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Friday, August 10, 2007
Artist Website of the Week: Robert K. Carsten
Posted by Sarah
This week's website belongs to an artist who will be familiar to
PJ
readers: Robert K. Carsten. He's a frequent contributor to the magazine (he wrote the feature on Chilean-born artist Claudio Bravo for the
June issue
, for example) and a popular workshop instructor. His
website
features a pair of slideshows that makes viewing large images of many of his paintings a quick and easy task for visitors--I love that about it.
On his site, Carsten remarks of his work,
"More and more, it has become the achievement of a painterly luminosity that is my pursuit. A certain luminescence, that appears to glow from within as well as from an external light source, as much felt as it is seen, has become the well-spring of my inspiration."
By the way, the above painting,
Renewal (Verna
l Equinox)
, won the “Best in Show” award at the 3rd Annual Northeast National Pastel Exhibition at the
Old Forge Arts Center
in Old Forge, NY.
Overheard
8/10/2007 9:29:41 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
Comments [2]
8/11/2007 10:40:20 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
Thank you for sharing this wonderful painting. While looking at it I recognized the tall thin pottery jug in the left hand side. My grandmother, an artist, often painted the same jug which I now have. I am told it was used by Russian troops years ago to carry and drink water. Does Carsten know the history of this jug? I am inspired to use this in a painting with other interesting jugs and containers. Thanks for the inspiration. Jane
Jane E. Bauer
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8/30/2007 1:33:32 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
I am fairly new to pastels, about 3 years now, I love this painting!! I have been working on simple compositions, flowers,fruit,etc. You have inspired me to moved me to expand my horizons and be more creative. . Your work looks like an oil painting. I am moving forward.Thank you for that. Mary Ann Cimino
Mary Ann Cimino
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maryannc1121AT NOSPAMcomcast dot net
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