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Category: Artist of the Day

ARTIST of the DAY: Greg Holden Regan

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"Omnivore Robot" (mixed media on canvas) by Greg Holden Regan
“Omnivore Robot” detail (mixed media on canvas) by Greg Holden Regan

“I wanted to explore how we can consume enough to survive without consuming too much.” —Greg Holden Regan

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My thoughts are consumed with how small I can live these days.  How little space can I use?  How little stuff do I need?  How liberating would it be?  My current stumbling blocks to small space involve food.  No surprise.  Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Greg Holden Regan, addresses consumption using food as the catalyst to start the conversation.

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Nourish yourself with the work of  AAAD Artist of the Day,
mixed media painter Greg Holden Regan!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Sunga Park

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"Ilica Street, Zagreb, Croatia" (watercolor) by Sunga Park
“Ilica Street, Zagreb, Croatia” (watercolor) by Sunga Park

“Watercolors taught me about life, because I created tons of failures over repeated attempts.” — Sunga Park

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With xenophobia rocking every continent these days, I find myself drawn to universal symbols and signs and habits.  I love seeing clotheslines the world over –streetlamps, sidewalks, door knockers.  We are so much more alike than we are different.  The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Sunga Park, takes me around the world, but the details land me right back on my doorstep.

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Take a trip around the world with AAAD’s Artist of the Day, watercolorist Sunga Park!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Monica Loya

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watercolor by Monica Loya
watercolor portrait by Monica Loya

When I saw this image by today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Monica Loya, I thought that is exactly how I feel right now.  Trying to remain stoic while slowly shaking my head in disbelief.

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“Simple, direct & feminine.” —Monica Loya describing her style

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Discover yourself in the work of Artist of the Day, painter Monica Loya!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Regardt van der Meulen

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"Untitled" (20 mm mild steel round bar) by Regardt van der Meulen
“Untitled” (20 mm mild steel round bar) by Regardt van der Meulen

“People habitually live with a misled sense of security, the illusion that our environment or civilisation is dependable and static. Often times the dangers and violence of the current world we live in interrupts and the illusion of safety is exposed.” 
—Regardt van der Meulen

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A friend recently messaged me to say, “I don’t know how I’m going to make it through today. How do you do it?” I replied, “I just put on foot in front of the other until I get to the end.”  In hindsight, even that simple plan is fraught with assumption.  ANY way you get through is better than NOT getting through.  Don’t worry about the bonus points for style.  Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Regardt van der Meulen sculpts with full awareness of the ephemeral nature of how we exist. Fragile, but stubborn.

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Steel yourself with more work from AAAD Artist of the Day,
sculptor Regardt van der Meulen!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Curtner

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"What Moment Will You Remember?" (collage) by Robert Curtner
“What Moment Will You Remember?” (collage) by Robert Curtner

It has been a tempestuous year. It isn’t because I didn’t get achieve a goal or make it to some proverbial guidepost along my chosen path.  It is because this year I lost site of the journey TO the guidepost, I think.  You never know which moment you will remember, so it is best to make them all count.  The collage work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Robert Curtner, reminded to take a moment to take a breath.

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Journey to more destinations with AAAD Artist of the Day, Robert Curtner!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Karen Jacobs

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Penumbra by Karen Jacobs
Penumbra by Karen Jacobs

“There is, perhaps, a seed of an idea when I begin but I am quickly directed by the work, answering the needs, sorting the puzzles and discovering solutions.” —Karen Jacobs

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Each day on my way to work, I fall into a rabbit hole. Some days the rabbit hole leads me down a productive path, but the odds are pretty even.   The method of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Karen Jacobs, seems to replicate my rabbit-hole wayfinding with gorgeous resolve.  Enjoy.

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Navigate your way through the work of today’s
AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Karen Jacobs!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Satsuki Shibuya

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(left to right) Soi & Movement by Satsuki Shibuya
(left to right) Soi & Movement by Satsuki Shibuya

“A simple life may be mistaken as a boring life, but quite the
contrary as quiet in-between moments reveal the whispers
of the Universe.” —Satsuki Shibuya

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The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Satsuki Shibuya offers a respite for each of us to find our own journey.  I need the quiet, the time, the perspective. 

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Enjoy the quiet with today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Satsuki Shibuya!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Christian Hetzel

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(left to right) Ruptured Concrete No 1 and No 2 by Christian Hetzel
(left to right) Ruptured Concrete No 1 & Ruptured Concrete No 2 by Christian Hetzel

“In times of overload of visual impressions, I try to send the viewer on a journey of discovery across the painting surface and sensitize him for the few and less in color, structures, cracks and textures.” — Christian Hetzel

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Years of being allowed to handle artwork as a juror, curator and/or gallerist has made me the patron that museums loathe.  I want to feel the texture, smell the oils, see the support structure.  Art should always be personal. Intimate. But, I refrain.  I still long to touch, but I don’t.

Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Christian Hetzel chooses texture and palette to convey a complexity of message.  There is a reason all signs flash and a commercials scream.  Competing for our attention is complicated.  But does it have to be?

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You’ll long to touch the work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Christian Hetzel!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Sarah Stone

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(left to right) Persephone, Cosmic Serpents, & Hades by Sarah Stone!
(left to right) Persephone, Cosmic Serpents & Hades by Sarah Stone

“Searching for nodes of human commonality across distance,
time and cultural diversity, I hope that my work can
connect people using recognizable threads drawn
from our shared mythologies.” —Sarah Stone

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My time as an illustrator has made me such a fan of iconography –from typography to sacred icons.  I appreciate the the subtleties of unspoken language.  I ask all new design clients a handful of questions that help me get to know them & their design style.  In answer to the “serif vs. sans serif” question, one of my recent artist-clients responded, “Sans serif. What am I, a lawyer?” Perfect.

Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Sarah Stone employs icons, both common & obscure, to open a dialogue.  Does the need to ask & discover open up the possibility for understanding?  Isn’t understanding the foundation for everything we want?  What do you see in this work?

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Understanding is key to today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Sarah Stone!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Ed Freeman

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(left to right) images from Desert Realty and Western Realty series by Ed Freeman
(left to right) images from Desert Realty & Western Realty series by Ed Freeman

I want to believe the best of people, but the current political climate has challenged that ability.  It as though the majority of people I already knew to have political leanings in one direction or the other have suddenly become extremists who are not only willing, but happy, to spout hate or accept the complete destruction of those that differ from them.  It scares me.  Then I ran across this quote… [These images] “are a way of seeing commonplace architecture with fresh eyes and discovering both the charm and the dark side of easily-ignored structures.”

I went in search of the images referenced by the quote. That’s how I happened across this work from today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Ed Freeman. While that is completely backward of my normal process, it seems that his images quietly, innocently & unintentionally mimic their louder human counterparts. Intriguing.

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Discover more of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, photographer Ed Freeman!

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