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Hambleton’s Art on the Berlin Wall. Hambleton’s “Marlboro Man” Hambleton’s “Shadow Man” ART   Richard Hambleton   NYC, in the late 1970′s and early 1980′s, was the canvas for a street artist named Richard Hambleton. Long before “graffiti” was considered as “art”, long before graffiti art stars like Banksy came on the scene and long before […]

THE ARTS VALENTINE’S DAY “Life is better, shared with someone else!”   Singer Songwriter, Michael Franti says it all in his song “Life is Better With You”._________   A Valentine’s Card for today’s modern romance! _________ Here are some Valentine’s T-Shirts from England that will make today special. Red Heart Comme des Garçons t-shirt, Start-london.com, […]

Detail, Ingres, General Louis-Étienne Dulong de Rosnay, 1818 ART Drawings  Selections from the Met Museum’s Permanent Collection (Examples of how a few master artists made their drawings, including a selection of portrait drawings by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres {1780–1867}) – Last year the Metropolitan Museum of Art pulled some gems out of their vault of drawings. – The exhibition […]

“A Wild Ride!” By Jack A. Atkinson Ink on Arches Paper, Painted from Life, in Real Time, During an 8 Second Ride at The National Western Rodeo, Denver, CO EDITORIAL ON ART Deep Thoughts (On a cold day in the USA) Art (the visual arts) cannot be considered GOOD or BAD we can only ask […]

ART Photography of Snow A Walk Up To and Through a Park in Denver, CO on a Cold Winter’s Day! A Photo Essay by Jack A. AtkinsonThis winter has been brutal across the entire USA, but let’s not forget that winter’s snow is also a beautiful sight!                 […]

ART Balloon Dog & More! Jeff Koons’ balloon dogs are bringing record breaking prices at auction. Jeff Koons’s Balloon Dog has been lauded as one of the most beloved of all contemporary sculptural forms, having graced the rooftop of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Venice’s Grand Canal, and Versailles Palace outside Paris. This past auction season, […]

One brass object in the Met Museum’s Collection of Indian Art is this graceful parrot, delicately perched on one leg from the late 18th century. It may have been used as a finial.   ART SHOPPING India’s Art Embodies A Rich Culture India’s Fabulous Past is Partially Represented in America Through the Many Great Indian Masterpieces of […]

  Paris Through the Window, 1913, Oil on Canvas, 54 inches × 56 inches Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Marc Chagall’s painting Paris Through the Window A Close Look by Jack A. Atkinson (Editor’s Note) This painting by Chagall is one of my favorites. I have had a reproduction of […]

We wish you all a fabulous 2014! Artist Lauren Purje posted her New Year’s Card. Until later, Jack ARTSnFOOD, is an online publication dedicated to “The Pursuit of Happiness through the Arts and Food.” ™ All rights reserved for all content. Concept, Original Art, Original Text & “Original or Assigned Photography” are © Copyright 2014 Jack […]

  Until Next Year, Jack ARTSnFOOD, is an online publication dedicated to “The Pursuit of Happiness through the Arts and Food.” ™ All rights reserved for all content. Concept, Original Art, Original Text & “Original or Assigned Photography” are © Copyright 2013 Jack A. Atkinson under all International intellectual property and copyright laws. All photographs were […]