#painting

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A post about how the art world is falling to Trumpism: https://gwennseemel.com/blog/2025/0605-time-is-now/
I published it last week, so now, with the events of the last few days, it feels prescient, but it's not--unless by "prescience" you mean accepting that the US is already in a bad place, not that we're headed there.

JURIED ART SHOWS ARE NOT OKAY.

Over the last two years, I experimented with applying to 9 shows. I got into 5 of them and won 2 cash awards. For me the numbers just don't add up. I talk about the experiment in greater detail here: https://gwennseemel.com/blog/2025/0602-juried-shows/

[EN] Happy Pride! This is part of my series of animals embodying the Progress Pride flag. See the making of: https://gwennseemel.com/blog/2022/0601-duck/

[FR] Joyeuse Fierté! Voici une des images dans ma série d'animaux incarnant le drapeau de la Fierté du Progrès. Découvrez la création: https://gwennseemel.com/fr/blog/2022/0601-canard/

Meet the Woman Who Made Vincent van Gogh Famous

Post-Impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh has long captivated the public's imagination, but did you know that his success isn't only due to his artistic prowess? In reality, it was thanks to the hard work of one woman that Van Gogh rose to fame and stayed a household name long after his death.

By Jessica Stewart

https://mymodernmet.com/johanna-van-gogh-bonger/?utm_campaign=daily-digest&utm_content=link&utm_source=convertkit&utm_term=06022025&utm_medium=email&sh_kit=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f

[EN] Happy Pride! This is part of my series of animals embodying the Progress Pride flag. See the making of: https://gwennseemel.com/blog/2023/0618-turtle/

[FR] Joyeuse Fierté! Voici une des images dans ma série d'animaux incarnant le drapeau de la Fierté du Progrès. Découvrez la création: https://gwennseemel.com/fr/blog/2023/0618-tortue/

[EN] Twenty years ago, an Oscar-winning actor saw my art and decided to commission me to paint his portrait. For two decades, I didn't talk about this celebrity commission on the Internet. If you're curious about why and about the full story around this commission, check out this post on my blog: https://gwennseemel.com/blog/2025/0515-william-hurt/

Meet Marguerite, Henri Matisse's Eldest Daughter—and One of His Most Influential Models.

An exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris examines Marguerite’s indelible influence on her father’s evolving painting styles

By Eli Wizevich

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-marguerite-henri-matisses-eldest-daughter-and-one-of-his-most-influential-models-180986684/

[EN] Happy Pride! This is part of my series of animals embodying the Progress Pride flag. See the making of: https://gwennseemel.com/blog/2022/1011-wolf/

[FR] Joyeuse Fierté! Voici une des images dans ma série d'animaux incarnant le drapeau de la Fierté du Progrès. Découvrez la création: https://gwennseemel.com/fr/blog/2022/1011-loup/

[EN] Happy Pride! This is part of my series of animals embodying the Progress Pride flag! See the making of here: https://gwennseemel.com/blog/2022/0325-rabbit/

[FR] Joyeuse Fierté! Voici une des image dans ma série d'animaux incarnant le drapeau de la Fierté du Progrès! Découvrez la création ici: https://gwennseemel.com/fr/blog/2022/0325-lapin/