On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants By Annie Shaver-Crandell   “If I have seen further (than you and Descartes) it is by standing upon the shoulders of Giants.” Sir Isaac Newton, in a letter to Robert HookeI feel somewhat this way about being a painter after...
Artist and Critics: Part 4

Artist and Critics: Part 4

Artist and Critics: Part 4 Feuds and Flaps and How Do I Get Noticed? There was a time, not so long ago, when physical assaults were almost a routine art-world ritual, between artists and critics, artists and artists, and occasionally even critics and critics. The...
The States of Art

The States of Art

The States of Art WEEK FIVE | ANN LANDI As many of you are aware from postings on Facebook and elsewhere, I spent nearly two weeks in New York over the holidays, visiting the studios of as many Vasari21 members as I could fit into a crammed schedule. Most will be the...
How To Explain Pictures to a Difficult Date

How To Explain Pictures to a Difficult Date

How To Explain Pictures to a Difficult Date   I live in a tiny town in northern New Mexico, one where the chances of meeting an available man of a certain age are, shall we say, extremely limited. So when you do encounter one who owns a car, has a college degree,...
Linda Vallejo Chooses Charles Gaines

Linda Vallejo Chooses Charles Gaines

Linda Vallejo Chooses Charles Gaines “The Brown Dot Project (TBDP),” a series of mine from 2015, has been deeply influenced by the renowned Los Angeles-based artist Charles Gaines, whose works investigate the way rules-based procedures construct order and meaning....