Art Blog - Paul Shampine

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

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

"Inspired" by Mr. Sadler's comments below, I've found what others have to say what "art is not..." I open with my friend Pablo and close with some reality: "Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs." ~ Pablo Picasso "Art is not an investment" - VIDEO - Arne Glimcher, founder of Pace Gallery. "Art is not what you see, but what you make others see… Continue reading… 0 comments

Interview with an Artist___part 2, by Paul Shampine: http://paulshampine.wordpress.com/ I__™m often asked to personally deliver a sculpture to its new home to help with placement and installation. For me, it__™s always a special experience to be involved in the process. I can__™t say it__™s close to bringing one of my daughters home from the hospital, but it has its similarities. It__™s a quiet ride. High alert. Straps are tight. Roads seem bumpier, traffic faster and driving is very defensive. A block feels like a mile and 35 mph feels like 65. The arrival is met with smiles, a bunch of ooooohs and fondling. Unloading is sacred. Then the parade. The band soon fades and the crowd thins… Continue reading… 0 comments