http://jmculver.com/jmculverblog Painting + Drawing + Combined Media Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:11:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been on hiatus, busy working in the studio, curating exhibitions, and with gallery work. I'm in the process of updating my blog and online shop. There will be more updates to come and consistently to boot! Quick Updates: Upcoming Events are posted on the side bar. More info to come! http://jmculver.com/jmculverblog/archives/208 For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong-and how we can fix it. Newsweek link: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/10/the-creativity-crisis.html http://jmculver.com/jmculverblog/archives/193 I'm happy to announce that Limited Edition Giclee Printsare now available of my artwork. If you are interested in purchasing a print, please contact me at info@jmculver.com http://jmculver.com/jmculverblog/archives/190 Cult Sisters 5 5 Emerging female artists - J. M. Culver, Erin Sayer, Kara Hendershot, Gina Louise, and Louisa Greenstock exhibit work that makes a strong statement through portraiture, narration, and abstraction. Women, Art, and Wine. Couldn't get any better. Preview Opening Thursday, June 10th from 7 - Midnight free and open to the ... http://jmculver.com/jmculverblog/archives/175 CONJURED MEMORIES New Narrative Drawings by Emerging Artist J. M. Culver Opening Reception Saturday, March 6 from 7:00 to 11:00pm Featuring live music by Aby Wolf with Josh Granowski Free and open to the public SSCA Gallery hosts this special solo exhibition from March 6 – April 4 J. M. Culver’s first solo exhibition Conjured Memories is ... http://jmculver.com/jmculverblog/archives/172 I'm gearing up for my upcoming Solo Exhibition. Everything is coming into place nicely. I'm still working on some of the new pieces for the show. I'm putting together the press release, posters, and post cards this week to be sent out by marketing. After much consideration, I finally decided on ... http://jmculver.com/jmculverblog/archives/169 Art is a kind of illness. ~Giacomo Puccini Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one. ~Stella Adler When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time. ~Alice Neel http://jmculver.com/jmculverblog/archives/163 I was elected Vice Chair of the Board of Directors and Exhibition Committee Chair at the SSCA Gallery (Stevens Square Center for the Arts) in Minneapolis. I am also on the Marketing Committee. We have a full schedule of group and solo exhibitions for 2010, including my solo exhibition in ... http://jmculver.com/jmculverblog/archives/113 2009 MCAD Art Sale Video from MCAD on Vimeo. http://jmculver.com/jmculverblog/archives/59 In the Studio, the Aftermath (25 paintings). I spent a couple days repainting the walls and floor when I first moved into my studio last spring. The walls have now accumulated a turbulent cloud of paint strokes. There was already a small cloud going around the wall of where my canvases ... http://jmculver.com/jmculverblog/archives/55