Painting a Day – March 24 – Planning the Garden
Jay would have a fit, I think, if he saw my garden plan . His gardens are orderly. They are awesome and …
New paintings: water, flowers and do overs
I’ve been having a lot of fun in the studio and I thought I’d share some of what I am doing and …
Change is inevitable
Remember Girls Who Wear Glasses from a few weeks ago? Today, I uncovered it from below a pile of art books (it …
Girls Who Wear Glasses …
In winter, I need to push myself out of hibernation mode and into the usual-Christine-way-of-being. Short, sometimes sunless, days make me want …
The art classroom: It’s NOT about the ART!
I have the pleasure of proofreading a book that is about to hit the market and has the potential to radically alter …
Photographing like a painter
Christine Goldbeck’s customers, collectors and visitors tell me that in many cases my photographs look like paintings. She says, “I love the Impressionists and abstract expressionist impressionism, all of which is to say I adore having light as my creative partner and I love the challenge of taking what I see and making it my own.”
What are your favorite photographs of?
What are your favorite photographs? Mine are usually of flowers and reflection.
Van Gogh Brush with Genius is worth the view
Vincent Van Gogh made more than 800 paintings in his short life. Near the end of his 37 years on Earth, he was averaging three paintings a day. You can hear an actor portraying Van Gogh narrate his life by seeing “Van Gogh Brush with Genius” at an IMAX. As a member of the Art Association of Harrisburg, I had the opportunity to screen the film this evening at the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg.
Is THAT art or JUST a photograph?
in this age of digital photography, some people tend to think everyone is a photographer and such beliefs devalue the craftsmanship we put into our work. Of course, photography has always had a bit of a reputation as not being among the so-called “high arts.” That high-brow attitude sends me into rants.