Sistine Chapel

Click on the link to see the Sistine Chapel like you probably have not seen it before....no waiting and no one to hurry you along.  Besides all those Cardinals are in there right now picking a new Pope and you can't get in anyway. Click here >The Sistine Chapel 360 degree and interactive.  This is puts you into the driver's seat and you can zoom in and inspect details if you want.  Have fun!

Frederick Remington

Sunsets, Art Dog and Frederick Remington.

Douglas Abdell

Art Dog is at it again.

Art & Motorcycles

The first image is of a Spanish artwork that was recently "fixed" by an 80 year old amateur painter...one art critic said that it resembled a hairy monkey in an ill fitting tunic. Here is the story.

The second image well speaks for itself but would have made a lovely addition to the art of the motorcycle show recently.

A Roach Remembered

Carmichael Collective is an ad agency that that takes a road less traveled and looks for the most creative ways to get a message across.  In a series of art installations the perspective is shifted from a fly's death to "this fly's death".  Was it a cockroach or the Mother Theresa of cockroaches.  More images and story here.

Origami Boulder

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From different worlds but on the same path....

A Show of People - Dale Strattman

A Show of People 

Dale Strattman

Forget about pixels and digital and put aside thoughts of instant gratification and embrace the purest form and principals of photography in this show of photographs by celebrated Wichita photographer Dale Strattman.  

You may be lead to believe that Strattman has Dektol and D76 coursing through his veins but it only takes a few moments of conversation to realize that this guy is the real deal.  A man who cares about photography and sharing the passion of his natural talent.  Strattman is known for his black and white photography and currently is an adjunct professor at Wichita State University where he continues his lifelong calling of teaching students the art of seeing through a camera lens, of composition and of the execution of the perfect print. 

The exhibition is in the main gallery of City Arts  (334 N. Mead Street, Wichita, KS 67202) and has been extended to run through February 25th to include the Final Friday in February.

2/5/2012 Update: This is what Joanna Ramondetta from the Wichita Eagle had to say in Sunday's paper: >Click here to read the full article<

StopLight Gallery Premier

Well Him and our friend Lee Shiney came up with an idea about having a gallery on the corner of Douglas and Topeka that is our main display window at Lawrence Photo.  This gallery initially was conceived as the "Drive By" Gallery but that name was nixed because of the less than friendly implications.  Him and Lee joked around about calling the "RedLight Gallery but for obvious reasons decided StopLight Gallery was more family oriented. 

Below is the announcement Lee sent out about the new gallery space earlier today.  Him will get around to something official in the next day or so.

Lee Shiney Art     View email in your browser. January: Wow. Big. Ups and downs. Working backwards-Final Friday: Today is Final Friday in Wichita, and I have brand new work in a brand new gallery. This giant untitled piece (shown here under construction) is 6 x 10 feet, latex paint on unprimed, unframed canvas. And it's showing in a fun, new little gallery space that is actually part of Lawrence Photo at 401 E Douglas. Even more fun is that this gallery is "open" 24 hours a day, because it's viewable only from outdoors. So as you are cruising through the stoplight at Douglas and Topeka, look to the southeast corner. It's the Stoplight Gallery. Last week; down: A major server issue took out my website. It's still gone, so don't bother looking yet. I'm trying to treat this as an opportunity, rather than a catastrophe. Last week; up: But I did finish two collaborative works for the Art for Arthritis benefit coming up in March. You'll get a sneak peek when they go on display for Final Friday in February. Drive by!

Weight Loss Incentive

I saw these refrigerators that were from a "Scary" art show and think that Jenny Craig and other diet gurus might want to incorporate these into their programs...after all "I don't need ice cream that bad...I ain't going no where near that refrigerator!"

Tank "Turned" Art

Sunday mornings are our day to sleep an hour later and get up, watch CBS Sunday Morning and let him drink coffee.  This last Sunday there was a segment on the Biennale in Venice.  This tank turned over caught Him's attention at the US Pavillion.  Take a look.

Here is a link to the CBS Sunday Morning Story Treadmill Powered Tank. Here is an article from The Guardian Guardian's Tank Article.

Renaissance Dog

I like art and I like being outdoors and climbing mountains.  

And hunting squirrels (ground and tree) but I don't like flies at all not one bit.  No Sir-ee Bob.

Final Friday Art

Last night was a busy night in Wichita and we made it to several galleries.  1st on our list is one of Wichita's newest and smallest, The Aviary Gallery at Bluebird Art  where Kim Lister was the featured artist.  We also stopped by Shop Keepers Gallery and saw Lauren and the Halloween based show there.  At Gallery XII and Vinteral Gallery we saw tons of great art and people we love!

Center Gallery specializes in photography and always has a surprise or two and Bob Schwan Studios was featuring the work of Brian Hinkle who was showing a series of colored variations of the willow trees at Botanica, James Kandt's fantastic paintings and of course Bob Schwan's playful abstract dog portraits.

We wound up the evening on Commerce Street where Julia Crider was showing a combination of retrospective work as well as new works at the new In Between Gallery.  I wound up the evening at the Go Away Garage with the Scary Show and loads of my favorite people.  Him went on down the street and checked in on Curt Clonts, David Murano, Linda K. Robinson, Tanya Tandoc & Beth Golay at Diver Gallery...Him said Wow!  Him's last stop was at The Jones Gallery where him saw awesome B&W Kansas landscape photography by Mark Luterman where every framed piece was only $100. and such a steal him said.

This is where I spent the last hour or so of the Final Friday Gallery extravaganza being rocked back and forth in the arms of this purty lady.

I had a great evening and had no idea what was in store for me the next morning but it's nap time now and I'll blog about that later.

Wags!

Well I ain't no Mona Lisa ....

But I do think he got my good side...

Yes. Yes We Can!

Ok, so in lieu of a photo or an illustration today I wanted to post this work of local artist Switchum to show that with a little bit of determination you can do anything.  You see, today I rode my motorbike to work for the first time.  It went without a hitch...perfect day for a ride.  Clear blue wind free Kansas morning.  Not a cloud in the sky.  Being a Saturday morning the traffic was light and we did not want to cause a commotion on our maiden voyage to work.  The only incident that occurred was at a stop light when a guy in the cross walk saw us and gave a thumbs up.  He then stepped in front of us and fumbled with his digital camera.  While fumbling trying to take our photo the light turned green and we nearly missed the green light.  Celebrity is not without cost I suppose.