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| Monday, June 30, 2008 | ||
| What's art all about, anyway? | ||
| by Raffi | ||
| There are as many opinions on this subject as there are artists. The truth is that time itself sorts things out but not always. The exceptions are endless. Vincent Van Gogh is a perfect example. He sold only one painting during his tragic life and now billioners buy his works for gigantic sums. Where is the fairness? All of us artists are faced with the same dilemma. No appreciation. | ||
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| Monday, January 28, 2008 | ||
| Lighthouses Painting | ||
| by Ron Hoff | ||
| Hello, It is Lola Hart with the latest news on the artist Ron Hoff. Mr Hoff has been selling lighthouse paintings almost as fast as he can paint them. Sand Island and Middle Bay Lighthouses in Mobile Bay are big sellers. He is now working on a large painting of Portland Head Light-A Strout Tradition. This is going to be a beautiful painting. | ||
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| Wednesday, January 16, 2008 | ||
| Stacey Hoff in New Orleans | ||
| by Stacey Hoff | ||
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Hello, I am Lola Hart and I represent the artist Stacey Hoff. Stacey will have her art on display at the Rue St.Louis Gallery in the French Quarter in New Orleans during the carnival season. The "HURRICANE KATRINA COLLECTION" is very popular in New Orleans and we are looking forward to great success this carnival season. If you are in New Orleans be sure to visit the Rue St. Louis Gallery. After ......
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| Wednesday, January 9, 2008 | ||
| MARDI GRAS | ||
| by Ron Hoff | ||
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Hello, It is Lola Hart representative for the artist Ron Hoff. Mardi Gras is in full swing in Mobile, Al. and New orleans. Check out the Mardi Gras paintings from the artist "Mobile and New Orleans Mardi Gras Collection". These painting make great gifts or a bold statement to your own collection. Fat Tuesday is Feb.5 so you have time to add something great to you art collection. Everybody wants ......
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| Tuesday, January 1, 2008 | ||
| New Artist- M. Santangelo | ||
| by M. Santangelo | ||
| Hello fellow artists! I'm M. Santangelo and am a new artist here on Art Pickle. I just wanted to invite all of you to come and look at my art. I'm new at really detailed pictures so to all of you professionals out there, please feel free to leave notes or tips. | ||
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| Monday, December 31, 2007 | ||
| A Brief Book Review: Ross King’s “The Judgment of Paris” | ||
| by Phil Gross | ||
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My college art professor was fond of saying “Steal from everyone, there are no art police”. In a sense he was right and in a sense he was wrong, that is regarding ‘art police’. Throughout history, civilizations have enforced their own standards of acceptability in regards to art…sometimes more rigid, sometime less. Now days standards aren’t so rigid and the modern artist enjoys an extraordinary level ......
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| Tuesday, December 18, 2007 | ||
| Beware of businesses who want your hard earned cash | ||
| by Victoria L Lewelling | ||
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I have been contacted by businesses that promise me tons of exposure if I will only pay this price and it ranges from $3200 down to $650.00. Guaranteed to take my work (on a plasma screen)to the NY Art Show in Feb., plus 3 whole images and twenty more if I make this one time payment. Could not get them to send me any written information about this so I could study it over, every excuse in the world ......
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| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 | ||
| Thougt for the day | ||
| by Phil Gross | ||
| A painter is a man who paints what he sells; an artist, on the other hand, is a man who sells what he paints. -Pablo Picasso, artist and sculptor (1881-1973) | ||
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| Monday, November 26, 2007 | ||
| Christmas Is Coming | ||
| by Stacey Hoff | ||
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Hello, It"s Lola Hart with news about Stacey Hoff's latest work. Stacey has been working on some great abstracts just in time for Christmas. Stacey has her art displayed at Artastic Gallery in Saraland, Al. She will be showing her work at the Christmas open house Dec 12,2007. The Hurrican Katrina Collection has been a big seller this year. These paintings make a nice gift for the collector of New ......
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| Wednesday, November 21, 2007 | ||
| Christmas Open House | ||
| by Ron Hoff | ||
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Hello, It's Lola Hart with news about Ron Hoff's art work. Ron will have 25 paintings at Templeton Gallery's Christmas Open House the second Sunday in December. He is working on Middle bay and Sand Island Lighthouses. The paintings are 8x10 and will sell for $75.00. They make great Christmas gifts. It is time to get your orders in for Christmas. The WILD LIFE COLLECTION is a big seller this time of ......
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| Sunday, October 28, 2007 | ||
| Ron Hoff Getting ready for Christmas | ||
| by Ron Hoff | ||
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It's Lola Hart with the lastest on Ron Hoff and his art work. He is taking orders for paintings that will be ready in time for Christmas. His "WILD LIFE COLLECTION" is very popular this year. The Buck in a Winter Scene would make a great gift for the hunter or collector. The duck scenes are great and I am sure the duck hunter would be delighted to receive this piece of art as a gift.
Ron's ......
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| Saturday, October 13, 2007 | ||
| NEW WORK BY THE ARTIST RON HOFF | ||
| by Ron Hoff | ||
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Hello, My name is Lola Hart and I represent the artist Ron Hoff. Ron has 5 new paintings and a WOOD DUCK that he carved. I will be displaying the art work soon. This week Ron has art work at the Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores,Al. He painted things that the locals like- Sand Island Lighthouse, the Blue Point Crab, Crawfish and Shrimp. He also will be diplaying his Caribbean Parrot that is from his ......
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| Saturday, October 6, 2007 | ||
| New Artist - Troy David on Art Pickle ! | ||
| by Troy David | ||
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Hi Everybody,
I'm new here at Art Pickle and I would like to invite all of you to come see my artwork. I have been a professional artist fot 5 years now and reside in Lutz,FL. I love to work with mediums such as: Watercolor, Acrylic, H2o Oil, and Pastel. I use an array of vibrant strokes of color to create pieces and love every minute of it! So, please feel free to come and take a look, let me know ......
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| Sunday, September 23, 2007 | ||
| by Ron Hoff | ||
| I have began to work on a blue point crab. It should be for sell in about a week. This painting will go into print. I have a collection of wood cravings at Templeton Gallery. One of my wooden ducks was purchased this past week . It will be on display at a historial home in downtown Mobile,Al. | ||
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| Friday, September 14, 2007 | ||
| My latest art work at the RiverView Hotel | ||
| by Ron Hoff | ||
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My painting of the old Blue Gill restaurant has been purchased , by the artist Nall
to be on permanent
display in the main lobby of the River View Hotel in Mobile, Ala
I also have eighteen paintings on display at Templeton Gallary in Midtown Mobile , ALA
My next work of art will be a polo scene to be displayed in Fairhope , ALa
I am now taking orders for paintings to be ready for Christmas. ......
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| Wednesday, May 30, 2007 | ||
| What medium are you using to paint with? And would you recommend it to others? And Why? | ||
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I have experimented with several different mediums. Each have there own positive and negative attributes. Heres what I think so far.
1.Damar cut with a bit turp/turpenoid/ or ecco house turp substitute.
I love this to paint with because of how easy it flows and how quickly it dries. Simply dip the paint brush into the medium and then mix your paint. I find I can apply thick or thin brush strokes ......
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| Tuesday, May 22, 2007 | ||
| The Lament of Artist Representation | ||
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Oh to find a gallery owner that is straight forward, says what he or she means, hustles to push your career forward, and pays you fairly in a timely manner. Someone who clearly earns their 50%. Is that too much to ask for? Like an inspiring professor or a trusted mechanic, a reputable art dealer is a person that may take a long time to discover and is truly subject to ones particular needs. Many ......
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| Tuesday, May 22, 2007 | ||
| Decamp Changes Medium | ||
| by Phil Gross | ||
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It's not that my friend Jerry DeCamp was a nationally recognized painter but he was a rising star in the world of expressionist landscape painting. He was blossoming. Prolific intense sessions of focused inspiration would lead to large saturated colored 'Matisse-influenced' Parisian and Mediterranean cityscapes on canvas. Paintings poured forth from this man as he renewed his love for studio art ......
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| Thursday, May 3, 2007 | ||
| Not on the Artist's Backs | ||
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When did it become the norm to ask artists to donate their works without just monetary compensation to 'fundraisers' for non-profit organizations supposedly devoted to supporting the arts? You can't be supporting the art community on the surface by underpaying artists to keep your own doors open.
Surveys of annual salaries always reveal that those in the profession of the fine arts are among America's ......
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| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 | ||
| The Actual Salary of an Artist versus the Perception | ||
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I had a show recently of my new oil paintings that went reasonably well. The reviews were wonderful, it was well attended, and sales amounted to approximately $46,000. After the show several people commented to me that I must be rolling in cash and feeling pretty good about it. Rich and famous.
If it were only true. The public it seems has a very skewed sense of the monetary realities that challenge ......
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| Wednesday, April 25, 2007 | ||
| Longer Lasting Paints, Brushes and Humans. | ||
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Regarding the paint, the brush and the human, here are a few oil painting tips that may prolong the life of all three.
Long lasting paint brushes…
I have found that to keep brushes in good shape it helps to have a bottle of Vaseline around. When you are ready to close shop for the day the following will help you better preserve your brushes. After cleaning your brush with turpentine, thinner, ......
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