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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. 5874 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 | 5864 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. 5861 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 | 5841 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 | 5761 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. 5749 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 | 5741 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. 5691 Views
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Copying, Stealing, HomageA friend who recently attended the Matisse/Diebenkorn exhibit at SFMOMA expressed astonishment that Diebenkorn’s Nude on a Blue Ground (1966) was in...
Original post made by John A. Barry on May. 16, 2017Last comment by Richard Daniels, on Sep 12, 2017 at 3:47 am | 3 comments | 5683 Views
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The Art of PrintThe word print in the English language precedes Guttenberg by about 200 years. It derives from the Old French priente, "impression," as in an impression pressed...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Nov. 1, 2009There are no comments yet. 5679 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 | 5653 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 | 5622 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. 5604 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. 5579 Views
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trAction AbstractionIn January I profiled Rossmoor resident Karl Livengood, a retired social worker involved with the Rossmoor Senior Tutors Program. He also coordinates the Fine Arts...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Jun. 17, 2016Last comment by UdyRegan, on Aug 26, 2017 at 7:52 pm | 6 comments | 5554 Views
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Anatomy of a Summer Camp Project A Visual Essay, Phase 2
==I Setup for painting involves taping two 9 x 12 drop cloths and surrounding protective cloths and tarps to the pavement, resulting in an approximately...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Aug. 23, 2016Last comment by Ricky jones, on Nov 30, 2016 at 10:14 pm | 3 comments | 5530 Views
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Fautisme
Since I created trAction Painting, students, my associates, and I have employed bikes, skates, scooters, rollers, and other wheel-wielding objects...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Mar. 1, 2016Last comment by Shane, on May 7, 2016 at 9:54 am | 3 comments | 5497 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. 5480 Views
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Apologies to Irving BerlinBerlin wrote “Puttin’ on the Ritz” in 1927. The song first appeared in the 1930 film Puttin’ on the Ritz (1930). This version features...
Original post made by John A. Barry on Feb. 13, 2017Last comment by jamevang, on Feb 23, 2017 at 8:35 pm | 3 comments | 5474 Views
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July SymbolikeWhat else?
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Original post made by John A. Barry on Jul. 4, 2016There are no comments yet. 5465 Views
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