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Dallas Art Dealers Association

2008-03-10T19:15:00.005-05:00

Spring Gallery Walk, Art Chat & Chew and Party April 19, 2008

The Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) will present its annual Spring Gallery Walk including its morning educational events, an exhibition of its scholarship winners, a lunch and a party on Saturday, April 19.
Thirty of DADA's member galleries, museums and non-profit art spaces throughout the Dallas area will be open for the free event that encourages art lovers to socialize and roam (in a car) from artspace to artspace all in one day.
See below for more details on our other events that day.

Art Chat and Chew
As part of Spring Gallery Walk, a panel discussion on How to Look at Art: Art 101 and Art Chat and Chew, a lunch with professional artists and art
professionals, are planned from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Mckinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC), 3120 McKinney Avenue in Uptown Dallas.
Panel One: 10:30 a.m. - Noon

HOW TO LOOK AT ART: ART 101.
Benito Huerta - on works on paper
Margaret Robinette - on sculpture
Phillip Collins - on paintings, moderator
Ben Breard - on photography
Panel Two: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

ART CHAT AND CHEW
Visit with leaders in the visual art community over lunch. Including: Ben Breard, Phillip Collins, Benito Huerta,Eddy Rawlinson, Margaret Robinette, Debora Hunter, Vicki Meeks,
Karen Garrett, Jose Vargas, Judith Garrett Segura, and Sarah Jane Semrad.
Cost:
$10 for Art 101, online, or $15 at the door.
$20 for Art Chat and Chew, includes lunch, online,
or $30 at the door.
Space is limited. First come, first served.
Register at www.dallasartdealers.org
or by leaving message at 214-943-1099.
Proceeds benefit the Edith Baker Art Scholarship Fund.

Edith Baker Art Scholarship Winner Show
Reception 6-8 p.m.
Norwood Flynn Gallery, 3318 Shorecrest Drive
Juried Show featuring visual art senior students from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
FREE

Edith Baker Art Scholarship Party
8 :00 -10:00 p.m.
Gables Villa Rosa, 2650 Cedar Springs
Light hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served.
Price: $25 at the door, $20 online at www.dallasartdealers.org.
Proceeds from both events benefit the Edith Baker Art Scholarship Fund.

Art Workshop with Darla Bostick at Ghost Ranch in Santa Fe, NM October 2008

2007-11-29T18:38:00.000-06:00

In the later part of October 2008 when the fall colors are at their peak, a small group of artisans will gather at Ghost Ranch in Santa Fe, NM to share a creative experience unlike any other! Each participant will use their ability to birth new ideas and record them in a two dimensional format. This workshop promises to provide a very unique, fun learning experience. The instructor Darla Bostick is a popular North Texas artist and art educator. She is featured in "Best of America Watercolor Artists & Artisans, Vol. I" by Kennedy Publishing and her watercolors and photography have appeared on the covers of “Denton Connection” as well as “Denton Scramble” magazines. She is also a "calendar girl" as a watercolor was chosen for the 2007 Visual Arts Society of Texas calendar. "Most workshops concentrate on one media…this one will keep participants on their feet (literally) in the streets of Santa Fe! We will be using different methods to capture impressions and images, return to Ghost Ranch and then transfer those images into individual, creative pieces of art. This retreat/workshop combines the medias of photography, watercolor and pencil/pastel drawing—experiencing and stretching the potentials of each" says Darla.

For registration and more info contact Dara Bostick at darla6000@yahoo.com

New Artwork - "Three Muses"

2007-11-29T15:46:00.000-06:00

"Three Muses"
Medium: Oil
Dimensions: 3 pieces, 20x16 each

Art Supplies Stores

2007-11-15T12:41:00.000-06:00

Rex Art
ASW Express
Jerry's Artarama
Cheap Joe's
Dick Blick

LACDA INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION

2007-11-14T09:07:00.000-06:00

Los Angeles Center For Digital Art
107 West Fifth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
http://lacda.com/juried/juriedshow.html

Deadline for Entries: December 5, 2007
Winners will be announced December 18, 2007

Enter our juried competition for digital art and photography. Entrants submit three JPEG files of original work. All styles of 2D artwork and photography where digital processes of any kind were integral to the creation of the images are acceptable. The competition is international, open to all geographic locations.

Winner: The selected winner recieves 10 prints up to 44x60 inches on canvas or museum quality paper (approximately a $1500-$2000 value) to be shown in a solo exhibition in our main gallery from January 10-February 1, 2008. The show will be widely promoted and will include a reception for the artist.

Second Place Prizes: Five second place winners will receive one print of their work up to 24x36 inches ($150-$200 in value) to be included in upcoming group shows. Second place winners will be scheduled into group shows within twelve months of announcement of winners.

Consideration is given to placing these works in shows appropriate to their style, genre and/or content. These shows will be widely promoted and will include a reception for the artists.

Special consideration will be given to all entrants for inclusion in future shows at LACDA. Many entrants from past competitions have already been included in our exhibits.

Complete Prospectus: http://lacda.com/juried/juriedshow.html
Click Here to Register: www.acteva.com...

Jurors:
- Howard Fox: Curator of Contemporary Art, L.A. County Museum of Art (LACMA)
- Peter Frank: Senior Curator, Riverside Art Museum, L.A. Weekly Critic
- Rex Bruce: Artist, Curator, Director L.A. Center for Digital Art

ROMANIAN FOOD FESTIVAL IN COLLEYVILLE TEXAS, 2- 4 November 2007

2007-10-31T15:15:00.000-05:00

Saint Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church in Colleyville, Texas presents Romanian traditional dishes, folk artwork, music and dance in the second edition of Romanian Food Festival, November 2- 4, 2007.

Home of festival, the church is located at 3801 Glade Road Colleyville Texas. Among this year’s favorites are “sarmale”, “mititei”, famous Romanian wines and traditional bakery specialties. Romanian visual and performing arts will be represented by Dallas Metroplex Romanian artists such as visual artist Adina Cicort, Romanian Folk Orchestra “Taraf” and Romanian Traditional Folk Dance Group. Romanian artisans, writers and Hearts Across Romania Foundation will exhibit at the festival.

Archpriest Dumitru Paun is proud to add a unique moment in this year’s program: gymnastics live performance of local DFW team, coached by Betty Crivineanu, former member of Romanian National Gymnastics Team.

Directions to the church and other detailed information are posted at the following website http://www.romanianfestival.sfantamaria-dallas.org/

Admission hours are Friday, Nov. 2^nd, 6 pm to 10 pm, Saturday, Nov.3^rd, 10 am to 10 pm, Sunday, Nov.4^th, 10 am to 7.30 pm. Food and drinks tickets will be available for purchase at the festival. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 15.

Irving Journal News

2007-09-28T00:39:00.001-05:00

"Professional World Citizens Campaign" Artist Lexi Sundell

2007-08-03T11:00:00.000-05:00

Lexi Sundell is a versatile artist specializing in large dramatic paintings of luminous flowers. She also designs and creates contemporary jewelry in precious metals. Her paintings and jewelry both can be found at RiverStone Gallery in Ennis, Montana.Her artwork is published in a book titled “Flowers of the Dawn: Paintings and Poetry by Lexi Sundell.” A second book is due for publication in August 2007. She also writes extensively in her blog, Energies of Creation. Her painting “Orchid at Night” was selected for the Blossom-Art of Flowers, an international competition in which 61 paintings were selected from 1742 entries from 14 countries. This painting received a Juror’s Choice Award and is currently touring with the show at various museums until 2009.

Lexi Sundell

Artist/Gallery Owner

Ennis, Montana, USA

406-682-5768

sundell@3rivers.net

http://www.riverstonegallery.com

2007 Art Connection Member's Exhibit at Irving Arts Center Video

2007-07-31T14:31:00.000-05:00

Adina's Art You Tube Presentation Video

2007-07-13T13:03:00.000-05:00

The Seventh Annual Art Connection Members Exhibit at IRVING ARTS CENTER , July 14 to September 2

2007-07-09T21:03:00.000-05:00

The exhibit will feature artwork in a variety of media including painting, printmaking, photography, textiles, ceramics, sculpture and more, by the many talented members of Irving Arts Center's membership program, Art Connection. I am participating in this exhibit with two artworks : "Autumn Symphony" 2006 Oil Painting, 48"x36" and "Phenomenon" 2006 Mixed Media, 36"x24".

Reception for the Artists
Sunday July 15, 2- 4pm, at the Irving Arts Center.
Free and open to the public.

Address (click for map): 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX 75062

"ZIUA USA"- Article About Artist Adina Cicort

2007-03-22T12:39:00.000-05:00

"The Epoch Times"- Article about artist Adina Cicort

2007-03-22T12:32:00.000-05:00

Romanian Global News Agency - article about artist Adina Cicort (in Romanian)

2007-03-22T12:29:00.000-05:00

News: Adina Cicort Interview for "Gandacul de Colorado" (in Romanian)

2007-03-22T12:24:00.000-05:00

Join "Professional World Citizens Network" Campaign

2007-02-12T15:25:00.000-06:00

The campaign addresses to worldwide professionals and consists in publishing on the blog www.adinasart.blogspot.com of a presentation about your professional activity, along with 1 or 2 photos (optional), and linking your site and/or blog on www.adinasart.blogspot.com In exchange you will do the same thing for us.

Please send us:
1. A short presentation (not more then 10 rows in Word) of your professional activity along with 1 or 2 representative photos (.jpeg), to be published on our blog www.adinasart.blogspot.com
2. The web addresses of your blog or/and website to be linked on our blog (maximum 2 addresses)
3. You need to mention clearly: your name, your occupation, you age (optional), location, your goal (optional), contact info- phone or/and email.

There is no cost, all you need to do is to publish a presentation about our activity and add a link on your website/blog to our website and blog.

Disclaimer:

Applications from individuals less then 21 years old, will not be considered.

Applications containing only the presentation without any website or blog address will not be considered.

Presentations and websites with inappropriate content will not be accepted.

We reserve the right to decline any application what so ever, for any reason.

Presentations about business and work from home opportunities, as well as any other type of business or work proposals, will not be considered.

We are not responsible for the accuracy of the information presented in your application, only you are responsible for it.

Your presentation will be published and link(s) will be available on my blog as soon as you published ours and added the links to my website and blog; at the same time please send us an email, so we can proceed and publish your info.

If for any reason you want your presentation and/or links to be removed or replace at any time, just send us an email to notify the changes or removal request.

This campaign intends to be a useful tool in marketing our professional activities on the web and creating a worldwide network of professionals.

There is no charge and everything is done in the spirit of international collaboration, mutual benefit and in good faith.

If you agree with the terms and conditions please respond ASAP and send your application at adina@adinasart.com

Immediately we will send you the links and a brief presentation to be published on your site or blog, at your choice.

Act now! The applications have already started!

Logo samples

2007-01-10T12:41:00.000-06:00

Here are some logo samples that I have created:

http://www.adinasart.com/logo/samples.html

Painting stolen from Dallas Elbow Room!

2006-12-22T12:50:00.000-06:00

Between 12 August-- 12 November 2006 I had a few paintings hanged in Dallas Elbow Room. In November when I went to picked them up, to my surprise I found out that one of them is missing. None knew what happened, they said they didn't sell it and they had no idea about what might have happened to my artwork!

I was so frustrated!!! And I don't know what made me more upset the fact that my painting was missing or the people's ignorance over there?!

I decided to share this experience with you because, in case you are an artist or craftsman, be careful when hanging your works in a public space for days it is very possible to not find them anymore!

Announcing Irving Artists Home Studio Tours, Nov 4 & 5!

2006-10-23T16:54:00.000-05:00

Want to see me at work?

2006-10-17T23:46:00.000-05:00

Many of you asked me to post photos from my studio. So here they are, I just finished arranging my new studio and finally am able to work again. And because I know all of you are curios about seing how a painting is created, I will keep you posted with step by step photos.

Eugene Delacroix about painting

2006-10-17T23:40:00.000-05:00

"the material process which we call painting, is no more than the pretext, the bridge between the mind of the artist and that of the beholder. Cold accuracy is not art. Skillful invention, when it is pleasing or expressive, is art itself. The so-called conscientiousness of the great majority of painters is nothing but perfection in the art of boring. If it were possible, these fellows would labor with equal care over the backs of their pictures.It might be interesting to write a treatise on all the falsities that can be added together to make a truth." (Eugene Delacroix, July 1850)

Top 11 reasons to buy original contemporary art!

2006-10-17T22:37:00.000-05:00

Some folks may ask: "Why buy original art when you can buy a nice print?" I tried to gather several reasons for which buying original contemporary art is more valuable and satisfactory then purchasing ordinary prints.

TOP 11 REASONS TO BUY ORIGINAL ARTWORKS FROM CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS:

1. Because you will own something far way more beautiful then a print, plus absolutely unique! No one else in the world has it. It's one of a kind!
2. Because the original captures the soul of the artist, what the artist feels when is creating the piece can tangibly be felt in an original artwork.
3. Because it directly reflects your character and personality!
4. Because an original artwork is something that you can cherish and enjoy for a lifetime, and your children and grandchildren after you. It will enrich your life.
5. Because it is more than time for another Renaissance in the arts.
6. Because there is no better way to encourage a talented artist.
7. Because it is a shame that most of the best artists are ignored in their lifetime.
8. Because some of the best painters of all times may be alive today.
9. Because this could be an incredibly good investment.

10. Because this is the perfect present for someone who already has everything.
11. Because prints are definitely not the same!

2006-10-06T19:27:00.000-05:00

Romania, simply surprising 1

Antoher great video with Romanian landscapes!

2006-10-06T18:41:00.000-05:00

Bucovina, The dream land - Presentation

A video about Bucovina, northen province in my home country, Romania.

Butterfly 2

2006-10-04T21:33:00.000-05:00

Butterflies have become the symbol of open minded people... I don't know who started this wave but, lately every life coach, photographer or designer has a butterfly as a symbol on his business card, among works or as logo. Butterflies everywhere!
This is a custom work that I've done for someone who adores butterflies!

Isis of Egypt

2006-09-18T23:18:00.000-05:00

My Little Romanian Girl - "Romancuta"

2006-09-15T22:31:00.001-05:00

I miss my family from home in Romania and again that invisible hand painted this Romanian folk style painting on linen canvas. The girl is wearing a Romanian traditional costume. The three colors white, red and black, are the most representatives for Romanian Folklore.

2006-09-08T19:49:00.000-05:00

"PHENOMENON"

24 X36 INCHES

2D MIXED MEDIA

$2000

2006-09-08T17:45:00.000-05:00

Title: "Praslea cel voinic si merele de aur"

mixed media, 2006

8 x 16 inches

This is a painting for children and for the child in everyone of us. My Romanian friends will feel familiar with it because it represents the a Romanian fairy tale - "Praslea cel voinic si merele de aur" - about a prince who had to guard his father's gold apples tree, from a monster who was stilling the gold apples. So the prince had to watch for the tree every night, in order to find out the thifh and knock him down. And so begins a very beautiful tale, that my mom and grandma use to tell me as bedtime story when I was a baby, and that I will tell my children when the time will come.

An artist at Las Vegas!

2006-09-08T17:06:00.000-05:00

Recently came back from a trip to Las Vegas, the city of lights! A city which is alive mostly after the sun goes down. Amazing things to be seen, fake and artificial, yes, but still beautiful. I especially liked The Venician with its impressive reconstruction of Italy views but in a perfect manner, untouched by the time. The Sistine Chapel's copy and The Canal Shops with its gondolas and a clear blue water, with the fake summer sky and the architecture, makes you forget for a moment that you are not in Europe. Las Vegas in the last couple of years has become more a city for entertaining than for gambling. And this seems to be the future: the shows! Of course you may gamble, right from the airport, you barely put your feet on the ground, as in the same moment hundreds of slot machines welcome you right there at the gates. Wherever you go, you see casinos, they don't know what to give you for free anymore, just to make you enter and gamble. But see, that's the catch! If you can visit Las Vegas and enjoy everything without gambling more than just for fun, than you really can have a wonderful vacation in this city!Concerts, shows, events this seems to be on vogue right now. I have seen Cirque du Soleil everywhere presenting shows that are behind the imaginary. It seems that Guy Laliberte had a dream and transformed into reality. This is what I call artistic genius! Bravo Monsieur Laliberte!

Irving Arts Center, Art Connection Members Show

2006-08-26T10:40:00.000-05:00

A photo from Irving Arts Center, The 6th Art Connection Members Show

9th July - 3rd September, 2006

The exhibition features artwork in a variety of media including painting, printmaking, photography, textiles, ceramics, sculpture and more.

Favorite Quotes of the Day

2006-08-17T16:38:00.000-05:00

“I have a horror of people who speak about the beautiful. What is the beautiful? One must speak of problems in painting! Paintings are but research and experiment. I never do a painting as a work of art. All of them are researches.”– Pablo Picasso

"If we cannot free ourselves, we can free our vision." - Piet Mondrian

Acrylic abstract painting- new work

2006-08-15T13:10:00.000-05:00

"Red Ghost Ship"

acrylic on canvas

20 x 16 inches

2006

price $250

I can't wait to see the "Pirates of Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest", I loved the first movie and I've heard the second has good reviews too. So, thinking about the pirates and the great passion for adventure, I entered in the imaginary...and this is what happened. Of course to me everything is abstract, this is the way I see life or better said this is the way I want to see life. Freedom is very important and this is what I want to offer to the viewer: imagination. I just give him a glimpse and than let his imagination create the whole story behind.

I used the red color to reinforce the spirit for adventure, a passion that never dies on a background of very pale green, white and black to create the impression of a rock or even a glacier, since everything is wild, untouchable and lost in time.

The contrast, strokes and the rich texture gives it a plus of charm and makes "The Red Ghost Ship" existent somewhere in time...

Artworks hanged in Dallas Elbow Room

2006-08-14T18:07:00.000-05:00

Saturday, I hanged few pieces in one of the most popular clubs in downtown Dallas, The Elbow Room. It's a nonconformist I would say, type of bar, take a look on the following extras from Guidelive.com review also published in Dallas Morning News:
Elbow Room
Nightclub Review
By TODD EPPERSON / Special Contributor
"Tucked away on Gaston Avenue just down the road from Baylor University Medical Center is a bar and restaurant that's as comfortable and familiar as a longtime friend.
As its Web site attests, the Elbow Room has been serving Dallas "since a long time ago." Workers from the area stop by for a day-ending buzz with locals who appreciate a cool neighborhood hangout, devoid of pretense. It's that kind of place.
The look is textbook funky, urban-dive cool: exposed brick walls, dark woods, red vinyl banquettes and one-of-a-kind artworks. (Pieces by Richard Ross, Todd Camplin and Richard Sharum will be up through January.)
There are pool tables and dartboards to show your game and a separate dining space that accommodates private parties. We really enjoyed the all-inclusive jukebox, stocked with everything from Johnny Cash to the Bee Gees to Guns N' Roses. And bands sometimes drop in for jam sessions; call ahead for details.
The Elbow Room definitely feels more like a bar than a restaurant, but we were pleasantly surprised not only by the depth of the menu but also by its capable execution. "

Artist Life- no comment

2006-08-08T00:28:00.000-05:00

Some posters

2006-08-08T00:22:00.000-05:00

I am not a genius in this mater like our friend Robi, although I wish to be, tough I am trying to do my homework. The first poster is made for an art show I had in April and second for a Romanian theatre company that was suppose to have a performance here in Dallas.

"My Inspiration"

2006-08-08T00:07:00.000-05:00

Remember Dr.Wayne Dyer's "Inspiration Your Ultimate Calling"?
That was my inspiration when I created this piece which is part of an Irving Arts Center Art Connection Exhibit.

"My Inspiration"
Acrylic on Canvas
30"x40"
year 2006

Another article

2006-08-08T00:04:00.000-05:00

February 2006, Romanian Global News

Article

2006-08-07T23:38:00.000-05:00

An article published in a American Romanian Community Newspaper edited in CO.