DAILY ART FIX: PAINTING AND THE ART OF STAKING A CLAIM

Art world links which caught my eye…

Reblogged from Michele Bledsoe’s blog The Secret Kingdom.

When it comes to my paintings, wy wife has first dibs. Here she writes about her latest aquisition, a work I completed at the end of 2023.

When I finished the piece I showed it to my family during a Zoom chat. When my brother asked what the painting was called, Michele answered, “Mine.”

Richard Bledsoe “Herd” acrylic on canvas 20″ x 24″

“My husband Richard is an extraordinary artist..

just one of the many things I love about him.

He has sold many paintings over the years

but every once in a while

I stake my claim.

When Richard finished Herd

I told him it was mine.

So it is.”

I’m honored Michele wanted this piece. It was the start of a new series I continue to develop.

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My wife Michele Bledsoe has written her own inspirational book, Painting, Passion and the Art of Life.

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DAILY ART FIX: ‘Hidden in plain sight’- King Charles’ extremely red official portrait sparks Satanism conspiracies

Art world links which caught my eye…

Mirror Mirror: The Portrait of Charles III mirrored suggests the face of Baphomet

The elites have long flaunted their association with Satan. Establishment pet artist Marina Abramović has build a whole career toying with that imagery.

Now a new portaint of KIng Charles III by Jonathan Yeo has made people wonder if art is being used as a not so subtle code to show who the King’s master is.

A tradtional depiction of Baphomet:

“’King Charles. Satanists, pedophiles, extinctionists. This is what describes the people who wield the most power in the modern world,’ an X user wrote. ‘They used to hide it. But now they don’t. They flaunt their love for satan through symbolism.’

“The user continued: ‘Those who see it are branded conspiracy theorists, because the masses do not yet believe that our governments are in lock step with each other and are controlled by globalist organisations like the UN, WEF, and WHO. Our world is ruled by people who believe that earth of overpopulated and want to wipe out most of humanity. There is only one reason why not a single person that paid to rape, molest, and murder children on epstein island is in jail: They are the ones at the top.’”

Read the full article here: THE DAILY DOT – ‘Hidden in plain sight’: King Charles’ extremely red official portrait sparks Satanism conspiracies

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Learn more About My Art: Visionary Experience

My wife Michele Bledsoe has written her own inspirational book, Painting, Passion and the Art of Life.

Remodernism Video: BEFORE THERE WAS FAKE NEWS, THERE WAS FAKE ART

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DAILY ART FIX: Artists in their Studios – Salvador Dali 1945

Art world links which caught my eye…

Salvador Dali working on paintings for the unfinished Walt Disney cartoon “Destino” 1945

In 2003, a completed version of the Dali/Disney “Destino” was released. Watch video here.

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Learn more About My Art: Visionary Experience

My wife Michele Bledsoe has written her own inspirational book, Painting, Passion and the Art of Life.

Remodernism Video: BEFORE THERE WAS FAKE NEWS, THERE WAS FAKE ART

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DAILY ART FIX: Made for the Present – The Many Styles of Pablo Picasso

Art world links which caught my eye…

Pablo Picasso “Minotaur and Wounded Horse”

A recent Art Institute of Chicago exhibit highlighted the evolving art of Pablo Picasso.

“Presenting more than 60 of Picasso’s drawings, prints, paintings, and sculptures, the show examines how these works reveal his professional relationships with art dealers and printers and his personal relationships with romantic partners, friends, and children. Because the show spans Picasso’s 70-year career, it also provides insight into the many styles Picasso practiced, from his early Blue Period to the works made during his last two decades. Here we take a closer look at some of these major artistic styles and approaches.”

Pablo Picasso “Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler”

Read the full article here: ART INSITITUTE OF CHICAGO – Made for the Present: The Many Styles of Pablo Picasso

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Learn more About My Art: Visionary Experience

My wife Michele Bledsoe has written her own inspirational book, Painting, Passion and the Art of Life.

Remodernism Video: BEFORE THERE WAS FAKE NEWS, THERE WAS FAKE ART

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DAILY ART FIX: Happy Birthday Thomas Gainsborough (May 14, 1727)

Art world links which caught my eye…

Thomas Gainsborough “Wooded Landscape with Old Peasant and Donkeys outside a Barn, Ploughshare and Distant Church”

Thomas Gainsborough (May 14, 1727–August 2, 1788) was one of the most signifigant English painters of the 18th century.

“Soon exhausting the circle of potential patrons in Sudbury, Gainsborough moved with his wife and two daughters, Mary (1750–1826) and Margaret (1752–1820), to Ipswich in 1752. Although his skill as a portrait painter improved considerably during this period, it was not until the family took up residence in Bath in 1759 that Gainsborough began attracting more cosmopolitan and aristocratic clientele. Despite portraiture remaining more lucrative, Gainsborough continued to paint landscapes, often fusing the two genres within a single composition in innovative ways.
“By 1774 Gainsborough had moved to London, probably inspired by the foundation of the Royal Academy in 1768, of which he was a founding member.
“In London Gainsborough resided in the west wing of Schomberg House on Pall Mall, holding regular exhibitions at his studio….Gainsborough continued to enjoy considerable success in his later career, becoming a favourite painter of King George III and his family. When he died in 1788 at the age of 61, Thomas Gainsborough was widely considered to be one of the greatest artists of his era. He is buried in Kew Churchyard, London, alongside his wife Margaret.”

Thomas Gainsborough “Peter Darnell Muilman, Charles Crokatt and William Keable in a Landscape”

See a collection of works here: GAINSBOROUGH’S HOUSE – Collection Home

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Learn more About My Art: Visionary Experience

My wife Michele Bledsoe has written her own inspirational book, Painting, Passion and the Art of Life.

Remodernism Video: BEFORE THERE WAS FAKE NEWS, THERE WAS FAKE ART

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DAILY ART FIX: 8 Artists Who Painted Their Mothers As Muses and Metaphors

Vincent Van Gogh “Portait of the Artist’s Mother”

Happy Mothers Day!

Throughout history artists have documented the profound love childern feel for their mothers. A recent Art & Object article provides 8 examples.

Rembrandt “Portait of the Artist’s Mother”

Read the full article here: ART & OBJECT – 8 Artists Who Painted Their Mothers As Muses and Metaphors

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Learn more About My Art: Visionary Experience

My wife Michele Bledsoe has written her own inspirational book, Painting, Passion and the Art of Life.

Remodernism Video: BEFORE THERE WAS FAKE NEWS, THERE WAS FAKE ART

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DAILY ART FIX: Art Matters Video – Masculinity and Art

The continuation of a new series of Remodern America videos. These videos are possible due to the technical skills of my wife: I am the director, and she makes my vision come to life. It’s another fun part of our creative collaborations.

Video Number Six: Masculinity and Art

A video on art and masculinity. Art is not an American male priority. With our focus on responsibility and practicality, art might seem frivolous. It’s considered a hobby, therapy, good for the kids. We have little sense of its potential power.

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Video 1: The Death of Art vs the Art of Death

Video 2: Propaganda vs Art

Video 3: Art and the Heart of Darkness

Video 4: Painting and the End of History

Video 5: Empire Follows Art

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Remodernism Video: BEFORE THERE WAS FAKE NEWS, THERE WAS FAKE ART

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DAILY ART FIX: INTIMACY AND THE GLORIOUS WONDER OF JAN VAN ECYK

Art world links which caught my eye…

Reblogged from Michele Bledsoe’s blog The Secret Kingdom.

My wife writes about a pilgrimage to visit a sacred painting.

It’s hard to believe there is no velvet rope

separating me from this magnificent work of art.

This was the second time I saw The Annunciation by Jan van Eyck

up close and personal.

I could have stood there for hours..

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Remodernism Video: BEFORE THERE WAS FAKE NEWS, THERE WAS FAKE ART

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DAILY ART FIX: Artists in their Studios – Marc Chagall

Art world links which caught my eye…

Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Jewish artist from Russia who immigrated to France

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My wife Michele Bledsoe has written her own inspirational book, Painting, Passion and the Art of Life.

Remodernism Video: BEFORE THERE WAS FAKE NEWS, THERE WAS FAKE ART

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DAILY ART FIX: Eric Fischl Captures the Secret Side of Hotels for His Latest Exhibition

Art world links which caught my eye…

Eric Fischl “Hotel Service”

Eric Fischl (b 1948) has been making his mysterious, somewhat sordid figurative pantings since the 1970s. His latest series uses the theme of hotel rooms as stages for ongoing pyschodramas.

This month, the artist has mounted a fascinating new exhibition at Skarstedt Gallery in New York titled “Hotel Stories”, which is on view through May 4th. It evokes a backdrop that many painters, filmmakers, writers, musicians, and storytellers in general have explored in their narratives. Do these rented spaces, separate from from everyday life give license to bigger feelings; do they contain secrets? Perhaps the loneliness sinks in deeper, or upsetting news seems more profound. Perhaps we’re more anonymous, for better or for worse. Or perhaps it’s just business as usual. Fischl’s first full series exploring this theme provokes this questioning and it does not disappoint.

Eric Fischl “King’s Highway Killing Time”

Read the full article here: GALERIE-Eric Fischl Captures the Secret Side of Hotels for His Latest Exhibition

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I don’t fundraise off of my blog. I don’t ask for Patreon or Paypal donations. If you’d like to support the Remodern mission, buy a book. Or a painting. 

Learn more About My Art: Visionary Experience

My wife Michele Bledsoe has written her own inspirational book, Painting, Passion and the Art of Life.

Remodernism Video: BEFORE THERE WAS FAKE NEWS, THERE WAS FAKE ART

Visit other posts for more commentary on the state of the arts.

Please send any inquiries to info@remodernamerica.com. Thank you!