SWAN’s in Martinez
Tomorrow, Saturday, March 29, has been designated SWAN Day (Support Women in the Arts Now Day) by The Fund for Women Artists, a San Francisco based non-profit arts organization which aims to help women...
View ArticleBrooms and bald eagles: An art world giant passes
American artist Robert Rauschenberg died Monday according to an AP report and New York’s Pace Wildenstein gallery. Although known for his assemblage and mixed media works which brought together...
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Don’t we all love surrealism?
I think there comes a time in everyone’s life where we discover Salvador Dali and become The Biggest Fan of surrealist artwork. At least, I remember when that happened to me. Seems I discovered Dali...
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The Second Golden Age of Dutch Art
Sixty 19th century Dutch paintings from the collection of Bay Area residents Dr. Jan and Mary Ann Beekhuis go on display this weekend in “The Second Golden Age of Dutch Art” at St. Mary’s College of...
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human/nature @ JFK U’s Arts & Consciousness Gallery
“Board Bats” by Heather Johnson I was lured by the bats. They hang in a cluster from the edge of “Bat Board.” In “Bats,” they’re fluttering three-dimensional shapes pinned on the wall and fashioned...
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45 Years of Civic Arts Education
Walnut Creek’s Bedford Gallery was packed last night with artists and revelers celebrating the opening of Civic Arts Education’s 45th Anniversary Exhibition, which is on display through Dec. 21....
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Vibrant paintings in Livermore winery
 This gorgeous photo of a painting by Livermore artist Nova Starling got me very excited about seeing her show at Wente Vineyards Estate Winery in Livermore. It’s called “Livermore Vines” and it...
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“Half Light At Dawn and Dusk”
“Palmer’s Gift,” acrylic on wood, 42 x 68 Have you ever heard a painting hiss and crackle? Or groan and roar? What about one that seemed to radiate heat or felt as chilly as a gully in the middle of a...
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Fun things to see and do on Saturday
I have waaaay too much to do this weekend already, with Christmas shopping still on the list and tons of holiday parties to go to. But I am not going to miss these two events, no matter what. The...
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Andrew Wyeth passes on
“Christina’s World”, 1948 American painter Andrew Wyeth died today at the age of 91 in his home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, following a brief illness. According to the Brandywine River Museum in...
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