Category Archives: art

“ART OBJECTS.”

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Philip

“ART OBJECTS.” Without the search feature on this blog, I would repeat myself on the blog as often as I do in real life. I have checked and apparently I have never told this story before, which is somewhat surprising … Continue reading →

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COLORED BUBBLES—A BREAKTHROUGH.

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Philip

COLORED BUBBLES—A BREAKTHROUGH. An article by Ann Zimmerman in the Wall Street Journal (April 1) told how scientists at Crayola after years of work have come up with a product that lets kids blow bubbles in vivid colors. Crayola is … Continue reading →

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ILLUSTRATIONS OF UNDERPAINTING AND OVERPAINTING.

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Philip

ILLUSTRATIONS OF UNDERPAINTING AND OVERPAINTING. Underpainting has interested me because the whole idea of painting in layers is novel for me. The wikipedia article on underpainting links to two articles with illustrations which show how painting in layers works. This … Continue reading →

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UNDERPAINTING.

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Philip

UNDERPAINTING. Annalisa knows that I am interested in underpainting. When she and I painted in a plein-air event for the Rowayton Arts Center, as I described here, she helped me experiment with underpainting. I had never thought about it, but … Continue reading →

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ANALYZING A VAN DYCK PORTRAIT.

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Philip

ANALYZING A VAN DYCK PORTRAIT. Annalisa, knowing how interested I am in how artists achieve their effects, sent me a link to a post on James Gurney’s blog for April 3, 2011, captioned Van Dyck’s Little Masterpiece. The post analyzes … Continue reading →

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THE CLOUD APPRECIATION SOCIETY.

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Philip

THE CLOUD APPRECIATION SOCIETY. I have long felt that when we look at landscapes we too often ignore the skies which are part of the scene. A review by Peter Pesic in the Wall Street Journal (March 19-20) of THE … Continue reading →

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CAILLEBOTTE AND RENOIR.

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Philip

CAILLEBOTTE AND RENOIR. I was struck by the pairing of Renoir and Caillebotte in the Superbowl wager because it seems to me that their respective reputations have changed enormously in the last 50 years. Back then, it seemed to me … Continue reading →

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WAGERING WITH MASTERPIECES.

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Philip

WAGERING WITH MASTERPIECES. As described here, the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh have made a bet on the Superbowl. (Thanks to my nephew Andrew Schaefer for calling the wager to my attention). The museum … Continue reading →

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WHY IS COMMERCIAL ART NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE ART MARKET?

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Philip

WHY IS COMMERCIAL ART NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE ART MARKET? John Gapper posed the question in the Financial Times (October 23-24) of why Annie Leibovitz, despite her success as a photographer, has had little success in the art market. Barry … Continue reading →

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KITSCH—THE EVILS OF BAD ART.

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Philip

KITSCH. Kids, you should know that there were influential philosophers and critics in the last century who believed that bad art was bad for society and, presumably, should be eliminated. This wikipedia article on kitsch describes the views of some … Continue reading →

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