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HIGHLIGHTS JUNE - SEPTEMBER Northwest Marine Exhibition - Kirsten Gallery Invitational Exhibition in Milan - 12 paintings pre-sold to date. Artists At Work Quarterly - Coming out this fall 2nd Annual NAPPAP NY CENTRAL PARK PAINTOUT (brochure online) 2nd Annual NAPPAP NY Central Park Paintout Exhibition Porfolio of works NOTES TO THE COLLECTOR: With paintings being sold wet at paintouts we thought that it might be helpful to collectors to know how to varnish a painting, thus saving them the time and expense of find a competent gallery to varnish the paintings for you 6 months after it is created. READ HERE to find out more Previously: This listing appeared in the NY Times listing the NAC exhibits 1st Annual NAPPAP NY CENTRAL PARK PAINTOUT The NY Paintout now has 60 official registered artists for participation. Artists from the NAPPAP, CT Plein Air Painters, the Rockport Art Group, NYPAPS as well as representatives from the midwest, westcoast and southwest. PHOTOS are now ONLINE of the event. Paintings will be shown at a later date. RECENT EXHIBITIONS:

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2nd Edition Release - the 2nd Edition is off to a great start and the spiral binding seems to very popular.
It makes the three years that I had been working on the book worth while. For More Information and to Purchase See:
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Read - Germain Greer's- The Obstacle Race - (The fortunes of Women Painters and their work). With chapter like: The Illusion of Success, Disappearing Success. This Book is another one of Greer's mind bending efforts. As a woman artist myself I have had a life changing experience by reading this book. One can not help but comprehend the thoroughness of the research and sharp historical observations of the course of women artists throughout history. I have nothing but admiration for all of these women who prior to reading this I had absolutely no idea existed. The book runs the gamet of history in women's art from the Cloisters to the 19th century... One only hopes that this generation will have something to say for itself in its artwork with substance and enduring principles as its guide. I recommend this book for everyone but particularly women artists who should be in touch with their heritage.. You can buy this book through Amazon.
Book Description
If men and women are equally capable of genius, why have there been no female artists of the stature of Leonardo, Titian or Poussin? In seeking to answer this question, Germaine Greer introduces us to major but underestimated figures in the history of Western painting-Angelica Kauffmann, Natalia Goncharova, Suzanne Valadon, Berthe Morisot, Kathe Köllwitz-and produces a brilliantly incisive and richly illustrated study. She explains the obstacles as both external and surmountable and internal and insurmountable in the race for achievement.
Erica Jong
...a book that explains...the psychological, economic and even aesthetic reasons for the virtually unchallenged patriarchalism of all our artistic establishments.
About the Author
Germaine Greer is the author of The Female Eunuch, The Change and most recently The Whole Woman, all worldwide bestsellers. She is a renowned academic and cultural commentator.
Recently I read a fabulous book and looked at fabulous painting from the show "A Studio of Her Own" by Erica Hirshler. I am so pleased that these and other competent women artists are finally getting their due and some biographical materials are becoming available to fill in the woefully sparse history books of women artist. We see that women too have had every bit as much talent and ability to offer in the past as well as the present. The history of women artists has been far too long neglected. A smart collector in today's market would be avidly collecting the works of contemporary women artists since undoubtedly the museums are waking up to the fact that their collections and bibliographies are woefully inadequate in this realm. You can purchase "A Studio of Her Own" through Amazon.
Notes on Sargent's Painting Paul Helleu Sketching with His Wife and what it says about plein air painting.
I highly recommend as a MUST READ the book I'm reading on Mary Cassatt titled simply Mary Cassatt: A Life. by Nancy Mowll Mathews. The book is a fascinating not only as a biography of the life of Mary Cassatt but of the art circles of her time, family life and historical context of the times both in the States and in France. From my perspective I am so happy that I happened on this book because it puts alot of bits and pieces together both on my own career and those of the artists of that time and the information which had previously been sketchy from one artist to another are all interrelated. You can purchase this book at Amazon:
Amazon Books
Also I'm recommending another book... related to the Mary Cassatt saga... This one is on the collection and collectors the Havermeyers.... Titled " Impressionism comes to America. Just about 1/2 way through and it is equally fascinating but from the point of view of the dealers and collectors. It is interesting to me as well that the auction prices for some of these piece is listed. Of course don't forget that the dollar was a little stronger back in the late 1800's at one point I figured out from the WSJ reference on the history of the DOW that the dollar was worth about 10 times what it is now. So a $2000 painting would be equivalent to a $20,000 price today.
I'd recommend ordering an exhibition catalogue on the Women of the Academie Julian which has just finished at the Dahesh Museum in NYC. Catalogue is $35+$4 shipping and can be obtained via fax or mail from the Dahesh museum also offered on Amazon.

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