Newsletter March 26, 2020
CONTENTS of Borsheim Art News:
* Corona Virus Update
* Bragging : What do you love about your home?
* Manifest Gallery: DRAWN
* Award-winning Art: Sleeping Angel
* Vasily Fedorouk: Dream
* 2020 Art and Tour Workshops in Tuscany
* Stone Carving Video: Hair
* Carnevale Menu art & Casanova Grand Ball
* Patreon, Youtube, Instagram, and FineArtAmerica, Etsy
* Subscription Info.
Dear Art Lover,
I hope this letter finds you at home and virus-free. Thank you for all of the messages asking how I was and am doing during this lock-down in Italy. I have been mostly home-bound since the 24th of February. Despite a few allergies and a wee bit of bronchitis, I am fine and my life at home is fairly normal. The big change is that I no longer take my daily passeggiata (walk) or visit with my 87-year-old neighbor and friend Genoveffa. She is vulnerable and nervous, as one might imagine. And I was a higher risk than most, having come from Venezia right after they cancelled all Carnevale celebrations in The City of Canals.
I was happy to get home fine on the trains so that I could be locked into my studio for the duration. Italy has been taking the Corona Virus quite seriously and is fairly open about it. We all need to be that way. Sharing accurate information is not only effective, but respectful and caring.
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| Cavolo! [Cabbage! play on words in Italian...flowers from plant, but Italians' way of saying, "DAMN!"] |
Since so many of us around the world seem home-bound, I thought I would try a fun project. If you would like to send me an image of what you love about your home or being home, I will post them on my blog. A one-line explanation, if necessary, is fine.
Bonus points if your image contains my art in the picture.
So, send me your images as well as how you would like the credit. For example,
Kelly in Texas
Kelly Borsheim in Cedar Creek, Texas
Texas
I will assume that your sending me your image is giving me permission to publish it. Let us see how many countries and distant locations where we can show our solidarity!
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| This is a room in my home with my faux window of what would be the view had there been a window there. |
And here are some related and interesting articles about how we have dealt in the past with plagues.
Tabernacoli Fiorentini [the tabernacles of Florence, Italy]:
Coronavirus and the Sun: a Lesson from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
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Manifest Gallery: DRAWN
Now, this was a lovely e-mail to receive for my application and chosen charcoal drawing “Memories of Venice” from the Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio:
"Thank you so much for submitting your work for consideration. Our jury process has resulted in the final selection including a set of 22 works by 18 artists from across the U.S. and beyond. We received 555 entries from 151 artists for this exhibit."
April 16 Special Preview, 7-9pm**
April 17 Public Opening Reception, 6-9pm**
May 15 Final Day of Exhibition
** To be confirmed in April
Please check their site if you are in the area or would like to see this exhibition. At this writing, they have not postponed the events.
This is the second time that my charcoal drawings will be included in DRAWN, a repeating exhibit at Manifest in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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Award-winning Art: Sleeping Angel
So, I was also thrilled to receive an e-mail that my pastel portrait of a man sleeping in a bed on rumpled sheets won “Outstanding Pastel” in January’s BoldBrush competition.
Inspired by Caravaggio’s angel baby Cupid painting, you may view the award page with all other winning artworks here:
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| "Sleeping Angel," 18 x 24 inch pastel, Available! |
Thanks ever so much for your interest and support!
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Vasily Fedorouk: Dream
I am often moved by the sweetness in the expressions that Vasily carved on his marble figures. His cloud series is one of his most charming. I love how his shapes make me FEEL the soft curves in the figure, so touchable.
Please see more of my late mentor and friend's work here and by all means, let any of the available artworks bring you joy by adding them to your own art collection. [Contact his wife via the site.]
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2020 Art and Tour Workshops in Tuscany
At this writing, I have not cancelled the scheduled painting workshops in Tuscany that I am offering, one each month, starting at the end of May and continuing through October. I work every day, pretty much, and as long as I am doing something, I am happy. What that means is that I am able to work with your schedule and understand that some of the dates may change to accommodate any changed travel plans on each student’s part. I cannot wait to introduce you to this little piece of paradise in Tuscany!
Dates for EACH 5-day workshop in 2020, your choice:
May 22-26
June 26-30
July 17-21
August 7-11
September 4-08
October 9-13
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| Paint and tour picturesque Medieval stone villages in Tuscany with Kelly Borsheim |
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Stone Carving Video: Hair
If you are interested in direct stone carving and some of my thoughts while composing, I hope you will enjoy this short video shot recently.
Go directly to YouTube:
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Carnevale Menu art & Casanova Grand Ball with Atelier Marega:
Also, I was in Venezia for the Carnevale [Car-nay-val-ay] celebrations on 22 February.
You may see the painting I created for the menu cover for Atelier Marega’s Casanova Grand Ball 2020. I felt a bit like Cinderella when the Marega family invited me to attend the spectacular event in Palazzo Zeno, including donning one of their handmade period costumes by the incredible Silvia Crepaldi.
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| Every guest received my art on the menu! |
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| Sadly, my arms are now a little too fat for this gorgeous dress. |
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| Yes, those are REAL candles. The palace is gorgeous. |
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| Casanova with one of his ladies... |
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| This guest's mask made a perfectly diabolical silhouette! |
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| Lots of playful fun between the guests and the performers! |
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| How about that? Flat Stanley and I sat at the table with these lovely TEXANS! |
I had uploaded images of the event here on my Facebook page. It is open to all to see:
During that time in February, I was also helping the young elementary-school-age son of a cousin in Minnesota with a “Flat Stanley” project. I received a hand-colored Flat Stanley paper doll holding an Italian flag with a “I love Italy!” written across his chest. When a neighbor saw the doll, he taught me that the Italian flag actually has the green bar next to the flag pole. I had to admit that I never noted that myself.
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| I made this costume for Flat Stanley based on below: |
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| Inspiration, but also each item is made and sold by Atelier Marega |
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| Flat Stanley meets Pasta Makers in Venice, Italy |
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| Flat Stanley LOVE Venezia during Carnevale... go gondola! |
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| Artist Kelly Borsheim is Flat Stanley's date for the Casanova Grand Ball in Venezia Italia |
Flat Stanley visits Castelvecchio in Valleriana, Tuscany, Italy:
Flat Stanley in Venezia (Venice) during Carnevale. He is wearing the Plague Doctor costume that I made for him based on a costume by Atelier Marega:
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| Morning after the party, Flat Stanley poses with the doorbell of Zen Palace. Yes, you pull the tongue to ring the bell. |
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Sincerely,
Kelly Borsheim
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