Oil paintings and pastels of still lifes seem to dominate Chuck Rosenthal's work, but other subjects have also inspired him. He has done some brilliant work capturing people in everyday life, and some wonderful landscapes.
Do you ever wonder what the artist himself has to say about art? Conveniently Mr. Rosenthal has left us an "artist's statement."
Artists often write an "artist's statement" which is designed to let the viewer in on the thoughts the artist has about fine art. Mr. Rosenthal's artist's statement says:
"I believe that truly Fine Art encompasses every aspect of the visual experience, from dramatic, or at least, interesting placement of the elements in the painting to the truest atmospheric values within the capability of the artist. All of this is intended to create an impact on the viewer that is so real as to provoke an emotional response. Strong contrasts of form and lighting are an important component.
"Looking at the long view of the development of western art one would see that there is a progression of stiff, awkward drawing gradually developing, over time, into the most sophisticated and articulate forms imaginable.
"Fortunately, traditional values in art are undergoing a revival in our time and I am greatly pleased to be a part of it."
In 1963 Chuck Rosenthal set out to become a commercial artist. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City. He wanted to learn how to draw in order to do illustrations, but three months of study caused the idea of commercial art to go out the window and he decided to pursue fine art. Part of this decision was due to his teacher and mentor, Morton Roberts, who was an excellent illustrator and fine artist himself.
In his first year at the National Academy he was awarded a six-month scholarship to the Academy. Several years later he was awarded the Dr. Weller student prize at the Academy. In addition, though the efforts of Daniel Greene, one of his teachers, he was awarded a scholarship membership in the prestigious Salmagundi Club, America's oldest arts and letters club, and won an honorable mention in the 1968 scholarship membership competition.
As with many artists, Mr. Rosenthal continued to paint and learn, but due to family situations he was not able to dedicate full time to perusing a profession in fine art.
However, in recent years, since moving from New York to Clearwater, Florida, the goal of working as a fine artist has come to fruition. A pastel painting he did of a local landmark, the Clearwater Memorial Bridge, was purchased by a corporation and donated to the Clearwater City Hall. He's won several awards since 2000, in Clearwater Fine Arts shows, and his paintings of the bridge was included in an international juries competition.
Many of his paintings hang at Park Place Gallery in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Not many of us have instant lighting solutions stacked away in a cupboard in case a special occasion nears. Most of us just have the usual wall sconces and bulbs as lights at home, but you need to find a way to spruce up your lights for celebrations. You might think that the only way to solve the problem is to go out and buy some expensive lighting, but this is not the case.
The answer doesn't lie in spending a small fortune to get more suitable lighting. You can use cheap paper lanterns to effectively decorate your home and exteriors for any event. There's no end to the variety of shapes, styles, sizes and colours you can find when it comes to paper lanterns. They are all you need to highlight the theme of the occasion.
You can use them to effectively bring out the desired atmosphere for any occasion. Whether it is for a garden party or a wedding reception, paper lanterns are experiencing more and more use. It's pointless to spend a large sum of money on improving the decorations in your home for a couple of special occasions.
By changing the lights inside the paper lanterns, you can use them for more than one type of event. Use green bulbs to spook things up for Halloween, and just switch them for candles for an outdoor dinner.
Whatever mood you are looking for, be it graceful and romantic, easy and laid-back or high-end and chic, you can use paper lanterns to achieve it. There's no reason not to buy paper lanterns as they are incredibly useful but come at a low cost.
They have many different varieties to choose from, and you can find the best ones while surfing the net from the comfort of your home. It's best to shop around online so that you can find lanterns which you are happy with, from stores which offer you the best prices.
The up side is that your decorations will look fabulous but will have cost you little money. You can use cheap paper lanterns to make your home and its decorations look like you spent a fortune on them. You can use them effectively both indoors and outdoors, and you can have them hanging from trees or a tent or propping up from hooks placed in the ground.
Paper lanterns will enhance the mood of any occasion without you having to spend a lot of money on them.
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You do not need to go far when you wish to find a place where you can calm your tired senses. Your very own garden is the right place where the brightly colored flowers and plants would freely do the job of giving the relaxation that you need.
However, there is still another way where you can enhance the appearance of your garden. By adding garden dcor even in one corner of your garden, the place will definitely look more stunning and very much inviting.
A garden dcor functions more than a mere dcor. Most of them are designed to be useful as they exist in your little paradise. They can either create a melody or simple but splendid scenery in your garden. A wind chime for instance creates a soft piece of music as the wind blows. Hang it where it would look beautiful which is usually near your door and enjoy its very own created music.
You may want other people to feel pleased as they enter your very own garden so better welcome them. Let an address marker that usually carry the word "welcome" do that job for you. The simple message in this garden dcor is commonly attached in a gnome, fairy, or Cherubs statue or any design with a classical trend.
They say that some insects are your garden's friends. The butterflies, birds, bees and the like help your plants and flowers not only in pollination but they also make the plants healthy. Invite those insects by placing some of their favorite food and place them in a birdfeeder. You can place the food in a bowl or attached them in a wire, depending on the style of the birdfeeder.
To create a balance in your garden area, do not make one corner crowded with plants. Put some of them in other corners. A plant stand that is usually made of metal and are suitable to be placed in a corner will not only help you save some space in your garden but it will also make the place lovelier.
Of course a garden is also a resting place for you. If possible, you can place a hammock where you can relax as you feel the fresh air and observe the foliages that healthily grow. A hammock can be either good for one or two people and is likewise stylishly created.
For a more complete garden setting, include an outdoor or garden chair as garden dcor, as well as a garden thermometer if you want to. A garden won't be complete if you do not have at least one chair to sit on. As for thermometer that now comes in different styles, you can include this even as an optional but useful tool to have a fully equipped garden.
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Most children hate cleaning their room and have closets that are a disaster. The closet becomes a place to throw clothes for these kids, rather than a place to store things. Any parent who wants to teach their children about taking care of things and keeping their room neat has a big challenge ahead of them.
Children usually dont care about their closets and if they had one that was interesting to them, they might show a desire to keep it cleaner. Kids love sports teams, famous athletes, movies, as well as movie stars and these can be used to make a themed closet for your child. If you design a closet around their favorite sports team or player, they will take much more interest in the closet and undoubtedly learn to use it.
You might also try some colorful lighting in your childs closet. Children love lights and the right kind of lights can enhance any room as well as any closet. If you take a look at all the trendy restaurants and nightclubs, you will see that much of the atmosphere that is created is done through lighting. Putting in some interesting lights in your childs closet will get their attention and make them want to open it. The right kind of fun lights will help your child become interested in their closet.
If your child is in a room with a walk in closet you have more options to make a fun space for them to store their things. If you have the money you could splurge for a custom closet that is build by a professional company. The custom closet business is big now and there are many companies that will come to your home and design something just for you. Having them design and install something fun for your child might be a bit expensive but it could be worth it to teach your kid about being neat and respecting their things.
Some children are naturally neat and others will always slobs when it comes to neatness. Most kids though, fall somewhere in between the two extremes and these are the kids that can be taught to respect their things and to take care of them. By making a closet that is a bit out of the ordinary, you will be adding a tool you can use to teach you child about picking up after themselves and putting things away where they belong.
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Chuck Rosenthal's well known still life paintings in oils and pastels do not eclipse his other work. Indeed, some of his landscapes and paintings of people in local scenes may outshine his still lifes.
Sometimes you look at a painting and you wonder about the artist who painted it. What is his idea of art?
An artist's statement is the artist's own write up of what he is trying to accomplish with his art. This is what he says:
"I believe that truly Fine Art encompasses every aspect of the visual experience, from dramatic, or at least, interesting placement of the elements in the painting to the truest atmospheric values within the capability of the artist. All of this is intended to create an impact on the viewer that is so real as to provoke an emotional response. Strong contrasts of form and lighting are an important component.
"Looking at the long view of the development of western art one would see that there is a progression of stiff, awkward drawing gradually developing, over time, into the most sophisticated and articulate forms imaginable.
"Fortunately, traditional values in art are undergoing a revival in our time and I am greatly pleased to be a part of it."
For a little background on the artist, he attended the National Academy of Design in New York City starting in 1963, hoping to embark on a career in commercial art. His first year was spent studying under Morton Roberts, a great illustrator and fine artist who passed away long before his time. Initially the intention had been to learn to draw so as to be able to do illustration, but after three months commercial art was forgotten and fine art had become the goal.
In his first year at the National Academy he was awarded a six-month scholarship to the Academy. Several years later he was awarded the Dr. Weller student prize at the Academy. In addition, though the efforts of Daniel Greene, one of his teachers, he was awarded a scholarship membership in the prestigious Salmagundi Club, America's oldest arts and letters club, and won an honorable mention in the 1968 scholarship membership competition.
During the intervening years, Mr. Rosenthal painted off and on, learning, but unable to devote the kind of time necessary to achieving a career in fine art. Progress toward the possibility of achieving a career was further delayed by illnesses in the family over a period of about 15 years.
However, in recent years, since moving from New York to Clearwater, Florida, the goal of working as a fine artist has come to fruition. A pastel painting he did of a local landmark, the Clearwater Memorial Bridge, was purchased by a corporation and donated to the Clearwater City Hall. He's won several awards since 2000, in Clearwater Fine Arts shows, and his paintings of the bridge was included in an international juries competition.
Park Place Gallery in Kansas City, Missouri exhibits Mr. Rosenthal's paintings.
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Kids hate cleaning their rooms and often things end up in piles on the floor. Sometimes the closet becomes a place for dirty laundry and toys that are no longer used can be thrown in. Parents who want to teach their kids about neatness, cleanliness, and taking care of things might want start with teaching them how to use a closet.
Children usually dont care about their closets and if they had one that was interesting to them, they might show a desire to keep it cleaner. Kids love sports teams, famous athletes, movies, as well as movie stars and these can be used to make a themed closet for your child. If you design a closet around their favorite sports team or player, they will take much more interest in the closet and undoubtedly learn to use it.
Adding a colorful light or lights to a closet can also help make it look cool. Kids love lights and they can add atmosphere to any closet. Just take a look at any nightclub or hip restaurant and you will see how effective lighting can be. If you put in the right kind of lighting in your childs closet they will show an interest in it that was never there before.
If your child is in a room with a walk in closet you have more options to make a fun space for them to store their things. If you have the money you could splurge for a custom closet that is build by a professional company. The custom closet business is big now and there are many companies that will come to your home and design something just for you. Having them design and install something fun for your child might be a bit expensive but it could be worth it to teach your kid about being neat and respecting their things.
Some children will never be neat no matter how hard you try. Other kids are naturally neat and put away things on their own without their parents prompting. For all the kids in between those two extremes, constructing some sort of fun closet that will get their attention and feel part of their room is the best way to start training your child about being neat, clean, and taking care of the things they own.
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Kids hate cleaning their rooms and often things end up in piles on the floor. Sometimes the closet becomes a place for dirty laundry and toys that are no longer used can be thrown in. Parents who want to teach their kids about neatness, cleanliness, and taking care of things might want start with teaching them how to use a closet.
One way to help teach your child about being neat is to come up with some fun closet ideas. Most kids love movies and sports and they idolize some of those stars. If you were to make a themed closet around your kids favorite sports team or player, they would suddenly take more of an interest in the closet and keeping it tidy. By turning your childs closet into a fun place that they take pride in, they will learn to respect their toys and clothes more.
You might also try some colorful lighting in your childs closet. Children love lights and the right kind of lights can enhance any room as well as any closet. If you take a look at all the trendy restaurants and nightclubs, you will see that much of the atmosphere that is created is done through lighting. Putting in some interesting lights in your childs closet will get their attention and make them want to open it. The right kind of fun lights will help your child become interested in their closet.
A walk in closet in your kids room will give you even more options to make it into a fun area for them to put their things. A custom closet can be built if you have the money by one of the many closet companies that are in the market now. If you have them design something that is unique and exciting for your child, you will find they might suddenly like spending time putting away their things and keeping the closet clean. This will help them learn to respect their possessions and take pride in what they own.
Some children will never be neat no matter how hard you try. Other kids are naturally neat and put away things on their own without their parents prompting. For all the kids in between those two extremes, constructing some sort of fun closet that will get their attention and feel part of their room is the best way to start training your child about being neat, clean, and taking care of the things they own.
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With the majority of houses having basements, people need to see the potential they have other than serving as a place to store unwanted items. Many of these that are finished were done so by using less than desirable construction materials, and worse, no viable plan whatsoever. But, much income potential in basement finishing exists if it is done right, by renting it out.
There are however a plethora of things that should be remembered when undergoing a basement renovation. Always remember the size of the space you have to work with. A bedroom is extremely important and must be room enough to house a double bed and must contain a closet.
Again, with space in mind, the kitchen needs to be created appropriately to allow all the required appliances to perform properly. In addition, an eating area, should be within the plans as well. The laundry room, whether on its own or incorporated into the kitchen or bathroom can also increase the amount of rent you possibly will get from potential renters who would find this highly suitable.
The bathroom is a really important part of the entire plan. Most basements cannot offer enough space to include all the necessities on one floor. Consequently, a bath may not be the greatest solution. In such cases, a standup shower would perhaps be optimal. In addition, you will be faced with making choices regarding a sink. For example, pedestal sink, or a sink with a vanity. While the former is good-looking, it might not be the most practical, because the latter gives storage space.
There are a multitude of choices that must be made in designing your basement: the entry must be practical and allow for a coat rack or closet. The floors must be looked at also. You'll want something that will last, but looks good and appealing. Insulating the premises properly is also in order.
An added imperative part of making this basement attractive would be the lighting. Naturally, being a basement, natural light is fairly limited. For that reason, ample light sources ought to be installed throughout the entire ceiling to provide general light. As well as that, contemplate installing wall sconces to add more warmth and make it more appealing.
Aside from potential income, a well finished basement can put money in your pocket when it comes to selling the property. Buyers are always looking for further space. With that said, it is is important that your basement has a good plan and a great layout, over and above quality materials.
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Are you the kind of person who is always changing your room or even your house? Do you find yourself happier when you're doing this than when you're doing any other kind of job? Then perhaps you might want to investigate a career change such as going for interior design jobs.
If you're stuck in your job and want to go in for something different, then this might be exactly what you need in your life. Interior design jobs can be a fun and fruitful way for you to spend your time, and if you play your cards right, then there could be quite a lot for you to benefit from.
Before you run off and quit your present job however, I'd advise you to think about it very carefully. Remember that, although the market for interior design jobs is definitely there, most interior design jobs are for the self-employed and you will have to bid for each job, so if you do decide to get on the bandwagon, you might not actually get any jobs in the beginning.
Therefore, you should first make sure that interior designing is really what you want to do. And if it is, then make sure that you have enough money saved up for you to be able to live comfortably until your new career gets off the ground.
If this doesn't sound quite so appealing to you now, you could always just keep doing your old job and continue with any interior design jobs that you win at the same time until you feel comfortable enough to choose between the two. It's probably safe to assume that by that point, you would have made up your mind whether you wanted to continue doing interior design jobs or not.
If you want, you also have the option of attending an interior design college or taking some interior design courses to further your interior design knowledge. This is also a good way for you to test the water before you get in too deep. An added bonus with either of these options is that they can be accomplished with ease and shouldn't present you with any problems.
Taking any of these courses will only enhance your innate abilities and bring to the fore any talent you have in the field of interior designing. This in turn makes it easier for you to go in for more interior design jobs by giving you a boost in confidence and knowledge, so that you're more prepared to face whatever comes your way.
The hardest part will be taking that all important first step of coming out your nice safe cocoon to go into the unknown world of interior design jobs. However, for the person who's got the interior design bug, there's no better way to satisfy their craving than by going in for interior design jobs. You'll find your energy levels and creativity blossoming as never before.
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Adding a set of bar stools to any room in your house can be a great seating addition. Even though they were typically only found at your local bar or pub, bar stools are the new fashion statement in contemporary decor. Finding a spot in your decor for barstools is not hard, as they are at home in the kitchen, basement bar, deck, and dining nook.
First figure out where you think you might want to add the charm and character of a set of bar stools. Once you've chosen the location, then you must decide upon a style or theme. Do you want to go with the classic wooden swivel stool with a back, or go for an all chrome round diner style. Today there is such a large range of styles to choose from you will definitely find a style to suit your decor.
The number one decision is of course the size of bar stool that you will get. Of course you will want to make sure to select a height that suits the bartop or table that you are matching. You will also want to keep the size of the table and room in mind so that you also choose an appropriately scaled stool. Heights range from vanity sized 24" stools, all the way up to extra high 36" heights. The standard height is 30", which is designed to suit the typical bar height of 42".
Once you have determined the appropriate height of the stools you can then consider other characteristics such as the structure of the stool. The two main structural elements to consider is a) whether the stool will have a back and b) whether the seat will swivel. Bar stool with backs are far more comfortable than bar stools without backs. When deciding if a back is needed consider the length of time someone might be expected to sit at the stool. Having a swivel seat bar stool can be convenient but is a luxury.
Last but not least you should narrow down the materials that the bar stools will be made of. There are a lot of lightweight metal stools available today, and they make very good modern alternatives to the standard hardwood highback swivel seat stools. The other major material to consider is whether to pick an upholstered version, and if so whether you want fabric or leather. Nothing beats the luxury and ease of maintenance that leather offers, but upholstered versions will be available in an almost infinite number of color and pattern options.
The bar stool options available these days is so great that I don't think you could think of a bar stool style that isn't already available. If you are looking for a change from the standard dining table and chairs, a bar height table and bar stools might just be the change you are looking for. Make sure you figure out a height that suits you, and from there your choices are limitless.
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