Sketchbook Project

I think this is really cool -

http://arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject

Thousands of sketchbooks will be exhibited at galleries and museums as they make their way on tour across the country.

After the tour, all sketchbooks will enter into the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library, where they will be barcoded and available for the public to view.

28838 artists from 94 countries around the world are participating. The tour starts February, 2011.

I wish I had known about this when sign-ups were still open! I'm for sure keeping my eyes peeled for next year's if there is one!!!

I found this Artist on Juxtapoz: (under Reader Art, she's an illustrator from the Netherlands)
here is a link to her sketchbook for the sketchbook project!
http://marjoleincaljouw.blogspot.com/2010/11/sketchbook-project-of-arthouse.html

Santa Fe Photography

This is a photo by Patricia Leigh, from Santa Fe New Mexico.
Her pictures are fantastic - we saw them over the summer, they look awesome on big canvases.
Absolutely breathtaking!!

Visit her website for more:

http://patricialeigh.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Equine-Collection/950570_AFq9d#849522592_jZnMf

First Real Post

So, never having written a blog before, I find myself thinking a LOT about what I want to write in here. For now, I'll just stick to the assignments.

One of the artists I posted earlier is Julie Ganser. I found her work on White Columns and HAD to check it out. She got her MFA from UW Madison, and lives in Sun Prairie, WI. (Which I also think is pretty cool)

She uses found objects, mostly plastic (like recyclable plastic water bottles). I especially like her pieces that use bubble wrap. I think it's neat that she's taken something as mundane (and AWESOME.) as bubble wrap, and made it into something completely different.

In her statement, she talks about her multi-layered works as commentary on the role of transparency in society. She beautifully combines elements of nature with the recycled objects, to create installations and pieces that remind me of old paperweights - glassy and colorful, often containing flowers or just cool shapes...

If you'd like to read an article about Ms. Ganser, I encourage you to visit http://host.madison.com/entertainment/arts_and_theatre/visual/article_6ca1f5b0-a7b4-11de-babf-001cc4c002e0.html This article is about her exhibit at the James Watrous Gallery in Madison in 2009.

No Paint, No Gain.

4 Artists of the week...

Alec Monopoly -
http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/feature-interview-with-alec-monopoly

Judith Braun -
http://judithannbraun.com/default3.asp

Julie Ganser -
http://julieganser.com/

Gregory Bartning -
http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/a-fusion-of-photography-and-movementinterview-with-gregory-bartning