Blog News:

My husband and I are moving house and won't have home access to the internet until this weekend. I may be able to update on Wednesday, but if not--I hope those of you celebrating Halloween have a safe and happy holiday, and that everyone has an excellent rest of the week.

In the meantime, be sure to check out the photos and links on "A walk through the art world". I'd love to know which artists you like/don't like/haven't heard of. Also, if any of you have completed art recently, or found a new artist, feel free to leave a link in the comments section.

When I return, I'll also share updated home renovation photos. Until then--

Patience!

Stipple portraits, by Noli Novak.











See more of her work here.

Recently finished: 'Grace'.

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Graphite on Paper

A walk through the art world:

Click the artist's name for biographical information.
Click the genre for more photos of their work.





Tina Barney - photography.



Christian Boltanski - installation.



Christo and Jeanne-Claude - experimental earthwork installation.



Walter DeMaria - experimental sculpture.



Lucien Freud - painting.



Viola Frey - sculpture.



Robert Gober - sculpture.




Nan Goldin - photography.



Duane Hanson - sculpture.



Michael Heizer - earthwork.



Damien Hirst - found-object sculptures.



Jun Kaneko - sculpture



Anish Kapoor - installation.




Jeff Koons - sculpture.



Barbara Kruger - conceptual graphic art.



Sally Mann - photography.



Cornelia Parker - sculpture, installation.



Charles Ray - found-object sculpture.



Mary Ellen Mark - photography.



Gerhard Richter - painting.



Edward Ruscha - text-based painting.



Richard Shaw - illusionist sculpture.



Cindy Sherman - photography.



Kiki Smith - feminist artist.



Robert Smithson - earthwork.



Jessica Stockholder - installation.



Mark Tansey - painting.



Kara Walker - installation.



K. Wodiczko - light installation.



David Wojnarowicz - photography, performance art.

Good morning, cat people.

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In Progress IV:

See: In Progress I, In Progress II, In Progress III.

Just about done! Today, I present: The Bathroom Wall.

Here is the wall, before. Note the painting attempt (blue...grease?), accentuated by decorative mold.



Add some fiberglass tape:





A little (or a lot) of plaster, then sand until your fingers bleed:



And finally, some paint (let's just pretend the trim is painted too).



Voila:



Soon, I'll share photos of the top half (which is painted white), as well as the massive hole we discovered beneath the wallpaper.

All Hollows' Day Pumpkins

Check out Ray's pumpkins and pumpkin carving tutorial at Villafane studios:



Get ideas at Pumpkin Way:



Stop by Scott Cummins pumpkin carving gallery:



And finally, avoid the mess with this handy-dandy pumpkin carving simulator:

'Daydream': cello music video

The Digital Art of Viktor Kvant

From his website:

"Dreamhours is focused on the visible, the tangible, but only to a certain extent. What I'm really trying to portray are the things that describe the inner reality; a mysterious and obscure, deep and enticing reality. That which you rather have to feel, than try to describe"

Some of his work: