Sunday, July 27, 2014

The power of art

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Remember the below drawing? It was one of the pieces that I made a few years ago for Mera Rubell's visit to my studio (see http://blog.a...
Saturday, July 26, 2014

The Winged Lilith

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"The Winged Lilith" - Charcoal & Conte on paper. 8.5 x 5 inches, circa 2014.
Thursday, July 24, 2014

Alper Initiative for Washington Art

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Every once in a while I go the Kojo Nmandi show on WAMU to discuss DC area visual art stuff… and at one of those radio shows, many years ...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Opportunity for artists

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My good bud Al Miner , who used to roam these regions, and who is also a kick-ass artist, and thus was included in the first volume of my b...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Gateway CDC Receives $100,000 from NEA

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Good news in this news release! National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu announced plans to award 66 Our Town grants to...
Monday, July 21, 2014

All you can eat BBQ!

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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Susana Raab all over America

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Susana Raab 's exhibit,  The Invisible Wall: Photographs from East of the River , is currently showing in the neighborhood at the  Viv...
Saturday, July 19, 2014

Danny Conant “French Impressions” and E. E. McCollum “Shadow Series”

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I know that the Fall is still a long time to go, but can't wait to see this show at Alexandria's Multiple Exposures Gallery i...
Friday, July 18, 2014

The DMV at AU this summer

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Exhibits at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center this summer focus on the art and artists and collectors in Washington...
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Like the poet said...

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"Cuando los habitantes de un pueblo emigran, no son ellos los que debian emigrar, sino sus gobernantes." "When the people o...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Community Gateway Arch

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Mayor Vincent C. Gray will join representatives of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) in the dedication of the Comm...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Scam Alert

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Recently received a scam phone call from a heavily accented dude calling from the "Windows Security Center" -- this is a classic ...
Monday, July 14, 2014

Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award

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The deadline for 2015 Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award applications is 4:30 PM on Thursday, July 24, 2014.   ...
Sunday, July 13, 2014

Model releases

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Any graphic materials that promote something, whether products, a businesses, or charitable causes, and the graphics contain images of rec...
Saturday, July 12, 2014

The fly and the wedding ring

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I've transited through the Suez Canal several times, and as anyone who has done this knows, the place is often abuzz with tons of very s...
Friday, July 11, 2014

Proof that aliens are amongst us

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This dude is clearly a Ferengi trying to disguise himself as a human, note the two uneven set of ears. I betcha that if Rachel Maddow ...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Separated at Birth?

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On the left from CNN (but I repeat myself, cough, cough) is Anderson Cooper, and on the right (cough, cough) is Univision's Jorge Ra...
Wednesday, July 09, 2014

Congrats to Argentina

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So the final for the World Cup is set: the Germans from Europe vs the Germans from South America... Cough, cough...
Tuesday, July 08, 2014

"Deutschland, Deutschland über Brazil"

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Was that the real Germany versus Brazil game or a replay of the last Super Bowl? The Teutons went all Seahawks over the Brazilians... What a...
Monday, July 07, 2014

Rita Moreno at the NPG

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This Wednesday, July 9 at 7 p.m., Rita Moreno will be at the National Portrait Gallery for a special presentation. Moreno, actress, si...