Drawing Is About Learning To See

uk Drawing Is About Learning To SeeTeaching the art of observational drawing could be regarded as surplus to requirements in today’s art world:  but The Prince’s Drawing School is proving otherwise.

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Michael Smither: “I Would Have Been a Franciscan”

saintfrancis Michael Smither: I Would Have Been a Franciscan“If I hadn’t become a painter, I would have been a Franciscan,” is how Christian artist Michael Smither described himself in an interview with the New Zealand Women’s Weekly in 1969.

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More Rumbles in the Genesis Jungle

god genesis2 More Rumbles in the Genesis JungleIt appears Robert Crumb’s illustrated Book of Genesis has outraged several religious groups, including the Christian Institute, which accused it of  “turning the Bible into titillation.”

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Tallahassee’s Christian Expression Weekend

Now this sounds to me both constructive and fun :

usflag Tallahassees Christian Expression WeekendChristian Heritage Church: Expression Florida. A gathering of artists, musicians, educators, social justice organizations and more who seek to make God visible through their form of expression.

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Michael Smither: “Art Gives You An Emotional Map”

railways2 Michael Smither: Art Gives You An Emotional Map“Art gives you an emotional map of your environment.” Michael Smither 4 Dec 1971. Michael Smither has long been one of my favorite New Zealand artists.

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R Crumb Makes A Start on the Bible

god genesis R Crumb Makes A Start on the BibleI doubt cartoonist R Crumb would formerly have called himself a Christian Artist. But he has recently spent so much time in the Book of Genesis that he must by now qualify at least ex officio for the title.

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ART and The World Economic Meltdown

geraldcelente ART and The World Economic MeltdownIn this video the World’s #1 Trends Forecaster talks about Art and how to proof yourself for even more recession to come.

On The Corbett Report 19 October 2009, Gerald Celente of the Trends Research Institute rubbishes current economic forecasts by the economic ‘experts’ that claim we are coming out of our financial troubles.  Gerald Celente’s own economic forecast is that “The Greatest Depression” will develop into a currency crisis that will impact the whole world. See the video and more comments