May 24, 2012
“I’ll never have enough time to paint all the pictures I’d like to.” ~ Norman Rockwell
The familiar art that graced the covers of The Saturday Evening Post for nearly 50 years is being exhibited at the Museum of Northwest Colorado in Craig. The exhibit, paid for by the museum’s mineral lease funds, has brought 323 original tear sheets of Norman Rockwell art to the museum and also Rockwell’s original painting “Spirit of Education.”
Rockwell’s enchanting art captures everyday life in small towns featuring the “locals,” the backbone of community. A prolific painter and illustrator, Rockwell’s images were published in more than 40 books throughout his lifetime.
Stockbridge, Massachusetts is now the home to Norman Rockwell’s art. Years ago it was also housed in a church on Main Street in Arlington,Vermont, the place where Rockwell most frequently found his subjects to paint and illustrate.
Some of the museum’s docents were Norman Rockwell models,we discovered, when I took my son as an elementary school student to see the art. We came home with a great memento of our fulfilling visit; a postcard image of the Rockwell museum docent as a young girl, captured in one of Rockwell’s illustrations. Graciously, she signed the postcard for us.
The Rockwell exhibit infrequently makes it’s way westward, so if you are within driving distance of the Museum of Northwest Colorado http://bit.ly/Kh6q5u take the opportunity to visit this art collection of iconic Americana. A great exhibit for the whole family to see; free to the public and on display until September 28th at 590 Yampa Avenue in Craig, Colorado. Don’t miss out!
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May 23, 2012
“Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will.”
~Vernon Howard
My husband, son and I stumbled upon Vladimir Kush’s work at the Chalk Farm Gallery “The World’s Leading Gallery for Visionary Art” in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Kush’s metaphorical artwork grabbed me line, hook and sinker with symbolic images that tell stories through their relationships to each other. Hidden meanings and unexpected likenesses and connections all combined into one composition left me with one puzzle to ponder after another. The parallels Kush draws between objects inspires the viewer to think creatively, abstractly and with great depth and insight.
Each piece of work featured in The Chalk Farm Gallery compliments the theme of visionary art; spiritual and metaphysical in nature. Some of the other artists represented by Chalk Farm Gallery include:
- Daniel Merriam
- Robert Bissell
- Michael Parkes
- Tomasz Kopera
If you are on the East Coast, Daniel Merriam will be featured at The Allentown Art Museum, At the Edge: Art of the Fantastic from June 3rd to September 9th, check it out. Fans of Maxfield Parrish will appreciate his work. You can see the influence in Merriam’s work. Merriam has several exquisite coffee table books, including “The Art of Daniel Merriam: The Eye of a Dreamer.” For more information, please visit this site http://bit.ly/KJIB99.
We returned twice throughout the day to Chalk Farm Gallery. It was one of our favorites on Canyon Road. Fascinating work that none of us would thought we would have been particularly drawn to. We couldn’t help but appreciate the elements of carefully constructed thought that went into the making of each composition.
To read about these artists and many creatives that are represented by Chalk Farm Gallery, please visit http://bit.ly/Jns3Qr.
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May 22, 2012
“The artist is the only one who knows that the world is a subjective creation, that there is a choice to be made, a selection of elements.” ~ Anais Nin
Last Saturday, my husband, son and I went and saw, walked and browsed, photographed and absorbed the southwest Art scene on Canyon Road in Santa Fe as much as was humanly possible in one single day. Yet, I feel as if we barely scratched the surface.
To this East Coast native, the adobe architecture, enhanced by magnificent spring gardens in full color, were a photographer’s delight in and of themselves. I was in seventh heaven. The splendid art housed inside the buildings included every color in the spectrum, in every kind of medium including – oil and watercolor paintings, mixed media, woven basketry, southwest jewelry, sculpture, glassworks, fiber arts, pottery and much more.
Since our son moved to Albuquerque a few years ago, I have had visiting Greenberg Fine Art on my wish list of fulfilling things to do when visiting the area. Specifically to catch a first hand look at the oil paintings of Gladys Roldan de Moras, one of my favorite artists. The very gracious, hospitable and professional art gallery expert added to my already high admiration for this outstanding artist by sharing his personal knowledge of Gladys and her art. I really appreciated the time he spent talking with us. Some months ago, I had written a blog about Gladys and her artistic family. If you missed out, please visit this link. http://bit.ly/MyFKjO.
It seems hardly fair to single out favorite galleries on Canyon Road because each space has it’s own special place in the hearts of millions of visitors that visit Santa Fe each year. Art is so very subjective in nature. Yet, interestingly, all three of us had the same two preferred Canyon Road galleries.
Return tomorrow and I will share with you our second favorite gallery and how the images provided plenty to talk about because of their metaphorical twists.
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April 10, 2012
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. ~Cicero
It is National Library Week. A city or town with a strong, vibrant library breeds a community of readers. The Bud Werner Memorial Library in our town of Steamboat Springs,Colorado is a beautiful gathering place and it’s resources include not only what is housed inside, all the books, music and DVDs, but also a variety of events, programs and book clubs. One can be kept busy attending the special offerings almost every day of the week.
If someone were to ask me what the top reason for residing in this town is, I’d have to say aside from the natural beauty of the environment, our state-of-the-arts library facility ranks very high – perhaps at the top of my list.
Today, as part of National Library Week, we honor library workers everywhere – the Director and the staff who tend to cataloging and purchasing; media specialists, researchers, archivists and more.
On Wednesday, we celebrate Bookmobile Day and the Six Word Story Contest!. Bringing books into remote areas is a wonderful service that libraries in many communities offer. Bookmobiles promote literacy.
Check with your local library to see how to participate in the Six Word Story Contest; sounds like an interesting challenge to me. Join in by writing your own!
Thursday is geared toward teen literature. A good idea! During adolescence, an interest in reading generally declines. A library that draws strong patronage from the teen population is probably staying current with technology and multi-media offerings.
Make a point to visit your local library this week and show your support! For more information on National Library Week, please visit this site. http://bit.ly/z06jxM.
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April 6, 2012
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” ~ Mother Teresa
To me, spring conjures up emotions of joy, delight, gladness and hope. We’d all benefit from living with these thoughts continually, but it is not always easy due to the pressures, strains and even setbacks that come with life.
Living with the Easter spirit, meaning “living with a renewed sense of purpose,” can be evoked through daily thoughts of gratefulness for small things rather than the grandiose. A child lives with eyes wide-open to the small wonders in everyday life. If individuals had the life-long capacity to dwell in the awe-struck emotions of a tot, what a glorious world we would live in; filled with satisfaction, eliminating any sort of mundane existence at all.
Today, I am going make a list of fulfilling things that bring a big sense of awe and wonder, if we fully embrace the experience every time:
- A bird hatching from an egg
- A newborn animal trying to stand for the first time, just after birth.
- Every sunrise and sunset
- Each season and nature’s way of knowing how and when to bring it on.
- The first snowfall of winter.
- People’s faith despite difficult or tragic times.
- Pure and beautiful scent of a baby’s head
- Rise and ebb of the tides
- Enduring marriages and friendships that have been strengthened by challenges.
All precious and magical, if we recognize them as such. Living with positive spirit means training our brains to think all kinds of fulfilling things.
Happy Spring, everyone! May you nest in the spirit of Easter every single day.
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April 4, 2012
To enhance the quality of the day… that is the highest of the arts. ~Henry David Thoreau
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be at the center of a world filled with fine art – “art created for aesthetic value rather than functionality?” An environment that includes collectors who have discriminating tastes, sometimes willing to search the globe to find new acquisitions. The fine art world also encompasses exceptional exhibitions, museums and galleries which showcase distinctive paintings, sculptures, textiles and other treasures.
My Life with the Masters, http://bit.ly/HamVml a newly created blog site, provides an insider’s look at a highly knowledgeable art curator as well as the artists she represents. Some of the finest representational painters of our times, including Richard Schmid and prodigy Daniel Keys, sculpture artist George Carlson and the work of five other foremost painters will also be highlighted on the new web-space. For a full list of artists that Kristen Thies has the honor and privilege to work with, please visit the website of www.WestWindFineArt.com.
This summer, Thies’ company will bring a very special exhibition, A Return to Understated Elegance to Cape Cod. Don’t miss out on her inaugural blog regarding this exciting event! For more information about the historic venue of this art show, and the collections that will be showcased, please visit www.mylifewiththemasters.com.
I look forward to following art curator and author of Wisdom & the Dreamer: Finding Fulfillment in the Arts, Kristen Thies, as she shares her passion for the fine art world through her new blog site. Subscribe by e-mail delivery, and you will not miss out!
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March 19, 2012
“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes time. Vision with action can change the world! ~ Joel Arthur Barker
Today, we are returning to a subject we shared on Saturday, St. Patrick’s Day – UNESCO’s designated Cities of Creative Industries. There are 29 cities that play integral roles in developing new technologies in publishing, cinema, design, culinary arts, music and crafts. Opportunity for opening up new prospects for globalization of exchange, cultural diversity and economic development has put these cities in the lead:
- Media Arts: Lyon
- Crafts and Folk Art: Santa Fe, Aswan, Kanazawa and Icheon
- Gastronomy (Culinary Arts): Popayán, Chengdu and Östersund
- Film: Bradford and Sydney
- Literature : Edinburgh, Melbourne, Iowa City, Dublin and Reykjavik
- Music: Seville, Bologna, Glasgow and Ghent
- Design: Buenos Aires, Berlin, Montréal, Nagoya, Kobe, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Seoul, Saint-Étienne and Graz
There are many reasons urban hubs are identified by UNESCO as outstanding places for creative industry including excellent libraries and bookstores along with their experience in hosting festivals and literary events. The promotion and preservation of foreign literature and cities with publishing houses also make them top contenders. Existing educational arts programs and initiatives and the involvement with new media also may qualify a destination for the international dimensions that UNESCO is looking for. To read more information on the Creative Industries Network, please visit this link http://bit.ly/wX0CNg.
At the local level, there are many small cities across the globe that are looking at their own arts and culture as ways to bring more tourists and economic development, including where I live –Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Visitors from all over the globe come here to experience the natural beauty in a mountain resort. While they are here, tourists want to gain an appreciation for fulfilling things that are found in the Art of the West.
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March 2, 2012
“Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for the next succeeding.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
First Run Features, an independent film production company since 1979, has done it again. They have produced another worthwhile documentary. “Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven” is a 74 minute documentary that focuses on a legendary restauranteur, the Sirio Maccioni, and his company’s transition from operating out of the Palace Hotel, which was no longer serving them well, into a new contemporary space in the Bloomberg Building in Manhattan.
This film brings together family business dynamics, location and cuisine, and how to blend traditional with the contemporary for a recipe that continues to be fulfilling for patrons, many of which are celebrity stars.
The patriarch and his three sons have differing points of view of how to balance the old with the new and how to satisfy the food critics who can’t wait to serve up their own opinions of a legendary dining establishment in a new setting.
This film has appeal to culinary enthusiasts and business owners who are struggling with transitioning a family business from one next generation to the next. It is not always an easy thing and emotions run high.
Request this title at your local library or order it through http://imdb.to/s27wYg
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March 1, 2012
Have you noticed that AARP keeps lowering the age for senior citizen status? I am not sure I like that. Why attach the title of “senior citizen” to yourself until you are ready to accept that is what you are? In my mind, I will not become a part of the elderly set for a long time yet.
The other day I e-mailed my twin sister and suggested she read “South of Superior” by Ellen Airgood. She sent me a return e-mail saying “I looked it up on my Kindle, and AARP has given the book great reviews. But, I am not sure, the book is for me.” I told her it doesn’t matter that the review came from AARP, it was a fulfilling read.
There is a lesson of affirmative action that comes out of the publishing of this book. This was Ellen Airgood’s first time attempt at publishing her work. She does not have an MFA in writing, an English literature degree or anything else behind her that suggests she ought to be a good writer. But she has authored a deeply satisfying read.
The author has to her benefit, personal perspective on the subject about which she writes – attitudes and life. Ellen Airgood is a diner owner in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where life has both struggles and rewards. She sees the heartbeat of America day in and day out. From her dealings with people, the author has captured the essence of life in her book.
Check it out! I found “South of Superior” to be a delightful fictional story. The book takes an honest look at small town America and a glimpse into what makes people and rural communities tick.
And remember, a good read is a good read, no matter what. It is as plain and simple as that. For more information on this book, please visit www.ellenairgood.com.
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February 9, 2012
Today, I received by mail, my monthly issue of Kiwanis Magazine. The 97th Annual Kiwanis International Convention is being held in New Orleans this summer. The eclectic culture that permeates the city will provide a lively experience for Kiwanians coming together from all over the world.
Hospitality and conventions are not new to this city. The spirit of the “Crescent City” and its residents has always been joyfully shared with tourists through the city’s music, regional culinary delights and architecture. There are French, Cajun, Spanish, Creole, Carribean influences throughout the city and it’s people.
In 2005, deadly Hurricane Katrina hit the city of New Orleans. The images our country saw on television were beyond belief. At the time, our son was a junior at an outstanding high school with a state of the art film program. His school, Burr and Burton Academy www.burrburton.org sent him and another student, an outstanding writer, to Louisiana to produce a documentary film about the ravages of the storm on the city and its people. A contingent of other compassionate and giving students went along to do relief work – cleaning up and mucking out flooded houses. They did all they could, while they were there, to help families to rebuild their lives.
The film footage that our son returned with, after two trips to the scene, gave my husband and me an even deeper look at the devastation and the despair. Seven years ago, I thought “how in the world will they ever restore their properties and their spirits? There is so much to do.”
The city of New Orleans has proven it has spirit and soul! The city has begun humming with activity again. Its people are fulfilling examples for others that we can rise above the worst of times with the right attitude.
Welcome back, New Orleans! Welcome back. I am delighted that you will serve as host city to Kiwanis International this year.
For more information on Kiwanis International and the service club’s mission to improve the quality of life for children and families worldwide”, please visit www.kiwanis.org on-line.
There is also a new cellphone app for Kiwanis. Download it on your cell phone! I did.
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Rockwell’s enchanting art captures everyday life in small towns featuring the “locals,” the backbone of community. A prolific painter and illustrator, Rockwell’s images were published in more than 40 books throughout his lifetime. 
The Rockwell exhibit infrequently makes it’s way westward, so if you are within driving distance of the Museum of Northwest Colorado http://bit.ly/Kh6q5u take the opportunity to visit this art collection of iconic Americana. A great exhibit for the whole family to see; free to the public and on display until September 28th at 590 Yampa Avenue in Craig, Colorado. Don’t miss out!
