New Artist Watch Feature at Escape Into Life

 

Lauren Tilden, Trees in October, 2021

Oil on Panel

12" x 12"

 

© 2021 by Lauren Tilden

 

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Today's new Artist Watch column at the international online arts magazine Escape Into Life, showcases the poetic and masterly work of American painter Lauren Tilden.

 

A three-time recipient of grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Lauren holds a master's degree in fine arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Her paintings, which she has shown in numerous exhibitions, especially in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have been published in The Artist's Magazine and other art-related periodicals. Currently a resident of West Virginia, she is represented by Haynes Galleries and F.A.N. Gallery.

The latest Artist Watch features images of nine of Lauren's paintings, her Artist Statement, and a brief biography.

Thought for the Day

The world is very beautiful, but human beings are quite mad.

~ David Hockney 

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Quoted from David Hockney, "Why abstraction in art has run its course", The Art Newspaper, September 30, 2021

 

David Hockney, British Painter, Draftsman, Printmaker, Stage Designer, Photographer

David Hockney Foundation

Thought for the Day

[. . .] because the source of all creativity is the Word himself,

the role of the Inspirer is inescapably relational. So I think all

spiritual and creative inspiration starts with more relational

virtues: humility, honesty, availability, and affection. [ . . .]

~ Paul J. Pastor

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Quoted from Michael Wright, "We must become poetry." (Interview with Paul J. Pastor), Still Life (Weekly Letter on Art and Spirit)

Paul J. Pastor, Poet, Editor, Author of Bower Lodge (Fernwood Press, December 2021), The Face of the Deep (David C. Cook, 2020), The Listening Day (Zeal Books, 2017), Vol. One, and The Listening Day (Zeal Books, 2017), Volume Two

Thought for the Day

 We are faithful / only to the imagination.

~ Denise Levertov

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Quoted from Denise Levertov, "Everything that Acts is Actual," at What Sparks Poetry | Poetry Daily, September 13, 2021. This poem can be found in Collected Earlier Poems 1940 - 1960 (New Directions).

 

Denise Levertov (1923 - 1997), Awarding-Winning American Poet

2021 Artist Nominees for Best of the Net

As the editor of Artist Watch, the monthly column at the online international arts magazine Escape Into Life, I have the opportunity and privilege to nominate three artists for the 2021 Best of the Net anthology, with gratitude to Sundress Publications for offering this award series! Nominees' work must have been published between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021. Please join me in congratulating the nominees.

Please click the links below to view each column with the work for which the artists have been nominated:

   Dan Reisner, "George Floyd", Bronze (Photo: Ron Kedmi)

Artist Watch, Dan Reisner, May 20, 2021

Hansa, "Madonna del Mare Nostrum (Or, Cloak of Love)", Oil on Canvas

Artist Watch, Hansa (Hans Versteeg),  April 15, 2021

 

 

Adrienne Stein, "Earth I", Oil on Linen

Artist Watch, Adrienne Stein,  July 16, 2020

Thought for the Day

Poems are really good at being uncertain.

Tweets, not so much.

~ Kaveh Akbar

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Quoted from "The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat With Kaveh Akbar," The Rumpus, August 31, 2021

Kaveh Akbar, Iranian-American Poet and Scholar; Author, Pilgrim Bell, Calling a Wolf a Wolf, and Portrait of the Alcoholic; Poetry Editor, The Nation

Thought for the Day

[The] art of life is the art of community [. . .]

where the readiness to engage actively on behalf

of the common good takes precedence over the success

of one's own demands and over group interests.

~ Frank Lothar Hossfeld and Erich Zenger

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Quoted from Frank Lothar Hossfeld and Erich Zenger, Psalms 3: A Commentary on Psalms 101-150, Hermeneia (Fortress Press, 2011), page 479

Frank Lothar Hossfeld, Professor of Old Testament, University of Bonn, Germany; Author

Erich Zenger, Professor of Old Testament, University of Munster, Germany; Author

New Artist Watch Feature at Escape Into Life

 

Malachite Muse, 2021

Oil on Linen, 80 cm x 80 cm

 

© Elise Macdonald

 

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Today's new Artist Watch at the international online arts magazine Escape Into Life showcases the gorgeous paintings of Elise Macdonald, currently a resident of South Africa. 

Elise, who paints every day and has created online a remarkable following around the world, studied art of the University of Witswatersrand, Johannesburg, which awarded her a bachelor's degree in fine art. In no time, her experimentations with airbrush painting brought her success. Following time off for parenthood, Elise returned to painting with oils and brushes. Her work sells out within days of completion.

This month's Artist Watch features seven of Elise's paintings, her Artist Statement, and a brief profile.

Thought for the Day

Love sees what is invisible.

~ Simone Weil

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Quoted from Simone Weil, Waiting for God (Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2009), page 149

Simone Weil (1909-1943), French Religious Philosopher, Essayist, Poet, Dramatist, Social Critic, Political Activist

"The Question of God", Public Broadcasting Service

Thought for the Day

It is hard work to live into this generative love, and it is

what we are made for: to paint light into darkness, to sing

in co-creation, to take flight in abundance.

~ Makoto Fujimura 

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Quoted from Makoto Fujimura, "Find God in the Arts: A Theology of Making" at Center for Action and Contemplation, August 18, 2021

Makoto Fujimura, Artist, Writer and Author 

Makoto Fujimura, Art and Faith: A Theology of Making (Yale University Press, 2021)