GALLERIES & MUSEUMS

5 Tips for the Beginner Photographer

5 Tips for the Beginner Photographer Or … A Reminder for the Experienced!   1. Beginner Photographer – Photo Tips “Don’t go crazy buying the most expensive equipment.” It’s possible to get very nice photos with an inexpensive point and shoot. The more photos you take, the more you’ll know about what kind of camera [...]

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Peter Max

Art Pick of the Week One of my favorite cities for art, Houston has it all. The best museums, and the best art galleries. Feature • Artist Peter Max • “9/11 Commemorative Painting” One of the most famous living artist’s, Peter Max is also a pop culture icon. His bold colors, uplifting images and      uncommon [...]

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Monarch Butterfly - artist Mindy Lighthipe

Title: Video Tour – Butterfly Exhibit – Time: 1:14 min “This is a video of my art exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, Florida during Butterfly Fest.” Mindy Lighthipe Artist Friend – Gainesville Florida Museum Meet an artist friend, and get an overview of her museum show in Gainesville, Florida. Mindy Lighthipe [...]

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Artist Vacation - New York City

2 Days in New York City   4 hours – to visit Art Galleries The plan began at home. I knew I wanted to go to the Chelsea Art Galleries district. But where do I begin? The West Chelsea Arts District is home to over 370 art galleries and innumerable artist studios. Read about Chelsea [...]

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Glass Artists

    It was in Chicago, around 1969, that the buzz in art circles, was fiery with words like… BLOW GLASS That was the beginning of the glass art movement, and the heated talk about the outstanding people coming out of the Univerity of Illinois, Champaign.  I was personally involved with several of those artist, [...]

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Exhibit to see

Each week I’ll select an exhibit worth seeing. Of course, it is my bias, but…I’ll try to select artists from various genres who I think are worth knowing. Chuck Close has definitely been an influence on my art. It was the grand scale and photorealism that inspired me.   Photorealism is a movement which began [...]

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