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How do you categorize the beautiful and mesmerizing work of Chris Fennell? It's certainly Pointillist and Contemporary and I wonder if he ever gave that a thought; his concept seems to be f...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2014/04/pointillist-constructivism.html

Adrian Navarro's spots come at you with a force that compels you to notice; burning their image into your retina (in a good way). His paintings almost shout "party time!" and they're a welco...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2014/04/out-damn-spot.html

"to get 2 Have too keep"          For 12 years I've been going to Cape May, NJ for a late summer vacation with my youngest brother's family. Some nights we'd be on "our" beach a...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2014/03/appropriated-feelings.html

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, what if you have a picture AND words. That's exactly what Thomas Zipp does: he combines a simple graphic and lots of words to give us a ne...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2013/12/too-many-words.html

Each of Derek Cracco's pointillist collages has a specific theme that draws you in for a closer look. You can see more of these beautiful and interesting works on his Website . Image is fro...

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 I get the feeling that Zander Blom has a deep respect for paint and applies it right out of the tube to unprimed canvas so that the staining makes a natural backdrop to showcase all these ...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2013/11/paint-pointillism.html

"Aces" Cowboys; we think of them as the ultimate icons of manliness, strength and stability. To see this "cowboy" putting on his brace at the rodeo was quite a shock. Suddenly the whole ...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2013/09/aces.html

as in - if you lie down for a while, things tend to make a little more sense. Am currently vacationing at Seashore Campsites in Cape May, NJ. You've probably noticed that posting has beco...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2013/08/artistic-lie-sense_3.html

Looks to me like this guy's got the perfect stance and perfect swing: so I'd say 2 plus 2 equals fore ! And check out the look on his face. This guy is going for the gold. click on imag...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2013/06/golfing-for-dollars.html

Ah, the Disco. Plenty of memories there . . . . Just finished this painting titled "Preposition" and early on it seemed to echo the atmosphere at the Disco. And by that I mean the club that...

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EJ Hauser is yet another artist who paints words or phrases. This image is from his Website , where you can see more of his work.

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2013/06/say-it-with-paint.html

Although Tomas Nakada describes his works as referencing patterns that are created by microscopic cells, their growth and migration; I'm again reminded of the power of using dots as the sole...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2013/05/theccompositional-strength-of-dots.html

Who knew bubble-wrap could look so luscious ? Quite an attractive painting by Matteo Callegari: it draws you in because you're curious - "is that texture ?" When you look at the installati...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2013/05/bubble-dots.html

A while back when Gagosian was doing the Damien Hirst Dot Extravaganza, a Blog named All About Art decided to do a Sampler, of sorts. There's more than a few pleasant surprises here and onc...

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 . . . or not. Marcus may or may not be saying anything in his paintings - but he's not saying. By that I mean that he doesn't explain what the words say or do, other than to mention that...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2013/04/man-of-few-words.html

I experienced a lot of different emotions while watching this video of Jean-Jacques Pigeon painting in his studio. It starts out interestingly enough with this artist working on a good sized ca...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2013/03/to-bitter-end.html

Michiko Itatani is yet another artist who uses dots to anchor their compositions. This simple rendition might bring a smile to your face, but study her other works and series and you start to...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2013/03/dizzy-dots.html

"Roman",  2013 What's different about this, my latest painting is that I formed the word Roman by putting blue masking tape on the under painting and then cutting to-shape with a razor...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2013/02/dot-your-is.html

Each artist tackles their paintings differently. Some have a master plan and work on sections at a time, others, like myself advance the piece in a general overall manner. And in doing so, t...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2013/01/pause-or-finish.html

"Martian Venus" Sometimes a little glare goes a long way. In my rush to tweak this painting for a Show, I had it photographed before it was varnished. The lovely blue-glitter effect tha...

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Wishing all of us a wonderful, Happy New Year ! Enjoy the peaceful fireworks in my painting titled "The Really Truth". (click to enlarge)

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2012/12/welcoming-new-year.html

Something amazing happens to paintings over time; they actually seem to cure. At least it would seem that way and I'm not completely convinced that it's all mental.  While sorting through t...

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Does this look like "yelling' to you? This sure is some loud painting and collage by Despina Stokou and it gets your attention. Yet another example of words being the sole subject matter in ...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2012/12/cacophonous-collage.html

The end of the year goes so quickly; so many things that need to be done. The title of this painting is "Donny Bonn Donny Johnny" and the look on his face closely portrays my current attitu...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2012/12/merry-christmas-2012.html

Presenting us with thoughts, topics, names, etc and their connections is not new, but it's one more way that Paule Hammer gets his point across. Visit his page at the Galerie Jette Rudolph ...

http://tackad.blogspot.com/2012/11/connecting-dots.html