New York, NY – Nov. 1, 2007 – Barebrush.com announces its fifteenth N*des-of-the-Month (November 2007) is now released to the public at the website, barebrush.com, dedicated to the art of the nude. The calendar was curated by artist, Ronnie Cutler, signature member of the American Watercolor Society, and member of the Salmagundi Club, and Pen and Brush. The 31 artworks (one for each day of the month) were selected from art submitted world-wide.
About the Selection and the Artists:
Ronnie Cutler has been called the finest living artist in the Salmagundi Club (Gary T. Erbe, former president of Allied Artists of America). In addition to the Salmagundi Club, Ronnie is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society. She is also a member of Pen and Brush. Her work is in public and private collections world-wide. Ronnie studied at the Art Students League in the 1950's and has spent a lifetime painting. "No one I know has a more original eye," says Ilene Skeen, barebrush founder and CEO.
Ronnie made many comments about the art as she selected November's work. She recognized Jacqui Morgan as a "true master" of watercolor and chose three of Jacqui's pieces, especially favoring Profile... Pinup or classic? About Jacqui's Grace and Strength, she said, "The more you look at it, the better it gets." Ronnie called African Drum #3 by Donelli J. DiMaria a masterpiece, saying "It's not my style of painting, but I know perfection when I see it." She liked the rhythm of Surviver by Tony Lee. She praised Nina Kuriloff for her originality and Emily Rich for consistency in color and design. She liked The Birds and the Bees by Lucinda Luvaas, saying it has tremendous space and holds it. She said Chanit Roston's Bending over Backwards is original and unusual. And for November's strong finale, Ronnie chose Jean Marcellino's, Sad Beth.
Ronnie, not "a computer person," and primarily a landscape painter, enjoyed the selection process and chose her own work, I am Woman, Hear Me Roar, as jury of selection to launch November. Painted many years ago, it was recently exhibited at Pen and Brush for Women's History Month.
The artists represented are: Ronnie Cutler (1), Donelli J. DiMaria (15, 16), Tony Lee (5), Lucinda Luvaas (6), Jean Marcellino (28-30), Dan McCormack (19), Chris Miller (14), Jacqui Morgan (2-4), Hector Olvera (11), Jim Owens (25), Jon Rettich (17), Emily Rich (12), Jennie Rosenbaum (24), Chanit Roston (22, 23), Clare Shepherd (20, 21), Ilene Skeen (7, 8), Suhas Tavkar (9), Randy Thurman (26), Haydee Torres (10), Wlodarski K (18), and Yukako (13).
CEO Ilene Skeen says, “I’m very proud that Ronnie Cutler curated this calendar. She selected work of many styles and sensibilities, emphasizing consistency, originality, and artistic intent. Over the years, Ronnie has declined many requests to teach and stayed true to her own personal vision. It is really special that she took the time to select the November 2007 show and made so many helpful comments about the artists’ work. Ronnie’s generosity confirms to me that we are not really in the business of connecting people to art, but rather in the business of connecting people to each other, through each artists’ unique cultural vision.
Ronnie is known especially for her landscapes, which she paints from a vision within. She keeps a studio/gallery in the Berkshires, the inspiration of her art, and remains an active painter in her Greenwich Village studio as well.
About barebrush.com
barebrush.com is an international marketplace dedicated exclusively to the art of the nude. Membership on the site is free, and listing art on the site for 30 days is also free. The N*des-of-the-Month is a virtual juried exhibition of the art selected from the “Art Log” by a different guest art professional each month. The exhibition is presented on the web in a unique calendar format and for each day of the month, the nude of the day is featured on the barebrush home page. Free printable versions of all calendars are available at the website in both one-page-per-month and weekly planner (seven-days-per-page) formats. In addition, calendar shirts and barebrush gear are available for sale. Optional extras include the newly introduced Artist’s Virtual Lightbox, Extended Listings (for entry into multiple contests), the Personal Page Template and the Featured Artist’s Brag Page. Information about optional extras can be found at the barebrush/fees. N*des-of-the-Month November 2007 is the fifteenth in the barebrush series.
The N*des-of-the-Month exhibition series began in September 2006 with an exhibition curated by Brigitte Saint-Ouen, founder and director of Gramercy 32 Fine Arts. All the calendars and the details of the art represented are available in the archives of barebrush.com .
Art can be uploaded to barebrush at any time. Art uploaded now will be automatically in consideration for the N*des-of-the-Month December 2007. The official “Call for Entries” along with the announcement of the November guest curator will be released Monday, November 4th.
Contact information:
Ilene Skeen
372 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7D
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 917-806-7992
Email: iskeen@barebrush.com
www.barebrush.com
dedicated to the art of the nude
About the Selection and the Artists:
Ronnie Cutler has been called the finest living artist in the Salmagundi Club (Gary T. Erbe, former president of Allied Artists of America). In addition to the Salmagundi Club, Ronnie is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society. She is also a member of Pen and Brush. Her work is in public and private collections world-wide. Ronnie studied at the Art Students League in the 1950's and has spent a lifetime painting. "No one I know has a more original eye," says Ilene Skeen, barebrush founder and CEO.
Ronnie made many comments about the art as she selected November's work. She recognized Jacqui Morgan as a "true master" of watercolor and chose three of Jacqui's pieces, especially favoring Profile... Pinup or classic? About Jacqui's Grace and Strength, she said, "The more you look at it, the better it gets." Ronnie called African Drum #3 by Donelli J. DiMaria a masterpiece, saying "It's not my style of painting, but I know perfection when I see it." She liked the rhythm of Surviver by Tony Lee. She praised Nina Kuriloff for her originality and Emily Rich for consistency in color and design. She liked The Birds and the Bees by Lucinda Luvaas, saying it has tremendous space and holds it. She said Chanit Roston's Bending over Backwards is original and unusual. And for November's strong finale, Ronnie chose Jean Marcellino's, Sad Beth.
Ronnie, not "a computer person," and primarily a landscape painter, enjoyed the selection process and chose her own work, I am Woman, Hear Me Roar, as jury of selection to launch November. Painted many years ago, it was recently exhibited at Pen and Brush for Women's History Month.
The artists represented are: Ronnie Cutler (1), Donelli J. DiMaria (15, 16), Tony Lee (5), Lucinda Luvaas (6), Jean Marcellino (28-30), Dan McCormack (19), Chris Miller (14), Jacqui Morgan (2-4), Hector Olvera (11), Jim Owens (25), Jon Rettich (17), Emily Rich (12), Jennie Rosenbaum (24), Chanit Roston (22, 23), Clare Shepherd (20, 21), Ilene Skeen (7, 8), Suhas Tavkar (9), Randy Thurman (26), Haydee Torres (10), Wlodarski K (18), and Yukako (13).
CEO Ilene Skeen says, “I’m very proud that Ronnie Cutler curated this calendar. She selected work of many styles and sensibilities, emphasizing consistency, originality, and artistic intent. Over the years, Ronnie has declined many requests to teach and stayed true to her own personal vision. It is really special that she took the time to select the November 2007 show and made so many helpful comments about the artists’ work. Ronnie’s generosity confirms to me that we are not really in the business of connecting people to art, but rather in the business of connecting people to each other, through each artists’ unique cultural vision.
Ronnie is known especially for her landscapes, which she paints from a vision within. She keeps a studio/gallery in the Berkshires, the inspiration of her art, and remains an active painter in her Greenwich Village studio as well.
About barebrush.com
barebrush.com is an international marketplace dedicated exclusively to the art of the nude. Membership on the site is free, and listing art on the site for 30 days is also free. The N*des-of-the-Month is a virtual juried exhibition of the art selected from the “Art Log” by a different guest art professional each month. The exhibition is presented on the web in a unique calendar format and for each day of the month, the nude of the day is featured on the barebrush home page. Free printable versions of all calendars are available at the website in both one-page-per-month and weekly planner (seven-days-per-page) formats. In addition, calendar shirts and barebrush gear are available for sale. Optional extras include the newly introduced Artist’s Virtual Lightbox, Extended Listings (for entry into multiple contests), the Personal Page Template and the Featured Artist’s Brag Page. Information about optional extras can be found at the barebrush/fees. N*des-of-the-Month November 2007 is the fifteenth in the barebrush series.
The N*des-of-the-Month exhibition series began in September 2006 with an exhibition curated by Brigitte Saint-Ouen, founder and director of Gramercy 32 Fine Arts. All the calendars and the details of the art represented are available in the archives of barebrush.com .
Art can be uploaded to barebrush at any time. Art uploaded now will be automatically in consideration for the N*des-of-the-Month December 2007. The official “Call for Entries” along with the announcement of the November guest curator will be released Monday, November 4th.
Contact information:
Ilene Skeen
372 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7D
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 917-806-7992
Email: iskeen@barebrush.com
www.barebrush.com
dedicated to the art of the nude
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