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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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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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tricky TREATSMy dog only eats dog treats at home. When she’s at the dog sitter’s house, she will only take cat treats. I don’t get it. I once had a cat that would only limp when I watched her. How odd to think that our perceived expectations alter even the behavior of our furry family. This next Call wants to know about your favorite animal friends. An opportunity with a little heart…
Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Pets We Love 2. $20 entry & this exhibit is proudly supports the ASPCA®. Take a look…
*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Pets We Love 2, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.
CALL for ENTRIES:
ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+
MEDIA: 2-D media: painting, drawing, photography, digital, collage, fiber, etc.
THEME: Pets We Love “Pets become family, and are caring companions that we love and honor. Their relationship to us is as working, service and emotional loving partners from the exotic to the domestic animals. It is no wonder that they have graced historic and contemporary works of art. Whether we have or do not have a pet we all still need to respect and protect them.” –from art-competition.net
DEADLINE: July 5, 2016
NOTIFICATION: July 14, 2016
ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l
AWARDS: Gallery25N.com & Art-Competition.net will co-market the ten artists and their artwork in the exhibition worldwide. Click here for details.
We are thrilled to have Art-Competition.net as a sponsor of AAAD!
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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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I have been struggling with identity lately, struggling to find my voice again –both metaphorically & literally. Art is supposed to evoke emotion, possibly incite action. Added to the experience of the audience, art can evolve, change stories and inspire change for the better, or worse. The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Brooks Salzwedel feels intimate, makes me feel vulnerable, maybe a little paranoid. This organic drawing nestled in a foreign shrine are seemingly devoid of connection, sans proximity. But, then again, ‘you never’ know what another person battles.
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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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It seems that today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Jennie Traill Schaeffer finds an inner purpose or being, a light if you will, in all objects. It doesn’t upset me at all that she chose cupcakes this time. Enjoy this sweet treat…
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I often feel indignant about crap people are willing to eat. Yes, it’s a little judge-y. But, there are so many people worldwide without the access to healthy food, so I find myself impatient when people take it for granted. But, I digress. My husband recently enjoyed making fun of the newly-acquired fact that the only apricots I have ever eaten have been dried or a part of a sauce or jam. My husband insisted we buy a fresh apricot, and, apparently, it is on the menu as a part of my breakfast in the morning. I’m not opposed; it just hasn’t ever been a thing. There is a first for everything, right? This Call is a first for this brand new gallery. Investigate this artist-run space…
Check out this Call for Entries from the brand new Faburry Gallery for their First Exhibition! It is rare to find ANY art opportunity for $5. Take a look…
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CALL for ENTRIES:
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+
MEDIA: Open to painting, digital, sculpture, photography & mixed media
DEADLINE: June 28, 2016
NOTIFICATION: by July 5, 2016
ENTRY FEE: $5 for up to 3
AWARDS: All chosen artists will be promoted via social media and website. All exhibitions & featured artists will be archived on the website. Finalists will be contacted for an interview & a highlight feature.
When I came home from the hospital with my bouncing baby boy so many years ago, I found a bottle of cold duck in my fridge –a gift from my mother. Not champagne. Cold Duck. This particular variety was a blend of port & champagne. I never asked her why, and I’ve never had it since. But, after a pregnancy free from alcohol for both myself and my husband, it only took a glass a piece to make us a little giddy and able to let go of the fears and stress of being a new parent, if only for an hour or so. It is a fond, silly memory that I treasure. When I came across this work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Vivienne Strauss, it put a smile on my face. The perfect complement. (continues below)
A self-taught painter with a background in Philosophy, Vivienne Strauss works predominately in oil and watercolor. Her paintings often migrating around the humor of being human – shared dejection, things left unsaid, false arrogance, disbelief, inspired irony. She is an observer and chronicler, in the actual world in which she exists and in the world of characters she creates, exposing, with precise wit, the subterranean elements lying in wait beneath the deceptively quotidian.
I dream about hollandaise sauce pretty often. I’m not sure why. Ive looked into what dreams about food symbolize, and while I can find lot of references to the symbolism of eggs, the main component of hollandaise sauce, but nothing sauce-specific. Anyone have suggestions? In the meantime, this Call is an opportunity to investigate your own dreams. Great theme…
Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Dreams 2. $20 Entry & great marketing perks. Field of winners narrowed to 18 artists. Take a look…
*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Dreams 2, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.
CALL for ENTRIES:
“I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.”
-– Man Ray
ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+
MEDIA: Open to all still media: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, digital, etc.
THEME: Dreams are a window into an alternative reality that we all experience. The memory of a dream can be fleeting or can haunt us for a lifetime. Art can help us connect to our dreams.
DEADLINE: May 23, 2016
NOTIFICATION: June 7, 2016
ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 each add’l
AWARDS: Eighteen artists/photographers will be selected for a group exhibit, “Dreams 2” at G25N’s online gallery, the exhibit and artists will be extensively marketed.
We are happy to have Art-Competition.net as a sponsor of AAAD.
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