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Kim Anderson, "Reflex" (thumbnail) and "Adjust" @ C. Emerson Fine Arts I get nervous in galleries. If I meet the gallery owner, I start talking and can’t shut up. Lordy knows what comes out of my mouth. Last time I went into a gallery I went on a…
This is a painting in the water series. It's made up of 156 six-inch panels. Each panel is for sale and is titled from a line in Paul Valéry's poem, In praise of water!. Here's the underpainting as I start the process. As of today I've pre-sold 9…
Art Journalist Lisa Pollman recently interviewed Vrijmoet. Below are the artist’s responses. Please tell us more about your “Non-Ordinary Reality Painting” series. What do they tell us about the human condition? M…
The work is going up at Columbia Basin College Gallery. This has been 20 months in the making and I'm thrilled to be participating! ELSVELT GALLERY November 2-December 6 2012 Columbia Basin College. 2600 North 20th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301 The Acciden…
Some of us just can't help ourselves—a little warmth, and we're goners. Oil on canvas, 38 x 41" Its at about this point that people start telling the painting looks done to them. Although I see about two or three more applications of paint. Usually I …
Link to the interview here: http://blog.zingrevolution.com/kate-vrijmoet/?utm_source=newsfeed38&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsfeed38 ZING: Can you give us your own self-description as an artist and what inspires you? VRIJMOET: Making disco…
I'm pleased to be able to offer my paintings to you for your devices. Announcing my partnership with Zing Revolution! Now you can carry a painting in your pocket, for your appliances or wall! http://www.zingrevolution.com/browse-by-artwork/art/kate-vrij…
I've been on a social media learning curve lately, having just added twitter to my repetoire. However, this post is about FB. I recently listened to a broadcast by Leslie Saeta and Crystal Cook called Twenty Things Artists Should Be Doing on Facebook. …
[Chen Chi] I recently came across a post on why I should keep a diary with an excerpt by Dr. Teresa Amabile, professor & director of research at Harvard Business School, author of The Progress Principle and Creativity in Context. It occurs to me tha…
The ability to laugh at ourselves is very important #AccidentPaintings Posting 3 of 4 intended posts on copyrights for artists (here, here and here) does not an expert make. That became obvious yesterday when I finally stopped procrastinating and dove dow…