Who Needs TV When You Can Watch a Painting? -1
January 26, 2008
By Daniel Kretschmer When I look at a painting, the artist speaks to me. I can picture the painter at work at his easel, making the brush strokes, mixing the paint and pigments. I see the blank parts of the canvas and the colors and I can almost imagine what they are thinking. And I listen carefully. Whatever the picture is, its elements are telling a story, conveying a feeling, offering a sensation of the mind, or giving a message. Sometimes it reveals a secret, a chance to look into the artist’s mind. Much like a writer is vulnerable, and bleeds onto the pages, the painter bleeds himself... Read more »
Beyond CM Coolidge’s Art: what’s behind ‘Dogs Playing Poker’
September 30, 2007
I love articles written by genuine artists about other artists they admire. There is a sense of truth & admiration in their choice of words that I find attractive. Usually, while their views might be biased, their opinions are usually informed and educated. I hope you too enjoy this article by Melanie Light on one of her obviously favorite artists “Dogs Playing Poker: Beyond Art, Behind Coolidge” (September 13, 2006). “C. M. Coolidge, known for his “poker playing dogs”, was a brilliant man with innovative ideas and an entrepreneurial instinct about art. Born... Read more »
