Author Archives: Victoria

Art worth seeing

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Victoria

What are the standards for ‘good’ art at the beginning of 2012? A loaded question that probably has a variety of answers for different segments of the population. And how is painting being changed? For an experienced art critic and … Continue reading →

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A new year, old music

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Victoria

When I’m painting, my preference of background music is usually classical, new contemporary music or jazz. But if I just want to listen, one of my favorite soulful balladeers is Tom Waits – especially his early work from the mid … Continue reading →

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Rough Magic

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Victoria

These are the times when I would practically sell my soul to still live within driving distance of NYC. The Joan Mitchell exhibit at Cheim and Read is still up until January 4th, but I’ll miss it. Loren Munk (aka … Continue reading →

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Avondale Holiday Tour of Homes

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Victoria

Avondale Estates has a holiday tour of homes every year. Before my hostess hours began on Sunday afternoon at one of the homes, I shot a few photos. This was my first year as volunteer member of the sponsoring Avondale … Continue reading →

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Artists’ Studios

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Victoria

Finally able to get back to painting again after a couple of weeks of no reading, blogging or painting because of a second retinal tear surgery. It’s a huge relief to be working again – next week I’ll be able … Continue reading →

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Printmaking at Barbara Archer Gallery

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Victoria

I went over to Barbara Archer’s elegant gallery in Inman Park for the talk yesterday on her Atlanta Printmaking Biennial, up until December 3rd. Juror Beth Grabowski, professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Art at UNC/Chapel Hill, gave … Continue reading →

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End of autumn paintings

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Victoria

A few new paintings from October and November. I’ll be showing work at the Paideia School’s Art Visions annual fundraiser this weekend, November 19/20 and at the Telephone Factory lofts on December 3/4. Rockbridge Road. Acrylic on canvas panel, 16″ … Continue reading →

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ART: Local versus global and does it matter?

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Victoria

I attended part of a symposium yesterday at Emory’s Michael C. Carlos museum called “The Somewhere Summit, Connecting the Local to the Global in Atlanta Art”. In conjunction with Atlanta Art Now’s 2011 publication, Noplaceness: Art in a Post-Urban Landscape, … Continue reading →

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A weekend of music and art

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Victoria

This past friday evening I saw Dr. Kakali Bandyopadhyay on sitar and Anjaneya Sastry on tabla at the Schwartz Center. Both are fantastic musicians and it was a free program. Bandyopadhyay, who has been playing for twenty years, teaches sitar … Continue reading →

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Can’t paint? Get in the kitchen.

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Victoria

I had a scare last week with six retinal tears in one eye that required emergency laser surgery. These occurred after posterior vitreous detachments (PVD’s) in both eyes during the summer and fall. Lucky for me that the Emory Eye Clinic … Continue reading →

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