California Art Club Gold Medal show 100 anniversary

Yearly event from The well known CALIFORNIA ART CLUB a wonderful exhibition of current
artists from California. Many friends of mine will be exhibiting and the magazines I work 
Fine Art Connoisseur and Plein Air for are proud to 
be a sponsor and important part of this event. 


April 2nd Saturday Eve from 6-9pm
Held at the Pasadena Museum of California Art
490 East Union Street, Pasadena CA 91101
626/568-3665  |  www.pmcaonline.org


http://www.californiaartclub.org/exhibitions/annual-gold-medal-juried-exhibition

http://www.californiaartclub.org

As much as you can, quote

“Only as high as I reach can I grow, 

only as far as I seek can I go, 

only as deep as I look can I see, 

only as much as I dream can I be.”

-Karen Ravn

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The Irvine Museum, CA

"Knowledge of the world is only to be acquired out in the world"
-Lord Chesterfield

So go and view the beautiful works at this exhibition in Irvine CA and marvel at the California Impressionists works in all their glory.

Exhibition of Bright and Beautiful 

at the Irvine Museum Irvine CA

18881 Von Karman Ave # 100
Irvine, CA 92612-1559
(949) 476-0294

www.irvinemuseum.org

CLASSICAL INFLUENCES IN MANHATTAN

CLASSICAL INFLUENCES IN MANHATTAN  New York City gallery Carlton Hobbs is presenting the selling exhibition Inspired by Antiquity: Classical Influences on 18th and 19th Century Furniture and Works of Art from January 20 through February 14.  Among its 40 objects are a group related to Thomas Hope (1769–1831), the collector and designer who revolutionized British taste during the Regency period (1788-1830).  Highlights include a pair of wall lights in the form of griffins (lion-bodied eagles), a center table from the Garden Pavilion at Buckingham Palace, and a mahogany botanical table in the form of an ancient basin on stand.  The opening reception on January 19 will benefit London's Sir John Soane's Museum and feature a talk by its director, Tim Knox. Information: Carlton Hobbs, 60 East 93rd Street, New York, NY 10128, 212.423.9000, www.carltonhobbs.com Image: Unattributed Wall light in the form of a griffin c. 1802, Bronze, 12 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 14 in. Carlton Hobbs, New York City

Michelangelo's statue of David

A masterpiece of Renaissance art describing the idealized human form.

Some interesting notes on the subject...

He was 26 when he started work on the 18 foot high block of marble and built a shed around it to work in and barely left the shed until it was complete. He did not make a maquette (model) first. Imagine being able to visualize a full figure in a block of marble with no practice piece. He carved it out of the marble, taking away small pieces to reveal the shape.

 

It is interesting to note that the slab he chose had lain out in the courtyard near the cathedral from nearly a hundred years, abandoned after previous unsuccessful attemps to carve it into a figure by an earlier generation of artists. He had no assistants, but attacked the marble with energy, working continuously for several days and nights, not leaving it, but sleeping near it on the floor. 

Plein Air Magazine to be relaunched

As you may have heard we are relaunching PLEIN AIR magazine alongside the successful FINE ART CONNOISSEUR magazine that originally took over plein air. The demand for such a magazine to come back has presented itself again and we are listening. FAC mag is doing great in itself and our clients and collectors are thrilled with the magazine. The new Plein Air will be edited by the highly acclaimed Steve Doherty and will be a strong place to view, learn and share for collectors, artists, and plein air fans in general.

http://pleinairmagazine.com

Vanessa Rothe

Reg. editor for Fine Art Connsoisseur

vrothe@fineartconnoisseur.com

Just a thought....

And borrowing a quote from Anthropologie stores
"Likes, wants, wishes, desires, fancies, longings, cravings, loves, musts,
needs. Hankerings, yens, hopes, crushes, passions, have to haves, cant live withouts,puppy loves, aspirations, yearnings, soft spots, itches, fascinations, hungers, thirsts,and urges..."
Just a thought....

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