2011 Space Odyssey

Posted on | August 23, 2011 | No Comments

One can forget a lot in a year!

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Posted on | July 21, 2011 | No Comments

Time to update this blog!

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What Did You Do on Your Summer Vacation?

Posted on | August 8, 2010 | No Comments

Summer is not quite over yet, not officially until September 21st, but for most of us mid-August signals the end of summer whether we have children in school or are attending school ourselves. I hope you had a great summer pursing your passions, traveling, or just plain taking a break from the daily grind.

As for me I built this website. What?, you ask. You call that a vacation? For an academic with a creative urge, I found this endeavor the right mix of intellectual stimulation and a relaxing new creative activity. This was not my first website, but one with more bells and whistles than the simple text and graphics pages I had done before. I even registered my own domain name this time, artpowers.net.

What’s next? Hopefully, the creator of anything gets some intrinsic value in their creation. To provide value to anyone else, they must let others know about it. Now you might not be an art professional, hobbyist, or student, but I’m sure art plays some role in your life. Most of us decorate our homes and places of work with paintings, prints, photos, or sculptures. Most of us also enjoy the various performing arts from music to movies to theatre. I hope you find something here you enjoy or can use. And forward a link to this site to your family and friends whether they are actively engaged in the arts or simply enjoy the arts. Maybe you will have the satisfaction of connecting them with an art rewarding experience.

Art Powers

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Posted on | August 1, 2010 | No Comments

When I was in first grade, my parents got a new washing machine. Good for them. Even better for me, I got the empty box to play with.

Now there are a lot of things a kid can do with a box that’s bigger than they are. I distinctly remember two things that I did with that box, only two that I remember, but nonetheless very memorable. The box had a couple of re-enforcing boards to which the cardboard sides were tacked. I took one of the boards and attached a rubber band to one of the tacks. This I used to launch tree twigs like arrows. I really had a blast shooting at trees and other yard fixtures.

The other thing I did with the box is a lot more relevant to my current interests. As many children do at that age, I liked to draw. I went through phases of drawing different subjects.…. sometimes houses, sometimes my mother, flowers, and a lot of submarines with little emergency escape subs attached to their bottoms.

Budding artist that I was, I had other plans for that box. I don’t know where I had seen easels, perhaps in elementary school. I got the idea that I wanted my very own easel to make my drawings on. So I took that big washing machine box and folded one of the four sides down against another side to form a triangular prism shape. This sat neatly on the floor and the remaining re-enforcing board attached along the edge formed the tray which held my crayons and pencils.

My first easel.

Happy days.

Art Powers

Creativity

Posted on | July 31, 2010 | No Comments

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Scott Adams ‘The Dilbert Principle’

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Back to School

Posted on | July 30, 2010 | No Comments

It’s Back to School time and that means bargains on all kinds of art and art supplies. Now is a good time to shop whether you have students in public schools, you’re attending college or attending adult art education classes. Established professional artists especially want to take advantage on savings now.

EaselSource offers $15 off any $150 dollar purchase (coupon code KC-6983) or $5 off any $75 purchase (coupon code SW-8937)

Students and teachers alike can find a big selection of discounted posters for classrooms and dorm rooms at Allposters, discounts up to 75% and many posters priced as low as $4.98.

Check out our shopping links on the right and below to see what bargains you can find!

Art Powers

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Contemporary Art Exhibitions

Posted on | July 29, 2010 | No Comments

Appreciating contemporary visual art

Written by samaramc

What is contemporary art about? How does placing a pile of chairs in a corner, or turning lights on and off in a gallery get called art? This article suggests that looking at contemporary visual art with an open mind and a sense of humor is the best approach!

As a contemporary artist, I attend a lot of exhibitions. Luckily, I have recently discovered a way to look at art so that the more contemporary art I see, the more I enjoy it. Here’s a bit of advice about getting the most out of contemporary art.

Content Source: Bukisa – Appreciating contemporary visual art

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