There are Other Kinds of Perfection: The Art of Stuart Howland

Written by Frank Juarez This article is currently featured in Kolaj #27.  Stuart Howland had a special way of navigating life through his art. His environment, beekeeping, teaching, reading, traveling, friends, and family sparked his creativity resulting in a world full of imagery, curiosity, happiness, and self-discovery. Like many artists, we seek ways to beContinue reading “There are Other Kinds of Perfection: The Art of Stuart Howland”

Artdose Magazine 2020 Design Competition

Artdose Magazine is excited to announce a t-shirt design competition. Artdose Magazine is an independent print and online art magazine committed to connect and support the visual arts in Wisconsin.  Submissions are due November 1, 2019. One submission per artist/designer. Submissions are to be emailed to Frank at frankjuarezgallery@gmail.com. Acceptable files are eps or PDF (vectorContinue reading “Artdose Magazine 2020 Design Competition”

Artdose Magazine – coming this Summer 2019

We are pleased to announce that our current Artdose Art Guide will go through a re-design to bring more content happening in the visual arts in Wisconsin. Since 2013, Artdose has been connecting and supporting artists, galleries, artist studios, institutions. This new re-design will include more artist interviews, a curator spotlight section, a growing artistContinue reading “Artdose Magazine – coming this Summer 2019”

Artdose Art Guide VOL XXIV featured artist, Clare Jorgensen

written by Erika L. Block Clare Jorgensen is a Milwaukee-based encaustic artist with a studio located inside Material Studios + Gallery in Milwaukee’s historic Third Ward, a collective that houses the workspaces of about fifteen artists, the Frank Juarez Gallery, and two arts organizations. The space as a whole is predominantly open to the public,Continue reading “Artdose Art Guide VOL XXIV featured artist, Clare Jorgensen”

Artdose Artist Directory Spotlight: Claudette Lee-Roseland

Claudette Lee-Roseland’s process involves the manipulation of color, value and shape. She starts with the application of many colors in a haphazard fashion, infusing the canvas or board with energy. Colors and shapes overlap one another. At some point, she may cover the support with a transparent color to create a uniformity to the painting.Continue reading “Artdose Artist Directory Spotlight: Claudette Lee-Roseland”

Artdose Art Guide VOL XXII featured artist, Amy Soczka

Written by Erika L. Block Amy Soczka has dedicated her life to creating contrasting beauty in a constantly evolving environment. She is best known for her large-scale paintings of densely-grown landscapes featuring “not-quite real” flowers and foliage. Her current work is a series of acrylic paintings on canvas depicting lush floral motifs, geometric and natural patterns,Continue reading “Artdose Art Guide VOL XXII featured artist, Amy Soczka”

“Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?” Exhibition featuring works by Kathryn Dreifuerst

This series of oil paintings and one ceramic sculpture are inspired by the words of poet T.S. Elliot. Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts 51 Sheboygan St. Fond du Lac, WI January 11- February 24, 2018 https://www.thelmaarts.org/event/kathryn-dreifuerst-2/   Lake Reading Series  Kathryn will read T. S. Elliot’s poem, “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock,” theContinue reading ““Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?” Exhibition featuring works by Kathryn Dreifuerst”

Two Fall Workshops at Lakeshore Art Supplies, LLC

Suminagashi Workshop Instructed by Erika Block Thursday, October 19 at 6 PM – 8 PM Suminagashi, which translates to floating ink, is the ancient meditative Japanese practice of gently floating pigments on the surface of water and then capturing the monoprint image on various papers. This workshop includes: • Review of supplies and preparation •Continue reading “Two Fall Workshops at Lakeshore Art Supplies, LLC”

Ireland: Rocks & Real Estate Exhibition at GLAS

Ireland: Rocks & Real Estate Artist Peg Haubert   Reception Sunday, Aug. 20, 1-3 PM This is the last day of Irishfest in Milwaukee and one day before the total solar eclipse. Seems a perfect day for coffee, scones, stories and stones. 924 N 14th St, Sheboygan, WI 53081 Glas Coffee House On view thruContinue reading “Ireland: Rocks & Real Estate Exhibition at GLAS”