by taswann | Feb 20, 2020 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Decoration has always had its own agenda, the sincere and unabashed offering of pleasure and solace.” -Robert Kushner Robert Kushner is an American contemporary painter who was born in Pasadena, California in 1949 and lives and works in New York City today. He is...
by taswann | Feb 9, 2020 | Previous Posts, Projects
“For me, drawing is everything.. ” – Jim Dine Jim Dine was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 16th, 1935. His real name is James and growing up was nicknamed “Jimmy.” He began creating art at a very young age and liked to go to art museums. ...
by taswann | Feb 9, 2020 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” -Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain in 1881. Picasso was baptized Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima...
by taswann | Feb 2, 2020 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Imagine a glorious full moon coming over the tops of the spruce, big and yellow, shedding a mysterious light on everything… the moonlight had colour, you could see to paint and be able to appreciate the colour of things.” – Arthur Lismer on Experiencing the...
by taswann | Jan 26, 2020 | Previous Posts, Projects
“You could call [my work] a visual diary or even a personal history. I’m not going to paint something that doesn’t have anything to do with me. Of all of the possible things I could paint, the thing that interests me is something that I can get close enough to...