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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 | 5883 Views
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Summer Camp, Day 3: Little ShaversAfter some residual skainting, we break out the scooters?a couple of Razors, each outfitted with a plastic bottle suspended above the front wheel. The bottles have...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jul. 30, 2014There are no comments yet. 5705 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 | 5547 Views
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Be an Exhibitionist!I just read an entertaining, informative, thought-provoking book that should be on the shelf of any artist, struggling or not. Show Your Work, by Austin Kleon,...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Apr. 15, 2014Last comment by John Barry, on Apr 16, 2014 at 11:18 am | 5 comments | 7147 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 | 7420 Views
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Marcus Shelby QuartetI was fortunate to be a part of the Jazz at Peace concert on February 9 and got a shout-out from the stage by Marcus Shelby, leader of the quartet that played....
Original post made by John A. Barry on Feb. 11, 2014There are no comments yet. 9691 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 | 6129 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 | 9918 Views
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Pedal-Propelled PaintingI had the best intentions about blogging during my trAction Painting performances at San Ramon's Art in the Park last weekend. But with preparation, performance,...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Oct. 7, 2013There are no comments yet. 7044 Views
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Pusillanimous PutzGot this in the mail today. I'd like to respond, but because it was sent by an anonymous coward, no can do. If the pusillanimous "puke," to borrow a term from the...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Oct. 4, 2013There are no comments yet. 13107 Views
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Art in the Parking LotOn Saturday, October 5, about 10:00 A.M. I'll start rolling in the parking lot near the basketball courts in San Ramon's Central Park, off Bollinger Canyon Road...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Oct. 2, 2013There are no comments yet. 5817 Views
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Roll 'EmArt In the Park is near; the annual event takes place in San Ramon's Central Park the weekend of October 5-6, at the corner of Bollinger Canyon Road and Alcosta...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Aug. 25, 2013There are no comments yet. 6107 Views
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Car'z Longa, Ars BrevisWhat do Times Square and the Carquinez Scenic Drive Trail have in common? The former has been Disneyfied, and the latter is about to be. A fairly well-kept secret,...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jun. 17, 2013There are no comments yet. 6176 Views
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'Another One Bites the Dust'"Another Danville gallery bites the dust," remarked an artist as he removed his work from what was once the Tate Gallery in Iron Horse Plaza. Indeed, the list...
Original post made by John A. Barry on May. 17, 2013There are no comments yet. 6506 Views
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Downbeat on The CornerSeoul-born Stephanie Chang has the credentials to teach music: a bachelor's degree from the Eastman School; a master's from Yale; and six years of study at the Mozarteum...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Feb. 19, 2013There are no comments yet. 6264 Views
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New Gallery in the San Ramon ValleyBy John Barry and Bill Carmel A few weeks ago, I (John) was walking past what had been Pegasus Bicycles, on Railroad Avenue in Danville, and saw a sign in the...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jan. 28, 2013Last comment by shari, on Feb 5, 2013 at 6:39 am | 1 comment | 11001 Views
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Kinkade, Breath Mint of the Passion PaintersSo-called painter of light Thomas Kinkade died recently. I'd always thought of Kinkade as a kitschmeister and con artist. I still do. But millions of people do not...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Apr. 13, 2012Last comment by Ms. Bunny, on Aug 22, 2012 at 8:14 am | 1 comment | 6753 Views
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Three Generations of Artists Together (from Shanghai to Danville)Danville artist Leslie Ruth comes to painting by way of her mother and grandmother, both artists in their own right. "I'm the third generation of artists in...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jan. 30, 2012There are no comments yet. 6867 Views
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"Skaint" Ain't in the DictionaryThe portmanteau neologism "skaint" (verb) means "to apply paint to a canvas or other flat surface with the wheels of quad or inline skates." Skainting: nominal,...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Dec. 13, 2011There are no comments yet. 8391 Views
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Turbanism Makes Slow HeadwayThe Turbanism movement, about which I wrote back in April, has not exactly taken the art world by storm. As an iconic image, however, this exotic headwear has....
Original post made by John A. Barry on Oct. 5, 2011There are no comments yet. 6501 Views
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