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Intoxicated by van Gogh

Poison Poppies
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt.
Butterflies and Poppies, 1890 Vincent van Gogh
part of Philadelphia Art Museum exhibition
Butterflies and Poppiesis currently part of the exhibition Van Gogh up Close at the Philadelphia Museum of Art but I had been familiar with the painting through reproductions in my art books. Several years ago, I made a study of poppies in this van gogh style....

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Focusing your Mind on the Easel

Interview with Color Addict Renie Britenbucher
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt.
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SchulmanArt: How do you get your ideas? 
RENIE: I am definitely a color addict, the deeper, the better. I tend to respond to art emotionally. If it doesn't ring a certain bell in me, I don't have a pull to it. I love deep color and deep contrast, so feel pulled to any work like that. My...

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Under the Influence of van Gogh

Tree Paintings
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanart.

Undergrowth with Two Figures, van Gogh
Long before the Philadelphia's recent van Gogh show opened, I had been familiar with many of the artworks in the exhibition through reproductions. One piece in the exhibition which I have always loved is "Undergrowth with Two Figures" Of course, the reproductions in my books can not compare to the brilliance and...

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GOing to van Gogh

van Gogh at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt 

Rain, van Gogh
Why you must GO:
Van Gogh Up Close  at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through May 6, 2012 focuses solely on the works produced in response to his relationship with nature from 1886 until his death in 1890.Photographing artwork is one of the hardest things to do even for museum professionals. The photographs you...

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Unusual Perspectives Define the Photography of Valentin Stoev

Interview with self-taught Bulgarian Photographer
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt 
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SchulmanArt: How long have you been a photographer?
Valentin Stoev: I have been taking pictures for the past 10 years now. I do not consider myself a...

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