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Paintings by Peter Rowntree
A section of this year’s work. If you wish to purchase one of these, or to see more paintings, please visit flatgreywall.com
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Tagged acrylics, Peter Rowntree, Peter Rowntree paintings
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My Butoh friend
In the mid- to late eighties I worked at Moon Basket, a futon store in Berkeley. The owner was a Japanese ex-patriot named Fu who combined creative ingenuity with solid common sense, which guaranteed the success of her store. Besides … Continue reading
The artist as impartial witness: Otto Dix
I have a stack of about twenty issues of the German art magazine art, most of them from the early nineties. Gorgeous reproductions, well-written articles, and interesting subject matter keep these magazines relevant and informative; every once in a while … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-war art, German expressionism, Otto Dix
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Latest Peter Rowntree
There is something soft and gentle about this painting that I find immensely appealing. Relatively quiet colors, except for that red dot with the white circle with the black center that almost jumps off the page. There’s an enormous amount … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract painting, acrylic painting, Peter Rowntree
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Transition
The Maya Art Café in Abiquiu, New Mexico is going through some changes. It may become a co-op, or it may get new owners altogether — nobody knows yet. Heads are talking… In the meantime, meet some strumpets, explore antique … Continue reading
Posted in Abiquiu, art, artists, New Mexico, painting
Tagged Brian Bondy, Maya Art Cafe, sculpture, strumpets
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Abiquiu Studio Tour
Are you visiting northern New Mexico? Do you live in Santa Fe, or in Colorado? Why not take a trip this coming weekend and visit Abiquiu where over 60 local artists open their studios. This is the 15th annual Abiquiu … Continue reading
Posted in Abiquiu, art, artists, digital photography, New Mexico, painting, photography, travel
Tagged Abiquiu Studio Tour, Columbus Day weekend
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Peter Rowntree paintings at Maya Art Café
Showing September 6 – September 30 Maya Art Café in Abiquiu, NM, Junction of Hwy 84 and 554 (El Rito) for info, call 505.685.4942 or 505.685.0048
Posted in Abiquiu, art, artists, culture, painting
Tagged abstract painting, acryllic paintings, mandalas, Peter Rowntree
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Music at Maya Art Café in Abiquiu
Posted in Abiquiu, art, artists, culture, music, New Mexico
Tagged folk musik, guitar, Maggie Elliott, Patricia FonFeca, singing
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Events at Maya Art Café in Abiquiu
Just in case you happen to live in or drive through Northern New Mexico, please stop by: Sunday, June 8, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm: Tashi Woser will be discussing the cultural, political, social, and religious aspects of Tibet. Donations … Continue reading
Posted in art, artists, civil liberties, culture, New Mexico, Tibet
Tagged Falun Gong, Tashi Woser, Zhizhen (Jane) Dai
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More by Peter Rowntree
Please go to his website to view more paintings. You may purchase his work at flat grey wall.
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Tagged acrylic painting, light, mandala, Peter Rowntree
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Recent Peter Rowntree painting
If you want to see more of his paintings, please visit his website or check out flat grey wall.
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Tagged abstract painting, acrylic, light, mandala, Peter Rowntree
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Painting the war
Maybe it’s because the topic of war has never fascinated me. Perturbed, outraged, troubled, distressed, pained, yes — but fascinated? Nah. I grew up in Germany after the war, and it loomed over my early childhood like a huge shapeless … Continue reading
More strumpets
Posted in art, artists, culture, New Mexico, weird stuff
Tagged Abiquiu, art, Brian Bondy, Maya Art Cafe, New Mexico, sculpture, whimsical
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Brian Bondy’s Strumpets
A peculiar bunch of female individuals has assembled on the walls of the Maya Art Café in Abiquiu/New Mexico. Less than a foot tall and made out of clay and salt cedar sticks, they adorn themselves with little more than … Continue reading
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Tagged Abiquiu, Abiquiu Studio Tour member, art Exhibition, clay sculpture, Maya Art Cafe, New Mexico, nudes, sculpture, whimsical art
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Marcel Marceau March 22, 1923 – September 22, 2007
I just read in an article that people either love mime or they don’t, and many don’t. Just like Marmite. Well, I love both, a lot. Maybe this has to do with the fact that I grew up in Europe. … Continue reading
Posted in art, artists, culture, film, personal, thoughts, zeitgeist
Tagged Marcel Marceau, mime, performance art, theater
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More pictures
I’ve updated my photography website — it’s far from perfect, f.e. I haven’t been able to find a way to add captions to the slide show images, so one doesn’t know what one is looking at, most of the time. … Continue reading
Posted in art, artists, digital photography, etc., Japan, New Mexico, personal, photography, San Francisco, travel
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Inspired by Pelican Bay
The name sounds idyllic, doesn’t it — one imagines gentle or perhaps dramatic waves, with archaic-looking birds flying above the water, suddenly diving down to catch some fish. Not so. ‘Pelican Bay’ is the name of an institution that makes … Continue reading
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Tagged Donny Johnson, maximum security prison, Security Housing Unit, SHU
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Kumiko Namba
Japanese textile artist and associate professor of textile design at the Okayama Prefectural University in Japan, Kumiko Namba, exhibits some of her work at the Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe, NM from August 24 to September 29, 2007, with … Continue reading
Alabama 3
My friend sent me a video clip of the intro to “The Sopranos”, the HBO series which I had never seen because I don’t watch TV. The theme song “Woke up this Morning” by Alabama 3 made me an instant … Continue reading
Sustainable living spaces
Some of Chris Jordan’s photographs (go to the “Intolerable Beauty” series, scroll down to the pictures of a container yard in Seattle) reminded me of a website I found a while ago: Container City (TM). Shipping containers are being linked … Continue reading
Posted in art, artists, culture, environment, photography, technology, thoughts
Tagged Container Cities, modules, shipping containers
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