Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Talent DataBase
TalentDataBase is a social site for talented artists, writers, musicians, entertainers, poets and more. Connect with other talented people and post your portfolio. Click here to see my listing with them.
Monday, December 24, 2007
The Art of Seeing Two Day workshop
The Columbia Museum of Art's About Face group believes that "if you wish to be a successful artist, it is essential to take time to train yourself to see things accurately. All the latest painting techniques, gadgets, and gimmicks will not help you create a successful picture if you paint or draw what you know about an object or scene rather than reproducing what is actually right in front of your eyes. Once you learn to see, you can draw or paint anything!" With that in mind, About Face hosts a Two Day Seeing Workshop, January 11 & 12, with instructor Robert H. Way, a member of the American Society of Portrait Artists.
Columbia Museum of Art - About Face
Columbia, SC
For information (803)790-0011 21- Bill Arnott
E-mail to: figureartsc@hotmail.com
Columbia Museum of Art - About Face
Columbia, SC
For information (803)790-0011 21- Bill Arnott
E-mail to: figureartsc@hotmail.com
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Now Showing at Saatchi Gallery in the UK
paper flowers a collage by Jean BourqueSC artists Jean Bourque and Jean Ehler are now showing in the UK at Saatchi Gallery.
For a preview of Bourque's online presence at the Gallery -Click here.
Gallery Seeks Artists in Columbia, SC
The ArtShack Gallery on Rosewood, near downtown Columbia, SC is currently looking for new and emerging artists and craftsmen, particularly in art depicting regional scenery, ceramics, sculpture, and hand-blown glass. Artwork is juried in quarterly and submissions are being accepted now. ArtShack Gallery, The.
For information call (803)799-9409 Paula Bowers, or E-mail to: artshackgallery@bellsouth.net
For information call (803)799-9409 Paula Bowers, or E-mail to: artshackgallery@bellsouth.net
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Enhancing Creativity in 2008!
Classes by Ingrid Carson for 2008
Acrylic Mixed Media 6 week class in my home studio Friday mornings beginning Jan. 11th 9:30 - 11:30 $80.
Oil Painting Classes 6 weeks $80 Wednesday morning, Thursday morning, and Thursday afternoon beginning January 9th.
Oil Painting Classes 6 weeks $80 Wednesday morning, Thursday morning, and Thursday afternoon beginning January 9th.
Paintings above are by Ingrid Carson.
For more information call Ingrid Carson at 749-9501 or e-mail snoops@mindspring.com
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Now to Year End Artists Round Table Art Show
Art Wall by Jean Bourque
Art Displayed at the Artists Round Table Gallery
1213 Lincoln St. Columbia, SC
Space provided by Palmetto Interiors
1213 Lincoln St. Columbia, SC
Space provided by Palmetto Interiors
This wall represents the work of Howard Hunt Photographer and Painter.
To the far right, you can see a little bit of work by Sandra Carr.
Art Walls at Artists Round Table Gallery
The wall below features
Left-Sculpture by Sylvia Ady-PottsCenter- Paintings by Jean Bourque
Right- Glass Sculpture by Steve Hewitt Top Right- Photography by Howard Hunt
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Artsails1 is Thinking, Again!
"Journey" c by Jean Bourque
Silk Collage m/m on paper (sold)
Thoughts of an Artist by Jean Bourque 12-18-07
As artists, we wear many faces. When we create we are our truest selves, for there lays our freedom, our soul, our very being. Everything that I am stems up and out from the artistic soul I was born with.
I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about what it means to be an artist. I mean not in the obvious sense but on a deeper level. What does it mean and what does it take in terms of commitment, time, passion, expense and love to develop one's self as an artist.
Then there are the practical concerns which at times can be more pressing than the joy of art. How can I be self supporting as an artist? How can anyone especially a single person, be above the survival level without a fund or supporters; be that an inheritance, a grant, or a family's financial support?
I have been searching, not just for the answers to these questions, but to many more. Somehow it feels like a puzzle with a few missing pieces. Can we create the larger picture of being profitable and going above and beyond just getting by? I do believe we can. I try the doors and some open, while others need a key. Perhaps sharing my thoughts will provide a key.
We wear a happy face. We are blessed, we know we are. All of us that have this talent are very blessed. In the blessings there is a key to another dimension. We walk thru the sheer veil and what we experience is all in the mind. We are our minds, our thoughts, our passions, our creations, and our talent must come from our soul.
You can tell when someone is creating from their soul. Their work will look like no one else’s artwork. It will be as unique as a fingerprint. If we are all to write a story about what we did last summer, they would all be different. Yet, a group may paint flowers together and many times the teacher assists them, so that they all look alike. Not all artists are creating from the soul. I can attend any art gathering and spot the ones without joy in their hearts. They typically are just copying other artists and always wear a mask.
I have been blessed to be a very talented writer and a visual artist. This comes natural to me just like doing PR, Blogging and Marketing do. I have had many classes with many great and well known artists and some fine writers as well. I have been blessed to do things my own way. For that I am very grateful. I have the joy, I have the passion. I create unique art that is my own. I have a signature style. Even when I think my work looks real different and no one will know it is mine; they do. Something from within me always presents itself in my work, so that others recognize it in a crowd immediately.
I am moved to write, I am not able to “not” paint. These are things I must do; they are within me and must be shared. The colors and words swirl within me; paintings in a slide show format run through my head. I have been hazed and dazed with tons of creativity. It is what propels me through life. It is my passion, it is me; it is what I am. Creating is 100% me. It is my natural state of being.
This writer, artist has never ran out of ideas or faced a blank wall for more than a split second. I am like the proverbial; cup runneth over, my artisan well, runs deep. The more I let out the more I have! The face of joy exists when I am, who I am. When my soul is set free!***********
I look forward to every art meeting to see the happy faces of other passionate artists like myself. Hope to see you at our next art gathering!
Yours truly,
Jean Bourque
PS Please fell free to add your comments here. You do not have to be a member. Just click below.
Silk Collage m/m on paper (sold)
Thoughts of an Artist by Jean Bourque 12-18-07As artists, we wear many faces. When we create we are our truest selves, for there lays our freedom, our soul, our very being. Everything that I am stems up and out from the artistic soul I was born with.
I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about what it means to be an artist. I mean not in the obvious sense but on a deeper level. What does it mean and what does it take in terms of commitment, time, passion, expense and love to develop one's self as an artist.
Then there are the practical concerns which at times can be more pressing than the joy of art. How can I be self supporting as an artist? How can anyone especially a single person, be above the survival level without a fund or supporters; be that an inheritance, a grant, or a family's financial support?
I have been searching, not just for the answers to these questions, but to many more. Somehow it feels like a puzzle with a few missing pieces. Can we create the larger picture of being profitable and going above and beyond just getting by? I do believe we can. I try the doors and some open, while others need a key. Perhaps sharing my thoughts will provide a key.
We wear a happy face. We are blessed, we know we are. All of us that have this talent are very blessed. In the blessings there is a key to another dimension. We walk thru the sheer veil and what we experience is all in the mind. We are our minds, our thoughts, our passions, our creations, and our talent must come from our soul.
You can tell when someone is creating from their soul. Their work will look like no one else’s artwork. It will be as unique as a fingerprint. If we are all to write a story about what we did last summer, they would all be different. Yet, a group may paint flowers together and many times the teacher assists them, so that they all look alike. Not all artists are creating from the soul. I can attend any art gathering and spot the ones without joy in their hearts. They typically are just copying other artists and always wear a mask.
I have been blessed to be a very talented writer and a visual artist. This comes natural to me just like doing PR, Blogging and Marketing do. I have had many classes with many great and well known artists and some fine writers as well. I have been blessed to do things my own way. For that I am very grateful. I have the joy, I have the passion. I create unique art that is my own. I have a signature style. Even when I think my work looks real different and no one will know it is mine; they do. Something from within me always presents itself in my work, so that others recognize it in a crowd immediately.
I am moved to write, I am not able to “not” paint. These are things I must do; they are within me and must be shared. The colors and words swirl within me; paintings in a slide show format run through my head. I have been hazed and dazed with tons of creativity. It is what propels me through life. It is my passion, it is me; it is what I am. Creating is 100% me. It is my natural state of being.
This writer, artist has never ran out of ideas or faced a blank wall for more than a split second. I am like the proverbial; cup runneth over, my artisan well, runs deep. The more I let out the more I have! The face of joy exists when I am, who I am. When my soul is set free!***********
I look forward to every art meeting to see the happy faces of other passionate artists like myself. Hope to see you at our next art gathering!
Yours truly,
Jean Bourque
PS Please fell free to add your comments here. You do not have to be a member. Just click below.
Seven Oaks Fab Fakes 6:30 PM Wed Dec 19th
Seven Oaks Art League is open to all artists and art supporters. SOAL typically meets on the third Thurs of the month. For this month, it was decided it would be on a Wed. Dec. 19, at 6:30PM. Can't wait to see everybody!We are having a "Fabulous Fakes" competition. Have you ever painted a copy of a famous artwork? If so then you have a fab fake.
* Bring it with you to the meeting. We will have prizes for the best. Your work doesn't have to be framed. If you have a copy of the original artwork to show the group along with your 'fake' that would be great to bring it along.
Collage by Jean Bourque
The Jean Bourque Website
MySpace
Squidoo Lens
*Directions: We meet just off St. Andrews and Piney Grove on a street that runs parallel to the St. Andrews Rd. From I26 take the Piney Grove exit and head toward St. Andrews and away from the mall areas. Just about 100 ft. before you hit the light on St. A, look to your left and take that turn. It is Leisure Lane and you will go by a school and not far after that on the Left you will see Seven Oaks Rec. Ctr.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Upstream People Gallery Artists Opportunities
2008 Artists Opportunities at Upstream People Gallery
with Larry Bradshaw in Omaha Nebraska
(scroll down to read about how I met Larry in NYC; I have updated and corrected Larry's career information, too)
*Upstream People Gallery 2008 Opportunities
Feb. show: 10th Annual Realism Postmark Deadline Jan 8, 2008;
Feb. 1, 2008 through January 31, 2009
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March show:10th Annual FacesPostmark Deadline Feb. 8, 2008;
March 1, 2008 through Feb. 28, 2009
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April show:10th Annual Judeo-ChristianPostmark Deadline March 8, 2008;
April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009
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May show:10th Annual ContemporaryPostmark Deadline April 8, 2008;
May 1, 2008 through April 30, 2009
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June show:10th Annual Collage, Digital & Mixed MediaPostmark Deadline May 8, 2008;
June 1, 2008 through May 30, 2009
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July show: 10th Annual LandscapePostmark Deadline June 8, 2008;
July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009
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August show:8th Annual Summer All MediaPostmark Deadline July 8, 2008;
August 1, 2008 through July 30, 2009
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September show:10th Annual Photographic ProcessesPostmark Deadline Aug. 8, 2008; September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009
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October show:10th Annual Abstraction Postmark Deadline Sept. 8, 2008;
October 1, 2008 through Sept. 30, 2009
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November show:10th Annual Painting, Drawing & PrintPostmark Deadline Oct. 8, 2008; November 1, 2008 through October 31, 2009
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December show:6th Annual Color: Bold/SubtlePostmark Deadline Nov. 8, 2008;
December 1, 2008 through November 30, 2009
THANKS!
Larry Bradshaw
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