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Art and Bicycling
Kevin Davidson is concurrently an artist and a patron of the arts. Self-taught, he works in oil, often portraying religious themes. He is currently working on a representati... |
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on Jul 19, 2010 at 9:03 pm by Kevin, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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Art, Wine, Food, Mount Diablo
Mount Diablo faces much more serious threats than a lunatic who has proposed renaming it Mount Reagan, among other monikers. A relatively large percentage of the mountain’s ma... |
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on Apr 16, 2010 at 8:04 am by Mr. Sarcastic, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Strong Artistic Views
San Ramon artist Kevin Davidson (whom I profiled in a past column) recently acted on a whim. He decided to contact the Vatican to determine how to submit his spiritual paint... |
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on Nov 5, 2010 at 6:28 pm by inspired, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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New Gallery to Open in San Francisco
Unable to find a suitable venue in the Danville-San Ramon Area, a group of local artists has secured a space in San Francisco in which to showcase talent from around the Bay A... |
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on Nov 14, 2009 at 10:50 pm by Bill, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Art-Full Weekend
By John A. Barry
The weekend of August 21 in Danville was an artful one that actually started on Thursday with the annual Art and Wine Stroll. Three art venues featured rec... |
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on Aug 26, 2010 at 3:15 pm by Lynn, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Danville Fine Arts Fair
For several years now, I’ve been attending the Danville Fine Arts Fair, covering nearly all of Hartz Ave. in downtown Danville. Because of the large number of exhibitors and... |
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on Jun 29, 2010 at 9:07 am by Julia, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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The Art of Print
The word print in the English language precedes Guttenberg by about 200 years. It derives from the Old French priente, “impression,” as in an impression pressed into a surface... |
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on Nov 1, 2009 at 4:38 pm by John Barry, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Eyesore or Art?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; art is anything you can get away with. These two truisms came to mind as a I read recently in the “Contra Costa Times” about the temporar... |
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on Jul 27, 2010 at 11:19 am by John Barry, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Art Icon Turns '39'
Beth Bachelor is a legend in local art circles. A cofounder of the Alamo Danville Artists’ Society (ADAS) in 1977 and the Contra Costa Academy of Fine Art in 2001, she still k... |
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on Aug 6, 2010 at 4:24 pm by Evelyn, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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In Vino. . .Ars Longa
If you walk into Kevin Milligan’s gallery at 408 Hartz Avenue, you’ll notice a LARGE piece of art in progress that is not hanging on the walls and is not for sale.
It’s... |
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on Feb 9, 2010 at 10:47 am by John Barry, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Gallery City
To say that Santa Fe, New Mexico, is an art destination would be an understatement on the order of “a few landscapes featuring Mount Diablo have been painted over the years.”
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on Mar 29, 2010 at 2:45 pm by John Barry, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Art About Art
From the Greek comes the word ekphrasis, meaning description. A synesthetic art form, ekphrasis is a poem written about another form of art—most often a painting. Keats’ “Od... |
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on Sep 21, 2010 at 7:55 pm by John Barry, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Story Ideas
I’m off to Alaska for a week and didn’t have time to come up with an “Art Space” installment before my departure. But some ideas I’m working on for later:
Art Chat. An oppo... |
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on Aug 30, 2010 at 11:22 pm by John Barry, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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'Bollywood' On Bollinger
The term “Bollywood” (a portmanteau of Bombay and Hollywood) tends to evoke images of “Slumdog Millionaire” or lush, extravagant musical productions. On November 21, local r... |
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on Nov 15, 2010 at 10:33 am by John Barry, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Images of Saint Nick
I’m about to head off for the holidays and contemplate prospects for the coming year and column. When I return, I plan to start a culinary/visual arts tour of some local res... |
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on Nov 29, 2010 at 12:45 pm by John Barry, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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B.B in Benicia
Brigitte Bize is an artist who lives in Danville. But at least three days a week, she pays the toll to drive to Benicia in order to paint from 9:00 a.m. till 7:00 or 8:00 in... |
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on May 24, 2011 at 6:59 am by Gail Conger, a resident of the Walnut Creek neighborhood |
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The Brewing Company at Peace Lutheran
Clifford Brown III is the grandson of legendary jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown and son of Clifford Brown, Jr., who has a show on the KSCM-FM (91.1) jazz station. On April 30, B... |
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on Apr 28, 2011 at 1:37 pm by John Barry, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Masks and the Universal Themes of Art
I'm about to do some traveling. Artist Bill Carmel offered to write a guest column in my absence. He plans to do follow-ups in the future, expanding on the theme of masks.... |
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on May 26, 2011 at 4:03 pm by John Barry, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Local Landscapes
Landscape painting has historically ranked low in the genre hierarchy in the post-Renaissance Western world (landscape painting was already well established in China by the fo... |
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on Apr 14, 2011 at 11:29 am by Bill, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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Turbanism
Turbanism is an art and fashion movement that was born in Danville in late 2010/early 2011. Turbanistic works can be expressed in visual, written, or millinerist media. Their ... |
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on Apr 16, 2011 at 8:08 am by Emily, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Fair Attendance Down Again
Attendance at the Danville Fine Arts Faire [sic for the past three years appears to be a reflection of the sour economy that continues to grip the state and country. Four... |
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on Jun 29, 2011 at 9:53 am by Bill, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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hARTz Studios
Remember the Pioneer Gallery? If so, you will recall that it was located on the first floor of 524 Hartz Avenue, a venue now occupied by Rakestraw Books. A membership gall... |
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on Jun 15, 2011 at 4:42 pm by kevin, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Three Generations of Artists Together (from Shanghai to Danville)
Danville artist Leslie Ruth comes to painting by way of her mother and grandmother, both artists in their own right. "I'm the third generation of artists in my family," sa... |
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on Feb 12, 2012 at 3:27 pm by Brian, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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"The Miracle of Turban Boy," a performance piece by Turban Bill
In terms of a Hollywood movie pitch: it's Bollywood meets director Philip Kaufman meets "Beach Blanket Babylon." The following scenario was written by guest contributor Bill C... |
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on Aug 5, 2011 at 1:02 pm by John Barry, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Danville Artist Exhibits in Madrid
The exhibit Arte + Fe is being held at the Pons Foundation in Madrid on the occasion of World Youth Day and offers a look at Christian contemporary works of artists from a... |
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on Sep 15, 2011 at 5:37 pm by Diane, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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