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02 September 2011

This summer's edition of ARTFORUM INTERNATIONAL discussed Abstract Expressionism. This is my response:

I am a teacher (not of art).
I have no formal education in art beyond school.
My opinion, to many of you, will count as nothing and you will probably stop reading now.

However, readers who reach this...

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Worcestershire Contemporary Art Show - Artrix - 7th May to 11th June 2011

03 June 2011

Images of the pieces by the fifteen selected artists are found on 'screen one' of the 'The Artwork' on this website.

Whether or not you made it to this intriguing and thought-provoking exhibition of contemporary Worcestershire art, you can enjoy reflecting on the images and their meanings through this...

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Bromsgrove Standard article February 2011

27 February 2011

Artists from across Bromsgrove can have their work displayed online free of charge.

Screen 2 has a section devoted to Bromsgrove contemporary art.

The site is open to artists of all ages, abilities and experience - from absolute beginners to professionals.

All artists can send in digital images of their...

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Share your vision for the art of today

05 February 2011

Share, with a whole art community, your vision for the art of today. Use the contact facility above to communicate with potentially thousands of artists and art lovers. Generate their responses. Share your work with a world-wide audience. At no charge, send digital images of your work to be advertised and...

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Kara Rane shares her vision for the art of today

05 February 2011

I appreciate your questions, and believe dreams are the only place real work is accomplished.
It is the only place we are free to be.
My vision is Peace.
And my dream is for Universal Love.
I believe in Eternal Light.

Kindest wishes*
kara rane
http://www.kararane.com...

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Georgia O’Keeffe’s New Mexico

31 December 2010

Driving through Georgia O'Keeffe's New Mexico...

Sing, sweet Georgia, sing to us in magnifying flowers.
Bridge the Rio Grande of our raging waves of fear.
Ring a bell for every cloud that curtsies to your heaven,
Then we may listen - coloured sounds - as mountains disappear.

Richard McIlwraith...

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Solo Exhibition - Saturday November 20th 2010

14 September 2010

Why the exhibition?

Leaning lightly on the next in the cool darkness of the studio, the paintings sleep content.

But they do not live.

They are safe but they are captive. They are held back from view by my worries.

"It is an unfeeling act to send art out into the world." Mark Rothko, 1947

Should I send...

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Abstract sketch reflecting The Nutcracker performance

21 March 2010

This abstract sketch depicts the emotion of enchantment that swept through me while I witnessed the magical production of Tchaikovsky's fantasy ballet at the Festival Theatre, Malvern, yesterday. The Russian State Ballet of Siberia lived up to their international reputation, with the soloists and corps be...

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Abstract expressionist art February 28 2010

28 February 2010

I completed this piece (oil paint and oil pastel on canvas, 39" x 31") today.

How does it make you feel?
What do you see?

The exploration of my abstract expressionist art:
Look through a new window on the world; take an inner journey out of your limited self and into your true self, to a new place, to be...

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Abstract expressionist art February 21 2010

28 February 2010

This vertical triptych has been created with oil pastel on canvas sheets, each 16" x 12".

Let me know how you interpret the three staged story.

Richard