I can’t help noticing that art galleries are closing in droves. In the USA, anyway. Maybe someone will comment on how things are in Europe, Japan or wherever. It’s easy to blame this on tough economic times, when spending on luxury items – even cheap luxury items like a small …
I dig Thomas Kincade. Maybe not for the reason you think. I met him once, many years ago in Carmel before he got famous. He is said to live somewhere nearby, in the Santa Cruz mountains of northern California, but I have no idea where. It’s a big place, easy …
In its Nov. 28th (2009) issue, the Economist magazine ran a special section on the art market. It was notable for its shameless pandering to the high end and its distaste for everything else. If we believe the Economist, there are really only four or five artists that matter: Andy …
Spring is definitely here in the Santa Cruz mountains, with the rain clouds nowhere in sight and the temperatures turning warm and sweet. I just added a new work to the Toy Portraits catalog - called Fly Away...http://www.charleslewisart.com/toy-portraits-paintings/detail/fly-away/. Fly Away is an encounter painting. The fun part of an encounter …
What is Good Art ? Thankfully we can’t ever define good and bad art. Actually, we personally can certainly know, or believe we know, what is good [to us]. But on a larger level, there is no criterion for good or bad. Few people even have the confidence to declare …
From Zatista.com: What is the difference between a print and a reproduction? A true print for the purpose of our site is a work that the artist has created by hand, and is created in such a way as to preserve the intention of the original work, such as with …
I just came from the Wayne Thiebaud show at the San Jose Museum of Art. The SJMA is really cooking these days, with quality shows coming one after another. I’ve seen Thiebaud’s paintings in various places over the years, including a show of his “aerial” paintings of what appear to …
The Todd Schorr show at the San Jose Museum of Art over the winter was an assault. The artist grabs you and wrings you out, then you stagger away, dazed. Mr. Schorr is important, a fact nicely recognized by the SJMA in this very large solo show, which gathers paintings …