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Solar Powered Soul: An Artist’s Inspirational Outing

A Sunny Disposition

I’m writing this entry from a bench in the woods. The bench, nestled in front of a finch filled thicket, is marked with a dedication plaque honoring a local scout troop. It’s sunny and I’m inspired. Well, let’s just say the woods is about as woodsy as one can hope to find less than a mile from an apartment in the city. But it’ll do. Here is a little insight into how a little sun makes for a perfect storm… the good kind.

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New Haven, CT Welcomes “Absolute” Paintings.

“Absolute” Paintings At The Reynolds Fine Art Gallery, CT

Absolute: Torn
Absolute: Torn: oil on panel. 15 1/2″ x 18 1/8″. 5.24.11.

Four of the “Absolute” paintings have recently been shipped off to the Reynolds Fine Art Gallery located in the beautiful city of New Haven, CT. “The Art of Trompe L’oeil” is an exhibition of artwork that creates illusions of three-dimensionality with two-dimensional space. The gallery is just a short walking distance from the prestigious Yale University, the New Haven Green, and the New Haven Harbor. Read on for more information.

Show Dates: March 31st – April 30th

Reception: April 4th, 5-8pm

Eggaphant Gives

Newest SnackHack, Eggaphant: The cutest eggaphant alive.

Introducing Eggaphant!

Part egg/part elephant, this little gal is almost always sunny side up. Her sweet disposition makes her the perfect odd-couple best friend to the more boisterous SquidSteak. Eggaphant’s floppy egg-ears give to a slight wagging whenever she’s tremendously happy. She has a particular sweet spot for marshmallows… just don’t get between her and her stash. Take my word for it.

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“That’s Not Art!”–And How I Realized It Doesn’t Matter

“That’s Not Art!”–And How I Realized It Doesn’t Matter

by Daric M. Gill

“monument” for V. Tatlin by Dan Flavin. 1969

What You’re Really Trying To Say

We like to think that when we say, “That’s Not Art!” we are stating something of personal or scholarly merit; As if to say, “I know what art is… and that isn’t it.” However, that’s rarely what we are actually trying to say. The aim of this article is to help artists, musicians, writers, and the like find a mutual navigation point from which a more constructive resolution can be formed. Read onward for more. Continue reading “That’s Not Art!”–And How I Realized It Doesn’t Matter