Teresa Oaxaca, Neo Baroque celebration of extravagence Neo Baroque The Baroque was a period of celebration and exuberance expressed best through the arts. Its strong insistence on Christian themes was also a thin veil for the pagan extravagance that had been going on since the earlier Renaissance. Through Humanism during these periods man was taken […]
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Kenneth Browne, Neo-Burlesque paintings My mother passed away when I was twelve years old, and I never wanted to experience loss like that again. Barely a young adult, I was confused and unwilling to deal with it, but I soon realized that I really did not know much about her. Over the next few years,
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Ruslana Levandovska, a touch of romance Ruslana Levandovska practices visual fine art emphasizing on oil on canvas medium as the main approach. The technique takes from various art practices from Old Masters, such as Flemish layering technique, follows the revival of secrets lost, but also a combination of Impressionism within a romantic figure. The art
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Toller Cranston, dead at 65 I am saddened to learn that Toller Cranston has died today in Mexico. I was a big fan of his since age 14. He was a larger than life character in his artwork and on the ice where he revolutionized ice skating. See my studio visit to him from last
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Ravenswood Atelier, studio visit Chicago The first thing that hits you when you walk into the Ravenswood Atelier is the inky darkness and the sheer scale of the place. It’s enormous! The cavernous space is draped with black cloth and lit carefully by artificial or natural overhead light. Magda was away and the dramatic and
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Igor & Marina, studio visit Chicago On our recent visit to Chicago, we did 3 artist studio visits in one day. Our first of the day took us north to Linden to the home and studio of artist husband and wife team, Igor & Marina, Igor Kozlovsky and Marina Sharapova. Marina was away visiting family
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Toller Cranston, sumptuous costumed figures I recently had the great pleasure of travelling with 3 other painting friends to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico where we stayed just 4 doors up from the imaginative figure painter, Toller Cranston. His home is a wonderland and riot of exotica, color and costume! I have been a fan
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