ed paschke

Ed Paschke kept - in his Art studio - magazine clippings, posters and advertisements - according to
Debra N. Mancoff - in her book 50 AMERICAN ARTISTS You Should Know.  Ms. Mancoff
also tells us that Ed Paschke also painted 'provocative and often lurid figures.'

She uses - for an illustration in her book - Paschke's Violence ( 1980) - oil on canvas - Whitney
Museum of American Art, New York - which I love - even though it is a little weird.  I googled
Ed Paschke and found an assomrtment of Great Paintings - most of which seemed to me a
little weird - but one in particular that I liked can be found under Ed Paschke Images - the 10th
down on the far right - which looks like Wheels - and can be found in The Koffler Collection
of Chicago Artists.

The Koffler Collection contains 26 paintings, sculptures and works on paper created by Chicago
Artists, including works by Roger Brown, Leon Golub, Theodore Halkin,  Vera Clement, Ed Paschke -
and Others.  Dating from 1960 - 1980, many of the pieces are typical of  the well-known Chicago
taste for figurative art - according to Smithsonian Magazine on google.

I plan to check out the Koffler Collection the very next time I have an opportuntiy to visit the
Windy City.

And I look forward to that - and to seeing firsthand one of Ed Paschke's fine Paintings.

Ed Paschke was born in Chicago in 1939 - and died there on November 25th - in 2004.

andy warhol

The Truth is - I hardly know anything about Andy Warhol - and I've
never been into his Art.

Andy Warhol is just one of those People who I knew existed in the
same World that I live in.

In her book - 50 American Artists You Should Know - Debra N. Mancoff
tells her Readers that:


~Andy Warhol was born on August 6th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - in 1928.


At the beginning of each Article Debra Mancoff writes kind of an introductoty
sentence or two about the American Artists and this is what she says about
Andy Warhol:


Andy Warhol's absurd quips, delivered with deadpan naivete, often disguised
shrewd insights.  He claimed to like 'boring things':  popular porducts,
movie stars, and the endless repeating news cycle.  These were his icons, and
in his art they represented the common culture of a postwar, affluent America.


Besides that  - there is a small picture of him in Mancoff's book and he had - in
that particular picture - short chopped off white hair.

So in that respect I guess you could say that Andy Warhol and I have a Common
Bond.

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thomas hart benton

I was reading a comment by one of my most Loyal Commenters just
now - and -FJ suggested that I paint directly on the Walls of my Sunroom
Art Studio - rather on the Room Divider (see my previous Art Blog Post.)

-FJ went on to say that he got the idea for that because his Father - an artist
in his own right - did that very thing.

But Really - folks - ya can't think of painting 'on the walls' without using the
word Fresco.  And you can't use the word Fresco without sometimes
interchanging it with the word Mural.  And if the Truth were known - any
use of the words Fresco/Mural cannot happen without this Artist coming -
to mind:


THOMAS   HART    BENTON


I didn't know back then - when I would stand  - here at Indiana University -
and stare at the Thomas Hart Benton Murals.

I Didn't Know - Even Then - What Impact The Arts Would Have On My Life.

I mean I knew that music and art were a part of my life - but back then They weren't
Relevant to my life.  Boys were Relevant to my life. 

But Now I Know That Once More I Will Stand And Stare At These Murals -
Painted By Thomas Hart Benton:


IN  AWE.

and

IN ADMIRATION AND RESPECT

and

in my inherently stupid way - with tears in my eyes -

i most likely will be thinking:


THOMAS HART BENTON    -   you go girl



















and may I suggest -for a Real treat - that you click on -FJ in the comment
section of my Post (Sue Hanes) on my Art Blog and if you do that - it will
take you into a World As Yet Undiscovered - and that is the World of
-FJ's Blog - Farmers Letters - and well - Just Do It.

He's Smart - folks.