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The Idea of North – The Paintings of Lawren Harris

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The Idea of North, The Paintings of Lawren Harris at the Museum of Fine Art in Boston through June 12, 2016. Lawren Harris was a member of the Group of Seven.

All Atelier Day 2016

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One of my favorite events at Gage is All Atelier Day. It’s a combination of a group critique, potluck, and workshop. In the morning students from each of the ateliers presented their work to a panel of Gage faculty and guest artists. This year’s guest panelist was Mary Ann Peters. It is always inspiring to see the work of my fellow students and interesting to hear the panel’s thoughts on each piece. After a break for bánh mì sandwiches and homemade desserts, Kimberly Trowbridge led us in a collage project.

Unhinged: Book Art on the Cutting Edge

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Unhinged: Book Art on the Cutting Edge. At the Whatcom Museum through January 3, 2016. Artists include

Claire Dannenbaum Coverlet: A Lover's Discourse, 2013, Book pages, quilt batting, cotton fabric, thread, and satin binding tape.

Claire Dannenbaum
Coverlet: A Lover’s Discourse, 2013,
Book pages, quilt batting, cotton fabric, thread, and satin binding tape.

Thomas Wood The Book of Sand, a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, 2013

Thomas Wood
The Book of Sand,
a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, 2013

Béatrice Coron NYC Redux, 2012 Cut Arches paper

Béatrice Coron
NYC Redux, 2012
Cut Arches paper

Todd Pattison Analog Tweeting, 2013 Found wooden tray, paper, adhesive, 19th century text letters/numbers

Todd Pattison
Analog Tweeting, 2013
Found wooden tray, paper, adhesive, 19th century text letters/numbers

Sun Young Kang To Find the One Way (다시 만날 때까지), 2007, Incense burnt on 1080 pieces of Okawara paper

Sun Young Kang
To Find the One Way (다시 만날 때까지), 2007,
Incense burnt on 1080 pieces of Okawara paper

Faigin Atelier Visits Intimate Impressionism

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Field trip with the Faigin Atelier to see Intimate Impressionism at Seattle Art Museum. The show is good, but doesn’t really have that much Impressionism, despite the title.

It is always great to hear Gary lecture about art. As is often the case, we picked up a number of followers as we moved through the exhibit.

Paul Cézanne, Still Life with Milk Jug and Fruit, ca. 1900

Paul Cézanne, Still Life with Milk Jug and Fruit, ca. 1900

At the press preview, Jen Graves from the Stranger advanced a theory that Mound of Butter is really about sex and that the knife is a phallus and the eggs are testicles. Gary didn’t really agree.

Gary reacting to Jen Graves' phallic interpretation of this piece. Antoine Vollon, Mound of Butter, 1875-85

Antoine Vollon, Mound of Butter, 1875-85

Édouard Manet, Oysters, 1862

Édouard Manet, Oysters, 1862

Édouard Manet, Oysters, 1862

Édouard Manet, Oysters, 1862

Norma Bassett Hall

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Chipping the Block, Painting the Silk: The Color Prints of Norma Bassett Hall. On display at the Whatcom Museum through February 14, 2015.

Norma Bassett Hall was a Northwest print maker who worked in moku-hanga and was a pioneer in serigraph. The exhibit includes sixty of Norma’s prints, along with a sample carved wooden block, a hand made book, and proof series showing the cumulative effect of each block.

Highly recommended. Afterwards treat yourself to a meal at the Mount Bakery Cafe or the Old Town Cafe.

15 Seconds of Fame

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King5 recently aired this Evening Magazine segment featuring the PAWA Mount Baker Paint Out. Here’s the pull quote:

“Art is infinite, there’s no way you could learn all of it in our lifetime. When you go out and paint with ten people, even if you are all standing in a line painting the same thing, you all paint something different… and you learn so much from seeing another way that another person sees the world.” — Michael Hopcroft