Category Archives: NewWork

>Art is Great, But Is it a Profession?

Posted on January 13, 2010 by jeanevogelart

>I was supposed to be something important when I grew up… a constitutional lawyer, actually. That was my dad’s plan for me. He starting educating me and grooming me for a career as a civil rights defender when I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, NewWork, Polaroid, Soap_Box | 5 Comments

>Screw Up Your Courage & Get Your Work Out There

Posted on December 30, 2009 by jeanevogelart

> Superior View, Hand-altered Polaroid Photograph, ©2009 Jeane Vogel Working artists, inspired artists, hungry artists produce a lot of work. Some of it is wonderful. Some of it is not. How do we tell the difference? I use a time-honored … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Exhibits, Nature, NewWork, Photography, Polaroid, Soap_Box | 3 Comments

>Cleansing My Palate

Posted on September 15, 2009 by jeanevogelart

>At least once a day, someone comes into my studio/gallery at Crestwood Court and marvels: “ALL this work is yours? You did all this?” Well…, yes. But I didn’t do it yesterday. I agree it’s varied: hand-altered Polaroid photos, Infrared … Continue reading →

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>Looking at Old Work with New Eyes

Posted on July 14, 2009 by jeanevogelart

> Peace Luck Love #8, Infrared Photograph, ©2008 Jeane Vogel Peace Luck Love #9, Infrared Photograph, ©2008 Jeane Vogel  Photographers want instant gratification. Even as we used to toil for hours in a darkroom, we wanted to see our work … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Artist QuickFix, Infrared, NewWork, Technique | 3 Comments

>You Know What You Should Do…..?

Posted on March 16, 2009 by jeanevogelart

> Sunflower II, Mixed Media Painting, ©2009 Jeane Vogel, 16×16 Is there a connection between artists being told what to do and the banality of most art seen in public places in the US? Bear with me here. The connection … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Critic, NewWork, Pastels, Photography, Soap_Box | 2 Comments

>Phoning It In

Posted on February 23, 2009 by jeanevogelart

> Concentration, from the Game Series, ©2009 Jeane Vogel Photography, Infrared Photograph Everyone body does it once in a while: phones it in. Creation become mundane. Even work we love can become boring. Maybe I’m feeling sick. Maybe I’m feeling … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Artist QuickFix, Infrared, NewWork, Photography, Soap_Box | 4 Comments

>Game Series

Posted on February 9, 2009 by jeanevogelart

> Diversions, (c)2009 Jeane Vogel Photography, Infrared Photograph, from the Game Series Pamper Me, (c)2009 Jeane Vogel Photography, Hand-altered Polaroid, from the Game Series Photographers aren’t taken seriously as artists by many people. My work often doesn’t look like photography, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Infrared, NewWork, Polaroid, Soap_Box | 1 Comment

>The Muse of Change

Posted on January 20, 2009 by jeanevogelart

> 01.20.09 — Let’s Get to Work!, © 2009 Jeane Vogel Photography. Hand-altered Polaroid Photography 01/20/09 — No More Excuses, © 2009 Jeane Vogel Photography. Infrared photograph In classical Greek mythology, there are nine Muses — the sisters of creation.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Artist QuickFix, Civil Rights, Infrared, NewWork, Photography, Polaroid, Politics, Soap_Box, Women | 4 Comments

>It’s Baaaaaaack!

Posted on December 8, 2008 by jeanevogelart

> Let’s Fly Away, © 2008 Jeane Vogel Photography, Hand-altered Polaroid Photograph Polaroid Film. It’s back!  I don’t know for how long and I don’t know how good it is, but a company in Austria is making it again for … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, NewWork, Nuts and Bolts, Photography, Polaroid | 1 Comment

>Pushed

Posted on November 17, 2008 by jeanevogelart

> Autumn Carpet 2008, Digital Photograph, (c) 2008 Jeane Vogel Photography Lots of serious amateur photographers tell me they would NEVER take pictures for a living because they love photography so much that they don’t want to turn it into … Continue reading →

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