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O’Neill Goes to the MoviesBy John A. Barry The film industry has been good (and not so good) to Eugene O’Neill, who lived at Tao House in the Danville hills from 1937 to 1943,...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on May. 7, 2019Last comment by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel, on Jul 13, 2019 at 9:19 am | 2 comments | 4559 Views
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A Trip Down Galmory [Gallery-Memory] LaneBy John A. Barry ==I This overview of the Danville gallery scene over the years is not intended to be comprehensive or exhaustively researched. Rather,...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Mar. 27, 2022Last comment by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel, on Mar 30, 2022 at 7:39 am | 2 comments | 3624 Views
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Summer Camp, Day 1We start painting in earnest tomorrow. Today was preliminaries: asking 14 kids in attendance about art in general; showing them some examples?e.g., landscapes...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jul. 28, 2014Last comment by vicky r., on Jul 29, 2014 at 11:35 am | 2 comments | 5531 Views
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Pax Vobiscum; Ars Gratia ArtisPax Vobiscum; Ars Gratia Artis Throughout history, churches have often served as repositories of art. Such is the case with Peace Lutheran in Danville. Each year...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Feb. 5, 2014Last comment by Ms. bunny, on Feb 12, 2014 at 8:26 am | 2 comments | 7404 Views
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Weaving a StoryWell the Yanks hate the Reds And the Greeks hate the Turks I really hate to say it But they're all a bunch of jerks – “Piss on the Wall,” J....
Original post made by John A. Barry on Mar. 7, 2017Last comment by SHAUN TAIT, on May 9, 2017 at 1:01 am | 2 comments | 5586 Views
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Five Will Get You FivesTo paraphrase Rogers and Hammerstein, the local hills and valleys are alive with the sound of music: Danville Band, San Ramon Symphonic Band, Contra Costa Wind Symphony,...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Aug. 18, 2014Last comment by Doug Earl , on Aug 21, 2014 at 6:43 am | 2 comments | 6863 Views
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Prologue and Postscript==I Last summer I chronicled in this blog the first proof-of-concept of using trAction Painting as a foundational element for an integrated curriculum, at a four-day...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jul. 18, 2015Last comment by Barbara, on Jul 30, 2015 at 7:47 pm | 2 comments | 10265 Views
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Tissot Goes to the Movies and the LibraryThe exhibition James Tissot: Fashion and Faith is at the Palace of the Legion of Honor until February 9, 2020 By John A. Barry Thomas Campbell, director...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Dec. 1, 2019Last comment by Cholo, on Dec 7, 2019 at 3:45 pm | 2 comments | 6532 Views
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Day 2: Geometry
Too difficult to draw figures on the painted canvas. So instead ten teams each draws a geometric figure on an 18 x 24 sheet of paper and cuts it out...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jul. 21, 2015Last comment by Mike Hudson, on Jul 21, 2016 at 9:53 am | 2 comments | 5983 Views
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Rauschenberg at SFMOMAReview by Bill Carmel, MFA The soon to conclude (March 25) exhibit at SFMOMA of the work of Robert Rauschenberg, entitled “Erasing the Rules,”...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Mar. 22, 2018Last comment by Cholo, on Mar 23, 2018 at 3:11 pm | 2 comments | 4634 Views
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Hang Eight
In my August 19, 2015, posting, “Adult Ed,” I chronicled a trAction Painting event held in my garage. To briefly recap: a group of...
Original post made by John A. Barry on May. 19, 2016Last comment by JAB, on May 23, 2016 at 8:57 am | 2 comments | 5663 Views
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The Evolution of ‘Vanity’ PublishingBy John A. Barry The ads were omnipresent. I remember seeing them in theNew York Times, the Boston Globe, and even in my hometown paper in...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Mar. 6, 2019Last comment by avakin life on pc, on Mar 25, 2019 at 4:28 am | 2 comments | 4038 Views
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Little Gallery, Big HeartArtist Shokoor Khushrawy feels happy and safe living in the United States. As an Impressionist painter of life in his native Afghanistan, he was not a favorite...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Oct. 31, 2013Last comment by Dave, on Jan 4, 2014 at 1:40 pm | 2 comments | 9882 Views
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SymbolikeI have four bikes that I employ for trAction Painting projects. Their tires are covered with paint that remains and dries after I’ve used the bikes to apply...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Feb. 16, 2016Last comment by rosalindr, on Feb 20, 2016 at 6:50 pm | 1 comment | 5409 Views
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Study in ContrastsI recently watched simultaneously "Cutie and the Boxer" and "Jean-Michel Basquiat: the Radiant Child"?respectively about artist couple Ushio and Noriko Shinohara...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jan. 27, 2014Last comment by kwills, on Jan 27, 2014 at 7:50 pm | 1 comment | 6105 Views
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Summer Camp, Day 2: RollingToday we migrate from the confines of a classroom setting to canvas-clad asphalt. Our 12 x 7-foot blank sheet sits atop a 21 x 12 canvas working surface. I open...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jul. 29, 2014Last comment by San Ramon Observer, on Aug 2, 2014 at 2:47 pm | 1 comment | 5864 Views
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Bicycle Built for Hue
For the past year or so, I’ve been painting an old hybrid bike each month to symbolize or suggest that month. February is almost over, but...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Feb. 26, 2017Last comment by Cholo, on Mar 7, 2017 at 2:51 pm | 1 comment | 4673 Views
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Brush and BlushA San Ramon couple wants to give people a chance to equip themselves with liquid courage and try to be artists for a few hours. This phenomenon, called "paint...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Aug. 12, 2014Last comment by Cholo, on Aug 13, 2014 at 5:40 pm | 1 comment | 7793 Views
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The Perfect Landscape Paintingby Bill Carmel, MFA The painting begins late morning with a hike up a path to a view so splendid, wondrous, and arresting that walking stops. I sit...
Original post made by John A. Barry and Bill Carmel on Feb. 21, 2021Last comment by Sandra Roe, on Feb 28, 2021 at 4:23 am | 1 comment | 4168 Views
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Learning the Ropes: Curating 101Recently my husband and I were driving through a small town on our way home from Mendocino. It exuded charm and quaintness, good food, good wine. . .all the expected...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jun. 2, 2014Last comment by Tora Satterfield, on May 5, 2016 at 8:22 pm | 1 comment | 7046 Views
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