Discover Original Art Blog - Living with Art 2

Partner Brian and I had an opportunity and honor of visiting with Jack Barrett’s widow at Jack’s studio in St. Petersburg, Florida.  Louise led us through his many works and also told us fascinating stories about Jack’s life.

Jack artwork is fantastic and diverse.  He shows a love of observing people and once said, “I love to draw people because that is where the soul resides.”

Check out some of Jack’s work that is for sale at DiscoverOriginalArt.com/

Giacometti's sculpture set a record sale at Sotheby's and for public auction as the sculpture sold to an anonymous buyer, who bid over the phone, for .......$104,327,006.  The buyer (and competitive bidders) consider the offering to be a once in a lifetime opportunity! Giacometti, who lived 1901 to 1966, was a key player in surrealism and son of the painter Giovanni Giacometti. Sotheby's indicated that bidding was brisk due to the strong demand for quality works of impressionist and modern art.

Other works that sold...

Photographer Joseph Conti has joined DiscoverOriginalArt. Below Joseph describes his techniques. The thing had some heft to it when held in the hand. Every knob or latch, when manipulated had that crisp, mechanical feel and sound and it produced an image just as precise. But that was roughly 30 years ago. It was a Minolta 35mm SLR. It was a prized possession and an outlet for my creative instincts. I had barely mastered the basics of film photography when the digital age arrived. Uncharted waters, but not for long. What an opportunity, once realized. A boon to anyone with an urge to experiment and a budget that didn’t include endless rolls of film, developing or a darkroom. In the end the basics remained the same. Your eye and your hand control the outcome. But for this particular group a precision...

      Thomas Keller                                                     Angel of Egypt Artist Thomas Keller  began creating art as the result of an spiritual awakening in 2001. Prior to that time he was a construction contractor and has continued to be so. When he began painting he felt like a river of creativity was flooding through him and had to be released. Thomas Keller's paintings are mostly pastels, a medium he was drawn to naturally. Thousands of crystals of pure color comprise pastels so a painting is a crystal field reflecting light.

He then was drawn to free sculpt...

 
 Glorious Days and Nights:  A Jazz Memoir, by Herb Snitzer, one of our fabulous photographers, is being published this year!    The book will contain 80 jazz photographs and text about Herb living and working in the jazz world during the "Golden Age of Jazz."  Music, social, and racial issues are addressed.  There are highlights of many famous music personalities such as Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Duke Ellington, Leonard Bernstein and more!  Herb is a fascinating person with wonderful and colorful stories. 

Discover Original Art will keep everyone posted about date the book will be available!  We are really looking forward to the stimulating topics and beautiful and thought-provoking photographs.

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In Dreamland          Beata Belansky Demko has joined Discover Original Art.  She is a self-taught artist who resides in Hungary.  We are impressed with the texture and subject matter of her paintings.  They are introspective and reflective.  In the last year she has spent her time painting her emotions,  experiences, and feelings. Beata says, "One thing drives me, to live the inner silence. Greater silence or peace - before taking a paintbrush - I had never experienced. So my paintings can be considered as byproducts of seeking my inner peace. I have no intention with my paintings. I don't want to make other people happy, change the world or create something beautiful and good. I just want to find myself... inside."

Check out more of Beata's work at http://discoveroriginalart.com

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          Trees Three by Thomas Brunger is an oil painting on paper!  The depth of the colors is totally amazing!  The details of the branches and leaves pull the collector into the painting.     

Go to DiscoverOriginalArt.com to view more trees by Thomas!  You will fall in love with them as I have!

DiscoverOriginalArt.com is very pleased to announce that we have added noted local potter, Wendy Durand.  Wendy has always wanted to be a potter and now she is pursuing her dream!  Her works range from beautiful, and often delicate, pieces of horsehair pottery to pieces that are bright and intense in color.  She is often whimsical with her forms.

Welcome to Wendy Durand!

DiscoverOriginalArt.com has a new look and new user-friendly features!   We are committed to continually improving our site to better serve our artists and collectors!

Check us out!  Check out the scrolling artwork on the Landing Page.  Go to the Gallery and hover your mouse over a piece of artwork!  On the side will appear a blurb with details of the artwork!  And check out the image of a figure!  It gives perspective to the size of the artwork!

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The problem with having a website that sells wonderful artwork is…. I want so many pieces!  The holidays are coming quickly!  I would be happy with any piece from Discoveroriginalart.com   Santa, are you listening?