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Plein Air Paintings: Capturing the Essence of Nature

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While early plein air painters often relied on watercolors, which were portable and quick to dry, it wasn’t until the 19th century that the technique truly transformed with the advent of collapsible oil paint tubes. What changed was as much a technical revolution as an artistic one. The invention of portable oil paints by John G.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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From self-taught artists to delightful wood carvings and intricate quilting and textile makers, American folk art encapsulates the spirit of a nation and the legacies handed down across its history. Natural Materials Many examples of American folk art also rely upon organic media. Evans & Associates (June 2014).

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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From self-taught artists to delightful wood carvings and intricate quilting and textile makers, American folk art encapsulates the spirit of a nation and the legacies handed down across its history. Natural Materials Many examples of American folk art also rely upon organic media. Evans & Associates (June 2014).

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Blame it on Audubon. Or how I became a fine art appraiser, Part Two.

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One book, "Audubon in Florida" first published in 1974 from the University of Miami Press was especially helpful in identifying the birds that were the Florida species that he found and rendered life-sized in his original watercolors. Hall of the 1833 portrait created by American artist Henry Inman ( b.

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“You Need Energy and Conviction” - Gallery Chat with San Francisco’s Rena Bransten

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©The artist. In 1974, on something of a whim, she partnered with her colleague and friend Ruth Braunstein to open Quay Ceramics , a gallery focused on artists creating experimental works in the medium, many based in Northern California. Early artists shown included feminist icon Judy Chicago and ceramic master Ron Nagle.

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“People Are Rewarded by Close Looking” – Kathan Brown of Crown Point Press on the Enduring Excitement of Printmaking

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Moving to Berkeley and then Oakland in the early years, and settling in San Francisco in 1986, Crown Point began by printing and publishing Bay Area artists including Richard Diebenkorn , Beth Van Hoesen , Wayne Thiebaud , and Robert Bechtle. Its how-to books on hand-printing processes enable artists anywhere to have successful access.

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"I Like to Put People and Art Together" – Wendi Norris on Connecting with a Wider Audience

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The roster, however, is wide-ranging, incorporating modern artists such as Dorothea Tanning , Wolfgang Paalen , and Alice Rahon with contemporary artists such as Chitra Ganesh , Ana Teresa Fernández , Peter Young , and Ambreen Butt. It was more along the lines of, “I want to work with great artists.” It still is.