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Spiritual Liberation - make Art, view Art, buy Art

by paulshampine , August 25, 2012—10:01 AM

Topics: & mixed media on canvas, Acrylic on canvas, Caillebotte, Camille Claudel, Constantin Brancusi, Corot, Degas, Gauguin, George Inness, Georges de La Tour a…, Gustav Klimt, Helena Hötzl, Isabel Bishop, Jean Basquiat, John Singer Sargent, Joseph Albers, Larry Poons, Linda Bladen, London, Louise Bourgeois, Mary Blum, Matisse, MoMa, Paul Shampine, Robert Rauschenberg, SAATCHI GALLERY, Sara Biersteker, Van Gogh, William Bouguereau, Yayoi Kusama, art, artistic differences, inspiration, modigliani, oil, oil on canvas, painting

Top ten reasons why I shaved my head: 10. Humility. 9. Eliminates bed head. 8. Vulnerability. 7. Saves $519.73 annually in haircuts and hair product. 6. Empathy. 5. Triathlon performance_______saves 3.14 seconds off my run, 2.718 on my swim and 4.20 on my bike. 4. Vanity. 3. Fitting in with the other inmates. 2. Cleansing. 1. Spiritual Liberation. If you're less likely to shave your head to experience spiritual liberation, then make Art, view Art or buy Art. Start now and view the Art of Mary Blum, Sara Biersteker, Linda Bladen and Helena H____tzl. Thank you… Continue reading… 0 comments

Know your audience...Charlie Brown v. Martha Stewart, by Paul Shampine

by paulshampine , December 17, 2011—07:37 PM

Topics: & mixed media on canvas, Paul Shampine, art review, artist, artist interview, inspiration, interview, oil, oil on canvas, organic, painting, passion

Know your audience...Charlie Brown v. Martha Stewart By Paul Shampine: http://paulshampine.wordpress.com http://paulshampine.com/ I was asked to help with the holiday tradition of _____getting the Tree_____ by two very dear friends of mine. Both reside in restored Connecticut properties. One is a good ol____™ barn and the other is a circa 1700 cider mill. Walking through the threshold of the cocoon-like barn, Scotty beams you to a deep-forest campsite in Montana. It____™s mood changing. Complete decompression. The first step in forces your diaphragm to expand and contract and your shoulders drop. You don____™t want to leave. You almost can____™t. The Mill seduces you… Continue reading… 0 comments

Kids and cameras? Interview with an Artist, part 6, by Paul Shampine

by paulshampine , January 29, 2011—10:05 PM

Topics: & mixed media on canvas, Acrylic and pastel on…, Acrylic on canvas, Anne Buffum, Anne-Laure Djaballah, Antony Gormley, Ayala Serfaty, Bernard Dufour., Bertrand Eberhard, Bouguereau, Camille Claudel, Carolanne Leslie Bushwick…, Cheryl Faligowski Detroit…, Dan Corbin, David La Chappelle, Diane Kramer, Elin Christopherson, Elizabeth Peyton, Franz Kline, Frida Kahlo, Gaudi, George Hurrell, Gerard Stricher, Gordon MacKenzie, Goro Endow, Gustav Klimt, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Howard Hodgkin, Ivy Jacobsen San Francisco…, Jan Saudek, Joan Mitchell, Julian Schnabel, Louise Bourgeois, Manifesto, Marina Abromovic, Mary Ann Wakeley Wynnewood…, Matisse, Mayako Nakamura, Michel Guerin, Nude Frame, Odd Nerdrum, Passage to Consciousness, Patrick Heron, Paul Shampine, Richard Avedon, Robert Rauschenberg, Sanctuary, Sharon Barfoot, Spilt Sugar, The Ten Faces of Innovation, Tom Kelley, art, artist profiles, artistic differences, bronzing powder, inspiration, oil, sculpture

Republished, by Paul Shampine (http://theartspr.org) http://paulshampine.wordpress.com/ After reading the most recent post, Kathryn Arnold, blog interviewee forwarded a Newsweek article regarding a significant decline in creativity scoring in the American youth, ___Creative Crisis.___ While citing TV, video games and school curriculum as ___culprits___ for the new disturbing downward trend, my daughter of twelve years Samantha, brings another possibilityto light. I__™m calling it the MacGyver Factor. She feels that as we evolve with technology, we__™re not forced to use our creativity for problem solving etc. So, we__™re not exercising the right side of our brain as much as we have in the past. We__™re our own enemy… Continue reading… 0 comments

It's OK to be an artist...Interview with an Artist, part 5

by paulshampine , January 23, 2011—12:00 AM

Topics: & mixed media on canvas, Paul Shampine, Acrylic and pastel on…, Acrylic on canvas, Amy Guidry, Amy Peck, Anne Buffum, Anne-Laure Djaballah, Antony Gormley, Ayala Serfaty, Bernard Dufour., Bertrand Eberhard, Bouguereau, Camille Claudel, Carolanne Leslie Bushwick…, Cheryl Faligowski Detroit…, Dan Corbin, Danielle Ezzo, David La Chappelle, Diane Kramer, Elin Christopherson, Elizabeth Peyton, Franz Kline, Frida Kahlo, Gaudi, George Hurrell, Gerard Stricher, Gordon MacKenzie, Goro Endow, Greg Orfanos, Gustav Klimt, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Howard Hodgkin, Ivy Jacobsen San Francisco…, Jan Saudek, Joan Mitchell, Julian Schnabel, Louise Bourgeois, Manifesto, Marina Abromovic, Mary Ann Wakeley Wynnewood…, Matisse, Mayako Nakamura, Meg Dwyer, Michel Guerin, Nude Frame, Odd Nerdrum, Passage to Consciousness, Patrick Heron, Paul Shampine, Richard Avedon, Robert Rauschenberg, Sanctuary, Sharon Barfoot, Spilt Sugar, The Ten Faces of Innovation, Tom Kelley, acrylic, art, artist, artist interview, artist profiles, artist reviews, artistic differences, bronzing powder, creative talents, inspiration, interview, mixed media, oil, oil on canvas, painting, sculpture

Republished from Paul Shampine's Blog: http://paulshampine.wordpress.com/ Atypical for me, I didn't have a goal or objective when I started this blog. As a result of subscriber feedback and my personal beliefs, I do now. Simply...to celebrate and support those who have chosen to become "artists" and to encourage those who are exploring the occupation... While attending a Tom Kelley seminar, author of The Ten Faces of Innovation, Tom references author/artist Gordon MacKenzie's experience while giving lectures to grade school children (K-6). In short, when Gordon asks "Anybody here an artist?" to a kindergarten class, everyone raises their hands with great animation and enthusiasm… Continue reading… 0 comments