Retratos

This is one exhibition that I don't want to miss!

Friday, October 21, 2005
Through January 8, 2006
National Portrait Gallery at the S. Dillon Ripley Center on the National Mall
Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C.
INFO (202) 275 1738

Latin America has a long and rich tradition of portraiture. In its countries, as elsewhere, portraits have preserved the likeness of individuals both living and dead, bolstered the social standing of the aristocracy, marked the deeds of the mighty, recorded rites of passage, and established and preserved the historical record. Portraits have also connected the individual to the family and the family to the community, bound together disparate populations, and helped establish national identity. Portraiture provides valuable insights into the lives and minds of the artist and the sitter, as well as their time and place.

Retratos: 2,000 Years of Latin American Portraits is an overview comprising more than 100 portraits from over 15 countries. The exhibition begins in the Precolumbian era, continues through the viceregal and independence periods, and into the modern era. It ends with contemporary portraiture, which demonstrates the sustained vitality of this tradition. As a group, these paintings and sculptures suggest not only common artistic threads but also provide important insights into the social and political history of Latin America.

This exhibition is organized by the San Antonio Museum of Art; the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; and El Museo del Barrio, New York.

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NYFA Current - straight from the artists

American Ideology
What's an interesting artist from San Francisco doing....
Marisa Olson

In Marisa’s American Idol Audition Training Blog (a website named this way to garner high search engine rankings), San Francisco-based artist Marisa Olson documented the three months of rigorous training that preceded her audition for the hit TV show “American Idol.” Including interactive polls and detailed descriptions of every step of her training—from practicing “soulful singing” to learning how to walk in stilettos—her website developed a cult following. Olson’s project was recently featured in the New Museum of Contemporary Art’s exhibition Rhizome Artbase 101 and she was written about in the New York Times. Predictably, most people ask Olson, “Were you for real or was the project tongue in cheek?” Her response: “yes.”

Music, above all other cultural forms, has played the most crucial role in forming my identity and organizing my memories. Growing up an American citizen in Europe, I obsessively followed US Top 40 countdowns. When I later moved to the US, my mother took me to a Baptist church at least three times per week. My membership in the youth choir, my ultimate succession to the teen choir, and my mother’s participation in the church choir had a profound impact on my social skills, my understanding of gendered power relations (my mom was the only female tenor!), my interest in modes of storytelling, and my strange faith in the potential for everyday people to become stars.

Now, whether I’m blogging my efforts to audition for “American Idol,” restaging pivotal scenes in Hollywood musicals, or remaking The Jackson 5 Christmas Album, I want to ask in my work how the systems inherent in the music world (its modes of production, distribution, and reception; the issue of authorship; historiographic notions of appropriation and genre; celebrity) reflect those in the “real world” and in the art world.

Some of the people closest to me really thought I was crazy when they heard I was training to audition for “American Idol” last fall. After reading the “documentation” on my website of my efforts to make myself over in preparation to stand out at local auditions, the administrator of my academic department emailed to say that I had “a lot of PR to do” among the professors. A few months later, my cousin came to an opening of mine and reported, “Grandma’s really worried about you after reading that New York Times article.” In this piece, the reporter recounts my pursuance of a “California Girl look,” which culminated with me emerging from a tanning salon with a full-body rash.

A person such as me would have a difficult time succeeding on the show. I’m overweight, older than most contestants, prefer to sing non-pop music, and don’t neatly fit the gender-normative look for women on TV. These factors sculpted my critique of the show; they also formed the basis for my parodic audition training.

The goals of the project were manifold. I hoped to critique certain elements of ”American Idol,” namely the stereotypes it perpetuates, the concealment of artist’s labor by the producers, and questions about democracy in relation to the show.

It concerned me that the artists who sing on “American Idol” are routinely dismissed by the judges for failing to meet a range of superficial standards. Candidates are often called out as overweight, unattractive, or having unfashionable hairstyles or wardrobes. The judges also frequently make homophobic and gender-normativizing remarks and they tend to pen contestants into racialized musical genres; for instance, encouraging African American contestants to stay within the domain of Motown or “soul,” in their song selections. In Marisa’s American Idol Audition Training Blog I also aimed to unveil the amount of labor engaged in by artists through the blogging of my “training exercises.” The producers of American Idol make all would-be contestants sign contracts that limit their rights, and those who ultimately score recording contracts are given far fewer rights than most artists. They are, in a certain sense, indentured.

I attempted to achieve all of this through an act of parody; yet the concept of parody became problematized in this work because my “training” involved a commitment to participate in the process I sought to critique. In the end, I enjoyed and even cultivated this blurriness, as it made for a more self-reflexive comment on the surrealism inherent in the art and entertainment spheres, with which the “blogosphere” was beginning to intersect.

I also hoped to get my readers thinking about their own voices, in a political sense. The 2004 presidential elections were looming as I prepared for my audition, and I couldn’t help but think about how the key demographic of “American Idol” is the same one that traditionally ignores the polls during political elections. American youths vote to elect the show’s winners, but not the leader of their country. As my training progressed, I began to receive thousands of website hits and hundreds of emails from teenagers and young adults who had no interest in my postmodern paradox of simultaneous parody and participation. They simply wanted to discuss our mutual dreams of stardom. It was exciting to me that I could have such a large audience outside the art world and I began addressing them directly. To get them in a voting mood, I had them vote on what I should sing at the auditions and on every item of clothing I should wear. In the end, I received over 20,000 votes and I still receive several dozen emails per month about the project, a year later.

This, to me, has been the most rewarding aspect of the project—the opportunity to say and do something that resonated with people: art world people, next-door neighbors, even young girls who wrote to ask whether I thought they were too fat to audition or if their parents would pay more attention to them if they got on the show. These unexpected pleasures softened the blow of my ultimate rejection from the show, wherein Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe (a.k.a. “Nasty Nigel”) told me that I had “as much chance of becoming the next American Idol as [he did] of becoming the next Picasso.”

It’s always hard to know what to say when someone asks me “what kind” of artist I am. It’s tempting to say, “I do crazy stuff involving pop music.” How would you categorize someone who makes operettas out of Simon & Garfunkel songs or remakes The Jackson 5 Christmas Album because it was their first beloved cassette? In truth, I mostly consider myself an autobiographer. Most of the work I’m creating is about me. It may not be my life story, but it still belies my insecurities, my talents or lack thereof, and the influence that music and technologies have had upon my life. My materials, and the way in which I use them, are as imperfect as I am, and I work this way not to be cute or hip in a self-effacing way, but because it’s honestly the only way I have to express myself.

Marisa Olson's work has been commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art and she has recently performed or exhibited at the New Museum for Contemporary Art, the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Side Cinema-Newcastle, New Langton Arts, Southern Exposure, Debs & Co., Galapagos, 667 Shotwell, Pond Gallery, the international Futuresonic festival of electronic music and media arts, Electrofringe, Cinemascope-London, Machinista, Scope, VIPER Festivals, and elsewhere. She has held residencies and fellowships at Goldsmiths, Northwestern University, the Technical University-Dresden, and the Banff Centre for the Arts. She participated in an exhibition that Artforum highlighted in their “Best of 2004” issue, and while Wired has called her both funny and humorous, the New York Times has called her work "anything but stupid."

For more information on Marisa Olson, visit:
Marisa Olson's Blog
American Idol
Audition Training
Projects

Points of Departure closes Sunday at District of Columbia Arts Center

Points of Departure closes this Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005 with an Artists' talk inside the gallery of DCAC at 5:00pm.

Points of Departure: works by Nathan Manual and D. Billy, curated by Trish Tillman
November 11, - December 11, 2005
District of Columbia Arts Center
2438 18th Street NW, Washington D.C. 20009
202/462-7833
info@dcartscenter.org

Some reviews on the Show:
Rachel Beckman wrote a lovely blurb about the show. City Paper - Gallery Pick

James Huckenpahler, Artist/Blogger Covert City says - Thinking About Art has been the home of an ongoing project, Artists Interview Artists. Today's installment featuring Nathan Manuel and D. Billy, is by far the smartest and funniest of the series.

Kriston Capps (Writer/Blogger Grammar Police also has some great things to say about the show.

Enter into a conversation between the two newly acquainted DC area artists Nathan Manuel and D. Billy, and you might think you are entering a choreographed sitcom. Mix the silly nature of throwing around language and shapes paired with a whimsical yet careful attitude towards the outcome of their collaborative artworks, and you'll find that it's not only about the art, but that it's also a game. In fact, the more the two artists learn each other's artmaking aesthetics, the more strategic the game gets. The resulting gems of painted and collaged panels speak miles with an array of caricatures cut out from books, scraps of food packaging, cardboard boxes and discarded educational materials. Lines section off compartments to define thoughts and put stereotypical lifestyles on a pedestal. Circular clouds waft ideas across the composition, projecting questions into the garish jabber jaw of fleeting discussion. In the end, the games Manuel and Billy present extend through to how life's idioms can be taken out of context and put into someone else's set of rules. One large-scale drawing in the exhibition will be made using 'viewer input' from ballots (available at DCAC) that are submitted in the month leading up to the show.

District of Columbia Arts Center | 2438 18th Street NW, Washington D.C. 20009 | 202/462-7833 | info@dcartscenter.org

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James Hampton's 'Throne' Returns in All Its Heavenly Glory - Washington, DC USA

In WaPo today.....

Our wondrous throne is back at the Smithsonian American Art Museum which reopens July 1 2006!

The Revelation of the Folk Artist
James Hampton's 'Throne' Returns in All Its Heavenly Glory
By Linton Weeks
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, December 10, 2005; Page C01

Sisters and brothers! We are gathered here today to sing of "The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly"! And when you refer to it, praise be, speak with the awe and with the reverence it deserves.

For this, my friends, is truly a most inspired and wondrous work of folk art -- pulpits and altar and oddly shaped stands fashioned from pieces of furniture and cardboard and light bulbs and tin cans and meticulously -- most ingeniously -- wrapped in silver and gold foil.

Wayne Boone packs up after helping reinstall the foil-covered work at the American Art Museum, which reopens next year. (By Kevin Clark -- The Washington Post)
Seriously. So majestic, so mighty and bright is this vast, multi-element vision by the late James Hampton that the Smithsonian American Art Museum has carved out a special, eggplant-colored niche in its renovated space to showcase the whole display -- well, most of it. Following a 6 1/2 -year renovation of the museum at Eighth and F streets NW -- with a planned re-opening on July 1, 2006 -- Hampton's "Throne" was chosen as the first work to be reinstalled. Read the article here

Curiosity killed the cat and what else does it do

From Robert Genn
Curious morning syndrome

At the risk of once more dividing the world into two main kinds
of people, there are two main kinds of people: There are those
who amuse themselves, and those who require others to amuse
them. It's been my experience that artists are pretty much of
the former kind. In their self-amusement, they're apt to be
creative.

Mornings can have special significance for these folks. They
don't need to stay in bed awaiting the amusements to
arrive--they're already there. They simply need to step into
the amusement area. For many artists, "Curious Morning
Syndrome," or CMS, primes the pump for productivity and
success. The blessing, of course, is not always evident to the
young. Sleeping-in has ruined many an early career. And some
folks must wait until middle or old age for CMS to kick in.
Some think it's a gene. I think it's a habit. I had to learn
it.

It's a matter of setting yourself up to be curious about the
outcome and potential of yesterday's efforts. Always leave
something unfinished when you shut down the studio at night.
Better still, leave several things unfinished. The easier, the
more enjoyable the task, the more the likelihood of an early
morning kick-off. At the same time, difficult challenges and
problematic passages are often best attacked when you are well
rested and fresh. While many work well late into the night, the
cold grey light of dawn presents opportunities to the prepared
worker. Surprises are uncommonly common to the curious at all
times. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it has been
responsible for birthing a lot of art. "How is this going to
turn out?" is an essential question that an artist must ask.
Curiosity tramples drudgery and fires up improvisation.
Curiosity sets the hands and mind in motion. Self-amusement
becomes the "muse."

Every day is a new birth and a metaphor for life--a relentless
carousel with a joyous song and a view for every rotation. CMS
is not just a matter of getting into the work area before the
telephones of normal business hours begin to jingle. CMS means
allowing your own unique "owned processes" to draw you there.
Thus the miracle of creativity is regularly reborn. To see your
world, your studio and the things of your hands within it,
first thing, like a child, with baby eyes.

Best regards,
Robert

PS: "The child is curious. He wants to make sense out of
things, find out how things work, gain competence and control
over himself and his environment, and do what he can see other
people doing. He is open, perceptive, and experimental." (John
Holt)

Esoterica: It's also been my observation that artists who allow
themselves to be dependent on others don't thrive in the same
way that the independent ones do. Part of the reason is that
dependent people often don't seem to have enough time for an
inner life and private curiosity. Furthermore, it looks to me
like the independents are the most alive, the most
experimental, and often the most productive. Some of them are
quiet, but they are not bored, nor are they boring. In the
words of journalist Ellen Parr: "The cure for boredom is
curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."

Art Zone for the kid in all of us

So you want to make art and you love technology...well try your hand at this and have some kid fun. NGA Kids, Adventures in Art


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The Business of Art: Evidence From the Art Market - J. Paul Getty Museum 2004 exhibit

The business of art is conducted much like any other commercial venture in which something is bought, sold, or traded, and yet a work of art is not a commodity in the ordinary sense. Its value can fluctuate radically in an instant, depending on the influence of collectors, dealers, curators, critics, or connoisseurs. Their assessments of historic, intellectual, and aesthetic values affect a work's monetary value in the marketplace.

The materials in this exhibition document past business activity in the art market. Recognizing their tremendous potential as research tools for the study of provenance (a work of art's history of ownership), and the history of aesthetics, taste, patronage, and collecting, the Getty Research Institute acquires the records of various players in the art market.
Art Matters! Nov. Issue Scroll to #5 Internet Resource for article link.


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Art Helps - Jam Communications - An evening fundraiser in pictures

Artist Tanjo Bos with her painting.

A great turnout for the Jam Communications, Arthelps fundraiser. Artists and patrons flocked to bid on art at the auction to benefit District of Columbia Arts Center and Food for Friends. Do you recognize any artists, patrons or art? Yourself perhaps.







My donation, "the Return Journey"

Artists and Fraser Gallery owner, Lenny Campello.

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Auction Houses Raking in the Dough

"There are many reasons for the predicted revenue increase at all of the major international auction houses. Buyers of art in the emerging art markets of Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates are purchasing works in many of the various collecting sites. There are also many new contemporary art buyers who are making major purchases." Read NY Arts here

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Cluster@#%K! Aesthetics

A manic-depressive panic attack in the face of profound information overload.
by Jerry Saltz
.....the practice of mounting sprawling, often infinitely organized, jam-packed carnivalesque installations is making more and more galleries and museums feel like department stores, junkyards, and disaster films...terms that describe this sculptural strategy include grandiose and testosterone-driven.

The Village Voice has an interesting article about "all at once" installations.
Read it Here

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Mississippi Images – Recent works by Michael Lang

Touchstone Gallery
Mississippi Images – Recent works by Michael Lang
An Exhibit for Katrina Hurricane Relief

December 7 – January 8

Opening Reception
Friday, December 9, 6:00 – 8:30pm

The Annex
Mississippi Images – Recent works by Michael Lang
An Exhibit for Katrina Hurricane Relief
Proceeds benefit The Mississippi Center for Justice and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Art Enables’ The Winter Solstice
Art Enables is an metropolitan-wide arts and enterprise program for adults with developmental and/or mental disabilities

Main Gallery
Touchstone’s 29TH Anniversary Holiday Show
All works are $250
10% of the proceeds will be donated to Food and Friends

Touchstone Gallery
406 7th Street, NW, 2nd floor
202.347.2787
Metro: Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn Quarter


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New Orleans: The revival ??

An update on New Orleans

Three months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, the city's rich gumbo of culture deserves preservation..."Three months after Katrina crashed through the levees, America's attention has moved on. But New Orleans still faces piles of moldering detritus, more than 100,000 houses that are mud-soaked shells, 200,000 abandoned cars, occupied neighborhoods with no electricity and a social fabric frayed by forced flight."

Read the story here Linda Mack: New Orleans: The revival

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"Peace on Earth" at District Fine Arts Gallery

Please join us for a holiday group show with various artist's interpretations of
"Peace on Earth"
December 10th, 2005 - January 15, 2006

Reception
December 10, 2005 6-9pm

District Fine Arts Gallery
1726 Wisconsin Avenue NW
202.328.9100
Visit District Fine Art Gallery for more info.

"Peace had never come from dropping bombs. Real peace comes from enlightenment and educating people to behave in a divine manner"
Carlos Santana

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The 18th ANNUAL WASHINGTON CRAFT SHOW!!!

Among the nation's leading shows of fine contemporary American craft, the Washington Craft Show will take place on December 9-11, 2005, perfectly timed for the holidays. Approximately 180 outstanding contemporary craft artists from 35 states and D.C. will exhibit and sell their one-of-a-kind and limited-edition work in glass, ceramics, basketry, furniture, fiber, jewelry, metal, wood, wearable art, paper and mixed media for the home/office and to wear.

Special Exhibition:
A new central pavilion will demonstrate inspired ideas for displaying fine craft based on the show’s holiday theme, “High Style Living and Giving." Washington-area interior designer Gloria Capron, ASID, and architect Peter Grina, AIA, will create this dramatic and festive showcase.

When:
December 9, Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
December 10, Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
December 11, Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where:
Washington Convention Center
801 Mt. Vernon Place NW
Washington, D.C.
Metro: Mt. Vernon Square

Join Bob Wiener of
DC Art Glass and a
Mid City Artists Member.

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Artomatic opportunity for emerging artists

Call For Entries: Artomatic at Heliport
The Heliport Gallery in the vibrant Silver Spring area announces Airomatic: Artomatic at the Heliport.

Who’s Eligible? Any Artomatic participant who has never shown in a commercial gallery. Jurors: David Fogel, Director of the Silver Spring Gateway Project and manager of the Heliport and Nevin Kelly, owner of the Nevin Kelly Gallery on U Street in DC. When: Entries due January 2, 2006; show will take place in February, 2006.

How: Send up to 3 jpeg images to David Fogel. Make sure to note title, size and medium and include your phone number. JPEGS are strongly preferred by the judges but if you absolutely can't manage an electronic entry, you may send up to three slides to David Fogel, Heliport Gallery, 8001 Kennett Street, Suite 3, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Slides must arrive by January 2, 2006.


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Young Master Painter Makes Debut in Washington, DC USA - Drew Ernst at the Zenith Gallery

I went to the Zenith Gallery to see 26 yr.old Drew Ernst make his painting debut in Washington, DC. I was impressed with the quality and commitment of this young artist. Ernst paints in a realist style. As I stood with the excited mix of collectors and visitors, his paintings sold like hotcakes. There was a tangible buzz in the air over the freshly painted oil canvases and watercolors on display. I spoke a little with Drew during the opening of "Connected". From the ripe age of 13. Drew's father has played a significant part in furthering his son's creative passion including driving him miles in search of excellent art materials and modeling for larger than life canvases. Ernst studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, a bastion of American realism painting. He drew from cadavers at the Hanaman Medical School in Philadelphia to learn the intricacies of the human form. Ernst's watercolor technique rivals that of Andrew Wyeth and several of his oils contain a structured composition recalling the Neoclassicism of Jacques-Louis David.

Ernst's themes are contemporary, rural, patriotic and rich with a passion for life and connections. His figures echo a strong connection to the earth and to each other. Drew is not adverse to hard work as witnessed by his monumental canvases and he seems wise beyond his years. He lives in Ohio and will be showing his work at the Zenith Gallery through January 8. This is an exhibition not to be missed!

"Every emotion goes into my paintings - love, hate, joy, sadness - it's all in there. An amazing thing happens when you love hard and paint hard. You become one with the work. The mind can make paint do things, anything - make it behave in ways it shouldn't. The act of painting becomes spiritual. Once this happens, anything is possible." Drew Ernst (b. 1979, Mt. Vernon OH)

"Art is not a conceptual exercise. It is not a form of therapy or entertainment. Art is a personal practice, like meditation. Art allows the artist the opportunity to awaken into deeper levels of reality. In the best cases, it also allows the artist the opportunity to assist the viewer in the process of "waking up." There are many ways to awaken the viewer, gently nudging them or walloping them over the head. A great artist assists us in seeing the world differently. No style is necessarily superior to another, all forms are valid, what matters is whether or not the artist is being true to their temperament and experience. I feel that Drew Ernst is solidly himself. He is gifted and devoted to his art. He is smart and curious. He is a serious student of life.
-Bo Bartlett, artist


Opening night visitors at "Drew Ernst's "Connected" Solo Exhibiton at the Zenith Gallery, 413 7th Street NW, Washington, DC



For infromation call 202.783.2963
email; art@zenithgallery.com
Zenith Gallery

Spraining to do it.

This is not a cuss word!!!! Three friends sprained and broke ankles over the last few weeks, all women. I'm keeping my eyes open for Potholes! in downtown DC.....Yep, I've had that experience too. Several years ago, I didn't notice a pothole near 20th and M Sts. NW and in went my foot and I sprained my ankle. YEE-OUCH! It's no fun to lay up in bed or try to move around on crutches. Can't DC keep its streets nice and tidy like a good Capital City? Come on! We're supposed to be floating in money, what happened to street repair? Doesn't DC government know that there's an endangered species of artists who live with their heads in the creative spheres. How are we supposed to keep from falling in holes?
My day was spent serving up Enchiladas and good cheer to the invalids. Everyone else... eyes down and watch where yer walking.

Happy Holiday Seasons

I'd like to pretend this is my Christmas tree but it isn't. I wanted to share it with you because I have to confess, I love a good looking Christmas tree. This one was a visual bonus on my outing last night.

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In search of the muse

There's so much going on this season. My head is spinning! It seems like things have doubly ramped up. Parties, parties, parties, openings, fundraisers, birthdays and I'm not even a party girl.....well sometimes. If you want to go see some good art, Lenny has posted a list of tonight's 1st Friday's gallery openings at DC Art News. I'm heading down to Zenith Gallery in Penn Quarter to see Drew Ernst's work tonight about 7pm after I take care of the rest of my life. I hope to spend some time in the studio today painting on two new canvases. It's been a very busy week of managing the business side of art; letters, emails, phone calls, contracts, research, teleclass, creativity check in's, not to mention the daily chores of life and maintanence. How do we do this gracefully and effortlessly and still create with passion? The artist's life is like a band with one member playing all the instuments. Somehow it still sounds sweet. Well, I can't discount all the support from family, friends, galleries, collectors, colleagues, community, and vendors. I need all the love and professional support I can get, thank you. Now.... I'm off in search of my muse... I think she may still be somewhere in my studio.


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Artistically Speaking with Marilou Donahue

One of my favorite bloggers before blogging was ever in, is interviewer Marilou Donahue. Marilou hosts a television arts program, Artistically Speaking with Marilou Donahue and now provides a website highlighting the arts in the Washington, D. C. area. Her informative and lively website, www.ArtisticallySpeaking.TV features Artist, Sam Gilliam and Playwright, Ken Ludwig in the December Issue. Check it out...Artistically Speaking with Marilou Donahue

Sean Scully: Wall of Light at the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC USA

I have been hearing great things about this exhibit which I plan to see before year's end!

Color, texture, emotion, abstraction. 
Don't miss the Phillips' sensational new exhibition!

More than any other artist of his generation, Sean Scully (born 1945) combines the formal traditions of European painting with the distinctly American abstract tradition of Rothko and Pollock. Inspired by a trip to Mexico more than 20 years ago, Scully's Wall of Light series builds from a memory of light and shadow playing on ancient Mayan ruins. Using only two formal elements - the vertical and horizontal - the paintings evoke physical and emotional landscapes, imbued with the importance of people, place, and the passage of time. The artist's hand is constantly present in the exploration of surface texture, abstract form, and richly layered color.

The Phillips Collection, with its history of engagement with contemporary artists, presents the first U.S. museum exhibition of Wall of Light, Scully's most important series to date. Featuring more than 40 works, including some 20 large-scale oil paintings, the exhibition showcases Scully's mastery of the abstract style, its emotional power, storytelling potential, and capacity to convey light.

Organized by The Phillips Collection, the exhibition will travel to the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Cincinnati Art Museum before closing in New York at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sean Scully: Wall of Light is made possible by the global financial services firm UBS.

Check out Artful Evenings, the museum's Thursday extended-hours program from 5 to 8:30 p.m.

The Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-387-2151


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New Corcoran Gallery Director, Washington, DC USA

British Scholar Paul Greenhalgh, (pronounced GREENhalsh) who organized the Art Nouveau Exhibition which showed at the National Gallery of Art in 2000, is named the new Corcoran Gallery Director for 2006. "Jeanne Ruesch, chairman of the Corcoran Board says Greenbalgh's appointment was a signal that the Corcoran is turning around after a rocky stretch." At 50, a young Greenbaugh has an impressive vitae as president of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and previous head of research at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Greenhalgh is a historian with a background in painting and design and ceramics collecting. We wish him success in directing our city's 136 year oldest art museum. Read WaPO's interesting and informative article by Jacqueline Trescott British Art Scholar Named Director Of Corcoran Gallery


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(WPA\C) Turning the Page – Installment #2

Design Within Reach

1838 Columbia Rd. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202.265.5640
Fax: 202.265.5644

Hours:
Monday-Friday 11am-7pm
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 12pm-6pm

EVENTS
WPA\C Reception at DWR
Wednesday, December 7, 6:30–8:30pm

Join us for “Turning the Page – Installment #2,” a reception and exhibition featuring three artists from the Washington Project for the Arts\Corcoran (WPA\C) 2006-2007 Artist Directory. The artists are Kay Chernush (kaychernush.com), Farida Hughes (faridahughes.com), and Mike Weber (mike-weber.com). Public transportation is recommended. Call the Studio (202.265.5640) for directions.
RSVP to adamsmorgan@dwr.com by Monday, December 5.

WPA/C staff apologizes for the Artist Directory delay..."The new WPA\C 2007 Directory release is postponed for reprinting in order to ensure the highest quality."

'Tis the Season for Art Benefits

Tomorrow is Build a Dream Art Show and Sale at Coldwell Banker's location in the Four Season's Hotel in Georgetown. I will have four artworks for sale to help raise $145,000 to build a Habitat for Humanity home for a deserving DC family. You are invited to the reception on Thursday, December 1, 5-8pm to support the cause and acquire some art as well! Here are two of my offerings:

Canopy, 20" x 16" Acrylic ©2003 Anne Marchand.

Heart Song, 9" x 12" Acrylic ©2005 Anne Marchand.


Many organizations are asking artists for fine art donations during the holidays to help their fundraising efforts. While art benefits are charity minded, I support those who give back to the arts community. By helping artists to contribute a percentage of their sales to charity, an organization creates a win-win for the artist and the charity. Call me dreamy in this capitalist society of ours, artists are part of the economy of life - of richness, of meaning, of truth, of creativity and of economic value. So let's spread the wealth and keep on giving. I commend Coldwell Banker for their contributions to the arts community and to the important issues of our larger society.

When:
Preview Sale: November 30, 9AM - 5PM
December 1, 9AM - 5PM

Final Sale &
Reception: December 1 from 5pm-8pm.

Where:
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Four Seasons Plaza
2828 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20007

Support 50+ Local Artists by helping to raise funds for this worthy cause. Donations are accepted.
For more information call 202.331.6100

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Learning from Leonardo da Vinci

Learning from Leonardo da Vinci
Everything is Connected

By Linda Dessau

When my mind gets to wanderin', I find it truly extraordinary to examine the seeming coincidences in my life and in the world at large.

When I cleaned out a drawer in my office, I got a new contract.

When I stopped worrying about the solution to a problem, a solution appeared that I NEVER would have thought of.

In "How to think like Leonardo da Vinci", Michael Gelb defines the concept of Connessione as, "A recognition of and appreciation for the interconnectedness of all things and phenomena. Systems thinking." (p. 220)

He describes the many "playful, imaginary combinations" (p. 224) that Leonardo made.

How does this relate to — connect with — our expression of creativity?

As artists we delight in "playful, imaginary combinations" — we're in the business of creating things that didn't exist before.

Our playfulness can be seen when we manipulate objects, words or ideas into new forms simply because it delights us to do it.

Our imagination is inexhaustible.

And we specialize in combining colours, thoughts, words, textures, designs, ideas, movements, notes, or other things in two's, three's or more, until we end up with a completely NEW thing.

He points out that it's really human nature to seek connection, and that we all do it, "physically, we seek health (the word health comes from the Old English root hal, meaning "whole"), affection, and the ecstasy of sexual union. Emotionally, we yearn for a sense of belonging, intimacy, and love. Intellectually, we look for patterns and relationships, seeking to understand systems. And spiritually, we pray for Oneness with the Divine". (p. 228)

Many artists I spoke to during the Creativity Interviews spoke about not feeling whole unless they were expressing themselves creatively. Creating is our way of connecting with the world, expressing our emotions and affections and finding the place where we belong. It's the way we make sense of the world and our own thoughts, and it's the way we seek and achieve spiritual expression.

When we're creating, we tap into a flow of creativity that exists everywhere and through all time; we're connected to everything that's ever been created and everything that ever will be created; we're connected to everyone who's also connected; we're connected to a flow of divine energy.

"Painting doesn't freeze time. It circulates and recycles time like a wheel that turns. Those who were first might well be last. Painting is a very slow art. It doesn't travel with the speed of light. That's why dead painters shine so bright." — Marlene Dumas

No wonder being blocked from our creativity can be so painful and lonely. All of a sudden we go from being "part of" this immense connection, to being all alone and cut off. Cut off from a part of ourselves; cut off from creativity as a whole.

Gelb suggests that, "thinking about the origins of things is a great way to appreciate Connessione." (p. 237)

So what is the origin of an expression of our creativity?

The creative flow calls you. It's sent the impulse to create, and a vision or feeling or wisp of an idea to develop. You've already been blessed with the talent to carry it out, otherwise you wouldn't have the desire to do it. From there, we aim to get or stay in the flow, to connect and tap in. •

© Linda Dessau, 2005.
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Downtown Holiday Market

Diverse Markets Management’s Downtown Holiday Market
11th & H Streets, NW
at the old Convention Center site

Thursday, December 1st – Sunday, December 4th
11:00am – 7:00pm

~ Unique Exhibitors Create DC's First Festive Outdoor Market ~
Artists . Craftspeople . Imported Crafts . Hand-Made Jewelry . Ornaments . Hats . Scarves . Toys . Hot Food & Drink . Xmas Trees . Entertainment . Plentiful Parking

Come celebrate the holiday season at DC's first outdoor festival market. Enjoy the unique shopping experience of an amazing range of people and products from all over the world. Antiques, art, crafts, imported goods, and much more will be displayed. There will be Christmas trees and wreaths, an array of food, apple cider and other hot beverages for sale, and holiday music for your enjoyment.

The market opens on Thursday December 1st and the event continues for 15 days, from Thursday through Sunday each week and Monday through Wednesday Christmas week. Drop in every and any of the days to experience different exhibitors and a wide, varying array of goods. Trees will be for sale every day until December 23rd.

Grand Opening Celebration
Friday December 2, Noon
Live entertainment . The Mayor . Special Guests

Open every Thursday through Sunday
December 1 – 21, 11:00am to 7:00pm

Pedestrian entrance at the corner of 11th and H Streets
Access public parking from 9th Street

The Downtown Holiday Market is produced by Diverse Markets Management in partnership with the Downtown BID, The Washington Convention Center Authority, and the District of Columbia Government

Diverse Markets Management
DiverseMarkets.net
703.534.7612
Metro for Holiday Market: Metro Center (11th and G exit) or Gallery Pl–Chinatown (9th and G exit)

Artist or Art Opportunist?

Little Artist Versus Big Dealer in Sidewalk Showdown

Author: RANDY KENNEDY

Eric Doeringer is an artist who makes paintings. But he does not exactly obsess over them, wrestling Pollock-like with his muse. In fact, as he explained the other day, "I make them in batches - so I can usually do somewhere from 6 to 15 in a day." "It's like an assembly line," he said cheerfully.

The outlet for this painting factory has been a popular vending table that Mr. Doeringer has set up every Saturday for the last four years in the heart of the Chelsea gallery district. It is stacked high with tiny canvases that he openly calls bootlegs - faithful miniatures of works by contemporary artists like Richard Prince and Lisa Yuskavage, whose paintings may be on sale within a few blocks for tens of thousands of dollars. Mr. Doeringer's usually sell for less than $100. Read More


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Art Basel Miami Beach - USA

MIAMI BEACH, FL

Thursday, December 1,
to Sunday, December 4, 2005

Art Basel Miami Beach, the international art show in Miami Beach (Florida) is the American sister event of Art Basel in Switzerland, the most important annual art show worldwide for the past 36 years. Art Basel Miami Beach is a new type of cultural event, combining an international art show with an exciting program of special exhibitions, parties and crossover events including music, film, architecture and design. Exhibition sites are located in the city's beautiful Art Deco District, within walking distance of the beach and most hotels and restaurants.

An exclusive selection of 195 leading art galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia will exhibit 20th and 21st century art works by over 2000 artists.The exhibiting galleries are among the world's most respected art dealers. They will be showing exceptional works by both renowned established artists and cutting-edge newcomers.
More information is available at Art Basel.
Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL



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Jason Zimmerman VIDEO ART

VIDEO ART

Wednesday, December 7, 2005, 7:30 pm

Please join the Embassy of Switzerland for a viewing of several short films by Jason Zimmerman, a graduate in photography from the Corcoran College of Art & Design in Washington. Since his graduation two years ago, Jason has branched out into new media, sculpture, video and digital media.

When asked to film the demolition of the Swiss Ambassador’s Residence in December 2004, Jason rose to the challenge with a powerful video piece called The Demolition. For his work, he has been selected as one of ten finalists for The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards.

Visit the website for a complete program of the evening’s films. Vin d’Honneur to follow. For a downloadable PDF of the embassy's fall '05 cultural events calendar, click the following link Embassy of Switzerland, Washington, DC USA.
Reservations required. Tel. 202 745-7928/29 or culture@was.rep.admin.ch

Embassy of Switzerland, 2900 Cathedral Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. Reservations required. Tel. 202 745-7928/29 or culture@was.rep.admin.ch

Dissolve in Love

Life, art, whatever....This came to me today via my creativity coach,
Eric Maisel and it was too good not to share with you. Thanks Eric!

"When I dissolve in love, the force of love creates without me."
-- Albert Camus

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Senate Bill Lets Artists Claim Price for Gifts

More news on artists receiving deductions for Fair Market Value of their art donations.

There is a bill just passed in the Senate that would expand the deductible amount of donated artwork to its full value. Currently the only allowed deduction is cost of materials. However, THIS BILL HAS NOT PASSED THE HOUSE. That's where you come in. The bill will be hashed out in a House/Senate committee that begins to meet soon.
Find out how you can help here...Senate Bill: Artists Can Claim Full Deduction for Gifts

"Living writers, musicians, artists and scholars who donate their work to a museum or other charitable cause would earn a tax deduction based on full fair market value under a bill just passed by the Senate.
Currently such work receives only a deduction based on the cost of materials....
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Drew Ernst at Zenith Gallery

Authentic Art posts an upcoming exhibition by young realist painter Drew Ernst.

Connected

An Introductory Solo Exhibition by Drew Ernst
Opening:
Friday, December 2nd 6-9pm
Saturday, December 3rd 2-5pm

Zenith Gallery
413 7th St NW
Washington
Phone: (202) 342-6230
December 2, 2005- January 8, 2006

Philip Pearlstein in conversation

There's an interesting interview of American Figure Painter, Philip Pearlstein by Phong Bui, artist, curator, editor and publisher of The Brooklyn Rail. Read the interview here. Pearlstein exhibited in September 2005 at the Betty Cunningham Galley in Chelsea. "Pearlstein has been exhibiting in New York since his first one-man show in 1955 at Tanager Gallery on East 10th Street. He is the artist of his generation who understood, and briefly explored, the tenets of the Abstract Expressionists, but whose style and methods of expression led away from the abstract to a more concrete, initialized view of the world and the human body." For a look at his exhibition at Betty Cuningham Gallery Click here.

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Federal: Important Tax Legislation Benefits Artists

Urge Your Representative to Support the Artist Deduction Bill.
Americans for the Arts urges the U.S. House and Senate to enact legislation that would allow artists to take a tax deduction for the fair market value of works that they create and subsequently donate to arts organizations. Under current law, artists can deduct only the cost of the materials used to create the works, whereas non-artists can deduct the works full value.

Federal: Artist Deduction Bills Introduced in Congress.
Early in the morning of November 18, the Senate approved a measure that would allow artists to take a tax deduction for the fair market value of works donated to charitable organizations.
Urge Your Congressman to Support S. 1780/H.R. 1120

Please take a minute and click on this link to support a federal bill that would allow Artists to deduct the value of donated artwork instead of just the cost of materials. Click :here
All you do is enter your zip code and it will automatically give you a written letter at American for the Arts website and the correct legislators to email it to.

Thanks!!
Feel free to forward to as many artists and others as you can.

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Have a Happy Thanksgiving with your family and friends! Best regards, Anne

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Sam Gilliam: a retrospective

I wonder why the day is gone and I have much to do. I saw the excellent Sam Gilliam Retrospective at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. I enjoyed seeing the creative stages through which Gilliam has passed. His is a very impressive and muscled abstraction. Gilliam has had museum support for much of his career. His work is proof that he is an important American painter working in abstraction today. I love the bigness of his work and the textural richness. It’s vital to see the contributions of other artists and refresh one’s own spirit.

Sam Gilliam: a retrospective marks the first full-career retrospective of Sam Gilliam and the most extensive presentation of his work to date. On view from October 15, 2005 through January 22, 2006
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Gilliam at the Corcoran Gallery of Art


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The Curves of Natural Radiance, Angela White in Washington, DC USA

Exhibition EXTENDED thru February 2006


You are invited to the
opening of Angela White’s

New Exhibition
“The Curves of Natural Radiance”
Nov 9th, 2005-February 2006
Exhibition EXTENDED thru February 2006

Washington Works on Paper Gallery
3420 9th Street, NE, Washington DC
Telephone: (202) 526-4848

Reception
Friday, November 18, 2005
6 pm to 8 pm

1 half block from Red Line
Metro Brookland-CUA
Click for directions to Washington Works on Paper Gallery

Angela White's new work with the human form is thought provoking and rich with symbolism. This will be a landmark exhibit for this Washington, DC talent featuring new works on paper.
My basic philosophy is that life is a rich and joyful process. Angela White


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CuDC not hosting 3rd Thursdays in Penn Quarter

I went downtown to Penn Quarter expecting to visit the Zenith Gallery and Touchstone Gallery during the (monthly) 3rd Thursday gallery crawl. I found out that The Cultural Development Corporation (CuDC) is no longer holding this monthly event. This is exactly the type of event that needs to continue downtown to celebrate the arts and get the public out to experience the vibrant artscene in the Penn Quarter of Washington, DC. Can someone tell me why CuDC stopped 3rd Thursdays? I, for one, met hundreds of folks over the year coming through the Zenith Gallery during 3rd Thursdays. Why go to all the trouble to develop a program for the city and then withdraw it when it becomes popular? Zenith Gallery owner, Margery Goldberg happened to be in tonight when I came by. As we spoke, six people popped in at 7pm thinking we were having a 3rd Thursday event. We let them look around a little and then closed up the gallery.The lights should be staying on in DC's downtown galleries. Hey CuDC! We want our event back...PLEASE! The Cultural Development Corporation (CuDC) is a private, nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC. They engage artists and arts organizations in community development and neighborhood revitalization efforts to stimulate economic growth, expand the city's cultural horizons, and improve quality of life in the nation's capital. Their website still invites everyone to Join the monthly 3rd Thursday gallery crawl. Anybody home?


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Mary Ott at Touchstone Gallery

I hopped the metro to go to the Penn Quarter District in Washington, DC. A former student of mine, Mary Ott is showing “New Work by Mary D. Ott,” at the Touchstone Gallery (www.touchstonegallery.com) in Washington, DC, USA from November 9 through December 4, 2005. I found Mary preparing to demonstrate her technique of painting with thread on canvas to achieve a rich grass effect. Mary Ott is an accomplished printmaker as well as painter. Her canvases are minimal renditions of color with grasses built slowly by painting with threads. Ott described the process as meditative. The work incorporates Ott's successful printmaking techniques with a painters sensibility. The artwork includes luminous paintings of grasses created line by line using embroidery yarn and acrylic paint. Prints such as screen prints, monotypes, and intaglios are included as well.

Mary Ott will be at the gallery during the show on Friday, Nov. 18 and the Friday, Nov. 25, from 11 to 5. For a preview of the show, please go to www.marydott.com/art/natureimagery.htm

Touchstone is located at 406 7th St., NW, Washington, DC 20004. Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro station and Archives Metro station. The Touchstone Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday 11 am to 5 pm and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. 202 347 2787.


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Grand Mural at Tandoori Nights in Arlington, VA

Washington, DC landscape painter and muralist, Freya Grand is creating a series of murals for the upcoming Tandoori Nights Restaurant located in Arlington, VA. She did the murals for the same owner in their Kentlands location. We've just put the finshing touches on the ceiling mural. Tandoori Nights is scheduled to open in December. If you love Indian Food like we do, you won't want to miss this new lush environment for dining.
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Final Day of Visitors at Mid City Artists Open Studios

Our first visitor, Loyal's box turtle ...



Artists and Visitors at Mid City Artists Open Studios. All sorts of folks came by including art collectors, media, community, and local artists to check out the art scene. Here's some pics from the day. That's all folks! Next show and tell is Springtime. See you then.






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It was a wonderful brisk day with a lot of foot traffic to Open Studios. I talked nonstop to community members, friends, artists, art patrons and media folks. Since I was talking artspeak all day, I didn't take pictures and had to wait until Steve came by with his camera. He shot a few pics of me with some of our visitors. Telephone reports from other artists confirmed that folks were excited about the event. I heard glowing reports all day about our lively arts scene in Mid City DC and the good artists that are here to stay and make a scene.Tomorrow we are open from 12- 5pm. Come visit! We have Angela White, Freya Grand and myself. Close by is Nicolas Shi and Jody Bergstresser. A few blocks east of us are Gary Fisher, Glenn Fry and John Talkington. Sculptor, Robert Cole is a couple of blocks north plus many more artists studios are in walking distance of Dupont, Logan Circles and Shaw. I am hanging three of Sondra Arkin's works in La Petite Galerie in my space. Here's a glimpse of my studio with some of our visitors.







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Painterly Visions at Marchand Studio

MID CITY ARTISTS OPEN STUDIOS - TODAY & TOMORROW. Come see us in the Nation's Capital, Washington, DC USA, Nov. 12 & 13 2005, 12-5PM as seen on NBC4's news with Wendy Rieger."There's something for everyone." Go to WWW.MIDCITYARTS.COM for a walking map.

Mid City Artists Open Studios.

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1 Day today before Open Studio tomorrow.

Cityscape Giclee Print of Dupont Circle rooftops. © Anne Marchand. All rights reserved.
Wendy Rieger did a newscast tonight at 5:30pm on the burgeoning artscene in the neighborhoods of Shaw, Logan and Dupont Circles with the Mid City Artists. Come see us tomorrow and Sunday from 12-5pm!

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Wendy Rieger covers Mid City Artists

I met with Wendy Rieger of NBC News 4 this morning for an interview on the Mid City Artists Open Studios. Ms. Rieger will cover Mid City Artists Open Studios on NEWS4 at 5pm, Friday and on Saturday morning. Watch for the newscast! Artist, Mike Weber and I will be promoting the burgeoning, dynamic arts destinations in Dupont, Logan and Shaw neighborhoods. You may get a glimpse of one or both of our studios. Mid City is teeming with new businesses, galleries, artists studios, restaurants and shopping while retaining it's unique flavors. Come see.

Mid City Artists Open Studios.

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Dupont Circle Architecture - 2 Days to go 'till Open Studios

When I observe the architecture of Dupont and Logan Circles and the Shaw neighborhood in Washington, DC, I see geometry in motion, ornamentaion, humanity, many craftsman's hands and humanitarian minds. The architects who built our city at the turn of the century exhibited a sense of style, warmth, community, beauty and inspiration in the rowhouses they designed. I am reminded of the ideals of balance and proportion along with a love for delightful ornamentation and rhythm. This print echoes some of the rhythms that make up our living environs with a whimsical emphasis on color and movement. It is part of my Dupont Circle Series direct from the neighborhood. This limited edition giclee print, "Over 20th Street, NW," measures 20" x 30". © Anne Marchand. All rights reserved.


Mid City Artists Open Studios. Come visit my Studio on Saturday & Sunday, November 12 & 13, from 12-5pm. I'll be offering abstract and cityscape paintings, giclee prints and posters. My studio is in Dupont Circle, 2 blocks from Dupont Circle Metro. You can download a Mid City Artists Walking Map here.

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3 days and counting....a new giclee print

I'm going to throw a curve ball and show you a new giclee print which is in my cityscape style. I have been in love with the architecture of Washington, DC since way back when I arrived here. I can't help but see the energy and vitality which exists in Washington, DC. I translate that into bold, colorful cityscape paintings which celebrates the turn of the century architecture. This print reflects my love of shape, color and movement. It is part of my Dupont Circle Series in our lovely DC Neighborhood. This is my largest cityscape giclee print in a limited edition of 50. Above Connecticut Avenue measures 32" x 44." © Anne Marchand. All rights reserved. It will be available to order.

Mid City Artists Open Studios. Come visit my Studio on Saturday & Sunday, November 12 & 13, from 12-5pm. I'll be offering abstract and cityscape paintings, giclee prints and posters. My studio is in Dupont Circle, 2 blocks from Dupont Circle Metro. You can download a Mid City Artists Walking Map here.

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4 days and counting to open studios

Today a roller coaster of phone calls, the media, visits from artists, and I'm still organizing for open studio. I'll bet the public enjoys art in progress and I will have a few that will be in stages of creation at open studio. Plus the completed works...
ABUNDANCE II, 11" x 14" Mixed Media on Canvas. © Anne Marchand. All rights reserved.


Mid City Artists Open Studios. Come visit my Studio on Saturday & Sunday, November 12 & 13, from 12-5pm. I'll be offering abstract and cityscape paintings, giclee prints and posters. My studio is in Dupont Circle, 2 blocks from Dupont Circle Metro. You can download a Mid City Artists Walking Map here.

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Humanity: The Future of Our Cities

Imagine tens of thousands of people around the world connecting in real time over the internet to find solutions to key urban issues. Imagine a radically new form of global problem-solving that promises to empower people to take charge of decisions that affect their lives. Imagine the results that could be achieved by this unprecedented global conversation and collaboration. This is the Habitat JAM.

The Habitat JAM is a preparatory event for the third session of the World Urban Forum and is sponsored by the Government of Canada in partnership with UN-HABITAT and IBM. It is a three-day internet event on Dec 1-3, 2005 that will bring tens of thousands of people around the world together to discuss and debate the most urgent and controversial issues that face our rapidly urbanizing planet - issues such as:

·         Improving the Lives of People Living in Slums

·         Sustainable Access to Water

·         Environmental Sustainability

·         Finance and Governance

·         Safety and Security

·         Humanity: The Future of Our Cities

 Register now at:  www.habitatjam.com

Mark Dec 1-3, 2005 in your calendar

Again Gratitude..5 days 'till Open Studios www.annemarchand.com

I saw a good friend whom I haven't seen in several months today. It made me appreciate the beauty of friendship and the shared humanity that we all experience. I am relishing the cool breezes and crisp light of Fall with a feeling of gratitude. Does everyone feel the yellow softness and dazzle of the leaves? A fellow artist says it affects her on a physical level leaving her with a feeling of radiance. I'd like to be able to trace a trail of radiance in my life but I will leave that to another night.

Tonight's painting won't load, so I will have to leave it to your imagination.
Movement and rhythm in a rectangular format with some blue and red primary colors softened by layers of iridescent passages of white and creams with ecstatic, points of blue and orange, piercing the morning bronze.


Mid City Artists Open Studios. Come visit my Studio on Saturday & Sunday, November 12 & 13, from 12-5pm. I'll be offering abstract and cityscape paintings, giclee prints and posters. My studio is in Dupont Circle, 2 blocks from Dupont Circle Metro. You can download a Mid City Artists Walking Map here.


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Preparing for exhibition, Countdown... 6 days 'till Open Studio www.annemarchand.com

Today's task was to sort, clean, prepare, discard, select, and discover, all in preparation for what I will be exhibiting for Open Studio. It feels tangible now that things are in chaos. I can see the paintings coming together in a new and creative way and that's exciting! Here's a new work which will send your mind spinning. It's a large piece, 48" x 60". Transparent Calligraphy © Anne Marchand. All rights reserved.


Mid City Artists Open Studios. Come visit my Studio on Saturday & Sunday, November 12 & 13, from 12-5pm. I'll be offering abstract and cityscape paintings, giclee prints and posters. My studio is in Dupont Circle, 2 blocks from Dupont Circle Metro. You can download a Mid City Artists Walking Map here.


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7 Days and Counting.....Cracking the Egg, Overcoming Resistance to Creating

Untitled, 9" x 12", acrylic and mixed media on canvas. © Anne Marchand. All rights reserved.

7 days and counting until Open Studio.

In the November issue of Art Calendar Magazine, Creativity Coach, Eric Maisel has an article called “Cracking the Egg” which deals with resistance. He says that “painting each day requires that we crack through a shell of resistance that can frighten us to crack - except when it doesn’t. You know the difference.” To paraphrase... a hard shell arises somewhere in and encircling our bodies. Step one is to crack that shell of physical resistance and create.

The second area of resistance that Eric Maisel mentions fascinated me today...our resistance to staying put. It is interesting to watch my own resistance to creating. I managed to stay put today and paint, even in this glorious weather. Instead of abandoning the work, I took an “apple break”. When I was ready to leave the studio, I could say it was "an honorable painting stint".

Mid City Artists Open Studios. Come visit my Studio on Saturday & Sunday, November 12 & 13, from 12-5pm. I'll be offering abstract and cityscape paintings, giclee prints and posters. My studio is in Dupont Circle, 2 blocks from Dupont Circle Metro. You can download a Mid City Artists Walking Map here.

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The Arts Club of Washington

Curator Marie Elena Amatangelo and the Arts Club of Washington presents



Artist Paul Ellis at the Opening Reception.


Artist Freya Grand

Artists Freya Grand and Angela White at the Opening Reception.


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Countdown Gallery, 8 Days until Open Studio

Abundance, 11" x 14", Acrylic, Sand, Mica on Canvas.
Anne Marchand from the "Ellipsis Series".

Day 8 and counting....

Gratitude is a state of mind I wish to develop at all times. Here's my painting for day 8 which was finished last week.


Mid City Artists Open Studios. Come visit my Studio on Saturday & Sunday, November 12 & 13, from 12-5pm. I'll be offering abstract and cityscape paintings, giclee prints and posters. My studio is in Dupont Circle, 2 blocks from Dupont Circle Metro. You can download a Mid City Artists Walking Map here.


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Countdown Gallery, 9 Days until Open Studios

Arc Point, 36" x 48", Acrylic, Sand, Mica, Pigment on Canvas.
Anne Marchand from the "Ellipsis Series".

Day 9 and counting....

Well, seven hours on the computer to recreate a design for a public art project today!. Can't complain as I love making art- virtually or otherwise. It's all love of creation! Here's my painting pick for day 9. Hope you enjoy it. It is one from my newest series " Ellipsis". This one will be on display during Open Studio but it's already been "taken", as they say.

Mid City Artists Open Studios. Come visit my Studio on Saturday & Sunday, November 12 & 13, from 12-5pm. I'll be offering abstract and cityscape paintings, giclee prints and posters. My studio is in Dupont Circle, 2 blocks from Dupont Circle Metro. You can download a Mid City Artists Walking Map here.


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Countdown Gallery, 10 Days until Open Studios

From the Center, 31" x 31", Acrylic, Sand, Wood Chips, Mica on Canvas. Anne Marchand from the "Playground Series".

Day 10 and counting....

Another WOW day teaching watercolor class. catching up at lunch with an artist friend, the roofer's diagnosis, yipes!, and the Art Benefit tonight at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. When does an artist get to rest? Not on her laurels, I'd bet. Here's the new offering on day 10. Come see it at my studio during Open Studios.

Mid City Artists Open Studios, come visit my Studio on November 12 & 13. I'll be offering abstract and cityscape paintings, giclee prints and posters. You can download a Mid City Artists Walking Map here.


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Cutting Up for the Muse

Wow, I'm home late after finishing up with two new paintings that are going out tomorrow to a Fall benefit. My long time photographer, Greg Staley showed up at 10 am and spent a good 3 hours photographing the paintings. I'm doing some smaller canvases to display for Open Studio weekend as well as the larger work. I still have more painting to do! Preparing for these events is an interesting exercise all in itself, painting the walls, sorting and selecting work, cleaning, hanging work. All this and more painting (and some other projects too!) over the course of the next 1 1/2 weeks. I came across an older canvas today which didn't work. I took great pleasure in cutting it up. Throwing things out clears way for the muse to re-enter.

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Countdown Gallery, 11 Days until Open Studios

Day 11 and counting....

In preparation for Mid City Artists Open Studios, I am putting one image a day up that will be displayed in my Studio on November 12 & 13. I'll be offering abstract and cityscape paintings, giclee prints and posters. You can download a Mid City Artists Walking Map here.

I love this piece, It reminds me of the innate light which permeates each individual.
Illuminata, 24" x18", Acrylic, Sand, Mica on Canvas.
Anne Marchand from the "Playground Series".

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