong spiritual foundation. He is convinced that art can provoke a deep reflection on one’s spirituality and purpose in life.

The eldest of five children in a family of artists, Joel has competed and won in various art contests, even pitting himself against – and occasionally losing to – his three brothers and only sister. 'Neophyte', one of his recent Paintings, was among the Top 30 Finalists in the prestigious 2004 Sovereign Asian Art Prize.Born in Iloilo City, Philippines, Joel started a trailblazing career in art that inspired his siblings. In 1993, his 100-foot-long anti-Aids campaign mural, 'Armor of God', commissioned by GUESS? USA was unveiled by the late celebrity and supermodel Anna Nicole Smith and then Philippine Health Secretary Juan Flavier. This was followed by his involvement with the Hong Kong Mural Society in making more than 60 murals around Hong Kong since 1998, including the city’s longest mural on Tsing Yi Island.

Aside from numerous group exhibitions with his siblings in the Philippines and overseas, Joel has had three solo shows. Given his wide-ranging and innovative works, Joel has been featured in several radio and TV programmes, such as Tatak Pilipino in 1993; CNN International Asia’s This Day in 1997, Filipino Hour on TicTV.com and in RTHK-TVB Pearl feature “The Works” in 2006.Joel is currently represented by the John Batten Gallery in Hong Kong, and he continues to do murals under his own company, Ferraris Art Studio. He also conducts mural-painting workshops for the Hong Kong Mural Society when he moved to Hong Kong with his family in 1996.

Joel's Blog

Featured painting by S. M. Sedwick

2008-08-31T02:56:00.001-07:00

Spring plums
(Oils on masonite)

S. M. Sedwick's Blog

NZLANDSCAPES

2008-04-19T20:39:00.000-07:00

Abstract artist and landscape designer D.W. Now residing in Auckland,
New Zealand. Creating works that involve abstract landscape forms using
the medium Oil on Canvas. Influenced by the local New Zealand landscape,
the pure essence of the land is captured and reflected in the paintings
created.

NZLANDSCAPES is my company name. All of my work is signed with my name -
Dave Woudsma.

NZLANDSCAPES

Blogger still not working properly!

2008-04-11T21:03:00.000-07:00

Blogger is still not working properly but at last I have found a way round it ... so will be posting again more regularly from now on. Fingers firmly crossed!!!

Up and running once more !!!!!

2008-03-28T21:12:00.000-07:00

As I posted here recently, I haven't been able to edit either of my blogs' layout recently due to problems with Blogger Layout page. This has been going on for several weeks and AT LAST I have found out what was causing the problem .... many months ago I added a scrolling bar feature to the top of my art blog (a rather nice banner showing a selection of my paintings) and apparently it was this that was preventing the Edit features on the Layout pages from working properly. And the reason? ..... all because I had not written the widget in Javascript on my Template!!!! [Not that I would know how to (!) and, in any case, everything worked fine initially until Blogger added some Super Dooper Whooper something or other .... so much for progress! ]

Anyway, I've deleted the scrolling banner from the other blog and am now able to access ALL the editing features on BOTH blogs. Happily this means that I have been able to UPDATE and ADD all the new artist members data to Art Blogs 4 U .... my apologies to ALL who have been patiently waiting ........ we now have 177 member artists!!

How To Join Art Blogs 4 U ....

2008-03-01T19:43:00.000-08:00

The purpose of this blog is to provide a centralised List of artists who write about their art on their blogs. The layout of the site may change from time to time but the List itself will remain on the main page so will always be easily seen by visitors. I will be posting to the blog at regular intervals in order to maintain its 'visibility' and raise its profile, and artists who add their names are invited to send me a short description of their blog or their art work (e.g. their Art Bio) to include in these posts. These short 'bios will also be linked into the main list. Artists are also invited to send me the URL of an artwork that they would like published as one of Art Blogs 4 U's 'featured paintings'.

HOW TO JOIN - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

This list is open to anyone practising 2-dimensional fine art (i.e. drawings, paintings, wall hangings) who writes a blog about their work, but please no blogs about digital art or photography.

All you have to do is leave a comment to this post which includes your name exactly as you want it to appear in the list, e.g. Sarah Doe, or Sarah Doe's Art, or The Complete Doodler, etc.

Also please type out the URL to the blog you want listed (sorry, no websites will be accepted).

Please state which category you wish your art blog link to appear in (in addition to the main list) from the following - please choose ONE category only from:

Watercolour, Oils, Pastel/Other Dry Media, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Landscape, Abstract

Links will be added to the main list on a regular basis.

IMPORTANT .........

You must place a reciprocal link on your own blog to be listed ...... the continuing success of the site depends on every member displaying the link. If you cannot do this then your details will not be listed/will be removed.

Blogs will be added at the Blog Owner's discretion, no correspondence will be entered into.

Blogs will only be added once they have been in existence (and have had new posts added regularly) for at least 3 months. This is standard practice for Lists ... although many require 6 months or longer.

Blogs which cease to post on a regular basis will be removed from the list.

The Blog Owner reserves the right to remove the link to any blog that is not mainly about 2-dimensional art or which contains lewd, libelous or otherwise offensive material.

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UPDATE - Message to new applicants

2008-02-22T15:54:00.000-08:00

I know that there are currently a lot of new applications to join Art Blogs 4 U [which is excellent!] but processing has had to be delayed for a number of reasons. And today I am unable to access the Editing feature of the site Layout to start adding new members .... something is quite definitely wrong with Blogger!!

Sadly, I will be unavailable for the next few days but will get things moving again A.S.A.P. when I return.

With my sincere apologies!

P.S. May i just remind everyone that names will not be published on AB4U without a reciprocal list placed on the artist's own blog.

News for 2008

2008-01-21T11:24:00.000-08:00

First of all best wishes to all Member Artists for a happy and successful 2008!

Art Blogs 4 U is well on the way to having 160 members ..... fantastic!

Just a couple of housekeeping matters ...........

1. Would-be members sometimes email me instead of adding their details via 'Artists if you'd like to join' in the left hand column. Sorry, but membership can only be considered if artists leave their details via the site.

2. Some artists are not placing a reciprocal link to Art Blogs 4 U on their blogs, or have removed them. This is unfair to the rest of the members .... the success of the site depends on everyone playing their part in promoting it. No Link = No Listing and this will be strictly enforced from now on!

Art Blogs 4 U is becoming increasingly popular .... this is evident by traffic to the site which is increasing steadily. Hopefully, many of you are getting more visitors to your blogs via the site? .... some feedback on this would be very much appreciated.

Happy painting, everyone!

2007-12-21T10:50:00.000-08:00

To our 155 Artist Members and all Visitors

Best Wishes for a VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS
and MANY GOOD THINGS in 2008

Featured Painting by NZ LANDSCAPES

2007-11-13T13:57:00.002-08:00

Waikato River

NZ LANDSCAPES Blog

Roxanne Vise

2007-11-13T13:50:00.000-08:00

My paintings express my sense of wonder of the natural world. More than just an abstract view of objects, I explore individual beauty and the divine connection to all things. Using layer upon layer, sometimes adding, then scraping away - building texture and depth to draw the viewer into the moment of viewing - to expand the experience - to bring a sense of calm before moving on to buy groceries.

Roxanne's Blog

Featured Painting by Kim Barker

2007-09-24T15:49:00.001-07:00

Portrait
“PARIS AND THE RABBITS”
Oil on Belgian Linen
1.9 m x 1.5m, 2006

Kim's Blog

Kim Barker

2007-09-24T15:40:00.002-07:00

Kim Barker - AWARD WINNING PORTRAIT ARTIST
Central Coast
NSW Australia

Diploma of Fine Art
Diploma of Education

Art awards, commissions, sales and exhibitions in London, Los Angeles, Europe and Australia.
Three community murals in Kurri Kurri with the assistance of my two children – Alexander (17yrs) and Charlotte(15yrs) .
Published articles in newspapers/magazines and a coffee table book.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT
My art practice to date is observing society and its environment through juxtapositions of the human element and its surroundings. This can be from direct observation of the subject or from the imaginary world. I constantly refer to the work of the cubists in my drawing and painting using simple geometric formulas to break forms into planes of light, colour and space. I work with oil, acrylic, pastel and charcoal as well as multi media. I use photography and computer technology in my research practice.

Kim's Blog

Featured painting by Serena Lewis

2007-09-17T02:26:00.001-07:00

Serena's Blog

Serena Lewis

2007-09-16T19:55:00.001-07:00

Hi there! I was first introduced to art over fourteen years ago when I took some basic lessons in Folk Art techniques. While this was only available to me for a very short time, it did ignite a passion for painting that I have enjoyed ever since. I am basically self-taught and I love the challenge of trying to achieve a sense of realism in my art. I was approached to teach art classes over three years ago and I currently teach two mornings a week. It's very rewarding for me to see the look of pride on my student's faces when they complete a new painting. I work with acrylics and, in 2007, I plan to focus my art more on wildlife and domestic animals though I do paint other subjects also. My Blog is a place for me to share my continuing journey through art as well as my personal musings about various topics. I invite you to pop in for a visit anytime and share part of that journey with me. You are always welcome.

Serena's Blog

Featured work by Lisa Call

2007-09-07T13:43:00.000-07:00

Structures #59

Lisa's blog

Lisa Call

2007-09-07T13:32:00.000-07:00

Lisa Call is an artist working in fiber who creates bold geometric quilts that are composed of her richly colored hand dyed fabric. Her work is abstract but draws elements from many places: her love of the colors and geological forms of the southwest, her interest in human-made structures for containment such as fences and stone walls, and her exploration of her own internal psychological walls and boundaries.

Lisa's award winning work has been shown in exhibits throughout the United States and in Europe including Craft Forms at the Wayne Art Center, National Crafts, Quilt National, and Layers of Meaning: The Art Quilt 2005 at the Contemporary Crafts Museum in Portland, Oregon. Her piece, Structures #11, was selected for the cover of the Quilt National 2003 catalog.

A self taught artist, Lisa began making one of a kind contemporary quilts in 1993. In 1997 she founded The Fiber Connection, a successful online artist support group. She received a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin - Madison (1987) and a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley (1985). She was born in Tucson, Arizona in 1963. Having grown up in New Mexico she returned to the southwest in 1994 and settled in the Denver, Colorado area.

Lisa's blog

Featured painting by Joe Kazmierczyk

2007-08-21T21:47:00.001-07:00

Creekside in November

Joe's Blog

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Soraya Marcano

2007-08-13T15:03:00.000-07:00

Soraya Marcano (b. PR) received an MFA from Pratt Institute. Her mixed media work has been exhibited internationally and it is represented in public and private collections. Marcano has participated in international artist-in-residence programs and she is the recipient of several recognitions and awards.

Soraya's Blog

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Featured painting by Lesly Finn

2007-07-24T13:18:00.001-07:00

Past Performance
(Acrylic, 36 x 24 ins)

Lesly's Blog

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Get your AB4U button code

2007-07-06T16:22:00.000-07:00

If you would like to link to Art Blogs 4 U with this button

Full Instructions:

First of all you need the HTML code for the link button for the Art Blogs 4 U site. Here it is:

- copy and paste the following code but REPLACE each * with <:

*center>*a href="http://artblogs4u.blogspot.com/">*img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f4h6RMcMdG0/Rh8ItA2Vo8I/AAAAAAAAARg/L8u_mByNzY0/s400/AB4U+button.jpg" alt="Links you to artists who like to blog about their art" style="border: medium none ; width: 88px; height: 31px;" />*/a>*/center>

1. To copy the code - highlight it and press the Ctrl + C keys simultaneously.

2. Click on "Dashboard" at the top of your Blog page.

3. Now Select and Click on "Layout" from the row of options.

4. Find and Click on "Add a Gadget"

5. Choose "HTML/JavaScript" from the list of options

6. Now PASTE the button code into the box by pressing the Ctrl + V keys simultaneously. Do not put anything in the title/subject line at the top of the box - just copy the code into the 'body' of the box.

7. Once you have "Saved" the code you should be able to see the AB4U link button on your blog page.

8. If you want to move it to a different place on your blog you must go into "Layout" again and Drag the box to where you want it and press Save.

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News from Art Blogs 4 U .....

2007-06-30T13:23:00.000-07:00

I've been away for a few weeks but I'm back now busy updating Art Blogs 4 U. The site has been up and running for seven months and we currently have 109 artists listed! .... this is really GOOD NEWS. However, some members have been lost to us because they have taken the reciprocal link from their blogs .... this is sad. Displaying a link to Art Blogs 4 U is necessary to remain listed here.

It has been pointed out to me this week that clarification of criteria for inclusion at Art Blogs 4 U may be in order:

1. The artist's work should be mainly two-dimensional - definition "having only length and width" - as in a drawing/painting/wall-hanging. Three-dimensional work is "of, relating to, having or existing in three dimensions" - as in free-standing sculpture, ceramics, decorative artifacts, etc. Blogs displaying mostly three-dimensional art will not be included.

2. For the purpose of this blog the genre Mixed Media is defined as "where more than one method/medium is used on the same support".

3. The Blog Owner reserves the right to choose which blogs are/are not included .... editorial privilege!

AND A WARM WELCOME goes to our latest members added today ..... Roxanne Vise, Amy Smith, Pauline Adair, Suzy K, Sharon Murphy, Louisa Kelly, David Kreinberg, Jax Chachitz, Margaret, Melody Lea Lamb, Duncan Brown.

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Featured painting by Sarah Wimperis

2007-05-24T17:56:00.000-07:00

Saturday Bar

Sarah's Blog

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Sarah Wimperis

2007-05-24T02:48:00.001-07:00

Sarah Wimperis has been a professional artist and illustrator for over 25 years. She is an English artist and has lived in many countries, including Norway, China, Israel, Russia, before finally settling in France. She divides her time between illustrating children’s books and painting the life and light of Brittany. She sells her work to collectors all over the world and uses her blog 'The Red Shoes' to showcase her smaller, very affordable work. This blog is worth a visit, if only to enjoy a little trip to France via Sarah’s work.

Sarah's Blog

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Linda Turnbull Bennett

2007-05-19T20:06:00.000-07:00

'To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong'. Joseph Chilton Pearce.

I believe that there are no rules in Art. In my abstracts and landscapes I use recycled plastics. And my sculptures start with real animal skulls. Visit my blog for innovative, daring and unique original art.

Linda's Blog

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Update for members!

2007-05-09T13:00:00.000-07:00

Did you know that we currently have over 100 artist members, with several more who will be added during June and July? So this is to say a BIG THANK YOU to all those who have played their part.

But the success of the Art Blogs 4 U project depends upon the participation of all members in following ways:

Placing a reciprocal link to Art Blogs 4 U on your blog.

Contributing an Artist Bio.

So this is a gentle reminder to all those who have yet to do these things!

Members also have the option of choosing which of their paintings will be published in the 'Featured Painting' spot .... and more paintings are needed, please!!!!

Simon Collins

2007-05-06T21:19:00.000-07:00

The prolific urban abundance of species like the Ibis (AVIAN show 2006) are symptomatic of human interaction or impact through drought, global warming, scavenging etc. Similar awarenesses are a catalyst for continuing urban observational subject matter.

Simon's work is primarily observational. His solo show AVIAN 2006, consisted of a collection of oil paintings observing a few bird species of urban domestic Sydney, their persona and their unshakable human interactions that affect their very existence. Of interest are the incarcerated, the scavenging and the streetwise.

Key to the choice of subject matter for AVIAN were observations and experiences that go hand-in-hand with having a young family, such as snap-shotting and zoo, beach and park trips.

A graduate of Sydney College of the Arts, Simon is constantly painting and religiously participates in a weekly life drawing group.

C.V.

Born: AUSTRALIA, 1969

Resides: Sydney

SOLO SHOWS

2006 - Avian - CANVAS GALLERY SURRY HILLS, Sydney

Simon's Blog

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Featured Painting by Linda Hiller

2007-04-28T13:22:00.000-07:00

A bird?
Pastel on suede board, 30" x 24"

Linda's Blog

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Linda Hiller

2007-04-28T13:18:00.000-07:00

I am a self-represented artist working out of my studio in my home. Although I’m self taught I have taken workshops and studied with many nationally known artists so I guess you could call it more like selective education. My medium of choice is pastel with oil being a close second. I teach pastel classes at a local junior college and participate in several artist organizations in the surrounding area.

Linda's Blog

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Featured painting by Rene Plein Air (Rene Beeldendkunstenaar)

2007-04-19T20:10:00.000-07:00

Loostraat

Rene's Blog

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Rene Plein Air

2007-04-17T21:03:00.000-07:00

Born in The Netherlands (1964) I am a self-educated painter. Although I studied house-painting, commercial painting and advertising my main interest has always been in fine art.

I began my career as an artist after completing military service, firstly by painting abstract work of the surrounding landscapes where I live. These were begun with sketches in Indian ink on paper and later translated into large paintings (35" x 50") in my studio. During this period my work was shown in a number of galleries, town halls, libraries and other venues in The Netherlands and Germany. Further initiatives resulted in exhibition opportunities with other artists in my own neighbourhood.

In 2004 I discovered the delights of real 'plein-air' painting and became addicted at once! This has become my main area of interest for the time being.

Rene's Blog

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Art Blogs 4 U ...... on the button?

2007-04-16T22:59:00.000-07:00

How to Join Art Blogs 4 U

2007-04-12T21:34:00.000-07:00

Also please type out the URL to the blog you want listed (sorry, no websites will be accepted).

Please state which category you wish your art blog link to appear in (in addition to the main list) from the following - please choose ONE category only from:

Watercolour, Oils, Pastel/Other Dry Media, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Landscape, Abstract

Links will be added to the main list on a regular basis.

IMPORTANT .........

Blogs will be added at the Blog Owner's discretion, no correspondence will be entered into.

Blogs which cease to post on a regular basis will be removed from the list.

The Blog Owner reserves the right to remove the link to any blog that is not mainly about 2-dimensional art or which contains lewd, libelous or otherwise offensive material.

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Featured painting by Rebecca Grantham

2007-04-05T12:10:00.000-07:00

Rebecca's Blog

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Angela Ferreira

2007-03-31T11:50:00.000-07:00

Angela Ferreira is a Portuguese artist established in Cardiff, Wales. From an early age, she has loved to travel. Many of the countries she has experienced have had a strong influence on her works. But she says it is the green valleys and the magical atmosphere of Wales in particular that inspire her to create ever more fantastic paintings of dream-like 'wonderlands'. It is through these imaginative paintings that she expresses her journeys within distant lands and exotic cultures, with a little bit of
surrealism mixed in.

Angela has lived and studied in the USA where she won a School Art Award for outstanding achievement and her work is being published in the next Spring Issue 2007 of National Geographic School books across USA.

Angela's paintings seem to be telling a story, a fairytale... Her goal is to bring cultures together, transmit good inner feelings, positive energy and to take your eyes on a journey to a different imaginative world.

Artist Statement:

"The subconscious reflects on my paintings about life at the moment, my fears, my desires, my hidden thoughts. I get surprised with the outcome sometimes, it strikes me and it is beyond my explanation!"

Angela's Blog

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Featured painting by June Parrish Cookson

2007-03-11T22:06:00.000-07:00

She mused of things past

June's Blog

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June Parrish Cookson

2007-03-11T21:56:00.000-07:00

From an early age, while traveling and living in various places, I spent a majority of my time beach combing and exploring the countryside. These formative years of observation instilled a passion to capture the natural world through my art.

While attending college in Southern California, my first artistic job was cartoonist for the campus newspaper. After moving to the Pacific Northwest I worked in the graphic arts field including freelance illustrator for major publishing companies. Eventually, inspired by the impressionist style, I produced landscape paintings for private collectors, public corporations, and galleries.

In the intervening years, I partnered with my husband and formed a decorative painting business. The job entailed designing and painting large-scale murals for businesses and residential homes. During this venture, my goals turned toward writing and illustration for children's books.

Working from my studio in the Pacific Northwest as a dedicated fine art painter for more than twenty-five years, I now find myself at a crossroads. Until recently, paintings produced in 2006 dealt with the play of light and shadow on the regional landscape. References originated from travels and personal photographs, while technique employed simplistic compositions through the use of acrylic. As a result, the subject both emphasized remoteness and introduced tranquility.

Following on from this my focus generated a different perspective. A new body of work going beyond previous formulas and, in its place, exploration into the imaginary. Dreams and memory create settings that transmit intimate details of people's everyday lives. Using casein color, my process develops through intricate layers of brushstrokes. On closer inspection, there exists on the surface a subtle nuance similar to pastel. With this artistic endeavor the viewer is offered a few moments of contemplation in an otherwise fast pace world.

Another exciting development can be followed on my new blog Ink Vanilla where I will be creating drawings in my moleskine books. So nowadays I am enjoying both artistic endeavors . . . fine art painting and illustration work.

June's Blog

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Tracy Helgeson

2007-03-09T01:21:00.000-08:00

I grew up in Rochester Minnesota, and when it came time to apply for college, I knew that art school was the place for me. I attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design for two years and then studied illustration at the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts) although I always felt as if I wanted to be a painter and exhibit my work. After college I did a number of different things, working as a graphic designer, illustrator and product designer. When my husband and I had our first baby, I decided to put art aside for awhile and focus on being a stay at home mom, which I did for about 10 years.

When the youngest of our four children went off to school three years ago, I began to paint again and am now basically painting full time. Despite having never painted landscapes, I have been greatly inspired by the land around our home in upstate NY and so for now, I mainly paint landscapes, barns and houses.

My work can be seen in galleries in Williamstown, MA, New York City, Hudson, Roxbury, Cooperstown, Saratoga Springs, NY, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Cape Cod.

Tracy's Blog

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Annaig

2007-02-20T12:22:00.001-08:00

French artist Annaig began her blog in 2005 as a way to display her day to day work, experimentations as well as finished artworks, and share it with fellow artists and art amateurs worldwide. Her work includes watercolors, acrylics, pen drawings and pastel paintings. She is interested in having a realistic approach mixed with abstraction, loves lost and found edges and color effects.

Annaig's Blog

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Featured painting by Anne Kullaf

2007-02-16T14:34:00.000-08:00

Taxi in the rain

Anne's Blog

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Featured painting by Sue Choppers-Wife

2007-02-08T17:45:00.000-08:00

East meets west (Oils)

Sue's Blog

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Sue Bleiweiss

2007-02-08T17:32:00.000-08:00

Mostly a self-taught fiber artist, I enjoy the process of experimenting with different techniques to discover what works. This time spent experimenting has caused my work to evolve and change over the years and so have my interests in different elements of the textile arts. Working with silk fusion has given me an endless source of enjoyment and I'm continually fascinated by how versatile a medium it is. One of my current passions is the exploration of working in 3D using layered fabric and fiber surfaces and the combination of paper and fabric to create my own journals and sketchbooks.

Sue's Blog

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Jana Bouc

2007-02-07T10:00:00.000-08:00

Greetings! I'm a watercolor painter and teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area who also experiments with monotype, oils and acrylics. I've been posting my artwork and writing about art and life nearly daily since May 2006.

Jana's Blog

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Featured painting by Tracy Helgeson

2007-02-04T16:31:00.000-08:00

Elkins Barns

Tracy's Blog

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Lisa Lorenz

2007-02-03T11:24:00.000-08:00

Lisa (nee Lariviere) Lorenz was born in Montreal, Canada and has been drawing and painting exuberantly since childhood and her talent has expanded over many years. She studied graphic design and advertising at Concordia University and then pursued a career with a major railway for 9 years. She met her husband and then moved abroad with him in 1996.

Since then she has been living overseas for over 10 years and has lived in Basel, Switzerland, Seoul, Korea and now resides in Copenhagen, Denmark by the Sea which she loves. While living overseas she started painting and took several painting classes, having her first solo Exhibition in Seoul in May 2003 selling most of her work. She is currently working towards her next exhibition.

Lisa is a colourist, she uses bold and expressive colours to create exuberant, vibrant and cheerful paintings, and her spontaneous, yet well-executed, placement of images and whimsical ideas invoke in us a sense of well-being and a smile. Her work hangs in private collections in Australia, Asia, Europe and North America.

Artist Statement:

Since early childhood I have always been interested in drawing and art. I could not get enough of coloured pencils, crayons, paints and paper.

During a successful career, I got married to my wonderful husband and best friend and moved overseas. Living abroad for such a long time, has given me the opportunity once again to discover my artistic side. I am often lonesome for my family and close friends and I find comfort in my painting.

I have travelled extensively and I feel very blessed to have been given this wonderful opportunity. Travelling has opened my eyes to so many interesting and memorable places that words cannot express. Painting my impressions is my way of remembering and sharing such colourful memories.

My paintings are very colorful and exuberant like my character. Vibrantly and cheerfully is the way I paint and the way I live. I am fascinated by the colour and beauty surrounding us and I love to paint such subjects flamboyantly adding a little colour and happiness into our lives.

I work mainly with acrylics which I love for their versatility, drying time and easy cleaning. My subject matter covers a varied range of subjects, all indicative of the many places and aspects of life I find intriguing. I am inspired and love to paint memories from our travels across Europe, and deep in my heart is always its beauty: the Italian Riviera, Tuscany, colourful city-landscapes, the majestic sea with its boats and harbours, which are full of imagery and romance. When I paint, I relive the wonders of my travels!

I am inspired by expressionism and fauvism where colour and shapes are the most important aspect. I very much admire and I am influenced by the great works of Gauguin, Van Gogh, Matisse, Vlaminck, and Derain.

At the moment, I am quite busy preparing for another exhibition in Copenhagen.

Lisa's Blog

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Jan Blencowe

2007-01-27T18:19:00.000-08:00

Jan Blencowe recieved her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Caldwell College, Caldwell New Jersey in 1984. During those years summer trips to the artists colony on Monhegan Island in Maine galvanized in her a distinct love for outdoor landscape painting known as painting "en plein air", a French phrase meaning "in the open air".

After moving to Connecticut and raising her children the beauty and diversity of the coastal Connecticut landscape became the focus of her work fuelled by her love of nature and desire for wild places and spaces to be preserved. Jan's primary medium is oils, and occassionally pastels.

Recent awards include two of her plein air landscapes being chosen to represent the state of Connecticut in Paint Americas Top 100 Landscape competition, that collection will be touring the USA during 2007, and an honorable mention at the prestigeous Renaissance in Pastel Show held at the Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich Connecticut.

Jan is a signature member of The Society of American Landscape Painters, and a member of the American Impressionist Society and the Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society. Her work is represented by several leading galleries in Connecticut, and is in numerous private collections in the northeast. Jan is also part of the "Daily Painters" movement, her daily paintings can be seen at www.paintingadayproject.blogspot.com. Her "painting a day" project has been written about in Domino Magazine, USA Weekend , the New York Times, the Washington Post Express and at Mastercard's blog Priceless.com.

Artists Statement:

I love being outdoors and so painting outdoors "en plein air' is a natural for me. There's a special something, a raw truthfulness and energy that infuses a work created through a direct encounter with the subject. Working out doors requires one to work quickly and with confidence. Every brushstroke must be meaningful. The sun will have moved across the sky far enough in just two hours to significantly change light and color. My work is usually done "alla prima" a painter's term from an Italian phrase which loosely translated means "all at the first" or "all at once". So my works, even the larger plein air pieces I'm beginniing to do, are painted in one session. It is also my hope that my paintings of the landscape will help remind people that our wild open spaces are vital to our existence and are worthy of our care and preservation.

Jan's Blog

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Susan Borgas

2007-01-25T11:06:00.000-08:00

As a child I lived in the Pastoral Regions of the Gawler Ranges. As station life meant creating my own entertainment, I spent much of my time doing what I loved most - drawing. At the beginning of my high school years I moved to Quorn in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia to live with my grandparents. Even though I had visited my grandparents in the past, this was the beginning of a new era, where I would remain living in the Flinders Ranges. I spent one year with my grandparents before moving with my family to Black Rock and eventually Orroroo.

I stayed at Orroroo until I married in 1976, moving onto my husband's family farming property near Booleroo Centre. We still live there to this day. We have three children who are in the workforce. Life was pretty busy on the farm, bringing up a family and the ensuing commitments. It wasn't until 1992 that I seriously considered taking up painting.

Through workshops with numerous artists, books, videos and a very patient art teacher who spent months showing me how to mix any colour that I desired, my own style evolved so that viewers who knew my work recognised it as mine.While I usually paint landscape pictures in oils, I do like to paint with pastels and watercolours. I have also painted still life, which I enjoy immensely. I also paint mostly from photographs and prefer that it is my own or that I know the area well. I will only paint from a photograph of someone else's if they have taken it themselves and wish me to interpret it on canvas.

Whether I'm painting from life, a photograph or a mental image, my paintings do have realistic qualities. While I admire the freshness that other styles of art offer, I will always be drawn to the challenge that realism offers. For me as an artist, learning will never stop. My style will continue to evolve because of the urge to try out new ideas.

The Flinders Ranges would have to be one of my favourite places to paint. The diversity of colour from one season to another is inspiring. There are a huge variety of scenes on offer, from flat plains to rugged mountains. Not forgetting all those wonderfully-aged Australian eucalyptus trees. One does not have to be an artist to enjoy the Flinders Ranges but when you are, the motivation to paint is exciting!

As to my future as an artist, there will always be a scene to paint and something new to learn. I would like to spend more time with my fellow artists as a member with the Painters of the Flinders Ranges. There will be a wealth of knowledge to learn from each other. It can only improve me as an artist.

Susan's Blog

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Piper Ballou

2007-01-24T10:36:00.000-08:00

I was born and raised in Long Beach, California but have called Arizona home for the last thirty years. I have been painting seriously for the last two and a half years but have always favored my creative side. Although I participate in various classes and workshops I consider myself self-taught.

Pastels are my medium of choice. I enjoy painting animals and the Southwestern theme. I did not set out to paint animals, they called to me and as I paint them I feel a kinship and oneness as one of the travellers passing through this time on earth. I also enjoy painting still lifes. I like to play with light and color on an object.

Piper's Blog

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Delilah

2007-01-21T01:17:00.000-08:00

From Private Banker to Private Art Collections

Investment Specialist Delilah Smith says, " The challenge of maximizing return on principal will never compare to mixing the correct pigments in order to evoke my feelings on canvas. Color is not enough, I need to connect to the hearts of those who view my paintings. I am a passionate painter of color and emotions. My former work as an Investment Specialist refined the discipline I need to work with fiery colors and passionate brush work."

In 2005 Delilah decided to choose her dreams and become the artist she had so desperately wanted to be since her college days. There is something sobering when one day you look up and realize your life is slipping away, vanishing, and you are no closer to your dreams then you were in 1976. Few would leave a successful business to pursue a passion. Few are like Delilah who has soared to the top in all that she has put her mind to.

More than technique or design, it is color that makes a Delilah step off the wall into the hearts of the viewer. Delilah says of her paintings, " Color is the language that speaks to everyone. I use color in my conversations with the canvas. Some conversations are like shooting matches and some are tranquil and serene. Michigan is the home of Delilah. It is the need to make art and find her voice that drives her; a voice that will let you listen with your eyes. To own a Delilah is to own part of her exceptional drive and desire to be the best that she can be each and every time she steps up to the easel. Talent linked with passion is the magic that you will discover in a Delilah.

Delilah's Blog

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Cynthia Padilla

2007-01-16T01:52:00.000-08:00

I document the fragility of nature. When the fascinating specimen I have drawn has long frozen to the ground, or flown across distant fields, my drawing of it remains…fresh and vibrant for continued study and enjoyment. I paint highly detailed renderings of plants, flowers and natural science subjects, drawn to scale, colors mixed and matched to the exacting standards of the strict art form.

I begin by staring. I carefully study the specimen to become familiar with it, turning it slowly to capture its best angle and its most typical features. Before putting pencil to paper, I make note of the time of day and then prepare for a long-term relationship with the fascinating specimen at hand. I draw slowly. Paint cautiously. My preferred mediums are gouache, acrylic and wax-based colored pencil ..…. mediums ideally suited for the slow layering of transparent color over color. Many artists contemplate if a piece is ever finished? For me it is easy. A piece is done when it looks exactly like the specimen.

My entry into this odd niche was whilw field-sketching insects and flowers in a dry, dusty neighborhood nature center. Staff naturalists asked if I would document some of its collection. I agreed and they trained me to do so with the exacting standards required for research. At the time, I was a surface design major at UCLA. I graduated college and spent the next 20 years as a textile designer specializing in complex floral botanical patterns. The attention to detail demanded from those weekends at the nature study center, made my floral design work in the fashion industry some of the most successful.

I now find myself, lecturing, selling, exhibiting, and teaching workshops in all aspects of the art form. How could I have known then, that the summers of my youth, spent volunteering at a dusty little neighborhood nature park, would prepare me for my true passion and life’s work? Botanical Art and Natural Science Illustration.

Cynthia Padilla, is sought out nationally for research projects, book reviews, lectures and as a travel leader on sketching tours.

Cynthia's Blog

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Featured painting by Dean H.

2007-01-13T12:00:00.000-08:00

Cockatiel (Oil painting) SOLD

Deano's Blog

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Jude Maceren

2007-01-13T11:47:00.000-08:00

My name is Jude Maceren and I am a published artist residing at New Jersey, USA. I have two studio locations, one in New Jersey, USA and the other in Costa Rica, where I express my creativity.

Creating fine art work is my passion. At this point of my career I have an opportunity to express myself freely through painting inspired by the beauty of nature. I like to paint the joy and the love that creation radiates to men. Because of this I believe that there is a never ending exchange of love between these two which I want to show in the form of a painting.

At this time of my life as an artist I have created series of exotic flowers done traditionally in watercolor, acrylic and oil, because I was inspired to capture with paint the beauty, freshness, joy and love that radiate from each flower at its peak of blossoming. My series of paintings evolve from flowers, animals and people showing that THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP OF LOVE IN ALL CREATED THINGS.

I found a great opportunity to show my paintings and have a great chance to sell them online as well as offline. Most of my items to sell are prints and original art that I created in watercolor, oil and acrylic mediums. I want to reach the people who love flowers and enjoy the beauty of nature thru art.

My works have been published in different magazines, books, posters, and brochures of editorial, corporate and advertising publications. My client list, to name a few, are: American Management Association, At-A-Glance, AT&T, Avon Books, Beckman, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Chicago Tribune, Fannie Mae, John Hancock, HR Magazine, Management Review Magazine, MCI, Modern Maturity Magazine, Moneygram, Mr. Coffee, Network Computing Magazine, NTC / Contemporary Publishing, Oracle, Prentice Hall, Purdue Agicultures Magazine, Quantum Learning Inc., The House of Seagram, The Purdue Alumnus Magazine, Web Server Magazine, Your Money Magazine.

Awards Received (1984-2003) :

United Nations Stamp Design Award, Boli Award (Best of Long Island Award), Optima Design Award, Northwest Craftmen's Club Award, The Visual Club Award and New Jersey Press Association Award, University Of Santo Tomas College Of Fine Arts Venavides Award, St. Lorenzo Ruiz Painting Competition Award.

Jude's Blog

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Sue Beyer

2007-01-11T13:46:00.000-08:00

After working as a graphic designer for over 10 years, I felt that I could no longer work in that particular industry. This has changed the focus of my creativity from design to a fine art point of view. I am finding that my design skills and experience are providing a solid foundation for my fine arts practice.

The question that fascinates me in particular is how people utilise objects to define themselves, how people purchase to escape reality and the concept of affluenza.Through various methods and mediums I am exploring these ideas by looking at opposing concepts of the 'conscious/informed' and 'unconscious/naive' choice. I am currently a enrolled as a full-time student at Queensland College of Art in Brisbane.

Sue's Blog

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Martha Marshall

2007-01-10T16:48:00.000-08:00

I have been a working artist for more than 20 years. At first I painted while still employed in the corporate world and raising my family. I painted nights and week ends, every spare minute that I had, and showed my work in outdoor art festivals and group shows, winning a few awards as I went along.

Then in 1997 I was fortunate to be able to leave the daily rush hour, and spend full time at my first love, painting. I began to participate in more and more shows and art organizations, win more awards, gain increased recognition, and acquire representation by several galleries across the eastern United States.

My art business has now expanded in the direction of custom art work for the design trade.

Artist's Statement

Even when my paintings are nonobjective, they encompass aspects of atmosphere, moods, or places. Nature is often a beginning point for my primary fascination with the seemingly magical interactions of colors achieved by multiple layers of paint. I begin with large, bold strokes, and then continue to refine and build upon preceding layers of color, working toward a surface that both reveals and conceals what came before. My paintings are meant to be experienced more than analyzed. I feel that a successful painting invites the viewer to slow down, be fully present in the moment, and remain there for a little while.

Martha's Blog

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How to Join Art Blogs 4 U

2007-01-10T16:23:00.000-08:00

HOW TO JOIN
This list is open to anyone practising 2-dimensional fine art (i.e. drawings, paintings, wall hangings) who writes a blog about their work, but please no blogs about digital art or photography.

All you have to do is leave a comment to this post which includes your name exactly as you want it to appear in the list, e.g. Sarah Doe, or Sarah Doe's Art, or The Complete Doodler, etc.

Also please type out the URL to the blog you want listed (sorry, no websites will be accepted).

Please state which category you wish your art blog link to appear in (in addition to the main list) from the following - please choose ONE category only from:

Watercolour, Oils, Pastel/Other Dry Media, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Landscape, Abstract

Links will be added to the main list on a regular basis.

You must place a reciprocal link to this site on your own blog to remain listed.

PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO SEND ME YOUR BIO

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PROVISO'S

Blogs will be added at the Blog Owner's discretion. Blogs will only be added once they have been in existence (and have had new posts added regularly) for at least 3 months. This is standard practice for Lists ... although many require 6 months or longer. Blogs which cease to post on a regular basis will be removed from the list.

The Blog Owner reserves the right to remove the link to any blog that is not about 2-dimensional art or which contains lewd, libelous or otherwise offensive material, or which fails to feature a reciprocal link to Art Blogs 4 U.

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Dean H.

2007-01-08T19:48:00.000-08:00

I enjoy painting all subjects. To cause a viewer to pause and see the beauty in even a mundane object. My goal is to invite the viewer into the painting to explore the nuances and make discoveries...to participate. I must admit my special interest is animals of all sorts. While I did attend the Columbus College of Art And Design for one year, I am largely self taught. My main contemporary influences are Richard Schmid and Scott Burdick.

Dean's Blog

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Tom Brown

2007-01-06T21:34:00.000-08:00

I'm a lifelong artist and I create daily paintings and conduct oil painting workshops. I paint in the Impressionist style and generally create landscapes outdoors on site (en plein air). I also paint in the studio as well, creating paintings of still life compositions, portraits, figure paintings and animals. My paintings have sold through top galleries for over 20 years and my work is in private and corporate collections like Sears, Standard Oil, and Coca Cola. For the past 5 years I have also been selling paintings on eBay that I intend to show on my blog as well.

Tom's Blog

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Featured painting by Jo Castillo

2007-01-03T09:37:00.000-08:00

Peppers Window

(Pastel, 8" x 10")

Painted 'en plain air' onsite at Peppers Art Gallery, Magdalena, New Mexico

Jo's Blog

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Duncan Smith

2007-01-03T09:35:00.000-08:00

I live in a small town in Tennessee a few miles south of Nashville. I spent the last 20 years of my working life running a small magazine publishing company. This gave me the opportunity to work with illustrators and graphic artists on a daily basis. Trying to manage these creative people to a deadline was like herding cats. I started painting about 10 years ago to see if it would make me eccentric like most of them were. It seems to be working.

I retired 5 years ago and got more serious about painting. I work mostly in pastels and oils. I still get a tremendous thrill when a painting works … when it says what I intended it to say. That doesn’t happen on all attempts but it does happen just often enough to keep me passionately dedicated to the process. Even when I’m not painting, I’m thinking about it. It has become one of the joys of my life.

Duncan's Blog

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HAPPY NEW YEAR to Art Blogs 4 U!

2006-12-26T18:05:00.000-08:00

Firstly, I wish everyone reading this every success in the coming year, - whatever your hopes are for your art or anything else in 2007 may they all come to fruition!

Secondly, here is an update on progress at Art Blogs 4 U:

Art Blogs 4 U has been running for one calendar month and has received 800+ visits.
We have 41 artist members.
We have published 16 artist Bios, and have a further two waiting in the wings.
Thirty-one artist members have added a link to their sites (which means ten people haven't done so yet .... PLEASE think about it!).

YOU CAN HELP TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF THE SITE (which will in turn help to generate traffic to your blog) IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS -

Add a LINK to Art Blogs 4 U (if you haven't done so already).
Mention and/or place a LINK to Art Blogs 4 U in one of your POSTS.
Send me your BIO!

NEW FOR 2007!!!! - Featured Artists!
As regular postings to the site are very important I would like to start posting an Example of One Artist's work each week, - If you are interested in doing this please send details of the particular painting that you would like me to post.

Do this by sending me the exact URL of where you posted the painting on your blog .... I will then reproduce the image on Art Blogs 4 U.

When I post the image I will of course add your name, a few details of the work, plus a link back to your blog.

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Philip Edson

2006-12-25T10:58:00.000-08:00

Although born In England, I have lived and work in Alicante, Spain since 1999 where I have my own studio. All my work is of an abstract nature and is experimental. I am self taught and regard myself as a free spirit. My work is not constrained by commercial or any other considerations and I imagine every painting I do to be for my own lounge wall.

My art is very personal and comes from my soul, - that is where my creative spirit lies, and I also believe that our souls must be handled with care. What I mean is that they should not be exposed to the bright lights of the hospital operating theatre which seems to be the way of things these days in all aspect of our every day lives. I think that the creative spirit exists and thrives best in the shadows.

I get on with my work quietly and with my own conviction. The only real consideration is that the work pleases me and passes my careful quality tests. My paintings have their own life and I feel content that many other people seem to appreciate them too. I feel very lucky to have created my own world around my work.

My enduring philosophy is 'Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be'.

Philip's Blog

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Jessica Torrant

2006-12-22T09:47:00.000-08:00

I was born and raised in rural, northern Connecticut, an only child with a wild imagination. I loved all things creative, including dance, theatre, writing, and most especially, music and art. I found painting to be my greatest love, and studied Fine Art at the University of New Hampshire, and the University of California, Santa Cruz. After graduating college in 1999, I enjoyed travelling and living a bit of a nomadic life until 2001 when I returned to my home state of CT.

After building a history of exhibits and online buyers, I went full time with my painting career in January 2005. It was the best leap of faith I've ever taken! I've exhibited throughout New England and in New York City, as well as participating in international festivals such as the London Raw Arts Festival. I currently enjoy working from my studio at the Indian Orchard Mills, and blogging has become a great way to share what I am working on, where I am showing, and the daily thoughts of a contemporary artist trying to "make it" in an ever evolving artworld!

Jessica's Blog

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Paula Manning-Lewis

2006-12-18T15:55:00.000-08:00

Art is my calling. Its not just what I do, its who I am! Through 35 years of ups and downs art has been the one constant in my life.

My professional Art career began in March 1991 shortly after the birth of my second son. My hope was to earn the part time paycheck I needed to be a stay at home mom. Fifteen years later, I've sold many drawings and paintings and thousands of prints all over the world! Thanks to all the wonderful people who have supported and purchased my art, my dream has become a reality!

When I began 15 years ago, all sales happened on the road, there was no internet to connect me to the world. Although I still show in Galleries and sell prints in shops, most of my sales happen online. Welcome to the future! The best benefit to this outlet is that I get the privilege of dealing directly with the people who hang my art on their walls!

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico only a couple hours from my hometown, Las Cruces. I live with my husband Aaron, youngest son Nate, middle son Jeff, and two dogs in a great house about half a mile from the Rio Grande River. Youll find us walking along the Bosque (area of trees around the river) most sunny afternoons. I spend my days (and some nights) working in my home studio, connected to the world by internet. I am also an active member of the Albuquerque artist community. In 2004 I co-founded Seventh Mountain Artists, a group of Albuquerque artists that originally met as art studio tenants at the Harwood Art Center.

I currently work mainly in watercolor, but I have worked with a variety of mediums. I like to paint a fairly large variety of subject matter but stick mainly to southwest landscapes, portraits and my newest fascination, abstract expressionism! Recently, my main theme has been peace. I hope to make my mark on the world by spreading my message of Peace on Earth. I truly believe if everyone did their part, it could be a peaceful world for our children and grandchildren.

Paula's Blog

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Jo Castillo

2006-12-16T19:53:00.000-08:00

Jo has been drawing and painting as long as she can remember. She works mainly in pastels, although she enjoys many media. She paints what she loves, both in studio and plein air. She is constantly learning and experimenting to improve her work. Jo's training has been through workshops, teaching and just doing it.

Jo was raised in ranching country in New Mexico and she lived for fifteen years in South America (Bolivia, Peru and Chile). Travel presented many opportunities to learn and appreciate a variety of cultures and artistic creativity contributing to her bright and colorful style. Bastrop, Texas is her home now.

Jo's Blog

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Anne Kullaf

2006-12-13T09:03:00.000-08:00

Anne Kullaf has been drawing and painting since childhood. A native of New Jersey, she studied graphic design and fine art at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut and at The Art Students League of NY.

Her work has been exhibited at the National Arts Club in New York City, as well as at the Hunterdon Museum of Art and in galleries throughout New Jersey. She regularly exhibits her work at the Salmagundi Club in New York City and is represented by the Michael F. Ingbar Art Company.

She is an artist member of the Salmagundi Club; the International Guild of Realism; Oil Painters of America; Studio Montclair; the Hunterdon Museum of Art; and the Somerset Art Association.

Anne says ...

"My paintings are inspired by the abstract visual patterns that occur around me: motion, repetition, color, texture and light. Using these patterns as a point of departure, I attempt to capture the essence of objects and places with a form of realism that is expressive rather than simply a recording of what I see."

Anne's Blog

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Robin Neudorfer

2006-12-11T09:13:00.000-08:00

After graduating from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, with a BS in Industrial Design, Robin Neudorfer went to work for Landor Associates in San Francisco, CA. She designed commercial interiors for such companies as Banco Union, Panama, Air Cal, USA, Computerland, USA, BiLo, USA, DBS, Singapore, in addition to many architectural graphic programs throughout the world.

Spending five years working for a large corportate identity design office, it was time to her to explore her options. She started her own business in Sausalito, CA and continued to work on commercial interiors, graphic identity programs, and rendering in the architectural and advertising industry.

She was then faced with the conflict of raising a family and being a professional in her field. She made the difficult decision to spend more time with her family. During this time she remained creative by donating three years to a local school by teaching art to the students. She was then contracted by a neighboring school district to teach art to K-5, for an additional 3 years. Robin has raised three children, the youngest being 14 yrs. old, and has also given a home to two foster boys.

Ready to take the leap into a career once again, the decision as to what field was a difficult one.
However, with much help from a mentor, she knows now that the right choice is to follow her dreams into discovering herself as a fine artist. She has taken additional classes such as color and abstract painting through continuing classes at Art Center. In addition she belongs to a women's support group there, called Begin Now. Wet Canvas is another group that has encouraged and supported her in this transition. She has travelled and met a few of the online friends.

Currently, Robin has two new mentors she met through Wet Canvas. William Wray, has taught her the finer points of plein air painting, and Michael Newberry, is currently guiding her on all aspects of her artistic career.

Robin's Blog

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Rebecca Grantham

2006-12-07T17:12:00.000-08:00

Cleveland Painter, Rebecca Grantham has a passion for landscape painting.

"Painting outside in nature, en plein air is the most inspiring and rewarding way for me to create.Being outside immersed in nature, I can completely lose myself and be surrounded with the living energy that drenches my senses in beauty. Nature's rhythms draw my breath away, stealing my mind from my thoughts and capture my undivided attention.

What's most important is for me to grab a hold of the essence of an entire series of moments that I am experiencing through my brushes and knives. I carry the patterns of color, light, atmosphere, wind, shape and movement through myself and let them live on my canvas creating an contemporary work of landscape art."

Come see Modern Plein Air, Rebecca's way ....

Rebecca's Blog

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