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St Petersburg, Florida, has been recognized as the top Mid-Size City for Art in American Style Magazine (May 2010).  According to the magazine,

“The arts are everywhere in St. Petersburg, from world-renowned institutions, such as the under-construction Salvador Dali Museum (opening Jan. 11, 2011) and the newly expanded Museum of Fine Arts, to the private art galleries that line its downtown streets.“

Now St. Pete’s Morean Arts Center will present world class artist Dale Chihuly at 400 Beach Drive, a 10,000 square foot space that will house a representation of his collection to the tune of $6 million. 

Try Central Avenue for renovated artists’ spaces that are attracting more and more artists.  Morean Arts Center on Central Avenue will also have a 4,000 square foot glass studio and hot shop where visitors can watch glass artists at work.

Our lovely Museum of Fine Arts recently was gifted a Georgia O’Keefe to add to its collection which now has three representations of her...

 

Patricia Abramovich emigrated from Paris, France, to Israel in 1972.

In 1996 she started private painting lessons and fell in love with colors. Painting oils on canvas was love at the first lesson . She painted with brushes and in 2007 she began to paint oil abstracts and   landscapes with painter knives.  Patricia reached a very special texture and style .

Patricia says, “Art for me is the freedom to create with no boundaries and to express the diversity of...

Unfortunately for me, I ended up in the hospital for a few days recently.  Because the hospital was over-crowded, I was put into a consultation room instead of a real room.  That meant my gurney faced the hall and I had no way to see any view (which was limited anyway).   As the days that seemed limitless dragged on, the plain light brown walls started to get to me.  NO color.  No prints. No paintings.   Just walls.

Friends who came to visit commented on the starkness.

And if you knew me and saw my home, you would know how important art is to me.

There are programs that involve patients, young and old, in creating art.  Tapping into their creativity helps them emotionally and often physically.  There is a program called “Art for Recovery” that is successful.  And the Art for Life foundation has 13 programs and has worked with 18,000 sick children.

Art in schools is essential. Math and science and reading are important skills but when a school has a good art program…………test scores...

PARKINSON: Agony of the Mind Elsa Victorios has joined Discover Original Art.  Her artwork is strong and makes contemporary statements.

Elsa states:  “My abstract artwork is relatively new since I have been an artist for over 30 years. It has been a long ride all these years and I am finally feeling that my artwork is where I always wanted it to be- strong, positive, and overall, very futuristic. I don’t have the voice, nor the right words to describe...

Golden Still Life

Gadzhievs Sabir and Svetlana Gadzhieva are married couple that does all their artworks together.  Gadzhiev Sabir Takhir-Ogly was born in 1967 in Kiev, Ukraine. Svetlana was born in 1963 in Cheliabinsk, Russia. In 1993 both of them graduated from Repin's Fine Art Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia. They currently live and work in St. Petersburg.

''Metaphysical Mind - this is the closest definition for our art that we can suggest according to our personal experience of communication with our artworks. We agree that there is an architectural approach in the art we are doing. We are trying to catch...

Santana 1

Jerry Blank is a wonderful artist who is represented online at Discover Original Art.

Jerry Blank’s current theme in his world premiere historical tribute series The Art of Music captures the movement and sounds of the vibrating beats and rhythms of America and its music greats throughout the decades in jazz, rock and country, in vibrant colors and bold stokes and with all that jazz! Each work of art pays a symbolic and historical tribute to the immortal musical giants like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, and Jerry’s Rat Pack - tributes to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr., Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, The Beatles, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Johnny Cash, Santana, Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin, Elvis and John Stewart of Kingston Trio. This highly sought after and collected artistic musical tribute painting series, captures the character and musical soul of each artist.  ...

Mythology, Movies, and Art         Jason and the Fleece (Jon Vlahos)

Mythological beings have gained popularity at the movies again!  “Clash of the Titans,” now in theatres,  is the latest saga, a remake of the 1980’s feature The movie retells classic mythology.  Perseus, demi-god and son of Zeus, must take on the gods after the death of his family. The stakes--saving all mankind! “Percy Jackson, Lightening Bolt Thief” movie and first book of a series for young teens, is about the son of Poseidon, a demi-god, who accepts quests to save mankind‘s existence as we know it.  In the series the reader encounters the father of Icarus, meets ancient gods and goddesses,...

 Medea Blue



Jon Vlahos, new artist to Discover Original Art is inspired by Greece and Mythology and has taken the stories and images of the ancient Greeks to new visual heights! Jon has captured Medea’s essence in the painting Medea Blue. Medea fell in love with Jason; had Jason perform tasks such as getting the golden fleece; married Jason only to be betrayed by him in typical Greek tragedy fashion! Jon’s painting captures her swirling emotions.

See more of Jon’s paintings at DiscoverOriginalArt.com



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Bushroad

Martha van der Linde started painting while living in Botswana.   She is self-taught, painting en pleine aire while camping.  She gives us a beautiful view of the landscapes of Africa.  She has been painting since 1967 and has had 35 one-woman exhibits.

Visit DiscoverOriginalArt.com for more details about Martha van der Linde and view more of her art.

Sunset Havana Vieja

Harvey Hellering is a widely exhibited, fine art photographer, working over the last 20 years with landscape, architectural, scenic and travel subjects

The photographs aim to capture both mood and moment, sometimes using an exciting wide vista---other times a revealing fragment of location and situation.

Self labeled “a wanderer/looker, rather than a disciplined project photographer” he looks to emotional feel, visual texture and the magic of light in choosing subjects. “then comes the work of isolating...