Polaroid film always captures my imagination so I ended up in a rabbit hole on Flickr browsing an endless collection of these retro inspired images. Here are some of my favorites: Silent Sailor from Bastiank80: At Sunset by Artful Magpie: antes de irnos from Santiss: I had a hankering for antlers this morning – maybe I was just energized by a run [...]

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Images That Take Me Places

Drum roll please…….Color of the Year for 2012 – from Pantone is…….Tangerine Tango! Not only is a fruit – but it dances. It is supposed to recharge us. I feel it. Do you? Via Apartment Therapy.   These two pieces go together like….well…like peas and carrots. Survive from Ju-Ulvoas.  From Honestly WTF – a Gift [...]

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Polaroid Perfection:Low tech Meets Lovely.

The lavender in this piece Lavender Surround, by Marsha Connell is just luscious.  We were lucky enough to view her work at a winery in Dry Creek Valley this weekend.   I just read this on Indie Fixx. Wish Chimes. Interesting. It’s based on Tibetan Prayer Flags. I’m a complete sucker for Polaroid photos. I [...]

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Things to Be Happy About: Art

Yeah yeah I know – more dots. These are from Alicia Berger from Grand Image. Oh dots you speak to me…you do. From the Chronicle Books Blog – “Seeing Type Out There“. Do you ever have a creative block? Can’t get past it? I’m the featured writer today on Artonomy and I talk about just [...]

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Emerging Artists and Welcome to Fall

WOW – Monday already. Well let’s jump right in, shall we? From Catherine Oswald these a postcard journals in soft watercolor with text. It’s as if the artist talks to the viewer through her postcard messages – taking us along on her creative journey. Olympic Range Where honesty and art collide. From Kikario in Bejing. Sometimes [...]

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Burning Man and Assorted Quips of Muse

I missed it again…but no reason I can’t enjoy it through the artistic talents of others. So – let’s not waste a minute and get on with the show. Thanks Flickr for adding so much fun to my day. The Keeper of Cool.….from Christopher Michel. Who’s on the other line? From Reno Tahoe – a [...]

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The Art of Randomness

Sometimes my brain thinks randomly – not in any preconceived sense of organization but truly in several directions in a chaotic fit of frenzy so when I have those days I think it’s good to post randomly. And today it’s from one of my favorite sites – one I go to when thoughts are less then [...]

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The Art Planet is born of a desire to share great art with the world. I'm Jan Weiss - a published artist and writer with many years in the art publishing world. I create and sell my own art as fine art prints and as originals and work with other artists to promote them and give them virtual exposure on my planet. Enjoy - come back and visit. And please follow.
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