Category Archives: Soap_Box

>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

>Art Saves Lives — Again

Posted on December 5, 2009 by jeanevogelart

>I was in my 20s when I was thunderstruck with the idea that art saves lives. It’s not an original idea. It predates writing; probably predates languages. It’s uniquely human. And being uniquely human, art has an impact on every … Continue reading →

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>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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What Kind of Disgusting Person Does This?

Posted on May 19, 2009 by jeanevogelart

It’s true: I’m not a great business person. I’m an artist. I don’t want to trick or coerce someone into collecting my work or scheduling a wedding. I want my business model to be a partnership, to fulfill a need, to inspire a smile … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Saves Lives, Ethics, Photography, Soap_Box, Stories | 13 Comments

>ArtSpace Grand Opening May 2

Posted on April 6, 2009 by jeanevogelart

>   Jeane Vogel Studios at ArtSpace in Crestwood Court Part of the gallery, a mixed media painting in process, and studio front It’s taken me three months, but I’m finally happy with the way the new studio is feeling … Continue reading →

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>Buying Handmade

Posted on March 23, 2009 by jeanevogelart

>I finally did it. I opened the Etsy shop. If you don’t know about Etsy, I encourage you to explore it. Etsy provides artists a venue to display and buyers to discover small hand-made treasures. Most of the work there … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Art Saves Lives, Artist QuickFix, Soap_Box, 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

>f8 & Be There

Posted on March 9, 2009 by jeanevogelart

>Those of us who began studying photography in the dark ages (read: darkroom ages) had this adage drilled into us. f8 and be there!It means that the photographers who get the “best” pictures are those who have their camera set … Continue reading →

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>Let’s Bring Back the Patronage System

Posted on March 2, 2009 by jeanevogelart

>Anyone who has been to Florence or Rome, or who stayed awake during the Art History class slide shows, has seen the splendor that was created during the height of Europe’s golden age for artists. The 15th and 16th century … Continue reading →

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>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