Mona by Frank W. Jacobs

Mona, originally uploaded by Frank W. Jacobs.

Mona, 2007, Acrylic on canvas, 80 x 100 cm

more paintings here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwj/

When a Georgian Painter goes into a Disco Club

in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Misha Gogrichiani went to the Club Culture and had really fun. He painted 12 of the Bar Guests and has a show called Culture on display at NEW ART TBILISI. The whole set of the 12 intriguing portraits, masterly painted in Acrylic and behind glas is for sale for USD 8.000

Gert Folmering

gert-folmering20, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Gert Folmering is our newest member in the Art Club Caucasus International

I scanned some photos of Gert Folmerings older works in a better quality. All works are from 1990 till 1996

Check out more of his works here
http://hansheinerbuhr.com/gert-folmering.html

I hope to update some new of his paintings soon

My trekking boots and my good shoes

painted by Otari Laliashvili, a painter from Rustavi

my-trekking-boots, originally uploaded by grijsz.
60x55 cm, Oil on Canvas, 2006

my-shoes-by-otari-lalishvili, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Oil on board 53x50 cm 2007

Martin and the meatballs

"When I started doing all the small paintings with circles it was while I was always eating at Stuffy’s… it got cold and Stuffy’s started having a Sub of the Season, it was a meatball sub. Every single day, sometimes more than once, I was eating the meatball Sub of the Season because it was the cheapest, and warm. Then I started to look at these meatballs every day and think about my circle paintings, started to think of the paintings as meatballs… not literally, but the physicality, oddness, awkardwardness, sloppiness, etc…"

Martin Bromirski, one of the most important art bloggers interviewed by Belinda Haikes at LiveUniverseandArt here:

http://lifeuniverseandart.blogspot.com/2007/11/martin-bromirski.html

jack-ironfist-ht-2

jack-ironfist-ht-2, originally uploaded by grijsz.

60x49 cm, Oil

based on a fantastic portrait by Walter Callens, made in Kyrgyzstan, see it here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltercallens/1428876881/in/set-72157601307135902/

ht-orange2-opt

ht-orange-hq, originally uploaded by grijsz.

All-Art.org has an impressive collection of good quality

All-Art.org has an impressive collection of good quality reproductions and essays on Art History.

See a big amount of Courbet's paintings
http://www.all-art.org/impressionism/courbet1.html
(don't forget to go to next pages at the green arrows at the bottom)

or see many of Rembrandt's Self-Portraits
http://www.all-art.org/baroque/rembrandt1.html



or almost the complete works of the Georgian Painter Niko Pirosmani



http://www.all-art.org/art_20th_century/pirosmani2.html

New paintings by Andreas Thieme, Dresden

thieme-bauernpaar, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Andreas Thieme, Bauernpaar, 2006

thieme-silberhochzeit, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Andreas Thieme: Silberhochzeit, 2007

thieme-schornsteinfeger, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Andreas Thieme: Schornsteinfeger, 2006

andreas-thieme-stillleben, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Andreas Thieme: Stillleben, 2007

andreas-thieme-heiner, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Andreas Thieme: Fischesser, 2006

Andreas had recently a show at Galerie Mitte Dresden, see more paintings there:

http://www.galerie-mitte.de/img-vorbei/2007/thieme-2007/thieme-2007.html

"Self portrait" Eliezer Sonnenschein

see his paintings at Flickr here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/test-stuff/

Your Artwork on your belly

Update: Here you see a glimpse of Angela's Mandala belly, nice !

Painter Kathrin Longhurst will Bodypaint the seven months pregnant belly of Creative Mums founder (www.creativemums.com.au) Angela van Boxtel with one of her designed mandalas. Photographer Angela Cushway (Angel Photography) will photograph the final Artwork.
Kathrin Longhurst (mum of 3 year old) & Angela Cushway (mum of 3 year old & almost 9 months pregnant) are both 'Creative Mums'.

The word Mandala is Sanskrit for circle. Representing unity and wholeness, it is a cosmic diagram reminding us of our relation to the Infinite, that which is within us and that which extends beyond our bodies and our minds.

The performance will promote the upcoming Creative Mums Exhibition - Manly Art Gallery & Museum as part of the Manly Arts Festival 2007 (submissions close by 31 May).

Creative Mums is a network of Mums who have made a homebased business out of their artistic profession while being able to raise and be around their children at the same time. Creative Mums includes Fashion designers, Photographers, Painters, Writers, Interior Designers, Web & Graphic Designers and much more.

Visitors can enjoy the body paint 'performance' and take in the Current Exhibition of the Artists in residence (Kathrin Longhurst, Nadia Turner & David Jenkins).

For more information about the Mandala Pregnant Belly Painting & the involved Creative Mums visit the Creative Mums website www.creativemums.com.au

FREE entry!

Location:
The Art Sanctuary
www.theartsanctuary.com.au
3 Williams Street
Fairlight

Read all about Creative Mums on www.creativemums.com.au