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BS: Excellent paintings here

14 Jan 11 - 08:00 AM (#3074346)
Subject: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: The Sandman

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:H8G30dwuZjoJ:www.newlinegallery.com/+newline+galleries&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:H8G30dwuZjoJ:www.newlinegallery.com/+newline+galleries&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk


14 Jan 11 - 09:33 AM (#3074406)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: Charley Noble

Nice website. I hope that more art galleries upgrade their sites as well.

Charley Noble


14 Jan 11 - 09:45 AM (#3074414)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: Ernest

Some more....

and her uncle Noel Leneghan is a fine singer, mandolinist, flautist, guitaist and composer....


14 Jan 11 - 10:32 AM (#3074441)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: Donuel

A musical colorist!


14 Jan 11 - 11:59 AM (#3074498)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: Ernest

and another one:

Sandy Cheyne

Also plays Babjo and sings.


14 Jan 11 - 03:12 PM (#3074649)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: The Sandman

I like the painting "Boy with Lurcher" by Jesse Leroy Smith


14 Jan 11 - 03:53 PM (#3074670)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: Bill D

what is all the "webcache" in the original URL about?

Why not just http://www.newlinegallery.com/?


14 Jan 11 - 04:09 PM (#3074679)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: GUEST, topsie

There is no clue as to prices. Is it a case of 'If you have to ask, you can't afford it'?


14 Jan 11 - 08:26 PM (#3074829)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: Charley Noble

One of my old friends in Bristol had a pack of lurchers and probably still does. They are amazingly fast and compact dogs and they have a fondness for rabbit.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble


14 Jan 11 - 08:49 PM (#3074845)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: Eiseley

These aren't paintings but sculptures from my new favorite artist:
Joseph Shuldiner.

Eiseley


15 Jan 11 - 07:42 AM (#3075043)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: The Sandman

what is all the "webcache" in the original URL about?
incompetence with computers?


16 Jan 11 - 01:37 AM (#3075504)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: JohnInKansas

Although it's specialized mostly to "classic" artists, a good place to look for artists is at the index at ArtCyclopedia A search for an artist by name gets a list of museums and galleries with the artist's works on display, which can be a good way to find other artists with similar style, since many museums and galleries "specialize" in fairly narrow kinds of art.

A short index to the most popular artists at what is possibly the largest web gallery (in terms of works posted permanently) is at Popular Artists at ARC, or you can go to the full alhabetical index of the artists at the site at Art Renewal Artist Index.

The last time I checked, I believe that Art Renewal claimed something like 17,000 artists, and they had >50,000 images posted at the site. I have a list of about 30 "living msters" who were there, but some of them may have drifted in and out due to "proprietary rights" considerations, so I'm not sure how many are still there. Annual competitions have produced lots of "new works" hidden in the nooks and crannies at the site, but I haven't checked recently to see how many of those are still accessible.

A number of larger web galleries that I frequented 5 or so years ago seem to have disappeared, but there's still a lot of great work being shown if you poke around a bit.

John


16 Jan 11 - 08:28 AM (#3075617)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: Dave Hanson

Stan Hugill was a fine artist, he only took up painting when he was laid up with a broken leg, check his website.

Dave H


16 Jan 11 - 08:54 AM (#3075632)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: maeve

Stan Hugill's paintings


16 Jan 11 - 08:58 AM (#3075634)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: maeve

Navigation from the last link is a bit tricky. Here's the Stan Hugill Home page: http://www.stanhugill.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/


17 Jan 11 - 09:19 AM (#3076345)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: GUEST,guest susie

in reply to topsie i find that most galleries are open about thier prices.remember artists have to live too and they are lucky if they get 50% of what the gallery charge.


17 Jan 11 - 10:09 AM (#3076365)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: GUEST, topsie

All the more reason to have the prices available somewhere on the website. I realise that artists have to live and I have bought paintings both from galleries and from artists themselves, but I am more likely to proceed if the price is readily available.


17 Jan 11 - 10:53 AM (#3076404)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: The Sandman

Susie, good point,
isnt it wonderful to be able to view the work of artists such as Jesse Smith, for free, its a wonderful way of wasting time looking at quality artists work on the net,and all for nothing.


17 Jan 11 - 03:34 PM (#3076604)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: The Sandman

guest topsie, why not nip over to Tipperary,pop in and haggle,It is not along way, furthermore it is a beautiful county, up Tipp.


17 Jan 11 - 03:55 PM (#3076618)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: Bobert

Always love seein' what folks are doing these days... Sometimes when I'm in Richmond (VCU Art School) I go back to the Pollock Building, where I spent many an hour painting, and just walk the halls and studio rooms and check out what folks are doing...

Lotta good artist out there...

B~


17 Jan 11 - 09:43 PM (#3076852)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: JohnInKansas

For Bobert, re. who's doin' whut:

2009-2010 Winners. You'll need to scroll down a bit to get to the pictures - and don't miss the links on the bottom bar.

and for Flossie

How Prices Could Be Posted?. You can pretty much choose any of the 50,000+ paintings at the site, although a few of the living artists may want a bit more.

John


17 Jan 11 - 10:19 PM (#3076862)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: Bobert

Some mighty fine paintings....

My favorite, mostly because of its compositional strength, is ""Sutter Street" by Juntae Kim... Composition has always been one of my sticklers...

Thanks, John, fir posting them...

B~


18 Jan 11 - 06:45 AM (#3077007)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: GUEST, topsie (AKA Flossie?)

The prices are clear, but sadly they seem to be all prints, not original paintings.


18 Jan 11 - 07:46 AM (#3077035)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: JohnInKansas

topsie - Flossie - If you're referring to the "How Prices Could Be Posted" link, I might suggest that you look on that website for "ARC Approved Academies and Living Artists." Most of the established artists have their own websites, and several have lots of students doing good work. Quite a few of the individuals have had works for sale, with prices on those sites, although I haven't checked recently.

Unfortunately most of the ones I like go for around $30,000 for a "run of the mill" original. A couple of the best portrait artists demand about twice that for an interview to see if they want to paint your mug, before the price for slapping the paint on is negotiated.

You might also look at the other link above that shows results for the most recent ARC Competition. If you read through the related articles, you'll likely find that Fred (the guy who runs the site) frequently buys a few of the winners, and what he pays should give you a good idea of what "good amateur originals" are going for these days, but keep in mind that even the losers have been through stiff competition to get their entries into the competition.

The prints that the site sells are generally as good as you can get, and are generally what can honestly be called "Museum Quality."

You ain't gonna find anything like them at Walmart.

John


18 Jan 11 - 08:13 AM (#3077043)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: GUEST, topsie

Thanks John, I had another try and found the 'Living artists' - your post arrived while I was looking at it. All the artists I liked and clicked on seemed only to be showing work that was already in private collections - i.e. stuff they had already sold. If you are right about the prices there is little point in my contacting them. I have sometimes paid three-figure prices for original paintings but never more than that. I simply haven't got the money.

Thanks anyway, I enjoyed looking.


18 Jan 11 - 08:19 AM (#3077048)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: Bobert

Reminds me of a story that I once read or heard...

Robert Rauschenburg was at an auction where one of his paintings was being sold by someone who had purchased it years earlier and it brought, for the time, a lot of money... I don't recall the amount but suffice to say it was a good chunk of change... When all was said and done and the auctioneer yelled sold, the story goes that Rauschenburg was so pissed off that he stood up and told the folks who had been bidding on it to see him personally if that's the kinda money they were willing to pay for one of his paintings...

I donno??? My major was painting & printmaking and VCU's art school is highly regarded but I don't think too many of the people I went to school with ever made any serious money... I do know of two who are still very much "starving" (but good) artists...

The best thing about majoring in painting & printmaking is trading works... I am blessed to have what I have and really don't much miss what IO had to give up to get them... My favorite is a painting entitled "Artist's Studio" by Richard Bland... He is a very prolific painter in Richmond and one day, after his death of course, will get the acclaim he deserves...

B~


18 Jan 11 - 09:21 AM (#3077089)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: GUEST, topsie

I hope you don't think I'm being mean. If I had more money I would be able to pay more for paintings, and I would do so. Most people think I am mad spending as much as I do.


18 Jan 11 - 09:39 AM (#3077101)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: Bobert

I'm with you, topsie... It does come down to money... And wall space...

Right now I don't have enough of either... I have an entire closet full of original art and unless I want to clutter every inch of my wallls there just isn't enough space for it all...

And, no!!! I'm not giving any of it away!!!

B~


18 Jan 11 - 01:22 PM (#3077242)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: GUEST, topsie

I have paintings and drawings in the hall, in the living room, all the way up the stairs, in the bathroom, in the bedroom, in the summerhouse ... and many more that haven't made it onto the walls.


18 Jan 11 - 02:18 PM (#3077311)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: JohnInKansas

It's been a while since I fully explored the ARC website, but I believe they've mixed the "Living Masters" in with the "Approved Academies" now. The suggestion would be that by watching some of the academies one might be likely to find academy students with "less established" reputations, whose works might be more reasonably priced.

It also should be fairly easy to figure out which of the academies are "prestige" ones with competitive entrance (i.e. some reputation) requirements and those who accept just about anybody with sufficient enthusiasm. There are quite good artists at both kinds of places, but of course you have to dig out the ones that you like in order to make any attempt at getting samples of their work.

When I first retired and decided I had time to "learn something about art" I made the tour of quite a few web galleries, but eventually ARC reached "critical mass" where they had everything (of interest to me) that any of the others did, and the ARC images - and documentation - were generally much better quality. At least half of the "other galleries" that I thought were pretty good appear to be gone from the web now.

ARC reached their 40,000 image point at about the same time that I finished my "first tour" looking at every thumbnail and the large view of anything that suited my interest - on a dial-up connection. For a time they posted regular lists of new additions, so I was able to keep up and maintain my "seen it all" claim, but when they reached their original goal of 50,000 images they got pretty sloppy about reporting additions.

Prevously, all images could be saved; but they now block saving of works for living artists or where copyright claims are known. I try to respect their restrictions **. I do have some downloads of living artists from before saving was blocked but have sequestered them where they're "not available to others."

**(unless something is really interesting?)

John


20 Jan 11 - 04:42 PM (#3078873)
Subject: RE: BS: Excellent paintings here
From: The Sandman

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