CELEBRATING A CONTINUUM My Covenant with Time A Letter to Art Lovers – December2023/January 2024 As we stand on the cusp of another year, it’s natural to ponder the nature of time and its significance in our journey as artists, although the same questions arise for all of us, artists and non-artists alike. The…
A Letter to Art Lovers November 2023 Blending Passion, Drama and Poetry: Introducing “Phoenix Rising” Curtain, please: Hidden in the Hills is around the corner! BLENDING PASSION, DRAMA AND POETRY:”Phoenix Rising” Phoenix Rising – Oils – 50″ x 40″ The guiding force behind my work is the need, the desire, the inner imperative to express…
A Life of Details
Do they enrich us or do they numb us? In “The Bridges of Madison County” Meryl Streep’s and Clint Eastwood’s characters escape lives of loneliness into a short moment in time where their innermost need for an escape from the humdrum daily reality is met with a meaningful personal connection, romance, and the realization that…
WHY CAN’T WOMEN ARTISTS HAVE IT ALL? Apart from being a dedicated, hard-working, ambitious Artist, I just need to BE an artist. If I don’t paint, my inner colors fade. And although I do not have children, I do have a husband, pets, a house to care for and the myriad details that these entail. It…
What Makes Art More Easily Available to Art Lovers?
How does Social Media Influence Artists? A Bane or a Blessing? Introducing: “Summer” WHAT MAKES ART MORE EASILY AVAILABLE TO ART LOVERS? I would like to start by demystifying a trope that “good art is expensive” and not within the reach of most. If you would like to collect art that brings you joy and…
A letter to Art lovers
June 2023 What Makes Art More Easily Available to Art Lovers? How does Social Media Influence Artists? A Bane or a Blessing? Introducing: “Summer” WHAT MAKES ART MORE EASILY AVAILABLE TO ART LOVERS? I would like to start by demystifying a trope that “good art is expensive” and not within the reach of most. If…
CREATIVITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Does it matter? Is it important to you? What’s the difference? We, humans, have lived with the belief that creativity was one of the many characteristics that set human beings apart. For centuries creativity has been attributed to the mysterious workings of the human mind and heart but now the rapid advancements of technology and,…
CAN WE CONNECT DaVinci TO EASTER?
Art and Spirituality Introducing: A Prelude to Autumn “The true use of art is, first, to cultivate the artist’s own spiritual nature.” (George Inness) Although DaVinci is known for his extraordinary work, few people know that he was also a deeply spiritual person who sought to understand the nature of the divine through his work and…
The Value of Process in Artmaking
Bela Fidel One needs a different mindset when scaling up the size of one’s canvases. First comes the trepidation: “how am I going to fill up this space”? “how does the size affect the dynamics of the composition”? “do I use many smaller shapes with a couple of larger ones or will most of them…
New Year Resolutions
Although I am not great with numbers, I love Physics. Mostly Theoretical Physics. I like to know and understand how the Universe works. I am totally convinced (I may be wrong), that one can understand God’s mind (if humanly possible) or perhaps even find It through Physics. I am also fascinated by Quantum Physics: it…