Category: Creating Art

MM&S E-Zine Fall 2016

We’ve partnered with a print on demand service for the on line E Zine MM&S. So now you can purchase the E Zine or download a free digital copy. I know people think its crazy to allow a free download but how else are you going to find out about how great our artists are in this issue.
Just remember the Fall 2016 issue is available for purchase, its how we support the website and E Zine.

 

Fall MM&S 2016

By Donald Kolberg in MM&S

52 pages, published 9/10/2016

Monoprint-Monotype.com understands the importance of providing a venue for this unique form of art. Our matrix is as open as the imaginations of the artists it supports. To that end we will explore the work of emerging, established and surprising artists from around the world. They will be presented here and in on our website Monoprint-Monotype.com. MM&S Magazine is a submission-based, quarterly digital and on-demand print publication.

Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs

Creating art, looking at art, watching shows about art and artists fills a good portion of my day. Hopefully you have something that fills your day with joy. Here are some great links for artists and art lovers. I hope you enjoy them.

nycartmap02-768x665Hyperallergic, an incredible art blog, says…”New York City has over 1,000 monuments across the five boroughs, and the new NYC Public Art Map and Guide plots them on an interactive map. The digital interface, recently launched by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, is searchable by zip code and address, and includes both permanent and temporary installations.” So here’s a link to the site: http://bit.ly/2aLQ8Za

 

 

 

BasquiatWhile we’re still in the the television dull drums I thought I’d provide a link to Widewalls.ch and their listing of some great art movies (even though they didn’t mention Mr. Turner) Here’s the link http://www.widewalls.ch/art-history-movies/Pollock

 

 

 

 

The Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) ran a story on an unbelievable flea market find and what the couple did!! Here’s the link http://bit.ly/2aOcCao

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A long-lost 500-year-old engraving by the German Renaissance master Albrecht Durer has been found on sale for a few euros in a French flea market.

 

 

 

 

And this interesting art tool is just to much fun not to mention. www.drawlucy  Its a new Camera Lucida. ( I have no financial interest)DRaw Lucy

So there you have it. If there’s something you want to know about you can reach me at dkolberg@thewoventalepress.net. Until then:

Imagination is never still. The marks we make are verbs

Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs

August is a hot month. DUH, anyway I tend to get distracted easily when the heat goes up and often find myself redesigning my studio. And cleaning it up. It gives me a chance to look at some of the stuff I’m working on along side finished work. It also has become a time when I wander the internet even more than usual. So if you’re a regular reader you should enjoy the next group of stuff.

This is a list of gadgets that I think I’ll put on my holiday gift list. Feel free to choose one for me.Wallet-Ninja3-1024x682

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/27bgGc/:1pU!aV22@:EtDv$$Xn/www.impulsebuy.org/9-gadgets-can-fit-pocket

 

 

Ever wonder how to make the PERFECT cup of coffee. These guys think they’ve got it mastered.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/AqbSy2/:QC0S+y2R:G9xdeILf/www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/howtocook/primers/coffeebasics Jacqmotte-Slow-Drip-Coffee-Maker_2

I have no financial connection to Golden. They are one of the many acrylics I use. What I have found interesting enough to blog about is their on line color mixing chart. Sometimes you just need a little nudge  for a color when you’re in the middle of working and this does it.

http://www.goldenpaints.com/mixercolor wheel

That will do it for me and remember you can reach me at dkolberg@thewoventalepress.net

Imagination is never still. The marks we make are VERBS

Abstract Landscape Explorations

The layers of paint on the surface on my canvas’ are the conversations I have with the paint I apply. Thick or thin, loud or soft or opaque or translucent, the words are there, not always intelligible and sometimes just crude. And the subject is not always what I see but rather a combination of feelings and thoughts. I don’t want to create the scene as it is, I’ll leave that for artists content with rendering images. I want to understand and sometimes that takes just having a faith in mark making that takes on a life of its own. These explorations are just that. The atmospheres, the masses the personal experiences and the subconscious responses to the intrinsic, almost mystical topography are brought together in my mind and on canvas.

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Oceanside Morning

 

 

Art, Coffee, Tea and Blogs

I found some fun stuff this past week and thought I’d pass it on. The first one is going out to all you bloggers that are trying to make money writing. Its a list of 50 blogs that actually pay for writers work. Guest blogging has always been a source of exposure so have at it!!!

55 Blogs that Pay Writers $100+ for Guest Posts

 

Now on to the crazy world of art.

Dr Felix Rey was the physician who treated Van Gogh following his private performance piece, ear today gone tomorrow. New sketches unearthed in an archive in California show the drawings from that exam.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36772253

This one I found to be incredibly interesting. Image artificial DNA used to track original art. Now I know most of us aren’t in the league where we would worry about forgery but there is a growing theft of artwork on line. The DNA process alone, which seems to be not outrageously expensive, would be a great business investment if nothing else. Or just enjoy an interesting read.

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-these-four-technologies-may-finally-put-an-end-to-art-forgery

I know you want more but that’s it for now. So remember

Imagination is never still. The marks we make are Verbs

 

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