Rise of the New Groupthink and Artist Residencies

An old prof of mine sent me this link to an NYTimes Opinion article that I really resonate with: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/opinion/sunday/the-rise-of-the-new-groupthink.html?_r=4&pagewanted=all.  It talks about the differences working in groups or solo.  We’ve all had experiences working in the art studio with others at school and at home alone.  I think many of us relate to [...]

interactive painting

My mom sent me this email of a painting from 3 Chinese artists, Dai Dudu, Li Tiezi, and Zhang An.

When you run the cursuor over the people, the painting tells you who it is. You can also click on the artist to get the individual’s life history. The artists placed each individual as [...]

Please vote for Nick Naber!

Nick Naber ventured off to the big apple in 2010, and now is on the artistic rise. Right now, he participating in a competition with Artist Wanted and you can vote EVERYDAY to help him win some money towards making his art! Help an artist out. Here is the link below!

http://naber.artistswanted.org/yr2011

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AMAZING PHOTO LIBRARY

I just found this looking for images on google image. For all the science art nerds like me, this is amazing!

check out Science Photo Library — http://sciencephoto.com/..

art updates are on their way. hopefully, sometime before the new year!

-francesca

The Flora of Dreamscapes

 

"Bleeding Hearts, 2011" mixed media on watercolor paper. 11" x 14"

 

Finally now that I have one job, I can focus more attention to art making.  This is from a brand new series about my own fictitious world.  This series focuses solely on the flora.  Much more postings to come about [...]

Painting Pennsylvania

Do you ever get the urge to get up and just start running? It hits like a flash and then the power is there. Thats how its been the past couple days. This time though I’m running with paint. I was lucky enough that a friend gave me a Plein Air French Easel when [...]

Help the planet by raising awareness

Hey fellow Sabuers.  I made this little sticker so I could put it on the tanks and machinery and trucks at the oil and natural gas fields around where I live…they are everywhere, and they are chopping down our beautiful forests to build more as we speak!  The message is clear, if the most [...]

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Slow month here at the Sabu.

Just put up some new drawings, so check those out if you get the chance! Sneak Peek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And for those of you in the Thrillwaukee area, the Fall edition of the ARTBOOK series is hot off the presses. [...]

Color Theory and Understanding Color

Color Theory is relative to each artist and viewer. There are many factors that contribute to the overall effect of a colors in a piece. Color temperature, color relativity, color value, and color relationships can create a vast array of effects. Color has always been a mystery for me, difficult to understand and use [...]

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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; [...]