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CALL for ENTRIES: Arizona Aqueous XXXI

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Learn more about Arizona Aqueous XXXI from the Tubac Center of the Arts!WATER is essential.

People risk their lives to protect water, and where I live, people just lost their lives in want of water.  I live in Cobbly Nob in Gatlinburg. On Monday, we realized Webb Mountain was on fire.  As we fled our yard was on fire.  Amazingly, our house escaped unscathed.  The fear is/was real; we can talk about that later. I just can’t yet. In the meantime, here’s a call that wants WATER from you.  I appreciate this approach to watercolor. Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from Tubac Center of the Arts (Tubac, AZ) for Arizona Aqueous XXXI.  Water media on paper + a contemporary juror = not an average watercolor show.  Take a look…

Learn more about Arizona Aqueous XXXI from the Tubac Center of the Arts!CALL for ENTRIES:
Arizona Aqueous XXXI
from Tubac Center of the Arts

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Water based pigments on paper must constitute the major portion of the work. Entries composed of paper constructions, paper sculpture, paper collage, cut paper, mobiles or two or three dimensional wall pieces, and installations are eligible. Work which is innovative in concept and approach, whether representational or abstract, is encouraged.  All work must be the original creation of the artist.

DEADLINE:  December 12, 2016

NOTIFICATION:  December 23, 2016

ENTRY FEE:  $35 for up to 4, $5 ea. add’l

JUROR:  Monica Mary Warhol, an artist and innovator in a number of disciplines–painting, printmaking, sculpture, installation, design, music, fashion and theater, has had work shown throughout the United States and abroad. Working between the spaces of art and Pop culture, performance and visual art, Monica has continued a familial legacy as provocateur and craftsman, creating work both beautiful and challenging.

AWARDS:  Best of Show $1,000, Juror’s Award $500 , Award of Excellence $250, Award of Merit $100, Two (2) Honorable Mentions $75

SALES:  All work must be for sale. TCA will retain a 40% commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Patricia Derks

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"Orange Dream", acrylic & oil, by Patricia Derks
“Orange Dream”, acrylic & oil, by Patricia Derks

“Zo ben ik steeds zoekende naar nieuwe onderwerpen,
verschillende technieken, altijd weer anders.
Soms verrassend, soms helemaal niets.” — Patricia Derks

(So I’m always looking for new subjects, different techniques, always
different.Sometimes surprising, sometimes nothing at all.)

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Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Patricia Derks, has a way with color that conveys more than the subject, or artist, seems to intend the view to see.  Today, “Orange Dream” said, “I see you. Me too.”  What does her work say to you?

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Find a secret understanding in the work of today’s
AAAD Artist of the Day, Patricia Derks!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Root to Bloom

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Learn more about the Root to Bloom exhibit at the Principle Gallery!SIPPING and driving

While traveling around the country, people often ask what food I miss most from home.  The truth is, what I really miss is tea — unsweetened, cold-but-not-iced, sans caffeine.  I drink at least a gallon a day.  I can make it on the road, but it isn’t the same.  Different water, different container, different refrigerator.  When I am nearly home from a road trip, I always think the same thing, “I can’t wait to get home & have a glass of tea” (and see my family and dog, yeah, yeah, I know).  This next call wants to know what “home” is to you.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Principle Gallery (Alexandria, VA) for Root to Bloom, a juried show about “home” –wherever that may be.  Open to painting only…

Learn more about the Root to Bloom exhibit from the principle Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Root to Bloom
from Principle Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA: Painting

THEME:  “representative of where an artist calls ‘home’ . . . from a studio interior to a street scene, from a rural landscape to an aerial view of city or countryside . . . location of your birth, somewhere you spent a considerable amount of time, or the locale where you currently live”, etc. — principlegallery.com

DEADLINE:  September 28, 2016

NOTIFICATION:  September 30, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

JUROR:  Teresa Oaxaca, DC area artist

AWARDS: Best In Show $1,200, 2nd Place $500, 3rd Place $300, Social Media Award & Gallery Visitors’ Choice Award.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Felicia Olin

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(left to right) Grandma and Grandpa Cleaver by Felicia Olin
(left to right) Grandma Cleaver & Grandpa Cleaver by Felicia Olin

“. . . A family friend placed me into a basin of water and rose pedals and said ‘This is a felicitous experience’ and I was named Felicia Suzanne.  Unlike my sister, who was saying words before she was one, I rarely spoke.  My father remembers being surprised when I had my first conversation with him when I was 5 or 6.  My early communication mostly consisted of funny noises and the slamming of doors.” —Felicia Olin

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A strategy for selling art is floating around that suggests that it is how interesting the artist seems, as opposed to their work, that sells work.  And several artists, gallerists & dealers have confirmed with me that when you talk to a collector about the work they buy, they almost always talk about the artists, not the art.  Interesting notion.  Social media already makes it possible for people to create a persona that fulfills any role they choose to put out into the world.  Does selling art mean that we now have to invent new artistic personas for buyers to parallel those romanticized versions we already paint for our alumni publications and holiday newsletters?  It is all too much some days.

I read the bio of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Felicia Olin, before I saw her work.  I was so enamored of the way she put herself out into the world, that I wanted to like her work.  And, I do.  I have a soft spot for portraiture and texture.  I also appreciate less “artspeak” in favor of “realspeak”.  I am entertained by the menagerie of characters created –stories easily inhabiting the shadowed corners of our dreams.  Intrigued, I am, by both the art and the truth which she speaks about herself and her work.

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Explore the characters of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Felicia Olin,
& don’t forget to read the rest of that bio.

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ARTIST of the DAY: Anthony Garratt

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"Container 1" & "Container 2" (oil, acrylic, rust & charcoal on canvas) by painter Anthony Garratt
“Container 1” & “Container 2” (oil, acrylic, rust & charcoal on canvas) by painter Anthony Garratt

“The more I paint, the more I realise that we are at the mercy of the landscape and elements . . . In a world where we are obsessed with ownership and control, it is humbling and important that we are reminded to respect the weather, sea, hills and landscape on which we rely.” —Anthony Garratt

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The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Anthony Garratt, from large scale installations to smaller works on paper and canvas, remind us that we are at the mercy of the physical world in which we live.  As a resident of the Great Smoky Mountains, I remain mindful of the seemingly random willfulness of nature — both the beauty and the danger.

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With the sun in your face & the wind at your back, explore the work of
AAAD Artist of the Day painter Anthony Garratt!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Phyllis Gorsen

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"Between Heaven and Earth" (acrylic) by Phyllis Gorsen
“Between Heaven and Earth” (acrylic) by Phyllis Gorsen

“I focus on how the commonality of
shared patterns connects people” —Phyllis Gorsen
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I quietly seek connections among us.  I find solace in subtle cues from the universe that I am not alone.  I find the accidental proof, like universal symbols found in pictorial language, give me the strongest feeling that we can find a way to communicate, eventually.  Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Phyllis Gorsen, seeks those same connections through pattern.

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Find yourself in the patterns of AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Phyllis Gorsen!

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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: 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: Tracie Cheng

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(left to right) Intercession and Cinder & Smoke (oil and acrylic on wood) by Tracie Cheng
(left to right) Intercession and Cinder & Smoke (oil and acrylic on wood) by Tracie Cheng

“I want a calm understanding to be felt, despite what may never be known. I want us to find more possibility in the intangible, and allow for it to come into its own.” —Tracie Cheng

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We grow up hearing “anything’s possible”. But is it really?  Possibilities vary from person to person.  Privilege aside, doesn’t the individual’s talents and tendencies shape what is truly possible?  I believe we find our possibilities where we look for them.  I struggle with faith but find the need for absolutes stifles creativity. The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Tracie Cheng suggests possibility in the intangible which requires faith in some form.  Maybe it is dichotomy, not contradiction.

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Ponder the possibilities with
AAAD Artist of the Day, Tracie Cheng!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Dana Hargrove

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"Production of Belonging #1" & "Production of Belonging #2" (collaged acrylic on paper) by Dana Hargrove
“Production of Belonging #1 & #2” (collaged acrylic on paper) by Dana Hargrove

“As we traverse the land, we may find our search for utopia
leads us on a journey that offers, on the surface, little more
than a façade of our ideals.” —Dana Hargrove

After another week on the road, it is easy for me to begin to see patterns in the towns through which I drive — aspects of the constructs that seem to reflect back the personality of the town, be they real or fabricated. Imagine my delight to find the work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Dana Hargrove.  I invite you to take the time to investigate more of Dana’s work and her exploration of this concept.

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Learn more about AAAD Artist of the Day,
the Aspect Formations series by Dana Hargrove!

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