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One of my favorite sections of the Sunday New York Times is the section called Character Study. This topic highlights ordinary people who hold all kinds of occupations.

I particularly enjoyed reading about an 85 year old artist, by the name of Florence Wint. She lives in Forest Hills, Queens and literally paints for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. One of my favorite quotes from her is "I can't sleep if I don't do my artwork." Now that's what I call passion.   I aspire to be Florence!

Here is a link to the article. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did!

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Crucifixion by Michelangelo

The Morgan Library and Museum is going to make it's entire collection of drawings available online.  This is an excellent piece of news! It would be great to be able to access drawings by such wonderful artists like Durer and Michelangelo. Link to article here.

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Two Gertude Stein related exhibitions are currently in San Francisco. Gertrude Stein was a writer, as well a collector of art by artists such as Cezanne and Renoir. Picasso had also painted a portrait of her. She was famous for having a life companion who was Alice B. Toklas and this was in 1907.

You can find the article here.

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Sharecropper, 1968, print

Elizabeth Catlett, who is 96 years old, is known for her work relating to social issues and the politics of gender, race and deprivation.

You can find the article here.

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Loved this fun article about Maira Kalman. The article explores her home office and she talks about her office essentials and what inspires her. She has been illustrating, painting, photographing for over 30 years. I love how she says that her inspiration comes from books and she has 5000 books! And her office is also computer free and email free -how lovely to be distraction free!

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Rachel Feinstein, Army of God, 2008

Mr. John Currin and Ms. Rachel Feinstein have become the ruling power couple in today’s art world — perhaps the most potent marital pair since Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner in the 1950s.

For the article, go here.

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Mr. Norman Gorbaty, 78, has been making artworks — many of them large — for more than half a century — hundreds, probably thousands, of pieces in more than a dozen media. I liked how he says, he doesn't remember some of the works he has created -which means he has produced tons of artwork! Truly inspiring!

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Artists can now sell their art and have distributed by retailers like West Elm and Urban Outfitters.

For the article, go here.

In the News: Performance Art at MoMA

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Currently, at Museum of Modern -there is a digestible performance art piece called “Identical Lunch,” which has been performed frequently around New York and the world since 1968 by Alison Knowles one of the founders from the Fluxus Movement.

See article here.

In The News: Queensland Art Gallery Flooded

My sister lives in Brisbane, Australia. With the recent floodings, I was greatly concerned about her and family's safety -thank goodness they are perfectly fine although most of the Brisbane city area is not. We had visited Brisbane in August 2010 and went to visit the lovely Queensland Art Gallery. I was wondering whether the art work was damaged at all but according to newspaper reports -the artworks were not damaged.

You can view the article here.

In the News: Park Here

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I saw this article in the New York Times about a fake "park" art installation located inside a gallery located on Mulberry Street in Manhattan. People go here to have picnics, nap and even do yoga. This park simulates being outdoors but without having to worry about the weather.

You can find the article here.

In The News; A Colonel Who Also Paints

David Richardson, R No. 14

This was in the New York Times a few days ago. What an interesting life! Lt. Colonel David Richardson paints when he is not on military tour. I love how at the end of the artice he says he doesn't discuss art while with the Marines and he doesn't discuss his Marine life when he is with other artists.

You can find the article here.

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Mona Lisa, Leonard Da Vinci

Is it true that Leonardo da Vinci painted tiny letters into the eyes of Mona Lisa that may finally reveal the disputed identity of his model?

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Pablo Picasso, Dora Maar au chat, 1941

I just read an article in the New York Times that apparently there is a trove of early works that have never been seen before! There is a box full of 271 previously unknown sketches, paintings and collages by one of the 20th century’s most celebrated artists -Pablo Picasso! I look forward to the day these works appear in a museum.

You can find the article from the New York Times here.