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What’s shakin’ at Rodzart 7-2-2010

July 2, 2010 on 7:26 pm | In Da Newz from Rod | No Comments

What’s shakin’ at Rodzart 07-02-2010.

Hi Folks. Happy Friday! I hope everyone has had a good week. Jack and I did pretty well in the studio this week. We completed 7 paintings for you, all of which were on paper. I do have a small one on canvas going that will be finished next week. But since I’ve only got 1 big canvas left I’m being very careful what I use it for.

The first new painting for this week is a 14 X 20 acrylic on watercolor paper called:

Composition 1051. This is an abstract expression in blue, yellow, red and green. It didn’t occur to me until after I finished the painting, but it seems kind of Christmas-ish.

The next new painting for this week is a 9 X 12 acrylic on paper called:

Expression 1052. This is a really neat abstract painted on a light blue background. Sometimes this shade of background can really bring out colors. I’m planning to something similar next week with black and white on a gray background.

The next up this week is a 5 X 7 acrylic on paper called:

Expression 1054. This is another abstract expression. I like the flow on this painting quite a bit.

Then we have another 5 X 7 acrylic on paper called:

Expression 1055. This is another abstract expression.

The next three for this week are all ACEO’s.

ACEO 1056.

ACEO 1057, and

ACEO 1058.

I saw a show on Ovation TV last night about “Lowbrow Art” which got me to thinking. Usually the “Artistic establishment” (art schools, galleries etc), like to believe that they have the right to dictate what the “correct art” of the day might happen to be. Of course, by a strange coincidence, this always turns out to be the art that is most profitable for them. Well, I’m here to tell ya folks, so long as is doesn’t harm any sentient being, there is no right or wrong art.

One very important thing to remember here is that, a very large amount of the art we consider masterpieces today, were soundly rejected by the “Artistic Experts” of the day. Now, let’s also remember that for a large part of their careers, many of the artists we now consider masters, were self-representing artists. They couldn’t get the time of day from a gallery either.

Getting back to lowbrow art, even if you don’t care for the subject matter, you really have to admire the execution. There’s some positively magnificent pen and in work, and indeed some great oil painting done in the lowbrow genre.

The moral to the story here folks, is this: if you like it, buy it. Who cares what the snoots say. You’re the one who’ll be looking at it.

If you happen to be in the Brandon area, I hope you’ll remember that I’ve got six paintings hanging in “The Art of Hair” salon at 10963 Causeway Blvd., in Brandon. So, I hope you’ll drop by and check them out, and maybe get some great hair styling while you’re them.

Just a reminder, if you’d like to get this blog by email, it’s as easy as sending me an email and saying so. Right now I publish the blog on WordPress, Blogger, Facebook, and Myspace, with slightly modified versions (I take out links to other sites), published on ArtWanted, DeviantArt, and Fine Art America.

Here’s a couple of sites I hope you’ll visit and support:
Doctors without Borders.
Katsel Tsi Chen Cho Kyi Ling Buddhist Meditation center.

I’m also on Twitter
Myspace and
Facebook Look me up there if ya feel like it.

I hope everyone has a peaceful and prosperous week.

Rod

Here’s some links I hope you’ll remember:

For original paintings, or to inquire about a commissioned painting, just email me at info@rodzart.com

For original paintings sold at auction go to:
http://www.artbyus.com/auctions.php?a=6&b=85

Original works on paper can be purchased at:
http://rodzart.etsy.com

To buy prints on paper or canvas, mouse pads, mugs, refrigerator magnets, etc. check out:
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To obtain fine art prints, framed or unframed:
http://rod-schneider.artistwebsites.com
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