By Darla McCammon Lakeland Art Association How many of you, like me, would be astonished to learn that a world famous Russian sculptor named Zurab Tseretelli had donated a magnificent sculpture memorial to our country as a “Struggle Against World Terrorism” after the events of 9/11? This donation … Read More
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association WARSAW — Norman Rockwell did over 4,000 paintings in his life. Most of us know him because of his work for the Saturday Evening Post and the Coca-Cola Company. His work was also commissioned for illustrating many books such as Tom Sawyer, … Read More
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association WARSAW — Norman Rockwell did 30 paintings of Santa, and he is largely held responsible for our cheery red-cheeked chubby version of Santa that we all enjoy today. Older paintings of Saint Nick were often a bit more forbidding, but our current … Read More
By DARLA McCAMMON Lakeland Art Association WARSAW — “Seagrapes and Mangroves” was the excellent acrylic work of our friend Pat Thompson. This piece also won Thompson the Best of Show award and the recent fall competition at Lakeland Art Association. Other top winners were: Elizabeth Wamsley, first place … Read More
By DARLA McCAMMON Lakeland Art Association WARSAW — Normalcy is not a word one would use to describe Tracey Emin. Her life and her work elicit sympathy but more often disapproval from those who at least try to live by certain codes of conduct that keep us civilized. … Read More
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association WARSAW — He called them “readymades” but most of us would call them toilet bowls, snow shovels, bicycle wheels or urinals. Our artist this week led a life in which he tried to expand what he saw as the constraints of traditional … Read More
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association WARSAW — Our artist this week lives a more normalized personal life compared to some of our other and upcoming examples of eccentricity in artists; however, her work is unique and different and compelling. Yulia Brodskaya was born in Russia and by … Read More
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association WARSAW — Our Eccentric Artist series is getting another interruption this week because I wanted you to know about an exciting event coming to Warsaw. The Lakeland Art Association is sponsoring a fundraising event that will benefit you as well as the … Read More
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association WARSAW — Are artists eccentric on purpose? Studies have shown that we are likely to be much more adoring of artwork when we discover the artist has a fascinating background and personal life. Do some artists capitalize on this to bring attention … Read More
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Arts Association WARSAW — Back to our series of unusual and eccentric artists we discover a Victorian age painter named Richard Dadd. Dadd was born in Kent England. His father was a chemist so there was intelligence in the gene pool. Young Dadd showed … Read More
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association WARSAW — Not sure if eccentricity runs throughout the artist community in the same proportion as it runs through the general public, but one thing is for sure—there are a number of artists who have drifted off what most of us would … Read More
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association Although the group of seven stayed limited to that number, there were about four other artists who moved in and out of the group while maintaining a steady membership at seven. One of those who associated with the group for a short … Read More
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association English-Canadian, Arthur Lismer was not only a member of the famous Group of Seven artists of Canada, but he also made a name for himself as the “dazzle camouflage” artist. Lismer was born in June 1885 in Sheffield England. An early interest … Read More
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Arts Association WARSAW — Three different artists have joined forces to create a crisp new exhibit available for viewing now at the Lakeland Art Association gallery. Explaining her “Not Quite Quilted” exhibit, Teresa Carrano generously shares. “I learned to sew garments sitting on my … Read More
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Arts Association WARSAW — The Group of Seven was a small exclusive club of artists in Canada. This group had a great impact on art in Canada, particularly in two of the largest cities, Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. We talked about the founder … Read More
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Arts Association When I went to church Sunday a lovely lady in our congregation stopped me and said she always enjoyed this column and even cuts it out and saves it! Those words meant so much to me and make the work of researching and … Read More
