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Landscapes of Artist Chuck Rosenthal

Oct 23

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Chuck Rosenthal is an artist from Clearwater, Florida. Although he is renown for his still life paintings, and has been given many accolades for his paintings of people, he also does some outstanding landscape paintings.

Most noticeable in his landscapes are the contrast of glowing colors, oranges and yellows, against peaceful rural scenes. He paints scenes in Florida, areas known to him. The yellows and oranges against the buildings and flora definitely show the Florida sun, although the actual sun is not in the paintings. Any of them would brighten a room.

One painting of a building shows a dignified Florida villa, in Bellaire Beach, we assume, since the title of the painting is “Bellaire Beach.” Not only the building and walls themselves reflect the sun, but also the wonderful landscaping of palms and perfectly cared for grass. The colors radiate warmth.

“Florida Waterworld” portrays Florida wetlands and a sprawling white house in the background. The painting is very inviting, although many people would not consider a boggy wetland inviting. The warmth of the reflected sunlight makes the water and flora look like an enjoyable afternoon.

Those iridescent yellows and oranges appear again in Rosenthal’s “Houses on the Marshlands.” In the foreground you see the shimmering marsh, and in the background, the typical white Florida houses.

The colors that echo the sun make the lake, trees and white houses in “Water’s Edge” a painting of natural beauty. In fact the autumn trees and the lake in the foreground invite the viewer to consider the work of nature over the work of man (the houses in the background).

What was the artist thinking when he painted these humble subjects in such majesty? Unless we are fortunate enough to actually talk to the artist and ask him, we will never know. But the adventure of looking at these paintings, is not trying to figure out what the artist was thinking, but to realize that the artist is inviting you to join the creative process and contribute to the painting as the viewer.

What does the painting make you think of? What can you imagine when you look at that house in Bellaire Beach, or the houses at “Water’s Edge”? The mark of a great painter is that he invites you, the viewer, into the painting, and accepts your contribution to the artwork.

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Chuck Rosenthal Art

Sep 28

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by Penny Logan

Oil paintings and pastels of still lifes seem to dominate Chuck Rosenthal’s work, but other subjects have also inspired him. He has done some brilliant work capturing people in everyday life, and some wonderful landscapes.

Did you ever wonder what the artist thinks of art? Or what the person who painted that painting has gone through to achieve it?

Artists willing to let us viewers know a little bit about their thoughts on art write an “artist’s statement” and Mr. Rosenthal has done just that. The artist says,

“I believe that truly Fine Art encompasses every aspect of the visual experience, from dramatic, or at least, interesting placement of the elements in the painting to the truest atmospheric values within the capability of the artist. All of this is intended to create an impact on the viewer that is so real as to provoke an emotional response. Strong contrasts of form and lighting are an important component.

“Looking at the long view of the development of western art one would see that there is a progression of stiff, awkward drawing gradually developing, over time, into the most sophisticated and articulate forms imaginable.

“Fortunately, traditional values in art are undergoing a revival in our time and I am greatly pleased to be a part of it.”

When the young artist enrolled in the National Academy of Design in New York City in 1963 he studied under Morton Roberts, a well-known fine artist and illustrator. His intention was to learn to draw, in order to become a commercial artist, but that idea was deleted within three months, and Mr. Rosenthal set himself a goal to become a fine artist.

Many awards came his way for his artwork while he was at the National Academy. A scholarship to the academy and the Dr. Weller student prize were at the top of the list. In 1968 he gained membership to America’s oldest and most venerated arts and letters club, the Salmagundi Club, through efforts of another of his teachers, Daniel Greene.

During the intervening years, Mr. Rosenthal painted off and on, learning, but unable to devote the kind of time necessary to achieving a career in fine art. Progress toward the possibility of achieving a career was further delayed by illnesses in the family over a period of about 15 years.

The goal of a career in fine art finally blossomed after Mr. Rosenthal left New York City and moved to Clearwater, Florida. Since the year 2000, several awards at local art shows have come his way, including two first places and a third place. One of his paintings hangs at Clearwater City Hall. His pastel work of a local landmark, Clearwater Memorial Bridge was selected for an international juried competition.

Park Place Gallery in Kansas City, Missouri exhibits Mr. Rosenthal’s paintings.

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Still Life, New and Old – The Art of Chuck Rosenthal

Aug 28

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Still life, as a category of paintings, are not the only subjects this artist paints, but they are one of his most outstanding themes. His use of color and sunlight on the apples, pears, grapes, flowers, glass, baskets, etc., make interesting contrasts in the paintings and lead the viewer into the room where the subject sits. Many of his oil paintings can be seen in offices and galleries and homes.

In his painting “Daffodils and Grapes,” Mr. Rosenthal exhibits a masterly use of painting of textures where the smooth texture of the grapes contrasts to the uneven texture of the linen tablecloth. The cool smoothness of the glass vase contrasts with the lively, crinkled daffodils. This use of textures makes Mr. Rosenthal’s work outstanding.

Another interesting composition that shows such contrasts is “Fruit Harvest,” where a well used basket is next to a cool metal goblet. The goblet alone is an astounding piece of work – the artist used a wide variety of hues from very dark to nearly white to express the metal piece. In the foreground are pears that have fallen out of the basket – one feels if one put his finger on them, they would feel like ripe pears, in contrast to the hard shiny apple in front of them.

Another still life from this artist, “Fruit Harvest II,” features a bottle of wine, a bowl of fruit spilling out onto a beautifully textured tablecloth. The dark background and wine bottle, contrasted by the bright fruit and tablecloth almost puts the viewer in the room where that scene is. One can imagine the heavy drapes and elaborate furniture.

In his painting “Teapot and Fruit,” the artist leads us into perhaps a kitchen where apples, grapes and a rough hand made teapot rest on a work table. The dark blue of the background contrasts well with the light colored teapot and table, and the roughness of the teapot is in contrast to the smoothness of the fruits. Light barely comes through the dark background – perhaps a heavy cloth covers a window.

Soft pears in the foreground of “Roses from the Garden” give depth and contrast to this painting showing the difference in textures with the hard glass bottle and frilly roses in that bottle. The brightness of the three different colored roses also contrasts with the very dark background. And the dark bottle that holds the roses is beautifully painted – although it is dark, it still pops out from the dark background because of the light falling on it.

The subject matter of these paintings is similar to old masters paintings from the 17th and 18th century, but the style of painting lends a more modern touch. The artist obviously studied old still life paintings, but painted the subjects in his own style, a bright and lively style, in spite of the still subjects and shadowy areas of the paintings.

The paintings reviewed here are on display at The Park Place Gallery in Leawood, Kansas and one can see them on their website www.theparkplacegallery.com, under the artist’s name.

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Chuck Rosenthal’s Paintings of Sunlight

Jul 21

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by Penny Logan

Hot summer in Florida has never been painted more brilliantly than by Chuck Rosenthal. Rosenthal lives in Clearwater, so he should know. His paintings of people are just the ticket for making a cold northern winter room warm with the memory of that Florida sun. While the people in the paintings are delightful, it is the sunlight that makes the paintings glow.

The time is most likely evening in Rosenthal’s “Playing on the Beach,” a painting of a young girl running in the sand just ahead of a small wave. Long shadows are offset by the warm glow of oranges and reds on her skin, letting the viewer know it’s still pretty warm at that time of day.

“Now Where’s My Mars Bar?”, another painting by Rosenthal, gives us a different view of beach sunlight. It is lighter and more yellow than “Playing on the Beach,” so the viewer might assume it is early morning. A young man is rummaging in his beach bag for something – obviously we know what from the title. Maybe he came to the beach early to beat the crowd – he is the only one in the painting.

Barefoot and in swimwear a mother and daughter stand on an evening beach in “Watching the Surf,” looking out over the water. The warmth of light in this painting makes the viewer feel he could touch them and feel the heat.

A different evening painting, again with long shadows and darker shades of orange and red is “On the Gulf.” It depicts a mother or a grandmother with a young girl who carries a beach pail. The woman is squatting and leaning towards the girl, perhaps persuading her that it is time to go home.

Five construction workers in hardhats and orange vests stand in the central Florida noonday sun in “Clearwater Construction Workers.” The white concrete pathway is brilliant and short dark shadows and yellow hardhats bleached white by the sun glaring off of them leave little uncertainty that this is indeed Clearwater – and it’s really hot out there!

If you’ve ever been to Clearwater in the summer, you have seen these men and perhaps understand why they are standing there – maybe they are trying to sort out something about the job, but Clearwater in the summer is just too hot to do much physical labor for long.

Every painting has at least two stories – the artist’s story and the story that the viewer contributes to it. We may never know Chuck Rosenthal’s stories that go with each of these paintings, but we do know this is an artist who loves and captures sunlight. What beautiful warmth.

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Managing as a Performing Art: New Ideas for a World of Chaotic Change (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership)

May 22

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A collection of thought-provoking essays on management and leadership that propose radical new ways of thinking about what managers do and what organizations are.P

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Helping Humble Arts and Supporting MOCP – artmarketblog.com

May 8

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Stein, Amy $300.00 Hillside from the series Domesticated, 2007 C-print 11 x 13 3/4 inches on 14 x 16.75 inch paper Edition of 50. Available from the MoCP

The financial crisis has undoubtedly had a significant effect on the arts especially those non-profit organisations that are the backbone of the art world. Many non-profit art organisations have funding programs that involve the sale of works of art so why not help support the arts and take advantage of some of the bargains currently available. The Humble Arts Foundation is a well known not-for-profit organisation that works to advance the careers of emerging fine art photographers. Like many other arts organisations, the Humble Arts Foundation is doing it tough. There are two ways you can help the Humble Arts Foundation. The first involves making a tax deductable donation of $15 or more which, if 3500 people obliged, would give Humble enough funds to continue supporting and exhibiting the work of emerging art photographers through 2012. The second way you can help support Humble is by purchasing one of their fantastic limited edition prints. To sweeten the deal a discount of 30% is available to those who use the code HAF30 which makes the Humble prints even better value.

To make a donation go here:
https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate/1138

or to view the available prints go here:
http://humbleartsfoundation.org/editions/index.html

Another photography related organisation that I’m sure would love your support is the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago. According to their website the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) is the only museum in the Midwest with an exclusive commitment to the medium of photography. By presenting projects and exhibitions that embrace a wide range of contemporary aesthetics and technologies, the Museum strives to communicate the value and significance of photographic images as expressions of human thought, imagination, and creativity. The MoCP recently launched their 2009 series of fine photographic prints which includes works by Amy Stein and Michael Wolf. To see all the fantastic prints available check out:
http://mocp.org/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=11
**Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art critic and journalist based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of http://www.artmarketblog.com, writes the art column for the magazine Antiques and Collectibles for Pleasure and Profit and contributes to many other publications.

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Approaching the Old Masters – artmarketblog.com

Apr 3

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Approaching the Old Masters – artmarketblog.com

Old Master paintings are the quiet achievers of the art world – conscientiously going about their business and becoming more valuable at a slow but steady pace. When the contemporary art market is at full speed the poor old masters tend to be pushed aside and seriously neglected. The most significant benefit that contemporary art has over the Old Masters is that the artist is still alive and able to do everything in their power to capitalise on a bull market. This is not, however, a bad thing. Because the market for Old Masters is not anywhere near as prone to inflated prices caused by the unjustified hype that plagues the contemporary art market, the market for Old Masters is far more stable and predictable. Stability and predictability are two factors that are highly desirable characteristics for any sort of investment which is why the work of the Old Masters are such a good long term investment.

Now that the contemporary art market has begun to suffer as result of the speculation, inflation and hype that defined the most recent bull market run, the stable and predictable Old Masters have once again come back into favour. To be able to take full advantage of the solid market for Old Master art one must first have a good understanding of the old masters and their work. Unfortunately, successfully investing in works by the Old Masters is not as easy as it may seem and is best approached by those with a scholarly understanding of the work of the old masters due mainly to the factors that determine the value of an old master work of art. This doesn’t mean that someone with limited knowledge of the Old Masters should not invest in such works but there are definitely certain things that are vital to be aware of before approaching the market for old masters.

Over the next few months I will be writing several posts on the Old Masters and the market for their work which will provide some basic information that should be helpful to anyone interested in purchasing or selling a Old Master work of art. To begin with I want to look at exactly what an Old Master work of art is and how such works are defined. According to the British National Gallery, Old Master is a term widely applied to painters and their works which come from the period between the 13th and 18th centuries. Yes, the definition of an Old Master is extremely vague which can prove problematic when it comes to purchasing a work by an old master. The reason this is problematic is because of the fact that not every work of art produced between the 13th and 18th centuries is an Old Master and will not be an investment quality work of art as the definition provided by the British National Gallery would suggest. This is where things start getting interesting.

To be continued…………

Image: ‘The Tower of Babel’ by Pieter Bruegel The Elder,

**Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art critic and journalist based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of http://www.artmarketblog.com,
writes the art column for the magazine Antiques and Collectibles for
Pleasure and Profit and contributes to many other publications.

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Jedediah Caesar Limited Edition – artmarketblog.com

Mar 14

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Jedediah Caesar Limited Edition – artmarketblog.com

In my last post about the upcoming Orange County Art Museum art auction I highlighted a work by Jedediah Caesar that I thought would be a good buy. I hadn’t really taken much notice of Caesar’s work until I wrote that post but after writing the post I was intrigued by his work and wanted to find out more. Although he is a relative newcomer to the contemporary art world, the number of prestigious exhibitions Caesar has taken part in and the level of attention he is receiving would suggest he was a much more . It appears that Caesar and his work began to receive attention around 2007 and has experienced what could only be referred to as a meteoric rise to art world fame ever since. A search for “Jedediah Caesar” on google results in a series of reviews, profiles and interviews in all the major publications that would put many a seasoned career artist to shame. The highlight of his career to date would seem to be the inclusion of his work in the 2008 Whitney Biennial which is what the video below is about. In the video Jedediah Caesar describes how he created his sculpture “Helium Brick aka Summer Snow” from a block of industrial Styrofoam covered with layers of colored resin.

While looking for information on Ceasar and his work I came across a rather exciting limited edition print that references the resin sculptures that he is most well known for. The edition, called “Untitled, is made up of a series of unique prints that display images taken from the resin sculptures. Each print is 12 x 12 inches and can be purchased for US$500 from the Laxart online store which can be found here:

http://laxart.org/contemporary/2008/08/01/jedediah-caesar-untitled-limited-edition/

If you aren’t aware of Jedediah Caesar then I suggest you become familiar with him and his work now because with the amount of attention he is receiving from museums, galleries and the art market it won’t be too long before the value of his work catches up with his ever increasing profile.

**Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art critic and journalist based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of http://www.artmarketblog.com, writes the art column for the magazine Antiques and Collectibles for Pleasure and Profit and contributes to many other publications.

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2009 Next Star Artist Competition – artmarketblog.com

Mar 2

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2009 Next Star Artist Competition – artmarketblog.com

Herb Williams in his studio

I have received lots of emails asking whether there will be a 2009 Next Star Artist competition so I thought it was about time to announce that YES, there will be a 2009 Next Star Artist Competition. After the success of the 2008 competition I couldn’t not run the competition again this year so if you didn’t get the chance to enter last year then 2009 could be your year !!! Due to my current work load the launch date for the 2009 competition will be in May as opposed to the March launch date of the 2008 competition.

The 2008 competition unearthed a true star artist in Herb Williams (http://www.herbwilliamsart.com) whose career has continued to take leaps and bounds since winning the first ever Next Star Artist competition. Williams’ work has received plenty of attention of late with tv appearances, newspaper articles and a spot in the Washington DC Obama Inauguration exhibition at MANIFESTHOPE:DC Gallery which was held during the inauguration in January. For those of you who are fans of the All American Rejects you might like to have a look at the cover of their latest album “When The World Comes Down” (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001H9JBF8). Look familiar?, it should, it’s a Herb Williams creation.

If you think you you have what it takes to follow in Herb Williams’ footsteps and become the 2009 Next Star Artist then start preparing your entry. There are also plenty of opportunities for art related companies to sponsor the 2009 competition and receive some significant art world exposure. Anyone interested in sponsoring the 2009 Next Star Artist competition can contact me via the contact form on my blog.

Entry details as well as the terms and conditions will be posted shortly so stay tuned for more exciting information regarding the 2009 Next Star Artist competition and keep an eye out for the new website !!

**Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art critic and journalist based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of http://www.artmarketblog.com, writes the art column for the magazine Antiques and Collectibles for Pleasure and Profit and contributes to many other publications.

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Inside New York’s Art World: Robert Motherwell

Feb 28

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Inside New York’s Art World: Jim Dine

Feb 20

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Interviewer: Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Video Archive in the Duke University Libraries: http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/dsva/
Diamonstein interviews Jim Dine about his works and career.

Finding the Next Young British Artists – artmarketblog.com

Feb 4

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Finding the Next Young British Artists – artmarketblog.com

Charles Saatchi’s art world claim to fame is his discovery of Damien Hirst and the other artists of the YBA (Young British Artist) movement in the early 90’s. In an effort to recreate the success of the YBA movement Saatchi, in conjunction with the BBC, has launched a new art competition called Saatchi’s Best of British. According to the competition website:

“Saatchi’s Best Of British is a nationwide initiative by the BBC and Charles Saatchi to discover the next generation of artistic talent. It’s a unique opportunity for artists of all kinds. And, for one, the ultimate opportunity awaits as Saatchi has reserved a space for their work at his forthcoming exhibition at The Hermitage in St Petersburg, Russia. This will be a glittering highlight in the art calendar, providing an international platform for the successful artist to showcase their work and gather widespread recognition.”

Fifty artists will be chosen from the entries received and will have the opportunity to present their work to Charles Saatchi during a private exhibition. Of these fifty artists, six will be chosen by Saatchi to go on to the next stage of the competition which involves attending a London art school for three months. During the art school period, each of the six artists will devise an original art project of their own which they will produce under the guidance of two principal tutors and important figures from the art world. The successful graduates of the art school will then go on to present the work that they created during the art school period to Saatchi who will decide which artists he wants to include as part of the “Newspeak: British Art Now” exhibition that will be shown in Russia in October.

If you feel that you have what it takes to be the next YBA then you need to submit your entry before the 29th of March 2009. Further information on the competition and entry details can be found here:

http://submityourart.princesstv.com/saatchi/index.apply

**Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art critic and journalist based in Sydney, Australia. He is the founder of http://www.artmarketblog.com, writes the art column for the magazine Antiques and Collectibles for Pleasure and Profit and contributes to many other publications.

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