Jim Reinders has experimented with various mediums for creating art his entire life. When he lived in Europe, he had a unique opportunity to study Stonehenge and its purposeful design. He had a strong desire to recreate Stonehenge – both in size and stone placement – which came to be one summer in the late …
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The Mindfield – Brownsfield, Tennessee
The Mindfield – Brownsfield, Tennessee – Looming high above Brownsfield’s Main Street is Billy Tripp’s The Mindfield, looking much like an intricate substation. It is certainly the most immense piece of artwork in all of Tennessee, and one of the ten largest in the entire United States to come from the mind of one individual. …
The Blue Whale of Catoosa Oklahoma
In the early 1970s, Hugh Davis surprised his wife Zelta with a unique anniversary gift: a large blue whale. The 20-foot tall, 80-foot long structure, made mostly from metal, wood, concrete and copper tubing was placed in a pond on the family’s property east of Catoosa, Oklahoma. The Whale and the pond, which had been …
Guide to Visiting Florence, Italy
An art-lover’s dream city, Florence, Italy boasts over a million works from Renaissance times. Artists and sculptors such as Botticelli and Michelangelo have works housed here. Iconic fashion names, such as Gucci and Cavalli, were born here. The Ferragamos, known for their sagacity in the fashion arena, have transformed the town’s previously stodgy lodging into …
The Frick Collection
Located at 1 East 70th Street in New York, City, The Frick Collection is internationally recognized as a premier museum and research center. Known for its distinguished Old Master paintings and outstanding examples of European sculpture and decorative arts, the collection represents a unique look into America’s past. The popular collection was brought together by …
Artists Retreats in North America
If you are a person who works in the arts. Then you know how beautiful the world can be when you are creative. Colors are more vivid, everyday sounds can be the basis for your concerto, shapes of clouds can inspire grand works of art. If, however, you are a blocked artist, that same world …