Grant Wood. used his dentist and sister as the models for "American Gothic," circa 1930.
The painting:
---o0o---
Showing posts with label American art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American art. Show all posts
Friday, August 08, 2014
Grant Wood's American Gothic
By Jack Brummet, Art Ed.
Grant Wood. used his dentist and sister as the models for "American Gothic," circa 1930.
Grant Wood. used his dentist and sister as the models for "American Gothic," circa 1930.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
David Stevenson's amazing paintings
By Mona Goldwater, Seattle Metro Ed.
Jack's friend/former co-worker David Stevenson has an wonderful blog on blogspot. The blog is fine, but you're going to gaze at his stunning paintings. Go now; you will not regret this. Jack showed these paintings to me today. I am a convert! Click here to jump to some painting gorgeousity. . .
Jack's friend/former co-worker David Stevenson has an wonderful blog on blogspot. The blog is fine, but you're going to gaze at his stunning paintings. Go now; you will not regret this. Jack showed these paintings to me today. I am a convert! Click here to jump to some painting gorgeousity. . .
David Stevenson's Creamer And Figs - click to enlarge
---o0o---
Sunday, June 02, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
The complete (so far) painting oeuvre of George W. Bush (24 paintings and counting)
By Jack Brummet, Painting and American Art History Ed.
As you have possibly read, a hacker--Guccifer--purloined these photographs of Ex-President George W. Bush and his paintings by hacking into the Bush family's email. He originally furnished the stolen photos to The Smoking Gun and recently, to Gawker. Three batches have been released so far. We already knew a little about POTUS 43's painting from his art teacher's website and interviews.
Guccifer hacked the accounts of Dorothy Bush Koch and at least five others with close ties to the Bush dynasty. To highlight his brilliance, he furnished The Smoking Gun with a series of paintings by Ex-President George W. Bush. He also included a string of emails about Bush’s ailing father, POTUS 41. And, this week, he sent along to Gawker a new batch of photos of Dubyah's oil paintings.
In a package on Georgia’s WAGA-TV, Bush 43’s art teacher, Bonnie Flood, said the president regularly opts to draw household pets.
“He started off painting dogs. I think he said he painted 50 dogs,” Flood said. “He pulled out this canvas and started painting dogs and I thought, ‘Oh my God, I don’t paint dogs!”
As you have possibly read, a hacker--Guccifer--purloined these photographs of Ex-President George W. Bush and his paintings by hacking into the Bush family's email. He originally furnished the stolen photos to The Smoking Gun and recently, to Gawker. Three batches have been released so far. We already knew a little about POTUS 43's painting from his art teacher's website and interviews.
Guccifer hacked the accounts of Dorothy Bush Koch and at least five others with close ties to the Bush dynasty. To highlight his brilliance, he furnished The Smoking Gun with a series of paintings by Ex-President George W. Bush. He also included a string of emails about Bush’s ailing father, POTUS 41. And, this week, he sent along to Gawker a new batch of photos of Dubyah's oil paintings.
A scary dog behind bars with a prospect of the White House
In a package on Georgia’s WAGA-TV, Bush 43’s art teacher, Bonnie Flood, said the president regularly opts to draw household pets.
Cats, dogs, and a still life
a photo of the President's painting of his recently deceased dog Barney
The artist at work, painting a church
Self portrait in the shower
Bathtub self-portrait
Twelve photos of paintings that Guccifer gave to Gawker
---o0o---
Saturday, March 09, 2013
Two more paintings by Ex-President George W. Bush - two dogs
By Jack Brummet, Presidents Ed.
Like his GOP predecessor in the White House, President Dwight Eisenhower, Ex-President George Bush has taken up painting. See our earlier post with several of his paintings here.
Like his GOP predecessor in the White House, President Dwight Eisenhower, Ex-President George Bush has taken up painting. See our earlier post with several of his paintings here.
---o0o---
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Three paintings by Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower
by Jack Brummet, Studio Arts Ed.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was a painter (as we have also recently discovered about former President George W. Bush - click here to see his paintings).
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was a painter (as we have also recently discovered about former President George W. Bush - click here to see his paintings).
Ike in the studio
---o0o---
Friday, February 08, 2013
The paintings of Ex-President George W. Bush
By Jack Brummet, Painting and Drawings Editor
A hacker recently broke into some of the Bush family's email accounts. From GWB's sisters account, comes images of paintings that Dubyah has created... A report from The Smoking Gun is here.
For my part, the best revelations were of George W. Bush, the artist--one shows him naked in the shower, the other of his legs and feet in a bath, with the tap running. The Smoking Gun said that Dubyyah sent them to his sister, Dorothy Bush Koch. There was also a photograph showing him at his easel working.
The artist at work [Guccifer is the hacker who stole these photos]
A hacker recently broke into some of the Bush family's email accounts. From GWB's sisters account, comes images of paintings that Dubyah has created... A report from The Smoking Gun is here.
For my part, the best revelations were of George W. Bush, the artist--one shows him naked in the shower, the other of his legs and feet in a bath, with the tap running. The Smoking Gun said that Dubyyah sent them to his sister, Dorothy Bush Koch. There was also a photograph showing him at his easel working.
George W. Bush, self portrait in the shower
George W. Bush, self portrait in the bath
---o0o---
---o0o---
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Paint by number at Bumbershoot
By Jack Brummet
Visual Arts Editor
One of my favorite Bumbershoot art exhibits this year was "an interactive and fully immersive paint-by-number art" exhibit put together by two Seattle artists, Marlow Harris and JoDavid. The centerpiece of the exhibition was an interactive paint-by-number version of Manet's "The Picnic" by the artist Ryan Feddersen. Anyone who showed up could paint on the Manet homage. As it turned out, kids mainly worked on the lower part of the painting, and to paint the very top, you had to be fairly tall. By the time I stopped by, it was making great progress, and there was still ten hours of audience participation left to complete it. . .
Visual Arts Editor
One of my favorite Bumbershoot art exhibits this year was "an interactive and fully immersive paint-by-number art" exhibit put together by two Seattle artists, Marlow Harris and JoDavid. The centerpiece of the exhibition was an interactive paint-by-number version of Manet's "The Picnic" by the artist Ryan Feddersen. Anyone who showed up could paint on the Manet homage. As it turned out, kids mainly worked on the lower part of the painting, and to paint the very top, you had to be fairly tall. By the time I stopped by, it was making great progress, and there was still ten hours of audience participation left to complete it. . .
There were also "remixes" by various artists, who took paint by number kits and did not follow the instructions! There were paintings by Joey Bates, Greg Boudreau, Jim Blanchard, John Brophy, Chris Crites, Max David, Jim Dever, Janet Galore, Art Garcia, Kurt Geissel, Troy Gua, Nancy Guppy, Robert Hardgrave, Aaron Huffman, Sean Hurley, Mary Iverson, Elizabeth Jameson, David Kane, Rick Klu, Charles Krafft, Mike Leavitt, Rich Lehl, Kelly Lyles, Jeff Mihalyo, Ryan Molenkamp, Lisa Petrucci, Demi Raven, Cathy Sarkowsky, Tim Silbaugh, Joey Veltkamp, Jim Woodring, Jenny Zwick, and others.
---o0o---
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
The gravity defying tire at Bumbershoot
This is a short video clip of a piece at the Bumbershoot art exhibition. I have no idea how they do this. I couldn't tell by looking at it--you could hear machinery rumbling, but you can't tell either how the tire is suspended in mid-air or how they get it to rotate. . .
---o0o---
Saturday, August 27, 2011
A Pegeen White watercolor, circa mid-1980's
By Jack Brummet, Art Editor
A watercolor (about 2'x3') by Pegeen White from the mid-1980's. I can't remember whether I bought it (I remember going to a show of hers around then), or if we traded art. I've had it hanging on one of my walls ever since.
A watercolor (about 2'x3') by Pegeen White from the mid-1980's. I can't remember whether I bought it (I remember going to a show of hers around then), or if we traded art. I've had it hanging on one of my walls ever since.
click to enlarge
---o0o---
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Jack and Keelin painted by Barnaby Ruhe
click to enlarge
This is the painting NYC painter and professor (and Shaman!) Barnaby Ruhe did of me and Keelin at the painting marathon we attended a couple weeks ago. He finished it in less than an hour. It was awesome to watch (and hear) him at work. Thanks Barnaby!
---o0o---
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Bernard Ruhe's painting marathon, Part 2
---o0o---
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Joseph Griffith's painting of George Washington - The Surrender
[click the painting to enlarge]
According to Joseph Griffith, "I painted this for the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown when George Washington and the Continentals traunched the British. The county would not dignify it with a response, however, George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate kindly wrote me an e-mail saying they would “pass it along to the staff”.
I think I like Fonzie the best...
---o0o---
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)