27 Feb ARTeNews – March 2019
Ron’s Palette
Inspired to Step Up My Game!
I had the opportunity to visit artist Jim Rabby at his home/gallery/studio/collectors rooms/framing/shipping facility earlier this month. This facility he built is unbelievable. The video — later in this newsletter — will give a small idea about what makes up Jim Rabby. The thing I left with was how a creative spirit can manifest.
I was told years ago by my friend and artist Bill Worrell to look for the fruit someone is producing with their life. Jim Rabby had polio as a small child, and overcoming that, produced a work ethic that is inspiring. He gets up at 1 AM, seven days a week, to creatively produce art…and has done that for over fifty years. His inspiration is directly from the Source…whatever you believe that to be…and he just steps out of the way. We only took video on a small part of his operation, out of respect for what he does. He is blessed to have his assistant, Laura, by his side for over 20 years, helping in the ordering of materials, framing, building crates, shipping and being a right hand to him. I left his place feeling a bit lazy in comparison…but also inspired to step my game up !
Namaste,
Ron
Art Fusion Radio Schedule
Every Thursday from 11am to noon, you can:
- Watch the show being recorded LIVE! at the Artisan Santa Fe store.
Every Saturday from noon to 1pm, you can:
- Listen to Art Fusion (previously recorded) on AM 1260 and 103.7 FM.
You can also hear podcasts of past shows HERE. To read more about each artist and songwriter for upcoming shows, click on one of the shows listed below.
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Artist of the Month
Jim Rabby
About Jim
I’ve been painting professionally, continually, for a living for over 50 years, and I’ve been living in Santa Fe for 32 years, living in my dream 1912 adobe studio and gallery, in an old downtown neighborhood of Santa Fe. I got my start at the Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospital, where I had a series of polio operations as little boy, brought art supplies for the children and I made some work with those supplies. In 1956, my parents opened a storefront, a mom and pop shop, that sold art supplies and made picture frames so I was around a bunch of artist collecting their supplies. Through the sixties I was exhibiting in dozens of alternate spaces at a time: dinner theaters, beauty boutiques, bank lobbies, restaurants, outdoor art shows. It was experiential, getting a lot of feedback, building a collector base from grass roots. I’m self taught, I’ve tenaciously worked at it.
Artist Statement
Painting for me is life itself. To me, success is living to my potential. My life is an extraordinary personal triumph and these paintings are a celebration of it. I am an ordinary guy with extraordinary potential – and my goal in life is to reach my potential. Being that the bar is set real high, I’m always moving to center and performing my best – it’s all fierce. The commitment is to give it everything it calls for and refine and deepen that commitment. It calls for great discipline to gain great freedom.
Visit Jim’s Website
www.JimRabby.com
Workshops, Free Demos & Various Events
ArtSpot
Artisan Events
Santa Fe
Anastasio Wrobel
There is lots going on all the time at Artisan! We offer free demos, paid workshops and more. To see all the events, click HERE!
If March had more days, we would have more workshops!
Don’t miss out on our dynamic roster!
To kick off the month, we welcome Karen Whitmore with her afternoon workshop on Saturday March 2nd, “Painting Dynamic Animal Portraits in Oil“! This class is great for anyone of ANY level. We provide materials. The following week on Saturday, March 9th, “Creative Voice” with Catherine Trapani, which focuses on developing an inner voice and applying those findings to real physical processes in creating artwork. Most materials are provided in this one-day class – and you will take home a beautiful artwork.
Every Wednesday is usually reserved for MUSE Figure Drawing, which is FREE figure drawing in our space from 11am to 1pm. In addition to that, on Wednesday, March 13th, we will be hosting a mini class in the afternoon from 2 to 3:30PM with Mia Fesmire, “Painting with POSCA on Clay Pots“. Make up a sweet design on a 4” terracotta pot that you can take home afterward! And don’t forget, as with all of our mini classes, you get a $10 coupon to use the same day! On anything you want!
Saturday, March 16th, Michael Bergt will be in-house doing a “Portrait Painting Session in Egg Tempera“. This is not a hands-on workshop, but a rare opportunity to sit in on the artist’s process. Since this is a ticketed event, we are limited the number of seats to 16 – so don’t miss your chance to attend an intimate work session with a world-renowned artist. Then, Monday, March 18th, Soft Pastel Painters are in for a treat when we welcome Tobi Clement to teach with us for a special one-day workshop, “Pastel Paint a Spectacular Sunset“. She is known for her skies, and in this all-day workshop she will provide you with a specific palette to aid in your creating a sunset on Anthracite Pastel mat paper. This class will include all materials for use during class.
Friday and Saturday, March 22nd and 23rd, Dan McBride will be hosting a workshop in “Acrylic and Mixed Media Applications: To the brink of disaster and back!“
COLLAGISTS – WE HAVE HEARD YOU!!! We are so excited to welcome Melinda Tidwell to ArtSpot – catch her first (of a potential SIX workshops- W O W!) here at the store. On Monday, March 25th, we welcome her for “The Art of Book Collage Lesson 1: Mining the Hardback“ – bring an old book with you, and as a class, you will deconstruct your books and share the bounty of those materials with one-another.
And on Friday, March 29th, Kathryn Stedham hosts “Palette Knife and Bold Brushstrokes” which she has opened to include both traditional oil painters and water-mixable oil painters as well. AND…Artisan can and will prepare materials for you to use during class in either medium! That means you just bring yourself!
To close out a very wonderful month on Saturday, March 30th, we are ecstatic to have Matthew Higginbotham in-house to do a FREE DEMO!
There are SO many events – we hope to see you at one of them!
As always, please call with any questions you may have,
Anastasio | 505-954-4179, ext 119
Stuff Around The Store
Cool Item
Of The Month
Artisan carries a lot of unique and/or one of a kind items. Here is one you might find interesting.
Hardcore Pro Canvas Panel™ and Panel Porter™ Carrier
by Masterpiece Artist Canvas
Great for Plein Air painting! Comes with a variety of canvas surfaces.
Since 1965, the artists, engineers and technicians who produce Masterpiece canvases are dedicated to creating the finest possible panel that is the foundation for your valuable art. The time you invest in painting your own masterpiece is as important to us, as it is to you.
The Panel Porter system lets you assemble the exact size you need to carry. Select two pair of Panel Porters™ to match the canvas panel size that you are painting. For example, a pair of 9’s and 12’s will construct a 9×12 Porter frame. With one additional pair of 16’s, you could make a 12×16 carrier, or a 16×9 carrier, which is a standard Masterpiece size that is the same aspect ratio as a normal television. Add one more pair of 10’s, and you could also make 10×12 and 10×16, which is one of our Golden Ratio series canvas panels.
Available ONLY at the Santa Fe store
WHAT’S ON SALE?
On Sale Now
Anybody up for a great deal?
COMMUNITY
Community
What’s going on in Artist-Land.
James Dean Asher, distinguished artist, died in the early morning hours of February 6, 2019, at his home in Santa fe, New Mexico, after a long battle with esophageal cancer. He leave behind his cherished wife of 33 years, Joe Anna Arnett. Together, they have teraveled the world, capturing their favorite scenes in paint. From India to Europe to South America and locations all around the United States, they’ve shared adventures that have informed their art and enriched the lives of others.
A most unique watercolorist, in his ability to convey brilliant detail in this moset difficult medium, James’ paintings hang in museums and important collections in the U.S. and abroad. With Joe Anna, he created Artful Partners, and produced popular art instruction videos. James was also one of four featured artists on the PBS series “Passport and Palette”.
The family suggests memorials to
The Cancer Foundation for New Mexico
www.cffnm.org
Special Notes
CUSTOM CANVAS STRETCHING
Artisan provides custom canvas stretching of any size (this canvas is 100” X 144“).
We stretch primed or unprimed, medium, heavy or aluminum bars, cotton or linen.
Call 505.954.4179 for more information, or read more online HERE.
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