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Feb 6, 2012, 3:07 pm
In the interests of keeping you up-to-the-minute, here is a photo journal of my recent studio works.
Upland Air6.3" x 6.75"PastelCasey Klahninformal iPhone record
Ghost Riders6.75" x 9.75"PastelCasey Klahninformal iPhone record
These pastels make use of my new Roche sticks. Comment - Like
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Jan 31, 2012, 8:58 pm
Snow Day 6x9, Pastel.informal record w iPhoneCasey Klahn
This is my farm in eastern Washington. We no longer grow Barley here, but old terms die hard. This year, like most of the US, we had very little snow. I did capture this one day, though. Comment - Like
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Jan 28, 2012, 1:15 pm
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Today, of all days, you can give yourself permission to go out to the studio and make a huge mess, step in it, and basically cut loose!
Jackson Pollock was born 100 years ago today in Cody, Wyoming, to Presbyterian Irish and Scotch-Irish farmers. He changed the world.
Telegraph Article on t... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2012, 2:31 pm
A little box has arrived from Paris, France.
12 Half Sticks Discovery Set plus 3 Sticks.
My report is forthcoming. I'll be in the studio till then. Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 11:50 am
The Postmaster says she has a box for me to pick up. It's from Paris, France!
La Marseillaise.
I will definitely have something exciting to blog about tomorrow...
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Jan 25, 2012, 3:03 pm
See Differently. Authenticity & Your Art.
PSA member artist and author of The Colorist blog, Casey Klahn, will be teaching his workshop in Morristown, NJ, March 17th & 18th, 2012. See Differently. Authenticity & Your Art.
Contact ArtSpace Studio, Julie Gridinsky Friedman, to secure one of... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 8:40 am
A Riverside6" x 4"PastelCasey Klahn
iPhone Photo
This pastel painting started out as one thing, and then I turned it upside down to check the composition. It looked better, so I kept it that way. Comment - Like
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Jan 16, 2012, 1:06 pm
There is a demand for these small works now. I am working harder to be organized in the studio to make these available, and you can go here to make purchase inquiries.
Little Works
A River Corner3.75" x 4"PastelCasey Klahn
$80 unframed
Little House in La Ca5.5" x 6"PastelCasey Klahn
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Jan 12, 2012, 2:21 pm
l Barn Interior Color Sketch7" x 6"PastelCasey Klahn SOLD
Just thinking out loud. In color. Comment - Like
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Jan 10, 2012, 4:16 pm
First published October, 2011.Is It Art?
Wolf Kahn said, "Each painting has its own dignity, its own requirements."
"But the Devil whoops, as he whooped of old: 'It's clever, but is it Art?'" Rudyard Kipling.
"The air one sees in the paintings of the masters is not the air one... Comment - Like
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Jan 9, 2012, 2:40 pm
I'm in the studio making lots of small works, and a few medium ones, too. Comment - Like
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Jan 5, 2012, 2:59 pm
Never look at your artwork the same way again. See Differently. Authenticity & Your Art.
Offering two workshops in New Jersey, in the New York City area. To be specific, my See Differently workshop will be taught in Morristown, NJ in March, at the studio of Julie Friedman. The dates are:... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 2011, 2:43 pm
My well wishes go out to all of the readers of The Colorist!
This holiday, I probably won't do the popular Top Ten post, but there is a new one waiting in the wings! I will point out the hot blogs and the blogs that roared! Stay tuned, please! Comment - Like
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Dec 30, 2011, 9:49 pm
The Year 2011, In Review
All choices made here are based upon my own opinions, and not upon readership or statistics.
My Top Six Paintings Posted in 2011.
Dusk With Orange@ 5" x 7"PastelCasey Klahn
Shadow River11" x 19"Pastel & CharcoalCasey Klahn
The Rain, the Light & the River11.75" x... Comment - Like
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Dec 30, 2011, 6:38 pm
Practice: Head Facing Right14" x 13Charcoal, Pastel & White Chalk on Drawing PaperCasey Klahn Comment - Like
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Dec 28, 2011, 6:35 pm
WIP - Facing Right@14' x 15" Charcoal & White Chalk on Drawing PaperCasey Klahn
For a hobby, I am re-learning the figure and the head from various sources, such as instructional books and You Tube videos. Before I took up the landscape, this was all I did on an amateur basis. It is crazy how mu... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2011, 3:47 pm
Is It Art?
Wolf Kahn said, "Each painting has its own dignity, its own requirements."
"But the Devil whoops, as he whooped of old: 'It's clever, but is it Art?'" Rudyard Kipling.
"The air one sees in the paintings of the masters is not the air one breathes." Edgar Degas.
"Wh... Comment - Like
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Oct 24, 2011, 11:45 am
High Country Prairie6" x 19.5"PastelCasey Klahn
This is the companion to yesterday's picture. Comment - Like
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Oct 22, 2011, 9:18 am
High Country6" x 19.5"PastelCasey Klahn
This image was originally published in May. Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2011, 1:06 pm
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Artist Willem de Kooning's legacy is currently on display in a milestone exhibition of his works rendered over seven decades. de Kooning, a Retrospective, is open at the Museum of Modern Art from September 18, 2011 through January 9, 2012.
Dutch-born de Kooning emigrated to America in 1926 ... Comment - Like
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Oct 13, 2011, 10:22 am
Bright Trees Through@ 8" x 5.5"PastelCasey KlahnThere is a viral-like event going on at my new Tumblr page involving this image. I am surprised and pleased that many bloggers at Tumblr want to feature this image. Comment - Like
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Oct 11, 2011, 10:42 am
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Charlie Rose interviews the curators of the Matisse & Picasso exhibit that was up at the MoMA in 2003. These videos were posted this year.
Kirk Varnedoe and John Elderfield are the curators. Comment - Like
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Oct 10, 2011, 7:08 pm
Hotel Sol, Italy@7" x
Pastel
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This is the painting I did for the demo last week in Bellevue at Daniel Smith.
There will be two workshops next week in Bellevue, on Wednesday and Thursday, October 19th and 20th. Comment - Like
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Oct 7, 2011, 3:04 pm
Seattle area artists who are interested in taking up pastels will enjoy my Beginning Pastels workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 19th., from 10 till 4. Bellevue Daniel Smith, 15112 N.E. 24th Street, Bellevue -(425) 643-1781. Pre-register, $75.
Those with some experience in using pastels can take an Int... Comment - Like
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Oct 3, 2011, 8:42 pm
Free Demo at Daniel Smith, Bellevue.
Pastels are the premier way to get color down on paper with boldness and intensity. This drawing medium acts like anything you want it to – even like a painting medium if you so desire. Artist Casey Klahn will demonstrate his pastel technique, and field your qu... Comment - Like
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Sep 22, 2011, 11:10 am
Don't tell me you have nothing to post about:
100 Things I Love About Art
Highlight a Master Artist
Compare Two Master Artists
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Review Your Exhibit
Goal Setting
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Sep 21, 2011, 1:47 pm
A Landscape About BlueBlue Trees in the Middle Distance
7 - 3/8ths" x 5.75"
Pastel
Casey Klahn
You can make a different painting - a painting and an idea that the world has never seen before. Here are some ways to make it different.
Be authentic. Have a new idea, and think of su... Comment - Like
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Sep 19, 2011, 12:15 pm
Lose The Conventions.
There isn't any magic method for working in the colorist style. So, what is there to teach in a workshop setting? Much! Because in your pastel bag, in addition to your supplies, you also carry around a set of conventions. They are your tried and true, "works every time," ... Comment - Like
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Sep 16, 2011, 11:20 am
The following few posts will be my after-action review of the workshop that I held in the Portland area last Spring. The axiom goes that the teacher learns as much, if not more, than the students in the process of teaching. Here is my chance to express what I learned at my own workshop titled "N... Comment - Like
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Sep 12, 2011, 11:05 am
See Differently.
Authenticity and Your Art.
Oakland, CA
November 5, 6
$200
To sign up, e-mail me at caseyklahn (at) gmail.com with the attention line: workshop. Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2011, 10:26 am
John and Joe - StoryCorps 9/11 animation from Rauch Brothers on Vimeo.
William Wray Comment - Like
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Sep 9, 2011, 10:39 am
Sausalito is over and I am back home, now. This was my best year to date, even given the worst economy. I had to work twice as hard, and "show up to market," which means I had to have the right mix of works to offer.
I will be returning to the Bay Area in early November to teach a workshop. ... Comment - Like
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Sep 4, 2011, 11:06 pm
Orchard Illumination25" x 39.5"PastelCasey Klahn
Some of the rewards of exhibiting are unexpected and very dear.
Here is one of the notes I received on Facebook, today:
Hi Casey, my friend and I just got back from the Sausalito show. We agreed that your work was some of the most beautiful/in... Comment - Like
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Sep 1, 2011, 8:48 pm
My friend, Seattle artist Teresa Saia, did the artwork for this year's Sausalito Art Festival Commemorative poster. It is the best one I've seen.
Sausalito Art Festival.
Commemorative Posters.
Sausalito Art Festival app.
If you don't happen to get the app., you can find me in Booth 302. The ar... Comment - Like
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Aug 28, 2011, 8:33 pm
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living by Damien Hirst (1991)Source: Wikipedia.
Prospect Magazine has published the post-mortem on Postmodernism. Author Edward Docx reports on the Victoria & Albert Museum's upcoming exhibition, Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970... Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2011, 10:38 am
August In Spokane.
...and I will be back in the studio full time. Summer is a slow time online, isn't it? Thanks for tuning in here at The Colorist for your "art fix." I have been working on some computer projects, plus I did complete a large work at 25" x 39.5," which is photographed and... Comment - Like
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Aug 16, 2011, 2:14 pm
The Red Haired Girl, 1918O/C18.1" x 11.4"Amadeus ModiglianiPrivate Collection
I think Modigliani's work improved dramatically each year of his short career. This is one of his portraits of Jeanne Hébuterne, and it gives the lie to photography. She is pretty in the photos, but lovely through ... Comment - Like
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Aug 12, 2011, 10:48 am
Bright Trees Through@ 8" x 5.5"PastelCasey Klahn
This image is ping - ponging around on Tumblr, which is some fun. Comment - Like
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Aug 4, 2011, 11:37 am
сергій kovyka-aliev
I have no idea how I came across this Ukrainian artist's blog. It was a few months ago, and his landscape drawings are really tremendous. They are simple in composition and execution, but there is nothing rude about these artworks. His work reminds me as much of van G... Comment - Like
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Aug 2, 2011, 11:29 am
My Daughter
Plein Air - Fresh Air
Decorating Grandpa's Grave
Photos: Lorie Klahn Comment - Like
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Jul 26, 2011, 8:47 pm
Tumblr is extra much fun. The blog posts are very easy to do, and it is kind of like a world wide blog and your slice thereof. My Tumblr Blog.
Tomorrow we'll be back on summer vacation. I will stay in touch, but won't be prompt. Comment - Like
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Jul 22, 2011, 1:45 pm
My wife, Lorie, took some great promotional images, and we immodestly used the following inspirations for our efforts: this and that.
Blogger has now provided, after probably 5 years of requests, the ability for you to embed your Favicon (icon) with a simple upload to your Blogger design page. M... Comment - Like
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Jul 19, 2011, 10:28 am
I'll be on vacation for a couple of weeks. If I can get the iWorld to cooperate, I may have the ability to answer comments on the road. But, don't bet on me and technology.Enjoy this farce, first published in 2007. Also, you can visit my new tumblr.
Le ColoristeVincent et moi consultent le lon... Comment - Like
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