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Fête de Faut’
Wheelchair party (I liked the alliteration and syllabic similarity of fête and faut’ in the French translation). My associates...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Mar. 13, 2016Last comment by JAB, on Mar 18, 2016 at 12:14 pm | 8 comments | 4993 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 | 4734 Views
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Art as RehabilitationBefore he retired, Rossmoor resident Karl Livengood was a social worker. At Rossmoor he was involved in the Senior Tutors Program. That background, coupled with...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jan. 19, 2016Last comment by John Hopper, on Jan 19, 2016 at 12:02 pm | 1 comment | 5317 Views
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Millennia of DesireArtist Bill Carmel was a panelist during this year's Eugene O'Neill Festival. His report follows.
Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Sep. 26, 2015There are no comments yet. 5393 Views
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Change of PaceRoz Rogoff recently gave me and my colleague Bill Carmel a nice writeup in her blog: http://danvillesanramon.com/blogs/p/2015/08/04/tour-of-the-arts....
Original post made by John A. Barry on Aug. 5, 2015Last comment by sasha, on Aug 17, 2015 at 12:50 am | 3 comments | 5145 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 | 9508 Views
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Day 3: Wheelism
Multivalent painting: the kids get all kinds of wheels spinning: scooters, skates, bike, toy cars and trucks, bike wheel on axle, wheel on rollers....
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jul. 22, 2015Last comment by Barbara, on Jul 30, 2015 at 6:21 pm | 1 comment | 5243 Views
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Wrapping Up
The last day of camp, and the kids get to see their work behind the work. Once they have pulled off all the tape, they see the geometric figures they...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jul. 24, 2015Last comment by San Ramon Observer, on Jul 28, 2015 at 2:39 pm | 1 comment | 5362 Views
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Day 1: Primary School
As in colors. Day 1 of our second annual trAction Painting camp, in Pittsburg, CA.
Twenty or so kids, ranging in age from really young to less young,...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jul. 20, 2015There are no comments yet. 5102 Views
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International Premiere Comes to DanvilleThis year marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations' founding. And the birthplace of the organization was San Francisco, where the organization's charter...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jun. 17, 2015There are no comments yet. 5260 Views
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Transformations
Currently running at Danville's Village Theater Art Gallery is "Lost and Found: an exhibition of upcycled, recycled, and found objects turned into works...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Mar. 18, 2015There are no comments yet. 5704 Views
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Peinture trAction
My effort to show solidarity with the French people....
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jan. 11, 2015There are no comments yet. 4902 Views
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The Lost Art of Carquinez Scenic DriveIn The Painted Word, published in 1975, Tom Wolfe wrote about the trend in art away from representationalism and toward reductionism and, ultimately, ephemeralism. Forty...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Nov. 4, 2014There are no comments yet. 6293 Views
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Wheels for Meals on WheelsIt's refreshing and invigorating to find people who support your artistic efforts. I have found such a person in Jennifer Perlmutter, owner of the Jennifer Perlmutter...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Sep. 15, 2014There are no comments yet. 5335 Views
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At the Gate
Dr. Christine Hartman's day job is at Livermore Labs, where she is deputy director of the Mission Opportunities Office. In that capacity, she helps...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Sep. 7, 2014There are no comments yet. 5159 Views
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Merger of Music and PaintingLast Sunday I attended and participated in a combination art exhibit and concert at Peace Lutheran Church in Danville. Adorning three walls of the sanctuary are...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Aug. 30, 2014There are no comments yet. 5419 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 | 6126 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 | 7066 Views
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Summer Camp, Day 4: FinaleWe wrapped up the camp yesterday, but I was too wiped out to write about it. After two days of brushing our 12 x 7 canvas with skates, skateboard, and scooters,...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Aug. 1, 2014Last comment by Lisa, on Aug 11, 2014 at 10:47 pm | 6 comments | 5917 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 | 5201 Views
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