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• artists, daily fix

  Sauman Choy

  02.20.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Sauman Choy
  Purple Haze
  2007
  Oil with Gold Leaf
  16″ x 16″
  ©2007 Sauman Choy. All rights reserved. www.saumanchoy.com

• painting (general)

  the life of a painting

  02.19.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  The new year is here and I have been thinking for a long time to post more frequently and to begin to both articulate my own thoughts on painting and art and to open up a forum for discussion.
  As always I am almost constantly reading and recently picked up The Writings of Robert Motherwell off […]

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the blind swimmer

a blog for painting, abstraction, and contemporary art for artists and art lovers

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the blind swimmer blind swimmer...painter...artist...art lover...art nerd...aka, gordon fraser

the art world is a vast ocean of exciting artists producing exciting works with techniques both old and new all over the world. it can be both intimidating and overwhelming.

the blind swimmer is a place to dive into this ocean and swim in the abyss...without fear of drowning...the blind swimmer is a blog for artists and art lovers to discuss contemporary art, painting, and abstraction - to explore, learn about, and exchange ideas about art.

the blind swimmer (aka, gordon fraser) has a particular focus and interest in the exchange between asian and western art.

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• undercover painter: Thanks for posting this. A truely sublime group of collages. I’m digging your blog too.
• John Stenger: I constantly see these attempts made at explaining art, Abstract or otherwise, I don’t know why...
• jimmy mcdonough: What kind of media was this? It looks like waterbased with some different papers.
• jimmy mcdonough: I like how the pink seems to stand out from the rest of the piece.
• Gordon Fraser: i like the negative space and the strong feeling of emptiness it generates for the composition