Tag Archives: Art

April 2023 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Posted on 8 April 2023 by Larry Russwurm

As two letter abbreviations for Canadian provinces become more and more common in Canada, I looked up Newfoundland. NL is the two letter abbreviation for Newfoundland. This is way better than the four letter, Nfld., we were taught as kids. … Continue reading →

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Say No To Art In School

Posted on 2 July 2022 by Larry Russwurm

When I grew up we had art in school. You know, that glorious class where often you got your hands dirty and sometimes the “best” artists didn’t have the best marks in the other classes. That class where you could … Continue reading →

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Fun With the Fine Arts

Posted on 21 August 2021 by Larry Russwurm

The fine arts are fun. Ask anybody (except those who bleed, perspire or cry for their art!). Just look at some of the words used to describe the fine arts. We’ll start off with music. Music is fun! Just look … Continue reading →

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Post Modern Anything is Impossible

Posted on 14 January 2017 by Larry Russwurm

There existed a time when the architecture and the art was hard to name. As such, the lazy, lazy people of this time called this style modern. And as the movement grew it was still called modern. Even as it … Continue reading →

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Some See Ranges, I See Rings

Posted on 25 September 2010 by Larry Russwurm

It was with shock, a few years back, that I found out that anarchists are considered to exist on the far left of the political spectrum. You see, I just presumed that extreme right wingers were the anarchists, with their … Continue reading →

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Talkers

Posted on 3 April 2010 by Larry Russwurm

There is a schism that exists in the art world. It is between realist artists and abstract artists. Or increasingly common, the names are illustrators and what I shall reveal later. First of all calling realist artists illustrators is, I … Continue reading →

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