by julia dzikiewicz | Dec 28, 2011 | blog
This mural, depicting Joseph leading The Virgin Mary and Jesus into Egypt, can be found in the Hanging Church in Cairo Egypt. Notice the specifically Egyptian symbols..such as the Nile, which forms the blue backdrop, the pyramids in the upper left hand corner, and the...
by julia dzikiewicz | Nov 29, 2011 | blog
Carol Dupre is an old friend of mine. She has a studio at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria Virginia. Her work is beautifully painted , and highly intellectual. She literally writes papers on each painting. Each painting is extremely dense in art theory, history,...
by julia dzikiewicz | Nov 26, 2011 | blog
Hale Tenger is a fascinating artist. She uses installation art to comment on political issues and /or Turkish government policies. Some of her installations include sculpture, such as rag dolls, or giant decorated domes. A good site to read about her work is Green ...
by julia dzikiewicz | Nov 25, 2011 | blog
“Shell Cluster”, a watercolor and ink painting, is a dark and bloody work by A Relene Schuster. She has a studio at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton Virginia , and one can view her website by clicking here. She says this of her work…” As an...
by julia dzikiewicz | Nov 12, 2011 | blog
I first saw this butterfly art in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Large clear plastic boxes are filled with dried butterflies of differing colors and shaped into various patterns. (Here is a a link to the website…ButterflyPeople ). The colors and shimmers of those...
by julia dzikiewicz | Sep 7, 2011 | blog
Wondering what to see at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, in Washington Dc? Susan Swartz has a show there now titled “Seasons of the Soul”, consisting of thirteen large, 3 feet by 4 feet, paintings.See info below, copied from the website…...
