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Author: cparker

  • Rob Gonsalves (update)

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    Canadian magic realist Rob Gonsalves likes to portray the juxtapsotion of two differing but related points of view. These are often presented in scenes in which objects gradually morph through a series of similar shapes into something else entirely, and compositions in which two different aspects of the same scene are viewed at an entirely…

  • Stop PIPA and SOPA

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    If you stopped by Lines and Colors yesterday, January 18, you may have noticed that Lines and Colors had gone dark, along with a significant number of other sites, in protest, and to raise awareness of the “anti-piracy” internet censorship bills looming in the U.S. Congress. If you didn’t happen to stop by yesterday, but…

  • Peder Severin Krøyer

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    Peder Severin Krøyer (sometimes Peter or just P.S. Krøyer) was born in Norway but moved to Denmark with his foster parents at an early age. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Art, traveled Europe and studied in Paris, where he was introduced to the work of the French Impressionists, an influence that resonates…

  • Steven Hughes

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    Originally from Ohio and now living and working in Michigan, Steven Hughes is a freelance illustrator and an Assistant professor of illustration at Northern Michigan University. His clients include American Greetings, Ohio Magazine, Cleveland Magazine, University of Dayton and others. His website (I love the URL: primaryhugues.com) essentially opens up to his portfolio, which festures…

  • Dale Nichols

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    As countries go, the United States is fairly large, both in population and area, and in our history of art there are often “regional” artists worthy of note that don’t receive the attention they’re due. This seems to particularly apply to artists from those areas of the country that some of the societal elite in…

  • Mysterious paper scultures of Edinburgh

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    Since March of last year, a series of wonderful and whimsical paper sculptures have been anonymously left on tables and shelves in libraries in Edinburgh, Scotland. It feels like something from a novel, and may in some way have a connection to the detective novels of Ian Rankin, but there is no indication he is…