When I started trying to promote my own artwork online I kept coming across other people's art that amazed or compelled me in one way or another. This blog has been a way for me to practice thinking and writing about art, as well as learning more about my peers and all the incredible art that is being made out there.

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Monday, March 30, 2009

Christian Van Minnen

I admit that I saw some of his earlier work and liked it OK, but I was unprepared for these latest pieces. He takes the work of renaissance artists and the bizarre Guiseppe Arcimboldo in particular, into new satisfyingly creepy territory.
www.seevanminnen.com
To see the new work go to myartspace.com






















"Still Life 1.1" 24" x 30"






















"Still Life 1.1" 24" x 30"























"Manfungus1.4" 30" x 40"























"Manfungus1.5" 24" x 30"

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Seth Fitts 2

Here's a couple new pieces by Seth Fitts (see Nov 2008) demonstrating that simplicity can sometimes capture an elusive charm that no amount of painstaking detail can ever render.
Well worth looking through... at myartspace.com













"Fying Ship" 111" x 18"

And her's a very small delicate bird that appeals to me in some way I can't even begin to describe.








"Little Bird #18" 2.5" x 3.5"

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Daniel Duytter

Here's some very impressive cityscapes capturing the very same twilight as mr. Reeves but in a more realistic vein. More at myartspace.com.
These first two actually form a diptych but I couldn't post them side by side.




































"Champs and After the Rain, NYC" 1m. x 1m. each























"Evening Moscow" 60cm x 80cm

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Rob Reeves

A lot of the people I've been posting are clearly well established artists. Here's a guy trying to get things going, painting away in the evenings, after work and putting the kids to bed. So I can relate. You can follow his efforts on his blog and see more expressionist cityscapes at robreevesstudio.com






















"Twilight in Red and Black"


















Twilight (?) 36" x 48"