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Workus Interruptus (Vacation): Art from Switzerland

Monday, October 2, 2017 | Karl Cole

Even though I’m half Swiss, I’m not really a Swissaholic. I just happen to see a lot of art that happens to be from Switzerland that also happens to be worth sharing. I’m going on va ...

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Color for the End of September: Charles Clough

Monday, September 25, 2017 | Karl Cole

With all the storms this month, what better way to end September than with a storm of color? And what better way to end with color than to show you the work of artist Charles Clough. He is 1 ...

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The Iconoclast (?): Zhan Wang

Monday, September 18, 2017 | Karl Cole

It would probably take me forever to be able to say that I had “seen it all” in the world of art. You know the old expression, “just when you thought you’d seen it all,” ...

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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Eldzier Cortor

Saturday, September 9, 2017 | Karl Cole

I’m pretty certain that all of us have felt like this guy looks at one time or another after a long, hard day at work. What I’d like to show with this artist—through his image of a h ...

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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Peter Henry Emerson

Friday, September 8, 2017 | Karl Cole

We should take a “time out” in the corner if we ever complain about what we have to wear to work, whether it’s a uniform, suit, or office casual. Can you imagine working outside doin ...

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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Kim Deuk-sin

Thursday, September 7, 2017 | Karl Cole

I often marvel at how hard producers of the TV show M*A*S*H tried to faithfully depict everyday life in Korea. Of course, looking at this scene from the turn of the 1800s is an unfair comparison to 19 ...

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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Okumura Masanobu

Wednesday, September 6, 2017 | Karl Cole

My Labor Day Week series continues with this ukiyo-e woodcut. ...

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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Majapahit Empire

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 | Karl Cole

I know that Labor Day is past, but we can keep it going throughout this week with a few works of art that represent the working class. The subject of labor has been a trend in art going all the way ba ...

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American Artists Appreciation Month: Wendy Maruyama, James Castle, Margaret Wharton

Monday, August 28, 2017 | Karl Cole

August is “American Artist Appreciation Month” continues. We’ll end the celebration with two unusual interpretations of chairs. ...

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American Artists Appreciation Month: Zoe Strauss and Louis Sullivan

Monday, August 21, 2017 | Karl Cole

August is “American Artist Appreciation Month” continues. Here are two artists on the “cutting edge” of their time. I’ve posted my admiration for Zoe Strauss’ ...

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American Artists Appreciation Month: Frank Weston Benson and Preston Singletary

Monday, August 14, 2017 | Karl Cole

My series about August as “American Artist Appreciation Month” continues. Here’s some art on the subject of “fish.” ...

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American Artists Appreciation Month: Dr. Samella Lewis and Jeremiah Paul, Jr.

Tuesday, August 8, 2017 | Karl Cole

My blog series about American Artist Appreciation Month continues. Here’s some wonderful art by Dr. Samella Lewis and Jeremiah Paul, Jr. ...

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American Artists Appreciation Month: Jim Drain and Sister Gertrude Morgan

Tuesday, August 1, 2017 | Karl Cole

August is American Artist Appreciation Month, so I’m rolling out some artists you may never have thought about, or seen for that matter. ...

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Sumidagawa in July: Japanese Woodcuts

Monday, July 24, 2017 | Karl Cole

The actual festival of Sumidagawa (“Sumida River”) occurs in Tokyo in the last week of August, but there are fireworks in Tokyo from May through August, starting with the Opening of the Su ...

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An Artist of the "Cool School": Ed Moses

Monday, July 17, 2017 | Karl Cole

Far too often art history texts sum up the pioneering American avant-garde of the mid-1900s with Abstract Expressionism and the New York scene. Believe it or not, there were avant-garde artists all ov ...

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It Isn't All in the Title: Lynda Benglis

Monday, July 10, 2017 | Karl Cole

I’m always a sucker for color. When I see works that I’ve never seen before by an artist I’ve always admired, and they involve color, then I have a sudden Beauty Attack. When Lynda B ...

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Workus Interruptus (Vacation): Art from Switzerland

Color for the End of September: Charles Clough

The Iconoclast (?): Zhan Wang

An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Eldzier Cortor

An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Peter Henry Emerson

An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Kim Deuk-sin

An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Okumura Masanobu

An Art Ode to Labor Day Week: Majapahit Empire

American Artists Appreciation Month: Wendy Maruyama, James Castle, Margaret Wharton

American Artists Appreciation Month: Zoe Strauss and Louis Sullivan

American Artists Appreciation Month: Frank Weston Benson and Preston Singletary

American Artists Appreciation Month: Dr. Samella Lewis and Jeremiah Paul, Jr.

American Artists Appreciation Month: Jim Drain and Sister Gertrude Morgan

Sumidagawa in July: Japanese Woodcuts

An Artist of the "Cool School": Ed Moses

It Isn't All in the Title: Lynda Benglis

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