Often I find that the start of a painting tells the finish. What I mean by that is that I will see the finish in the beginning rather than just using the beginning to cover the blank canvas.&nbs...
I spent a week at the Montana ranch of friends, Dixie and Vose Babcock this past September. What a awesome experience! Dixie was the perfect painting hostess, driving her Polaris to all corners of the ranch finding the best views to paint, and packing picnics and wine to be shared between paintings. Here are a few of paintings done that week:
With 2 painting session per day, the student's paintings improved. By Friday, they were really beginning to understand atmospheric perspective, and they were starting to "pitch" and simplify by "massing" their big value shapes.
One of the rainy days, we painted under the shelter of a big gazebo, and on the other days, we painted at various locations around Cambridge and Jeffersonville. With a small class, Jack and I got to paint, too. We went around and helped each student individually, but we also had students follow us around to observe the other crits. Watching us re-mass, explaining, as well as showing, "why" and "how" certain colors work to bring a sense of atmosphere and depth to a painting, really acelerated learning.
We're back from Door County with lots of paintings to show but there have been a couple of pressing items to take care of first before I get into the editing of the photos of Door County paintings. Soon...
Here's one of the pressing items. I had to get this piece done to send to Wally Grewe in Hamilton, MT for his show 'Fall Classics' at his Ponderosa Art Gallery. It is a pastel done from an oil field study painted while at the OPA National Show in Missoula, MT in 2008.
Kevin Earl Taylor was born December 28, 1972 in Charleston, SC. In 1995, he received a B.F.A. from The Savannah College of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited throughout the US, as well as internationally. Though primarily an oil painter,he also explores time based art forms such as sound and video. Kevin lives in San Francisco, CA.
AWARDS
Best Local Visual Artist- Reader's poll "Best of Charleston" City Paper, Charleston, SC
Gold Medal AdFed Award- "Best Cover Concept/Illustration" (10/03 Barfly Magazine)
EDUCATION
Savannah College of Art and Design B.F.A. Illustration, 1994
School of Visual Arts -Painting Study with Marshall Arismann, Summer 1993
Five paintings from the M Gallery Show on view in Thousand Oaks
“Artichoke” which was featured in the March issue of American Art Collector magazine along with four other paintings from the recent show at M Gallery of Fine Art, Sarasota, FL, will be on view in Thousand Oaks, Calif. May 6 through July 11, 2010. [...]
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Once upon a time, there was an English painter who moved to Provence, a part of southern France long associated with artists seeking the colors nature might reveal to them in the region’s legendary sunlight.
This painter was not working in the time of the Barbizon School and the Impressionists, however, but in the blossoming days [...]
Note: Event tonight in New York City (see end of post)
“A portentous stillness hangs over America; the affluence that we thought would last forever has been replaced with apprehension, angst and anxiety,” says Traci Fieldsted, curator of the exhibition.
The show is called “Hard Times: An Artists’ View” (at the Salmagundi Club in New York through August 20). The subjects are homeless people, manual laborers, and street vendors.
Warren Chang’s “Fall Tilling” shows field workers toiling with hoes. A woman sits on the ground, while a man talks on his cellphone.
The fourteen artists in the group show include such veteran realists as Harvey Dinnerstein, Burton Silverman, and Max Ginsberg. According to a caption, they “weathered the drought imposed by the modern abstract art establishment.”
Max Ginsberg’s “Snapple” shows a hot dog stand with tattered umbrellas. The sign in the store behind says “CLOSING OUT INVENTORY: EVERYTHING MUST GO.”
The paintings steer clear of overt narrative, sentimental pity, or political diatribe. Unfortunately, some images look like professional models impersonating down-and-outers. And some rely a bit too heavily on photographs.
The most convincing is a street scene with African-American young people painted by Garin Baker. Mr. Baker knows the neighborhood well, because he has worked for years on the street, developed a mural program with underprivileged artists in Newburgh, NY.
Marvin Franklin (1952-2007) painted authoritative watercolors of subway riders. Franklin taught at the Art Students League, working night shifts as a track cleaner on the subway, where he was killed in a freak train accident.
The show presents a brave direction to young realist painters, something meaningful to express with their skills. It stand squarely in the nineteenth-century realist tradition of Bastien-Lepage, Kramskoi (above: "Portrait of a Peasant"), and Dagnan-Bouveret, as well as the better-known Courbet, Millet, and Van Gogh.
The images are disquieting, reminding us of the hardships faced by the bottom margin of our society. Art can make us look at things we’d normally look away from. Such subjects are not easy choices for a career-minded painter. They are often made at the expense of an automatic sale.
Tonight there will be a lecture and panel discussion at the Salmagundi Club, including Fred Ross, Vern G. Swanson, Peter Trippi, Harvey Dinnerstein, and Burton Silverman.
On the previous post concerning the new retail price of the William A. Bouguereau Catalog Raisonné, I listed two letters from Betsy Gillen, an American representative for the publisher, Antique Collector's Club. She was kind enough to answer my questions regarding price changes and whether or not the books listed at Amazon were indeed paperback (they are not). She is NOT, however, the person to contact if you wish to order the book set. Ms. Gillen has provided the distribution center's contact information below, should you choose to order directly from ACC.
The price of the Bouguereau Catalog Raisonné, as of this moment, varies by vendor.
I do not know if The Antique Collector's Club in Great Britain will raise their price to match the $350.00 price tag in the U.S., or if they will keep the list price at £179.
The letter from Ms. Gillen containing the information for ordering directly from ACC is attached below:
Dear Matthew,
A gentleman who reads your blog called me today and mentioned that you are giving readers my name and phone number in order to contact me to purchase Bouguereau for the price of $295.00. Please note that, as mentioned in my email to you yesterday, ACC has changed the retail price to $350.00. Bouguereau will not be sold for $295.00. Please also note that I do not take purchase orders but that anyone who wishes to pre-order a copy of Bouguereau can do so by contacting our distribution center, National Book Network (NBN), by calling (800) 462-6420 or by emailing at custserv@nbnbooks.com.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Betsy
Betsy Gillen ACC Distribution 116 Pleasant St, Suite 49 Easthampton, Ma 01027 Ph: 800-252-5231 ext:100 Fax: 413-529-0862
Please browse our complete selection of titles on our website: www.antiquecollectorsclub.com
Marcel Duchamp, Rotoreliefs (1935), Alan Koppol Gallery, Chicago.
Do leave comments, even if it’s just to say hi, because even though I can see the stats, I often forget that there are real people out there. I’ve been in that state of forgetfulness since coming back from Europe, and then last night went to Brenda Goodman’s opening at the John Davis Gallery in Hudson, NY, where I ran into a bunch of people I hadn’t met before who were totally up-to-date on my peregrinations. It’s a funny feeling, but nice.
Also the heat has taken me over, my big obsession being whether or not I should get air conditioning (which I haven’t needed before) for the studio—a major expense. By the time I make up my mind, we’ll be into another Ice Age.
So since I’m not generating original ideas, I’ll put forth those of another—Marcel Duchamp, with whom I seem to agree about everything. Calvin Tomkins’s biography titled, not surprisingly, Duchamp: A Biography, is without a doubt the best biography of an artist I’ve read (don’t get slowed down by the first chapter but save it for the end, when it’s more meaningful). I got the book out to lend to a friend—perfect summer reading—and then kept it to peruse the phrases I highlighted back in 1996.
Duchamp, who used to say that the artist never really knew what he was doing or why, declined to offer any such explanations for The Large Glass. One of his pet theories was that the artist performed only one part of the creative process and it was up to the viewer to complete that process by interpreting the work and assessing its permanent value. (p.11)
“I do not believe that art should have anything in common with definitive theories that are apart from it. That is too much like propaganda.” (p. 152)
Works of art could not be understood by the intellect, [Duchamp] maintained, nor could their effect be conveyed in words. The only valid approach to them was through an emotion that had “some analogy with religious faith or sexual attraction—an esthetic echo. This echo, however, was heard and appreciated by very few people. It could not be learned—either you had it or you did not—and it had nothing whatsoever to do with taste, which was merely a parroting of established opinion. “Taste gives a sensuous feeling, not an esthetic emotion,” Duchamp said, “Taste presupposed a domineering onlooker who dictates what he likes and dislikes, and translates it into beautiful and ugly, whereas “the ‘victim’ of an esthetic echo is comparable to that of a man in love or a believer…when touched by esthetic revelation, the same man in an almost ecstatic mood, becomes receptive and humble.”
I don’t think you would've caught Marcel writing an artist’s statement.
. . . and last but not least to finish off my week of miniatures, a gorgeous vine ripened tomato. This was selected from a bag of tomato's given to us by a good friend from his garden.
I've also just completed the first pass on a larger painting I've been working on. It's a 24 x 24 inch version of a six by six I did about a year ago. Every thing is blocked in, all in mid-tones. The first pass is always tough for me. The second and third layers, I have to say, are much more satisfying.
I'm also always convinced that I'm going to screw up a piece like this somehow before it's done, so I rarely post "in progress" images to my blog. I figured this time I'd take a chance, and put up the first stage. I've been putting off this particular composition for some time now, because I wasn't sure of it's mass appeal. I finally made the decision to go ahead, and just do it. For no other reason than I wanted to. This kind of attitude has come back to bite me in the arse in the past, but I figured what the hell. I'll post the image tomorrow.
If you'd like to bid/buy the Tomato, you can find it's listing by clicking here.
I felt whimsical. Somehow I want to paint figurative today. As a matter of fact, figurative painting and portraits are my true love in art. However to be successful, they take much longer time. To my crazy life style, figurative is not very practical. Still life is for sure a shortcut. I can put aside issues like anatomy, perspective, proportion, and logistics like hiring models. I would be able to very quickly reach to the artistic part of painting: like value, color, edges and composition. Anyway, I came out of my systematic life today. I did this painting from a photo I took a while ago in a camping trip. This little boy was about two years old. He was so cute. He was so curious about a digital camera. Maybe he will be another engineer? Well, I think it would be better he will be a photographer.
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It’s this time of the year again. I have done a few years to promote Out of Picture comics 1 and 2 at Comicon. And then, I haven’t done it for a few years since I have not done comics since then. Also, there has been so much going on with my family and also [...]
hey guys! just checking in for a milisec and cleaning off my desktop. i’m 1/2 way through my 4 days of solitude. i need this time to really get to work and pick up the slack from slacking all summer! it’s midnight and i still have a ton of homework to do. i’ve been working [...]
Tomorrow I catch an early flight to Albany for a 3 day workshop at Hudson River Valley Art. I've heard great things about this place and am very much looking forward to it. Hopefully I'll have internet, and if so I'll post updates. Toodles. : )
I just finished this (11x14") oil on wood panel painting I'm titling, "Portsmouth Tugs". I used photo reference from an amazing photographer friend, John Winslow. He does everything; landscape, animals, people and architecture. I hope to reference more of his photos in the future. As a painting, I exaggerated the atmospheric perspective between the tugs to give a deeper feeling of space between them. I did this using sharper value contrast, sharper edges and more saturated color on the tug in the foreground..I wanted it to pop in front of the second and third tugs. This painting will be part of a solo exhibition I am having at The Kennedy Gallery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Friday, August 6, with an opening reception from 5-9p. This is my first mention of it on my blog. I will send out my email notice and postcards to follow. If you are not on my email notice list and you would like to be, please drop me an email at tmbonita@gmail.com and I will be happy to include you. I send out notices about twice a month including events and new paintings as I finish them. I have a lot of small paintings that will be hanging in this show. they are currently in my studio in various stages of completion...please check back, I will post them as I finish them. (Been busy painting for this upcoming show but I still intend to post my notes and more photos from the Don Demers workshop I recently took on Cape Cod).
I've recently done 8 new paintings which will be included in a grouping along with a favorite artists of mine, Pam Ingalls - please stop in the Howard/Mandville Gallery during August if you're in the area. Pam is one of the artists who inspired me to get painting five or so years back - I'm really very proud to hang beside her. You can preview my new work here - most of these pieces will be up on the wall by August 1st.
This new painting will be included in the collection, a young woman benched and reading in Washington Square Park in Manhattan.
Please click here for a larger view and purchase information.
ps ....... I'm taking a real break and will be back to painting next weekend.
Theresa's Pansies 8x16 Oil Sold I always say I am going to blog continuously like so many other bloggers...then life gets in the way...or should I say living life gets in the way. I have been plenty to say (just ask my boyfriend and friends...I am more than opinionated at times....and always have something to say. So here I am yet again...and yet again behind in blogging...I haven't even been on Facebook but momentarily.I have been more than busy living life, also. As last mentioned I have acquired a patron who is more than generous in keeping me busy....and more than generous with emotional support. I have completed several paintings for a musically themed suite of paintings. Several other pieces have been acquired to there collection. You can see them below. Gardening is another lifelong hobby and the vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers are rolling in. Thank goodness Max (who also has a very green thumb) likes to garden also or I could not do it all!! I have pictures and will try to get them up also. I have also been doing a lot of studying....just trying to get better with edges and color. So I read a lot, I am especially enjoying my two new books one on Sorolla the other on Sargent. That makes five Sargent books I have now.....Oh, if I could only paint like him now...or Schmid or 100 other artists who have aspects of their work that I deeply admire! I also attended a plein air paint out that was great fun even if rained most of the time...I still got a couple of decent paintings out....and one sold. There is no better training than painting from life!!!! I hope everyone is enjoying there summer...we have been. There has been everything from a party on Memorial Day at our house to a sadly attended funeral of our 92 year old neighbor and dear childhood friend of Max's to toiling in the garden in unbelievable humidity and enjoying thunderstorms on our front porch. Below find some recently sold pieces and some not sold yet. Next up large step by step portrait and the story of a painting that I never cared if I sold...but did! Best to Everyone and Enjoy Life, Theresa
I picked up the dvds this afternoon from the manufacturer. Thanks so much for all of the orders! I'm overwhelmed by the demand. We are going to get them in the mail first thing on Monday. Here are some shots of the finished product. I included a full panel with the "finish" demonstration, and a full materials checklist. You can purchase them now on http://dvd.davidkassan.com
These are the rest of Frederick Judd Waughs notes on Marine Painting. I highly recommend the biography on his life written by George R Havens published in 1969, if you can find a copy.
I find to paint the sea in a modernistic way, something is lacking, just because in this case, subject counts. The sea to my way of thinking should look like the sea.
Of course to paint the sea on the spot is good- very good- but at its best it is confusing. At first one is inclined to paint every sort of wave which comes, dropping the one which has been laid in for another one. Soon however the attention becomes riveted upon one peculiarly attractive phase and you look for repetitions of it until by degrees you have worked it out.
So I, when I paint waves from nature, make up my mind what composition in drawing I will undertake, and stick to that one rigidly until the end, no matter what other composition comes forward to claim my attention. This continual watching for repetitions in the anatomy of the sea is no end of a help to the student. If however you cannot go to the sea, how on earth do you expect to paint marines? There is no textbook on the subject which can give you the same insight as the sea itself- nor will pictures do so entirely. Photographs are incorrect, in that the color and values are wrong…
In general, all waves must have weight body color which is varied in tone, light and shadow. They have bulging curves. Leave the sharp edges to the rocks especially for contrast. A wave is carried forward by the weight behind it until reaching the shallow water where the directing power of the sand forces the top to fall over. The expanding shut-in air breaks into foam. The wave continues to rush forward and part of the foam is left behind by the back force which forms innumerable patterns.
The sea itself is very subtle in color and ever changing, you must learn by heart these subtleties, if you want to do it well. You cannot throw a few daubs of paint and expect to find the sea painted in a convincing manner. I say that if the sea is to be painted in a worthwhile manner, the painter must study it from nature each part of the year, until the time arrives when they can paint it quite well from memory as from the real.
It is a good plan to begin by looking at the general tone of the sea as compared with the sky, and striving, without painting the details, to paint a single mass of plain water against the sky in its right relation, both in value and color. This also applies to painting the sea against rocks or sand.
I do not pay particular attention to details now but I am glad I used to do so because knowing them intimately aids me to paint broadly with more certainty than if I never studied them.
Finally it is better to err upon the side of loose, ragged painting than upon the side of tight, close hard, finished painting. Nevertheless everyone should study both in line drawing and in mass with color or pencil or charcoal.
Bibliography
Frderick Judd Waugh American Marine Painter George R Havens University of Maine Press 1969
Frederick Waugh's Paintings of the Sea Walter foster book 153 Walter Foster Publishing
Waugh passed away at the age of 79 on September 10 1940 in Provincetown MA. The cross that marks his grave is inscribed with the 19th verse of Psalm 77, it reads
"Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known."
Here are some pictures from a recent collaboration with Rebecca Schwarz, the 8th grade art teacher at Pelham Middle School in New York.
“Heroes Walkway,”(more photos here) is a physical and metaphorical path toward responsible citizenship for Pelham Middle School students in Pelham, New York. Sixteen panels line the outdoor walkway between the Middle and High Schools.
Inspired by Michael Schwerner, a graduate of Pelham High who traveled to Mississippi in 1963 to fight for voting rights for African Americans, it features fifty diverse individuals selected and portrayed by students.
Transparent portraits on plexiglass float two inches in front of quotes and images from each hero’s life chosen and painted by the students.
230 students were involved. The school districts' "16 Habits of Mind" Initiative, provided the unifying theme.The students really outdid themselves, especially with the portraits, which express not only the individuals portrayed, but also the individual style of each student artist. Not your typical school mural, “Heroes Walkway” involved many sectors of the school community, including Social studies teachers, who helped the students come up with a list of "Habits of Mind" heroes and gather biographical information, and English teachers, who guided students' research on appropriate quotes.
It had something for everyone: school administrators, teachers, parents, and the students themselves. Arts Westchester, the county arts council, also supported the project through their Arts Partners program. The school's maintenance staff (thanks so much to Victor and Robert!) were very patient during the whole process, and did a fabulous job on the installation.
Here is the mural committee, who put in many hours afterschool pulling the mural together and applying finishing touches. Thanks everyone and congratulations on a job well done.
This blog isn't normally a place I would post a finger painting demo, but this video by David Kassan is so cool, I couldn't resist.
An Apple ipad live fingerpainting demo that David Kassan streamed live from my Brooklyn studio on Monday June 21st. 2010, The model sat for 3 hours as David painted and answered questions on how I use the iPad and the Brushes app.
Here's what's on the easel. Paintings number 2 and 3 are finished but the first one is not there yet. Today I hope to finish the tree painting for my friend Sarah, who has been incredibly patient waiting for it.
This week coming up I will be teaching my youth art camps at the Arts Umbrella. In the morning will be "Mini Michaelangelos" and the afternoon "Bugs and Blooms". These camps are such fun, they're geared towards kids 5 to 9 years old, which means lots of enthusiasm and charm!
This is a piece from May that I had not posted here yet. Another view of a working boat tied up on the wharf in PTown. All of the subtle shifts in the shadow colors really attracted me to this scene.
I've been busy painting things for my show at M Gallery in November, but I'm not ready to start posting those on the blog just yet.
The work on this site is for the most part from life. This is my main focus to paint from life as much as possible. Sometimes I will do a painting in one sitting, and sometimes I am working over an extended period of time. The thing that excites me is finding inspiration in the ordinary things around me and places that I come in to contact with.
Hello everyone. Well next week will be my 6th year exhibiting @ San diego Comic Con. Its been a staple channel to meet new people, say hello to those who follow my work and just all around fun for the industry. Anyway, just like the last 4 years I will be @ Table/Booth H5 in the back right by one of the many Cafe Express food courts. I am right next to my good bud Stephen Silver (H6). People know me for my animal character work and book on this subject; The Art of Animal Character Design. Well this year I have put out a DVD on general character design, not limited to animals, entitled "The Art of Character Design Volume 1".
There are so many essential ideas, approaches and practices that I have learned in being a character designer that I felt its time to share this knowledge. This is why I have created this first collection in a series of demonstrations and videos of character design mechanics that consist of live demos done in both the classroom and studio setting that take you through my thought processes and application techniques. If you are just a beginner dont worry because alot of my knowledge is not just in my drawing demos but also in my explanation. The entire series will not just consist of basic design necessities that are essential to a production, like turnarounds and expression model sheets, but also whats important to character development, like personality and the story behind the character. Some topics discussed are "Bringing Life and Personality to Your Characters" and "The Who vs The What". There is almost 4 hours of demos...and the best thing is that I am selling it a Comic Con Special Price of only $20....thats right..learn my techniques and approaches for only $20.00. Many ask why such a good deal...well I like to give back. I believe in making my work affordable when done for educational purposes. For those of you who cant make it to my table (H5) @ Comic Con, dont worry....the DVD will be available online soon enough.
Jeffrey Hayes "Four Oranges" Oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches (40 x 50 cm)
This is the painting that's taken up the bulk of my time over the past few weeks, and is the first in a series of larger pieces I'm working on.
It really is the biggest painting I've done in over three years. Working small is great, and it lets me explore a number of compositions in a short amount of time. Working big, though, is a completely different experience. Compositionally, it's certainly more complex than anything I've done on a small scale, and the detail is also worked out to a much greater degree.
All good stuff, and I'll be doing more of it.
This painting has been accepted into the 2010 New England Representational Painting Exhibit held in August at the Guild of Boston Artists. It's a great space to show in, and I can't wait to see this up on the wall.
These two paintings are still in progress. They are two of a triptych which shows three different stages of the blackberry bush in my back yard. The weather here has scorched the bush, so unfortunately, now I will have to finish these up from photos. It is not an easy thing for me to switch from working from life to using photos, especially on this newer subject matter. With the figure, I have had enough time painting in front of the real thing, so that I know what information I need to ignore in photos. But, with the botanicals, I become overwhelmed with so much information and details within the photos which aren't as apparent to the naked eye. Also, colorwise, I need to find a way to tie these two (and then the third) together a bit more.
Blackberry Blossom, (In Progress), oil on panel, 8" x 10"
Blackberry Fruit, (In Progress), oil on panel, 8" x 8"
How's this for cuteness factor? This is another in my series of dogs photographed at my recent outdoor art show. If I had been smart, I would have handed each owner my card and told them to look for their dog on my website. That would have been a great marketing idea.
This 6x6 original oil painting on panel is available for $85, including shipping in the US/Canada. To purchase, click here to go to my website.
This is my 600th blog post! That's a lot of blabbing about my artwork. Thank you to all my faithful readers, especially when you take time to comment. In writing this blog, I feel like I have met literally hundreds of people from all over the world. I hope my artistic journey continues to be of interest and here's to the next 600!
Autumn Grove
ACEO – 2.5×3.5″ pastel, 2010 Takeyce Walter
Available
Matted and framed as shown
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This little gem was completed on Saturday during Art in the Park. I’ve been so busy, I completely failed to send out a note about it before. This year was interesting. Many vendors didn’t show up because [...]
This is the postcard for this 8th Crystal Cork Arts Quarterly opening. The painting featured is called "Iowa Drive-By."
It's hard to believe, but tonight is my first solo show. I've been in juried shows and stuff, but this is a first for me. Also, on my Facebook page, there was a post that one of my pieces has already sold..before the show. Yeah! The show starts at 6 tonight at the Crystal Cork. What is great that this is also a SECOND SATURDAY evening in Dixon. The whole town will be open for art and music events.
It's also bittersweet. My time in Dixon, IL is coming to an end. Hence, the name of the show, "Sojourn." Memorial Day weekend I will be packed up and driving to Rapid City, SD to start life anew and start love anew with Jack. We've made it through a rough year of separation (852 miles to be exact), but soon that issue will be over.
The bittersweet part? I love Dixon. I mean it is the greatest little town with the best friends I could ever have. I'm also leaving my two grown daughters, five sisters (a multitude of great bro-in-laws, nieces, and nephews), and of course, my mom. She has been a true rock for me during the tumultuous couple of years with the ending of my long marriage, being laid off from my job (never had THAT happen before), and other emotional issues.
Good thing is, I will be living in the beautiful Black Hills and getting involved, hopefully, in the arts community there. My art will take on a new look and feel and I hope you will hang in there with me while that transition evolves!
Mr. Obama's appearance wasn't just another step in the blurring of news and entertainment. It was also another example of how politicians increasingly co-opt entertainment shows to make news.
I highly recommend this show and this artist. Don't miss it!
ABOUT THE ARTIST Alex White-Mazzarella, Boston 1979, is trained as an economist, urban planner and artist who moved to New York City in 2008 after living in Hong Kong, Barcelona and Rome.Building upon street art and graffiti as the cave paintings of today, his intense yet whimsical work expresses perspectives on the contemporary human in an urban language derived from his current working city, New York.
ABOUT SOAPBOX GALLERYSoapbox Gallery is dedicated to providing a forum for visual artists to engage in the issues of our time and express themselves publicly without censorship. In the tradition of the humble yet mighty soapbox that encouraged free speech and played a role in the development of our social contract, provocative work can stir public debate, raise consciousness, and even spur social evolution. Too many of us despair at the lack of content in work celebrated by the ART world. Soapbox Gallery challenges artists to speak out and be relevant.
On the previous post concerning the new retail price of the William A. Bouguereau Catalog Raisonné, I listed two letters from Betsy Gillen, an American representative for the publisher, Antique Collector's Club. She was kind enough to answer my questions regarding price changes and whether or not the books listed at Amazon were indeed paperback (they are not). She is NOT, however, the person to contact if you wish to order the book set. Ms. Gillen has provided the distribution center's contact information below, should you choose to order directly from ACC.
The price of the Bouguereau Catalog Raisonné, as of this moment, varies by vendor.
I do not know if The Antique Collector's Club in Great Britain will raise their price to match the $350.00 price tag in the U.S., or if they will keep the list price at £179.
The letter from Ms. Gillen containing the information for ordering directly from ACC is attached below:
Dear Matthew,
A gentleman who reads your blog called me today and mentioned that you are giving readers my name and phone number in order to contact me to purchase Bouguereau for the price of $295.00. Please note that, as mentioned in my email to you yesterday, ACC has changed the retail price to $350.00. Bouguereau will not be sold for $295.00. Please also note that I do not take purchase orders but that anyone who wishes to pre-order a copy of Bouguereau can do so by contacting our distribution center, National Book Network (NBN), by calling (800) 462-6420 or by emailing at custserv@nbnbooks.com.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Betsy
Betsy Gillen ACC Distribution 116 Pleasant St, Suite 49 Easthampton, Ma 01027 Ph: 800-252-5231 ext:100 Fax: 413-529-0862
Please browse our complete selection of titles on our website: www.antiquecollectorsclub.com
