Knowledge Artist - Artists2artists Social Network2024-03-29T11:14:30Zhttps://artdeadline.ning.com/forum/topics/knowledge-artist?groupUrl=takeittothenextlevel&commentId=3077055%3AComment%3A17312&groupId=3077055%3AGroup%3A1778&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNo wonder you always have the…tag:artdeadline.ning.com,2009-07-17:3077055:Comment:174252009-07-17T19:43:51.280ZSlone Frieshttps://artdeadline.ning.com/profile/SloneFries
No wonder you always have the most intersesting things to say....it is because you have lead such an interesting life! I would love to have write a "weekly blurb" if your interested for the newsletters. (they will enventually get up to speed!)
No wonder you always have the most intersesting things to say....it is because you have lead such an interesting life! I would love to have write a "weekly blurb" if your interested for the newsletters. (they will enventually get up to speed!) Dear Cyndy, Chamber music is…tag:artdeadline.ning.com,2009-07-16:3077055:Comment:173142009-07-16T14:19:20.739ZDonald Kennedyhttps://artdeadline.ning.com/profile/DonaldKennedy
Dear Cyndy, Chamber music is intimate and meant for a small room to be fully enjoyed. a symphony needs a large room in order to experience the grander of the full orchestra. Sculpture deals with three dimensional space, you know the space we all live in. Drawing usually deal with the illusion of three dimensional space on two dimensional plane. The techniques are quite different for on as opposed to the other, but work for each art work. I worked very hard of establish a graphic line in my…
Dear Cyndy, Chamber music is intimate and meant for a small room to be fully enjoyed. a symphony needs a large room in order to experience the grander of the full orchestra. Sculpture deals with three dimensional space, you know the space we all live in. Drawing usually deal with the illusion of three dimensional space on two dimensional plane. The techniques are quite different for on as opposed to the other, but work for each art work. I worked very hard of establish a graphic line in my drawings and just as hard to learn "tig " welding. the more you know about your medium the more that you can do with it. Donald<br />
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'Tig Dear Andrew, A few years ago…tag:artdeadline.ning.com,2009-07-16:3077055:Comment:173122009-07-16T13:56:31.736ZDonald Kennedyhttps://artdeadline.ning.com/profile/DonaldKennedy
Dear Andrew, A few years ago about thirty I met a tall beautiful girl who had just graduated from Boston College with a BFA & masters in sculpture and she came over to my studio to see my work and after a while I made coffee and we sat at my kitchen table and talked about sculpture. Surprised that she a received sculpture degree in paper mache' I said, "after trying other disciplines why did you choose paper mache'?" She said, "she had only worked in paper mache'" Aghast, I said that she…
Dear Andrew, A few years ago about thirty I met a tall beautiful girl who had just graduated from Boston College with a BFA & masters in sculpture and she came over to my studio to see my work and after a while I made coffee and we sat at my kitchen table and talked about sculpture. Surprised that she a received sculpture degree in paper mache' I said, "after trying other disciplines why did you choose paper mache'?" She said, "she had only worked in paper mache'" Aghast, I said that she should go back Boston College and demand her money back. A Oklahoma University, I spent four hours working in clay from the figure. Other sculpture courses carving in stone or wood & metal work were special courses. I learned casting in the Ceramics Dept.. & welding in the Engineering Dept. When I lived in NYC I would spend weekends @ the "Wood Shed"where a bunch of artists would work on their individual disciplines and we would discuss art. Each concept expresses is own medium so I learned most of them. Frank Lloyd Wright, said, "the essence of a material is expressed in its natural state and not the simulation of another material." The Abstract Expressionists made me ware Art in and for itself is enough. Donald<br />
' Oh my goodness - I think the…tag:artdeadline.ning.com,2009-07-15:3077055:Comment:172342009-07-15T19:52:09.190ZCyndy Carstenshttps://artdeadline.ning.com/profile/CyndyCarstens
Oh my goodness - I think the years have been very kind. To do so much in a lifetime is extraordinary. Your drawings are enticing and delicate - so different from your sculpture. Do you find people questioning the change of style from one media to the other? In my own work, my oils don't look like my pen&inks, my pen&inks don't look like my watercolors, etc. I think the medium describes the work we do and not the other way around.<br />
Thanks for sharing with us.<br />
Cyndy Carstens
Oh my goodness - I think the years have been very kind. To do so much in a lifetime is extraordinary. Your drawings are enticing and delicate - so different from your sculpture. Do you find people questioning the change of style from one media to the other? In my own work, my oils don't look like my pen&inks, my pen&inks don't look like my watercolors, etc. I think the medium describes the work we do and not the other way around.<br />
Thanks for sharing with us.<br />
Cyndy Carstens Hi Donald;
Thanks for sharin…tag:artdeadline.ning.com,2009-07-15:3077055:Comment:172312009-07-15T19:28:13.550ZAndrew Werbyhttps://artdeadline.ning.com/xn/detail/u_3ncfv0c9fh224
Hi Donald;<br />
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Thanks for sharing some of your life experiences and historical insights. I guess I'm advanced enough in years that 73 doesn't sound so old to me anymore. We're not tennis players, after all - it takes a certain amount of time, work and experience to do something noteworthy in art. I'm not sure why the public expects their artists to be famous and young, especially when it's so difficult to get any recognition for artistic accomplishments.<br />
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I'd like to see more pictures of your…
Hi Donald;<br />
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Thanks for sharing some of your life experiences and historical insights. I guess I'm advanced enough in years that 73 doesn't sound so old to me anymore. We're not tennis players, after all - it takes a certain amount of time, work and experience to do something noteworthy in art. I'm not sure why the public expects their artists to be famous and young, especially when it's so difficult to get any recognition for artistic accomplishments.<br />
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I'd like to see more pictures of your sculptures, particularly the built-up ones you mentioned as your primary metier, also the wood carvings, castings, etc. I like that you haven't limited yourself to one particular medium or way of working, though - I can certainly relate to that. When one gets some experience across different media and techniques, I've found it's often productive of new insights and ways of working. Speaking of which, what are you doing in digital art? Is it all 2d, or have you gotten into 3d at all? That's what I've been exploring for the past few years, and it's a fascinating new frontier of art.<br />
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Did you find yourself influenced aesthetically by the abstract expressionists you met in your youth? Is that something you internalized, or reacted against? Are you still in touch with the theatrical world, and do you think there's still a role for artists there? Do you show your work in galleries now, or have you found something else to do with it? What do you think of the new work you see in the galleries these days, or in the art museums?<br />
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Andrew Werby. Dear Jay, Thank you for your…tag:artdeadline.ning.com,2009-07-15:3077055:Comment:171862009-07-15T12:06:30.020ZDonald Kennedyhttps://artdeadline.ning.com/profile/DonaldKennedy
Dear Jay, Thank you for your comments and congratulations on painting through your problems as for not mentioning Israel the subject was Art and as a history buff I was already out on a limb and had to cut it short. The creation of a jewish state no matter how awkwardly it was executed was done as an act of moral necessity. More should have been done after Kristallnacht in 1939 and millions might have been saved, Pope Pius XII was a hypocrite and looked the other way and turned a deaf ear to…
Dear Jay, Thank you for your comments and congratulations on painting through your problems as for not mentioning Israel the subject was Art and as a history buff I was already out on a limb and had to cut it short. The creation of a jewish state no matter how awkwardly it was executed was done as an act of moral necessity. More should have been done after Kristallnacht in 1939 and millions might have been saved, Pope Pius XII was a hypocrite and looked the other way and turned a deaf ear to the European Jews cries for help to appease Hitler and his gold. The establishment of Israel was a positive act and forward looking were not appeasing former Allies. It is often said of the military that they fight the present war the way they fought the last war. The only constant is that things change, paint today's painting and learn from yesterdays, always living in the present. All the best, Donald hi donald - we had talked bef…tag:artdeadline.ning.com,2009-07-15:3077055:Comment:171822009-07-15T11:40:23.135ZJay Zerbehttps://artdeadline.ning.com/profile/JayZerbe
hi donald - we had talked before on this forum, and i really appreciate the nuggets of insight you acquired from your contact with all the great artists you mentioned and generously pass on. i have used john little's advice "paint through the ugly" (or something similar) many times since you put that out there! i enjoy your work. no surprise that it is very well done. i particularly enjoyed the "pump" pieces.<br />
on your WWII history, you failed to mention the creation of israel out of that same…
hi donald - we had talked before on this forum, and i really appreciate the nuggets of insight you acquired from your contact with all the great artists you mentioned and generously pass on. i have used john little's advice "paint through the ugly" (or something similar) many times since you put that out there! i enjoy your work. no surprise that it is very well done. i particularly enjoyed the "pump" pieces.<br />
on your WWII history, you failed to mention the creation of israel out of that same war, and with much of the same reasoning as the french in indochina, and we see where that has gotten the world!<br />
congratulations on reaching 73. it's easy to see you still going strong at 103!<br />
j Thank you Donald, you are rig…tag:artdeadline.ning.com,2009-07-14:3077055:Comment:171042009-07-14T21:03:56.897ZAlison Galvanhttps://artdeadline.ning.com/profile/AlisonGalvan
Thank you Donald, you are right! My challenge is getting side tracked with my children, husband, dog, father, etc.... which it is great to be with them and not for a second do I regret how much time I have devoted to each, but I also think that now it's my turn. It's my turn to work on my projects and ideas, and as you said make my mistakes and grow and learn from them. So thank you for your gentle reminder, I love creating and getting lost in the process and there is no better time than right…
Thank you Donald, you are right! My challenge is getting side tracked with my children, husband, dog, father, etc.... which it is great to be with them and not for a second do I regret how much time I have devoted to each, but I also think that now it's my turn. It's my turn to work on my projects and ideas, and as you said make my mistakes and grow and learn from them. So thank you for your gentle reminder, I love creating and getting lost in the process and there is no better time than right now!<br />
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A. Dear Alison, Take a little ti…tag:artdeadline.ning.com,2009-07-14:3077055:Comment:170912009-07-14T18:30:37.616ZDonald Kennedyhttps://artdeadline.ning.com/profile/DonaldKennedy
Dear Alison, Take a little time each day dan and draw, paint or even do some digital art, Nicolides, in the " Natural Way to Draw", said, "you have 5,000 mistakes to make the sooner you make them the better you will be." All artists tend to procrastinate, I think its part of the human condition, working a little each day gets you father down the road and towards your goal. As my Mother used to say, " Nothing leaves you where it finds you." Thank you for your kind words, Michaelangelo, designed…
Dear Alison, Take a little time each day dan and draw, paint or even do some digital art, Nicolides, in the " Natural Way to Draw", said, "you have 5,000 mistakes to make the sooner you make them the better you will be." All artists tend to procrastinate, I think its part of the human condition, working a little each day gets you father down the road and towards your goal. As my Mother used to say, " Nothing leaves you where it finds you." Thank you for your kind words, Michaelangelo, designed the dome St. Peter's a eighty, Frank Lloyd Wright built "Falling Water" at 72 and the Guggenheim Museum in his late eighties. Don't be defined by a number just live life to the fullest. Sincerely, Donald Kennedy Hi Donald,
I'm a big reader a…tag:artdeadline.ning.com,2009-07-14:3077055:Comment:170852009-07-14T16:49:27.094ZAlison Galvanhttps://artdeadline.ning.com/profile/AlisonGalvan
Hi Donald,<br />
I'm a big reader and I love what you wrote about your past, present and future experiences.<br />
This past weekend my dad, who just turned 70 this past May, and I spent our time together biking, kayaking, and hiking up a mountain to roll out our sleeping bags under the stars, spending the night trying to figure out the constellations. So I am in full agreement - who says we have to get old!<br />
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Myself, while I have my BFA from Parsons School of Design, but I am just now getting back into my…
Hi Donald,<br />
I'm a big reader and I love what you wrote about your past, present and future experiences.<br />
This past weekend my dad, who just turned 70 this past May, and I spent our time together biking, kayaking, and hiking up a mountain to roll out our sleeping bags under the stars, spending the night trying to figure out the constellations. So I am in full agreement - who says we have to get old!<br />
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Myself, while I have my BFA from Parsons School of Design, but I am just now getting back into my artwork after spending the last 12 years raising and homeschooling my two children. Someday, I too hope that I can write about all of my artistic adventures with such enthusiasm and success.<br />
Look forward to reading more about your fascinating life experiences.<br />
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All the best,<br />
Alison