Wednesday, December 19, 2007

New York





"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn... Too"

It wasn't hard to pack, I took only the important things with me, a handful of leaves from trees to remind me where I had come from. Yet I expected more.. there had to be more.

There are journeys that people seek out that lend to experiences not yet lived, I am one of those travelers. My plane to New York would arrive late, but it came and I could not stop myself from crying. A dream met, the hope of all who seek out distant lands, but never speak of them out loud. Whatever keeps the prize from those silent souls is often hidden in boxes with labels that remark there is no return. Boxes full of tape that bind gifts and treasures, only released in dark spaces while completely alone.

"I'm on my way to meet my creative side face to face, lest it lose its resilience," I said inside my mind. "Oh fragile path, its time to stop along the way and breathe in those desires. Time to take out your paints and splash their blood from head to my toe, lick up complaints from the wounded, give solace, because they are you". I cried again..."That's how you got here, you paid for a thousand and one days, time to feel your worth."

My goal met, I stood before my shadow, a painting on the wall. I recognized its worth beyond my past objections and wanted only to soothe myself. I had met one of my emotions head on and its fragrance became the charm I had been looking for. I stood before my painting, my painting of me and gave it back a smile of recognition.

"Did you bring the book?" I heard a voice behind me say.

I did not turn around to see the face from where the voice came, instead I closed my eyes and felt the essence from its breath. I felt it on my shoulder like a bird that rested after flight. I had the book, indeed I did. I took it from my pocket and in the process all the leaves that I had carried so carefully, fell to the ground.

"OH NO!" I opened my eyes and saw their green veined figures on the tiles on which I stood. "However will I find my way home again! However will I remember those graves from all my sadness, reminders from where I came from!?"

The door to the gallery opened and a wind swept in. It took up the leaves and caused them to begin dancing. I could only watch in disbelief. They seemed happy and unconcerned about me. I wanted to gather them again, put them in their place and demand they stay put, do as they were told. The next thing I knew they rushed right out the door, on to the elevator and into the street. I ran blindly waving my arms, screaming and frantic. I would not know who I was without them. However would I find my soul again? I watched the leaves swim through the currents of freedom. To be understood later? I was not sure, I was alone.

I walked back up to the gallery.. sensed a shadow but I was too bereaved to search out its eyes. Standing again in front of my painting I wept. Mysteriously the voice of before, was once again behind me, and it began to sing. It was soft and gently, something about it felt soothing and I wanted to stay there forever. I closed my eyes and bowed my head inhaling the music to my ears. I felt its presence, breathing on my neck, then kissing my shoulder. Opening my eyes, holding the book in hand, I knew a question could be asked of the melody that came from the figure behind me.

I heard myself speak up, "What am I going to do? My tokens, my history have left me, I have no more leaves to remind me of me."

Kisses on my shoulder the melody did reply, "You don't need them anymore, no more regret. No more waiting for life to begin or unrewarded promises of places you have never been only to wonder about. There are fresh leaves on every tree on every journey you will step out to meet."

I turned around to see the figure. Confused at first at what I saw but accepting, the voice I saw came from me. I had met my worth, acknowledged the relief of letting go and knew it was just the beginning.

Remembering the book, I opened up the pages to a treasured quote:

"I wept because the process by which I became a woman was painful. I wept because from now on I would weep less. I wept because I had lost my pain and I was not yet accustomed to its absence."

~Anais Nin


Placing the book on the floor beneath my painting, still open to the words I have understood so many times, I knew exactly what she meant. I then took off all my clothes, left the book behind and entered the world outside.


Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
6 December 2007





Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Monkdogz Urban Art Gallery - New York City - 212-216-0030



New York Art Scene:




Art by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
Title: "Primal l"
60x75 oil on canvas


http://www.squidoo.com/newyorkartgalleries/
http://monkdogz.com
http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Magnusen/artist_magnusen.htm


http://www.kathysart.com



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ART NEWS:




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Statement about the series, "Primal":

About my Self Portraits:

The "Primal Series", of a woman, me, not in her teens or even her 20's, is something that addresses issues important to a lot of women. Am I sexy? Am I pretty? Am I confident in who I am? Am I free to explore ideas, once hidden? So many questions answered for my own self and hopefully for other women of any age.

I am not going to disappear just because I am not in my 20's or 30's or 40's.. wow. That is the way it has felt at times. Strange.

Mental notes of understanding who we are under the veil of who we hoped we would be as women or who we think we lost, are embraced by me within the cloak of all women.

Exploring that sexual side; embracing my own desires and trying to not just understand them but find out what they are! So many feeling for various reasons are pushed down and made incidental because society has claimed they should feel uncomfortable.

Finding any sense of rawness seems crazy past 40. But why? That is what I think I am finally concluding. As a lot of women get older they tend to feel themselves disappear. I am one. I see though through this whole series that I am working on, digging inside myself to find that essence of sexiness that is woman; hearing tiny cries from those emotions hid from my own self and letting them see the light of day is luscious! Its not about being defined by others as being sexy, letting others decide my fate in how I feel about myself.. its about ME accepting who I really am and having the confidence to bring it all out on canvas. To not only see it but embrace and shine in it.

I want reach deeper and find all the things about my own sexuality that have always been mine to know. I want to understand the passion I long to paint and comprehend what those emotions are.

Passion has a sense of violence about it, it is strong and it survives aggression. I don't want to paint passive art.. I want feel the obsession of lust inside its raw and primal pursuit. Within passion one finds a boldness full of enticing ambitions to grasp on to, that piece of your heart that presses you to go past the mark of a bystander, that spot you may have been told to stay put on.

It is not possible to feel apathetic when standing next to passion. I don't paint landscapes to hang above someone's couch, paintings meant to be a resting place for the mind? I want to paint feelings that one cannot dismiss. I hope to stir up feelings that overwhelm within the viewer as well as myself. It is not my goal to feel nothing but a sunny day or peacefulness, shiny trinkets that rest on walls that can be walked away from. I want to paint women who feel something. I paint myself as I define it and revel in the fact that I am made whole by my own journey of introspection.

I want to paint strength, sexuality, pain, power, a force of intensity, emotional qualities that generate a reaction. I don't want to paint the sky, I want to paint the dominance of the wind that caused it to be felt on ones skin, in the form of a woman. I pick up my brush or clay between my fingers and consider a certain belligerence, an attitude of confidence that meets the power I need to form an energy outside myself and I welcome it in. I paint or sculpt until I hear them breathing and their breath becomes my own.

I paint myself as I try to define the energy that is indeed my own sexuality but also all women whether they accept that part of themselves or not.



Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
free art gifts
http://www.kathysart.com

Monkdogz Urban Art; New York's Finest Gallery on Squidoo




New York Art Scene:




Art by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
Title: "Primal l"
60x75 oil on canvas


http://www.squidoo.com/newyorkartgalleries/
http://monkdogz.com
http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Magnusen/artist_magnusen.htm


http://www.kathysart.com



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Thursday, November 08, 2007

Beautiful Women Art- "Flashing Flesh" @Monkdogz Urban Art, NY




"Flashing Flesh"

Monkdogz Urban Art, Inc.
547 West 27th Street
5th floor
New York, NY 10001

Between 10th & 11th Aves in Chelsea

November 29- January 12

Reception November 29 5-8 pm

Tell Bob I sent ya!


http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/intro.htm




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Friday, October 05, 2007

Kathy at Yuwie

Wow! I am lovin' Yuwie!


"Flight"
48x24 oil on canvas
by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

Wow! I am lovin' Yuwie!


Click the banner or the link and sign up. It is just like MySpace but they actually PAY you!

Wow!

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ABOUT how you get paid, etc.

Yuwie: Get Paid Cash to Use Yuwie for Free

Yuwie.com | invite friends. hang out. get paid.

Yuwie is a new social networking site. It is a totally and completely free program very similar to MySpace. The only difference is, you get paid to use it. Go here: http://yuwie.dacaili.com/ Yuwie is totally free to sign up, and when you read, post or have your blogs read, you are earning money. Yuwie pays you via PAYPAL or send a check. Yuwie was launched just a few weeks ago. Get it, share it with others, and start earning money from the advertising! MySpace is HUGE, but they do not share their income with the Members that made it possible for them to earn money from advertisers. Yuwie does!!! Whether you are used to blogging and using the internet or new, this is a free way to help use the internet to freely: 1. Share your stories 2. Post your Business 3. Share your products and what they do 4. Share family stories 5. Publish your stories, poetry, feelings, 6. Comment on Politics 7. Comment on Movies, Actors/Actresses, 8. Anything you want to type - you can here. and You get PAID for doing it. They have a referral program - which allows you to leverage from others when they do it. We used MYSPACE for years, and we never got paid a cent for the referrals we sent there. now we start to make Thousands for the same thing here! Again, go to: http://yuwie.dacaili.com/ We'll see you there! Da Cai Li (Jack) ************************************************************************** Here is a way, how you can earn huge money with Yuwie: Get 3 people involved in Yuwie who get three people for ten levels with a average of 1,000 page views per month, your check from Yuwie for the month could be over $10,000! Let me make it more clear to you! Let me show you step by step: 1. Invite 3 people to Yuwie ( you can invite more, it's free for them to join and earn money!) 2. Ask each of those 3 people to invite 3 people. 3. Just keep telling whoever under you invite at least 3 people. 4. Encourage each referral gets 1000 page views for the month. 5. Your check for the month will be over $10,000. What actually counts as a paid page view? When anyone views any of these pages, it counts as 1 page view for you: your profile page your blog pages view all your friends view all your comments your picture pages if someone views one of your shared layouts When you view any of these pages, it counts as 1 page view. any of your control panel pages, including but not limited to: settings, messaging, friends, referrals, favorites, etc. The following does not count as a page view: Refreshing/reloading a page Any page that's viewed within 3 seconds of the last page doesn't count How do I get paid? You have a choice of 2 ways. Paypal. Paypal is an online payment processing company owned by EBay. Very secure, very reliable, very well know. Yuwie can send you a check. If you choose this method, there is a $1 processing fee to cover postage, and other overhead. FYI: You have to have a minimum of $50 before you can get paid. Yuwie pays net 60 which means any earnings for September will be paid around Dec 1. (Yuwie has to collect from advertisers before they can pay you) If you have any more questions check this FAQ page: http://www.yuwie.com/help/afmhome.aspx I joined on Sept. 1st, 2007 Here is my downline Status:(Until September 18th, 2007) Level Members Level 1 ==40 Level 2 =199 Level 3 =318 Level 4 =112 Level 5 ==52 Level 6 ==11 Level 7 ===2 Level 8 ===0 Level 9 ===0 Level 10 ===0 Total:====733

Yuwie.com | invite friends. hang out. get paid.




YUP.. I am just lovin' Yuwie!

Aloha, Kathy


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Thursday, October 04, 2007

Minne E Miller










Guess what my friend Minnie is up to!


Minnie E Miller
Author of The Seduction of Mr. Bradley
www.millerscribs.com

Visit Authors and Artists Chicago
October 6, Saturday, 12:30 pm to 5 pm
Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center
1060 East 47th Street
Chicago, IL

She will be there signing her novel! If you are in the Chicago area do stop by and meet Minnie E Miller!

www.msprissy-dreamweaver.blogspot.com/
www.myspace.com/minnie_e

Who is Minnie E Miller?

Minne E. Miller is proof that life begins at any age you decide it should begin, and reinvention is truly the spice of life. In her own words here is her story. Come meet her Saturday at Authors and Artists Chicago.

Minnie writes:

I am a native Chicagoan, born at Cook County Hospital--we won't talk about the year.
I have been writing for many more years than the fourteen I consider my serious literary period. I attended Roosevelt University in Chicago where a very- English teacher encouraged me to explore my writing muse. In the beginning I had no idea what she was talking about. My muse? What's that? I was perplexed.

My last full time job was with the Office of the Mayor of San Francisco as special assistant to his press secretary. While there, I co-authored The San Francisco Mayor's Summit for Women, Summit Report 1998. I retired in 1999, left San Francisco, landed in Atlanta, Georgia, and worked in the City Council's Communications office as a freelancer. Heeding a whisper from my subconscious, I returned home but I still couldn't sit still. To my amazement, NBC5 Chicago WMAQ TV hired me part-time in the newsroom. The news junkie in me loved it.
My literary career grew strong wings in March 2003 when I published a book of short fiction stories titled Catharsis. I retired again in May 2004, devoted my time to writing The Seduction of Mr. Bradley and Blue Lady Rising. The Lady is still rising, however.
For years I suffered from wanderlust--inherited it from my mother, a casualty of an early divorce. I tried marriage at the age of twenty but realized early that it didn't work for me. Curiosity pulled me to London, Paris, Jamaica, and many U.S. cities .

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Check out my Squidoo lens about Minnie as well:

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Aloha , Kathy
http://www.kathysart.com


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Saturday, September 15, 2007

Who is Trina Schart Hyman?





Illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman, winner of the Caldecott Medal 1984 for Saint George and the Dragon

Learn more about Trina Schart Hyman @



One of my favorite children's illustrators:

Trina Schart Hyman
Born: 8-Apr-1939
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Died: 19-Nov-2004
Location of death: Lebanon, NH
Cause of death: Cancer - Breast


More who's who:


Who is de Kooning
http://www.squidoo.com/dekooning/

Who is Picasso
http://www.squidoo.com/picassoart/

Who is Basquiat
http://www.squidoo.com/basquiat/

Camille Claudel
http://www.squidoo.com/camilleclaudelsculpture/

Who is Andy Warhol
http://www.squidoo.com/AboutAndyWarol/







ABOUT Kathy Ostman-Magnusen



Represented by Monkdogz Urban Art, New York, NY
http://www.monkdogz.com



Monkdogz Urban Art, Inc.

547 West 27th Street

5th floor

New York, NY 10001






I paint and sculpt female fantasy art and map faery tale adventures, testing erotica . I dream of beautiful women on canvas and art of exotic women.



I have illustrated for Hay House Inc.,"Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS taken from Anne Wilson Schaef's book. I also illustrated for Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications. My paintings are collected worldwide.



Giclee canvas art work, greeting cards and posters are available for sale on my website: http://www.kathysart.com


Sign up for my mailing list for FREE ART GIFTS: Drawings of whimsical angel pictures, legends of mermaids and fairies in art and "Letter From the Tooth Fairy", all suitable for children.







Sunday, September 02, 2007

A Lusty Library of Art - Female Form Photography - High Fashion Statements



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I paint fashion
keep a lusty library for reference
Red on my pallet
and intimate glamour photography
is pinned up on my walls.
Soft, fresh, lime green leaves
trees that speak of miracles
I am just as unique.
That's what I say when I feel lonely.

Romantic ways to propose
new dances in the air
new paintings I gather material for.

I keep a lusty library
female form photography
high fashion
women of confidence
women of intrigue
a goddess post on canvas planned.

Modern talking studio
my goals meet the day
speak back to me.
I take photos
intimate glamour photography
I always have.

Tell the others of their salvation
I am still looking for mine.
I kept it in an envelope once
inside a book
it must still be here somewhere?
Just a story to hold on to
when the lights go dim.

I am not really who I seem to be
nor are you I would suspect.
All those romantic ways to propose
tainted with selfish outcomes.
You want to own
or possess?

I groom my fallen tales well
never far from reach.
I take photographs before their recovery.
Mark the date and time.
Pay attention
lest you dine on similar skulls.
they seem to sing in the night
no matter the music is performed too late.
I'll blend the colors in later
modulate their meanings
Not to worry
you'll scarcely recognize yourself.

I will forever gather my images
female form photography
wild women hopefully
uninhibited fashion
I will file them
refer to them
and paint lime green leaves
to cover their dreams.

by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
01 September 2007

ABOUT Kathy Ostman-Magnusen



I paint and sculpt female fantasy art. I dream of beautiful women on canvas and art of exotic women.



I have illustrated for Hay House Inc.,"Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS, taken from Anne Wilson Schaef's book. I also illustrated for Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications. My paintings are collected worldwide.



Giclee canvas art work, greeting cards & posters are available for sale on my website:



http://www.kathysart.com



Sign up for my mailing list FREE ART GIFTS: Drawings of whimsical angel pictures, legends of mermaids & fairies in art. Tiny angels & mermaids for shrink art, or coloring pages. Also a "Letter From the Tooth Fairy". Ya just never know when you might need one!



I am represented by Monkdogz Urban Art, New York, NY.



http://www.monkdogz.com




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"Passages"36x48 oil on canvas







Wednesday, August 15, 2007

MoriDen Artists Link at Monkdogz

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The art and the artists:

Betina Jung

http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Jung/artist_jung.htm

Charles Shindler

http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Schindler/artist_schindler.htm

Minya

http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Minya/artist_minya.htm

Mari Yamagiwa

http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Yamagiwa/artist_yamagiwa.htm

Jean-Marc Calvet

http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Calvet/artist_calvet.htm

Sylvia Hennequin

http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Hennequin/artist_hennequin.htm

David Novak

http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Novak/artist_novak.htm


Alex Mitchell
Paul Rousso
Steve Reinhart
Lello Esposito

http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/showpics/MoriDen/Moridenpage.htm

New show at Monkdogz Urban Art
New York, NY
http://www.monkdogz.com

Check out the show MoriDen and also:

British Airways Concorde Room at JFK

Monkdogz's latest exhibition of 8 exemplary artists sculptures is an installation in the most exclusive "flying club" in the world, the British Airways Concorde Room at New York's JFK International Airport.

The ConcordeRoom was designed by the CD partnership, Sir Terence Conran’s architecture and design practice, the Concorde Room at New York’s JFK airport for the ultimate jetsetters. The lounge is a design classic, like Concorde itself. Every piece of furniture is a celebration of 20th century design from the Corbusier chaise longue to the Matthew Hilton armchair, the Eileen Grey Bibendum chair to the Charles Eames lounger.

The lounge includes two wall drawings commissioned from distinguished artist Sol LeWitt at either end of the room. A mobile by Richard Smith shimmers in air currents behind the panels on the remaining side and a series of photographs of Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold are also highlights.

In this august setting, a sculpture wall was designed to showcase artwork between the main lounge and a smaller VIP room. The Monkdogz Exhibition has included Noël Dorado, James Armstrong, Sara Mills, Alex Racine, Charles Schindler, Rene Hinds, Kasper Holten, Richard Pitts, Sue Willis, Kevin Davenport, Sunia Boneham, Richardo Norte, Sylvia Hennequin and Laura Ann Jacobs.

Monkdogz Urban Art Says:

Contemporary Art Today
History has dictated that occasionally windows of opportunity open within the art world. In the 1930s, artists like Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock just to name a couple, were afforded a platform to exhibit their work in New York City. The reception worldwide was significant. Again, in the early 1970s, artists like Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring were afforded the same opportunity.

We believe that as we go into 2007, the window opens once again but this time on a more international scale. The world today is very much a global village. Distances, time zones and different languages are no longer the barriers that they once were. The internet now allows us a level of communication that easily brings the world to us.

Current Show - HEAT
(The Next Tortured Genius 2)
a Juried International Competition

Opening Thursday, July 19 5 - 8pm
Showing July 19 - August 11, 2007
Tuesdays - Saturdays 11am - 6pm and by appointment

Monkdogz Urban Art, Inc.
547 West 27th Street
5th floor
New York, NY 10001

Between 10th & 11th Aves in Chelsea

Gallery Directors:
Bob Hogge
Marina Hadley

Check out my page at Monkdogz at:

http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Magnusen/artist_magnusen.htm


"Blue" 63x18x3 mixed media on plywood
by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen



"Blue" detail


Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
free art gifts
http://www.kathysart.com

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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

My Love Letter to Squidoo/My Create Art Squid Lens

Dear Cast of Characters of Squidoo,

This is a love letter from the heart, an open letter to the creators of Squidoo.

This is also my story.

I am an artist. I have been one since I was a little girl, making paper dolls in the back seat of my parents car, as they traveled the countryside. It was there that I began to connect with all the fantasies that would become me. Art is who I am.

In April of 2006 I fell down a full flight of stairs breaking my right wrist and and incurring permanent nerve damage in my hand and wrist.. I feared I would never paint again. People came to me and told me about others who painted with their mouths, stuff like that. I knew I should be grateful for what I had, but I was overwhelmed none the less. I simply could not have it, so I worked and worked to get some movement back. My efforts continue to this day.

After my fall I spend a lot of time on the computer. I typed with my left hand and right forefinger. I still type that way.

I am not quite sure how I first came across Squidoo. I think it may have been through Worldwide Woman Artists, probably so. I felt attracted to it because it was a way of making a website that I could actually do by myself. My official website is done by my webmaster and beyond my ability and knowledge to maintain. I needed to do something myself, fill up the space that had been taken over with self pity. I needed my confidence refreshed. If I could not paint then at least I could promote what I already had.

At first I thought, "Oh man this is over my head and I can't do this."

BUT I DID!

I jumped in, and even though I got a bit confused at times, frustrated with the slowness of my typing, the directions were pretty clear and I figured it out. I made a little lens and felt darn proud of myself. Fantasy Art Woman|Beautiful Women Goddess Art: http://www.squidoo.com/kathysart was born!
I plugged it everywhere I could think of. I posted it on my blogs and My Space and even put it in bulletins. I wrote articles, posted them on ezines and put the url of my Squidoo lens in my resource box.

Then I let it sit there. I began to feel depressed about my disability. I ignored it for months expecting it to fly on its own. I considered it finished and in a way I considered me to be finished as well.

I continued on with physical therapy though. I cried a lot but I continued on. I am my therapists and doctors success story. I have not gained it all back but last February I began to paint again. It was awkward at first but I have adjusted. I have also gained back some confidence.

I have a total of seven lenses now. Each one of them has a common goal that I did not realize until today, not really. The goal? I think it was to define my own self. As I wrote the text for each one I realized how much creativity has given to me. I realized that by sharing my feelings, creating these Squidoo lenses about art, that I was confirming in my own heart exactly what motivates me as a visionary. With each module I added, be it Amazon, iTunes, Overstock or UTube or others that are offered, I found books and flowers and chocolate, I even offer trips to Paris to see the art there. Yes, as I have written for each Squidoo lens I have indeed created a fantasy of the heart. I became the fantasy fairy that I often describe.

A couple of weeks ago it dawned on me that my Squidoo lenses were like my home. I added music for my company, just like I would do if someone came over for dinner. After my introduction on my lenses I invite people to turn on the UTube music I selected, while they visit me there. I created an ambiance for my guests. And just like my home? I check on my lenses every few days, sometimes more, to make sure everything is in place and ready for company.

So thank you to the cast of characters of Squidoo. Thank you Seth, Megan, Corey, Gil and the rest of all the smarties on the Squidoo team that created and maintain the opportunity to not only create, but to heal.

Blessings and Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii,

Kathy

The rest of my Squidoo Lenses:

Kathy's ACEO on Squidoo:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysaceo

Fantasy Art|Artwork in a Butterfly Garden|Legend of Pegasus|Fantasy Poetry:
http://www.squidoo.com/legendofpegasus/

Hawaiian Travel|Hawaiian Fun Food
http://www.squidoo.com/hawaiianartprints/

Unlock Creativity|Critical Thinking Creative Writing Active Reading=Great Art
http://www.squidoo.com/createart/

"Collectible Spun Glass Figurines"
http://www.squidoo.com/collectiblespunglassfigurine

"1 Night in Paris"
http://www.squidoo.com/onenightinparis

MY OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.kathysart.com

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"Flight" 24x48 oil on canvas



Sunday, July 29, 2007

Jean-Marc Calvet at Monkdogz Urban Art-New York




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Jean Marc Calvet began painting at a point in is life when severe crisis metamorphosed into a form of redemption and rebirth. With no training, he discovered the need to paint by complete chance.

Not only did it save him but it changed his life. Art is his catharsis and his evolution has been astounding. For him, it is about exorcising the insanity of his past and slapping down on canvas the dirty truth of life.

He paints 14 hours a day, seven days a week and lives now in Nicaragua.

DOMINIC ALLAN
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More about this amazing artist at:

http://monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Calvet/artist_calvet.htm


"Contradiction"

The human being is a permanent contradiction
The hero and the anti-hero in the same body,
The winner and the looser in the same team.
Mountain and abyss are keeping close too,
An intern world made of crates, scars, hope, breakdown, light and darkness.
In every one of us is leaving a universe, a land,
Everybody has their own paradise, their own hell
Above all do not try to be harder, on the contrary
Bring out every sensitive cell, every nervous ending.
Why? To live and feel this skin become shell through the years
And be reborn, grazed acutley in front of the mirror.

Jean Marc Calvet

http://www.jmcalvet.com

http://www.monkdogz.com















Saturday, July 21, 2007

http://www.squidoo.com/kathysart




"Middle East or Iraq or Africa Explode- Not a Potter Trailer"


What do puppets do after dark? Create more rules for us all to live by? Get worried and fret about everything that doesn't fit into their lists? I am more worried about what governments and the religious decide on what we should and should not do, than Harry Potter and any rumors that incur from it.

People fretting over the message of Harry Potter and creating Harry Potter rumors. Gads what is all the huff about? Get over it! People love the book and story. Will they become a blood sucking vampire because they love the story? I guess there are some who think so.

We have the right to think in America still, don't we? I wonder sometimes lately. So many things being rationed, chewed up and re-delivered to us with different ribbons and packaging. What ever happened to freedom of speech, the idea of it? What has happened to the Baby Boomers who saw a wrong in Vietnam and decided to march against it. Where are all those people? Where were they BEFORE we went into Iraq? We hear news that the Middle East or Iraq or Africa explode on a daily basis yet and we stand in line for a Harry Potter book or wait for a Potter trailer. Now that it seems a bit trendy we all stand in line and say in unison that this war in Iraq was and is wrong, yet where are the people who should be marching? What lines to they stand in? Has apathy become the religion of the day?

My take on Harry Potter is that we must really need a diversion to be standing in line for a book. Don't get me wrong.. I have already stated that I believe in the freedom of the message and I DO applaud the fact that people are reading. What I wonder about though is why not stand in line for things that are more important as well? Stand in line for human rights when there is news that the Middle East or Iraq or Africa explode. Stand in line when maybe it is not trendy and the future of this world depends on us to be brave enough to speak out .. no scream.. when something is not right? Take that energy to love something like a series of books and channel it onto something that suggests a clearer future for humanity. Darfur, Iraq, Abu Ghraib ...stand in line waving our hands, saying ME, I stand against these and other atrocities. I stand for human rights. What if.. what if all the energy it has taken to stand in lines to get the last Harry Potter book stood in lines to speak out against the inhumane?


Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
free art gifts
http://www.kathysart.com


ABOUT Kathy Ostman-Magnusen



I paint and sculpt female fantasy art and map faery tale adventures. I dream of beautiful women on canvas and art of exotic women.



I have illustrated for Hay House Inc.,"Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS taken from Anne Wilson Schaef's book. I also illustrated for Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications. My paintings are collected worldwide.



Giclee canvas art work, greeting cards & posters are available for sale on my website:



http://www.kathysart.com



Sign up for my mailing list FREE ART GIFTS: Drawings of whimsical angel pictures, legends of mermaids & fairies in art. Tiny angels & mermaids for shrink art, or coloring pages. Also a "Letter From the Tooth Fairy". Ya just never know when you might need one!



ACEO's: Art Cards Editions Originals or ATC's: Art Trading Cards are highly collectable. My new Squidoo site gives you a preview of mind before they are put on Ebay.




Kathy's ACEO on Squidoo:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysaceo

Unlock Creativity|Critical Thinking Creative Writing Active Reading=Great Art
http://www.squidoo.com/createart/

Fantasy Art Woman|Beautiful Women Goddess Art:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysart


Hawaiian Travel|Hawaiian Fun Food
http://www.squidoo.com/hawaiianartprints/


Fantasy Art|Artwork in a Butterfly Garden|Legend of Pegasus|Fantasy Poetry:
http://www.squidoo.com/legendofpegasus/










Thursday, July 19, 2007

Timothy Simpson




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Check out the music of Timothy Simpsom

http://www.myspace.com/timothysimpson

"Home" is especially beautiful.

While you are there enjoying his music be sure to sign up on his friends list.


Aloha, Kathy




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My new Squid is up as well on the subject of critical thinking + creative writing + active reading, art and creativity.

http://www.squidoo.com/createart/

More Squids:


Fantasy Art Woman|Beautiful Women Goddess Art:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysart


Hawaiian Travel|Hawaiian Fun Food
http://www.squidoo.com/hawaiianartprints/


Kathy's ACEO on Squidoo:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysaceo

Fantasy Art|Artwork in a Butterfly Garden|Legend of Pegasus|Fantasy Poetry:
http://www.squidoo.com/legendofpegasus/


The sculpture above is a work in progress.


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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Critical thinking + creative writing + active reading and Art

Introducing my new Squid:

Critical thinking + creative writing + active reading and Art

http://www.squidoo.com/createart/

When you get time to go there would you give it 5 stars?

If you have enough time.. maybe a comment.. that would be very cool!

and IF YOU STUMBLE? Give me a thumbs up and possibly a review?

OHH SO COOL if you would!

Smile,

HUGE SMILE

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
"Flight" 24x48 oil on canvas

Kathy

FREE Art Gifts:
www.kathysart.com

My other Squid Lenses:

Hawaiian Travel|Hawaiian Fun Food
http://www.squidoo.com/hawaiianartprints/


Kathy's ACEO on Squidoo:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysaceo

Fantasy Art|Artwork in a Butterfly Garden|Legend of Pegasus|Fantasy Poetry:
http://www.squidoo.com/legendofpegasus/


Fantasy Art Woman|Beautiful Women Goddess Art:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysart


Do YOU Squidoo?

Sign up while looking at one of mine and give me credit? MORE SMILES!


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Saturday, July 14, 2007

Sign the Live Earth Pledge



AL GORE for PRESIDENT! The world needs a hero and Al Gore is one!

GET INVOLVED

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Subject: Sign the Live Earth Pledge

Message from Al Gore:

Hi,

Live Earth was a unique moment that now presents us with a unique choice.

Do we use this unprecedented opportunity to organize a global movement that will last beyond the concerts themselves? Or do we let the moment pass?

That's why I'm asking you to join me in signing the Live Earth Pledge, which calls for a 90% cut in global warming pollution.

The pledge is a simple way to show that the political will exists to take the bold steps necessary to end the climate crisis. But it will only be effective if millions of Americans speak out and add their voice.

Sign the Live Earth Pledge today by visiting:




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Check out my Squidoo's too.. smile

Hawaiian Travel|Hawaiian Fun Food
http://www.squidoo.com/hawaiianartprints/


Kathy's ACEO on Squidoo:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysaceo

Fantasy Art|Artwork in a Butterfly Garden|Legend of Pegasus|Fantasy Poetry:
http://www.squidoo.com/legendofpegasus/


Fantasy Art Woman|Beautiful Women Goddess Art:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysart


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Tuesday, July 03, 2007

http://www.squidoo.com/kathysaceo







Is Creating a Collectible Spun Glass Figurine or Fairy Tattoo in Your Future?

Free coloring pages fairies and dragons, or a collectible spun glass figurine, is that in your future?

Art and creating, enjoy the process or go for it big time?

I am obsessive about creating new works of art; new paintings; sculptures; poetry or stories. I create because it makes me happy, well most of the time, ha ha. There are those projects that drive me wild and keep me up at night worrying. Most of the time I am doing what an artist should do though and that is to create.


So OK, you have all this work, people come over and say, "Where do you have your work showing at? What galleries are you in? Do you have a website?"

Marketing art is now heavy on your mind. What do I do with all this work? Once it fills the walls of your house and you have given all your relatives art for birthdays and what-evers, then what?

Do you compete?
Do you join art clubs?
Do you put your work on mugs, greeting cards and posters?
Do you make fairies printable coloring pages, fairies in art, or fairy tattoos?
Do you have giclees made of your work?
Do you sell at craft fairs?
Do you sell through galleries?
Do you post it online on every online gallery you can find?
Do you go for it big time and eventually find a publisher?

So much that you 'could' create past the original art, free coloring pages fairies and dragons, fairy tattoos, fairies in art, fairies printable coloring pages, modern or abstract art, or even a collectible spun glass figurine. It is endless.

Wow, tons of work huh? How much are you willing to do for your art?

There are tons of people out there who are working towards getting their art out there as well, so ya gotta keep on your toes if in fact you want to be competitive.

Years ago when I had my souvenir pottery studio I was the top seller with all my reps at each gift show. One year low sales came up.

"Why?!" I demanded.

It seems that the competition had noticed my work was selling well and decided to copy it. That was a real lesson to me. There will always be competition in every single thing so you gotta stay on top of your game.

I create because it is who I am, but I also create to beat out the competition.

There seems to be two worlds that I describe here though right? One of creating and one of competing.

So maybe you just create art because you love it and don't want to do anything but love the process.

Either way, creating is and will always be a friend to you. Love the process and then after it has blessed you decide what you want to do with what you have created.

Creativity is what wakes me up in the morning and causes me to breathe. I work at marketing it, but that is a whole different thing to me. Be sure that when you market your art that it does not take over the artistic side of you. This is my best tip and one I am saying to my own self at this very second that I write this. Put a time limit on marketing and make sure you are organized, so as not to waste your most precious time that you could be spending on creating new works of art. If YOU INDEED want to create collectible spun glass figurines, you should set some time aside and do that right? Smile.



The above sculpture is a work in progress. She is 15 inches high.

Be sure to check out my Squids OK?



Hawaiian Travel|Hawaiian Fun Food
http://www.squidoo.com/hawaiianartprints/


Kathy's ACEO on Squidoo:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysaceo

Fantasy Art|Artwork in a Butterfly Garden|Legend of Pegasus|Fantasy Poetry:
http://www.squidoo.com/legendofpegasus/


Fantasy Art Woman|Beautiful Women Goddess Art:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysart






Monday, June 25, 2007

Modern Talking Videos- UTube and Two Little Ballet Dancers




Modern talking videos are on the rise. We enjoy them on You Tube and others as they continue to spring forth with wonderful creativity.

I came across a YouTube yesterday that really made my heart smile. It is of two little girls doing their first ballet performance. Apparently one of the little girls costume began to unravel. The two little girls adorned in pink tutu's and pink tights, oh so cute, had to contend with a long string that continued to unwind as they tried to stay in step with their performance.

I recently wrote and and posted a contrasting UTube called, "Utube, Youtube, Thank You for the Inspiration That Motivates Creativity In So Many" about a video of the Chinese Ballet Circus pas de deux troupe du Guangdong. It is a complete contrast to the YouTube I write about now.

By viewing both You Tubes It reminded me that 'everything' for 'every single person' has a 'beginning'.

See yourself in this little YouTube... just beginning and realizing flight, coming across obstacles but continuing on with the dance none the less.

I do and you do too. Soo be gentle with yourself as you learn new things, enjoy the process.

Once you do master something? Keep it in your heart and memory those baby step to get to where you are.

Be patient with those who ask questions of you who are trying to learn what you have already mastered.

Stay humble and be generous with your knowledge, it can only make for a better world.

We are so lucky to have available to us little reminders, modern talking videos that let us have a glimpse of two little girls in pink tutus who are just beginning to learn the dance of ballet and life.

Very dear this adventure of life.

To view the video I mention go to:

Kathy's ACEO on Squidoo:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysaceo

While there be sure to check out:


Hawaiian Travel|Hawaiian Fun Food
http://www.squidoo.com/hawaiianartprints/


Fantasy Art|Artwork in a Butterfly Garden|Legend of Pegasus|Fantasy Poetry:
http://www.squidoo.com/legendofpegasus/


Fantasy Art Woman|Beautiful Women Goddess Art:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysart


Aloha!

PS the above pic is a sculpture that I had been working on til I decided getting things bronzed might have to wait. Too bad.




Friday, June 08, 2007

www.ArtWanted.com/kathysart





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Chinese Ballet Circus pas de deux troupe du Guangdong

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The above title is of a Utube that someone sent to me today. It is just the most beautiful Video, I just had to share it with all of you.

We all need things around us to inspire, especially if you are an artist. I am prompted to create after getting a buzz from something touchingly beautiful like the Utube that I mention below. It is just stunning.

It is a ballet circus act from China. At first you see the dancers prepare...stretching. I thought later about that being included in the video and decided that it is a wonderful insert. It is a parallel to anything one does that is worthwhile. It reminds me that everything in life takes, if it is to be good and dare I say excellent, take preparation.


I just posted the Utube below on 3 of my Squidoo lenses.

"Chinese Ballet Circus pas de deux troupe du Guangdong"

Ohhh I love, love this video.

Someone sent it to me today and I just could not stop watching it. It is stunningly beautiful and inspiring.

You can find it at the bottom of the page on these lenses:

Kathy's ACEO on Squidoo:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysaceo

Fantasy Art|Artwork in a Butterfly Garden|Legend of Pegasus|Fantasy Poetry:
http://www.squidoo.com/legendofpegasus/


Fantasy Art Woman|Beautiful Women Goddess Art:
http://www.squidoo.com/kathysart



I also have a Hawaiian Squidoo lens that has great travel tips and what it is like to live in Hawaii. There are things I tell that are not normally told.. like how to eat poi and like it.. stuff like that.

Hawaiian Travel|Hawaiian Fun Food

http://www.squidoo.com/hawaiianartprints/


Aloha!

PS

The link at the top
http://www.ArtWanted.com/kathysart/ is NEW.

So far I have 6 of my Hawaiian series, "ke ala o Pele" on it. this site is a lot like Cafe Press.. gifts with images I post are available on it.

I just opened an Etsy but have not posted on it as yet. Ahhh me! I better get to painting for the day. I also started two different sculptures.. will post when done.. YAY!

Blessings!

"Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono"

The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness

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Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Monkdogz Urban Art

































Saturday, May 26, 2007

Kathy' s Art Cards Editions Originals ACEO


"Jackie Hashimoto" commissioned work
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen





What's happening on Kauai?


Airport Window Display (Aloha Airlines side)
"Reduce, Reuse, Recycle"
Brought to you by Garden Island Arts Council
Funded by a grant through the Hawai'I Tourism Authority
In cooperation with the County of Kaua'I
Office of Economic Development
(open to all passengers in transit)

May 24 - 27, 2007
Kauai Polynesian Festival
Vidinha Stadium
Kamanawa Foundation
Contact: Kapu Kinimaka

Sunday, May 27 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Banana Poka Festival - Puamana performing
Kokee State Park Kamaloahuluhulu Meadow
Contact: Michelle Hookano, 335-9975

Sunday, May 27, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Kahu 'Aina Art workshops open to ages 5 to 18
Depicting Hawai'i's Native, Indigenous & Cultural Flora
Kahu 'Aina booth at Koke'e State Park Meadow
Awards Ceremony at Princeville Center on September 15, 2007
Presented by Princeville Center, Honu Group,
Garden Island Arts Council, Kaua'I conservation
Contacts: Jacqueline Kozak, 826-5231, jkozak@hawaii.edu,
Carol Yotsuda,

Sunday, May 27, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Ala Palamea Creative Arts & Massage Therapy
An Invitation Into the Creative
4619 Lehua St @Regenerations Botanical Garden House Kapaa
$10, Drop Ins Okay
Contact: kiminkauai@yahoo.com, 346-5967

Tuesday, May 29, 2007, 6:30 pm
Ukulele Ohana Night
The Kapa'a Middle School Ukulele Band
Local Musicians
Debut of "AMA JAMMA"
Directed by Mary Lardizabal & Uncle Mark Rossi
Kapa'a Middle School Covered Court
Free and Open to the public

May 29, 11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm, Beginning Origami, Waimea, $10, Marionette
631-9173 or www.kauai-artist.net

Wednesday, May 30, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Kauai Chamber of Commerce present
Lunch with Governor Linda Lingle - Legislative Update
Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club
Contact:

Wednesday, May 30, 5:30 - 8:30
Life Drawing Class - supplies provided
Aloha Center
Contact: Martin Wessler, martin@wesslerfineart.com

May 30, 2pm-5pm & 6pm-9pm, Intro to Oriental Style Painting, Waimea, $30,
Marionette 631-9173 or www.kauai-artist.net

May 31, 12pm-3pm, Intro to Watercolors - Painting Tropical Flowers,
Waimea, $30, Marionette 631-9173 or www.kauai-artist.net

Friday, June 1, 6 - 9 pm
Bruna Stude Thalassa
Photographs 1997 - 2007
TimeSpace Contemporary Art Gallery, Old Hanapepe Town
On view through June 30, 2007
Contact: Antonion Arrellanas, 335-0094

Saturday, June 2, 11 am - l pm
Summer Reading Program
Sponsored by Read to Me International, Coldstone Creamery
& Kukui Shopping Center Merchants
Kukui Grove Shopping Center - Center Stage
Dr. Terry & Joanna Carolan
Mark Jeffers - Russell the Rooseter
MC Ed Ka'ahea, Douglas Odani - balloon man
Rachel & Oba MacKay, author of "Aretha and Her Three Chicks"\
Author Stormy Bradley Cozad to collect reading logs
Contact Janice Bond 639-9201

Saturday, June 2, 11 am to 2 pm
Paniolo Stanley Valorosa presents
"Paniolo Style Saddle Making"
Modern day application of an old time art
Free Admission on Ohana Day
Contact: Kauai Museum, 245-6931, ex 26

June 2, 11am-2pm, Silk Painting Workshop, Waimea, $60, Marionette 631-9173
or www.kauai-artist.net

Saturday - Sunday, June 2 - 3
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, June 7, 8, 9, 10
Weeknights - 7:00 pm
Sundays - 4:00 pm
Women in Theater (WIT) presents
Broadway Musical "CABARET"
Kauai Community College PAC
Tickets: $20 gen/ $10 students 12 - 18
$25 at the door
Show is not suitable for children
Tix Outlets: Olas, Magic Dragon, Kilauea Pharmacy,
Grande's Gems, Vicky's Fabrics, Kmart,
Banana Patch, Kalaheo Café, Aloha-n-Paradise
Book early for limited seating
Romey Curtis RomeyCurtis@aol.com

Sunday, June 3, 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM
TASTE OF HAWAII ULTIMATE BRUNCH
w/ Hawaii's Most Distinguished Chefs
Silent Auction - 11:30 - 3:00 PM
SMITH'S TROPICAL PARADISE
SPONSOR: Rotary Club of Kapaa Foundation
$75 ADV/$80 DOOR
CONTACT: ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS

Sunday, June 3, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Ala Palamea Creative Arts & Massage Therapy
An Invitation Into the Creative
4619 Lehua St @Regenerations Botanical Garden House Kapaa
$10, Drop Ins Okay
Contact: kiminkauai@yahoo.com, 346-5967

June 5, 11am-2pm, Silk Painting Workshop, Waimea, $60, Marionette 631-9173
or www.kauai-artist.net

June 6, 2pm-5pm & 6pm-9pm, Intro to Watercolors - Painting Tropical
Flowers, Waimea, $30, Marionette 631-9173 or www.kauai-artist.net

June 7, 11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm, Jewelry Making - Create Your Own Charm
Bracelet, Waimea, $12, Marionette 631-9173 or www.kauai-artist.net

Saturday, June 9, 2007
4th SOS International Clean Ocean Conference
Community Beach Presentatons 8 - 11
Scientific Conference 9 - 5
Booth Setup 11 - 11:30
Music, Moves, Silent Auction 6 - midnight
Princeville Ballroom
Contact: Captain Paul Clark,

June 9, 11am-2pm, Silk Painting Workshop, Waimea, $60, Marionette
631-9173 or www.kauai-artist.net

Tuesday, June 12, 11 am - 2 pm; 3 pm - 6 pm
Silk Painting WS - $60 fee
Marionette: 631-9173, www.kauai-artist.net

Wednesday, June 13, 2 - 5 pm; 6 pm - 9 pm
Intro to Acrylics WS - $50 fee
Marionette: 631-9173, www.kauai-artist.net

Wednesday, June 13 6:30 door/show 7:30
Legendary blues/rock guitarist JOHNNY WINTER in concert
Special guest - SWAMPDADDY
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
Tickets $45 Advance/ $50 Door
www.hawaiisbesttickets.com
Info, (808)337-9234, www.myspace.com/mardigrasentertainment1

Thursday, June 14, 2 - 4 pm; 3 pm - 6 pm
Beginning Origami WS - $10 fee
Marionette: 631-9173, www.kauai-artist.net

Thursday, June 14
Matisyahu
Kauai Community College
Contact: Noah Evslin

Sat, June 16, 11 am - 2 pm
Intro to Oriental Style Painting WS - $30 fee
Marionette: 631-9173, www.kauai-artist.net

Saturday, June 16, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Kahu 'Aina Art workshops open to ages 5 to 18
Depicting Hawai'i's Native, Indigenous & Cultural Flora
Youth Environment Day at NTBG -- Limahuli
Awards Ceremony at Princeville Center on September 15, 2007
Presented by Princeville Center, Honu Group,
Garden Island Arts Council, Kaua'I conservation
Contacts: Jacqueline Kozak, 826-5231, jkozak@hawaii.edu,
Carol Yotsuda,

Saturday, June 16, 5:00 doors/6:30 concert (Honolulu event)
Hoi Mai I Ke Kumu Take A Walk in the Country
Makaha Sons in Concert with
Keali'I Reichel. Melveen Leed, Hoku Zuttermeister,
Kealo Koko, Manu Boyd, Dancers of Halau O Ke A'ali'I Ku Makana
Chinky Mahoe with Halau Hula O Kawaili'ula
$125/$40/$15

Tuesday, June 19, 11 am - 2 pm; 2 pm - 4 pm
Jewelry Making: charm Bracelet WS - $12 fee
Marionette: 631-9173, www.kauai-artist.net

Wednesday, June 20, 2 - 5 pm; 6 - 9 pm
Silk Painting WS - $60 fee
Marionette: 631-9173, www.kauai-artist.net

Saturday, June 21, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Kahu 'Aina Art workshops open to ages 5 to 18
Depicting Hawai'i's Native, Indigenous & Cultural Flora
Youth Environment Day at Maha'ulepu sink hole
Awards Ceremony at Princeville Center on September 15, 2007
Presented by Princeville Center, Honu Group,
Garden Island Arts Council, Kaua'I conservation
Contacts: Jacqueline Kozak, 826-5231, jkozak@hawaii.edu,
Carol Yotsuda,

Friday, June 22, tentatively 6:30 pm
Marcia Morse slide lecture and discussion on
how to deal with critical Responses to one's art work
Saturday, June 23
Portfolio review for current KSA members
Contact if interested in participating: John Davison, 821-8022

Saturday, June 23, 7:00 pm
Aloha Africa: Ho'ike 2007 Grand Finale Show
A Culture Exchange featuring master drummer Ernest Borketey
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
Bring your drum for a jam session with Ernest and Love Trive at the end of the evening; Extra drums will be provided
Ticket outlets and information, visit www.aloha-africa.com
Contact: Isa Maria 652-6139

Saturday, June 30, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
5th Annual Kauai Ukulele Festival
Kukui Grove Center & Roy Sakuma Production hosts
Starbucks 5th Annual Kauai Ukulele Festival
Great Entertainers - Ohta-San, Manoa DNA, Jake Shimabukuro & more
Free ukulele workshop by Roy Sakuma starts at 10:00 am (bring your own ukulele)
Entertainment from 12:00 noon to 4:30 pm
Award winning ukuleles will be given away at the festival, along with other great prizes.
Sponsors: Starbuck, Kukui Grove Center, Kauai Marriott Beach Resort

Summer Bon Dance Schedule at Buddhist Temples:
June 8 - 9: Lihue Hongwanji Mission, 7:45 pm
June 15 - 16: Waimea Shingon Mission (Waimea Valley), 8:00 pm
June 22 - 23 Kapa'a Jodo Mission, 7:30 pm
June 29 - 30 WKH - Waimea Temple (Waimea Valley), 7:45 pm
July 6 - 7: Kapa'a Hongwanji Mission, 7:30 pm
July 13 - 14: Waimea Higashi Hongwanji, 8:00 pm
July 20 - 21: WKH - Koloa Temple, 7:45 pm
July 27 - 28: Hanapepe Zenshuji, 8:00 pm
August 3 - 4: Koloa Jodo Mission, 8:00 pm
August 10 - 11: WKH - Hanapepe Temple, 7:45 pm
(WKH is West Kaua'I Hongwanji)



Go to www.gardenislandarts.org/news for
UPCOMING 2007 Arts & Culture Calendar
or email giac@hawaiilink.net to get listing in advance

Friday, May 25, 2007

http://www.squidoo.com/kathysaceo




I just adore Squidoo. They are so fun with all their cute little messages.... I guess you would have to sign up to know what I am talking about. Even their passwords are cute, I am not kidding.

My art trading cards are progressing. I redid them. I decided to give them more punch. Art is like that... you grow in your seeing the more you do it.

Practice and talent blooms!


Aloha for now... check out my squids and please make a comment here and there.


Kathy

PS the above pic is me at my one woman show... so fun.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Kathy's ACEO on Squidoo

NEW blogs for my ACEO cards.. Yay!

This is my new blog on Blogspot about my new adventure ACEO cards:

http://kathysaceo.blogspot.com

and my new Squidoo (I just ADORE Squidoo):

http://www.squidoo.com/kathysaceo

About my ACEO's:

Fantasy fairies, mermaids, whimsical musicians artwork, whimsical angel drawings, feminist surrealism surreal, fantasy art warrior women,and of course Hawaiian, I am on my way to a new adventure and journey. I will of course continue to add my new art here of course and paint and sculpt new things continually.

ACEO: Art Cards, Editions and Originals. These collectable miniatures are 2.5x3.5. My little original or limited edition art works are lovingly painted with a mixed media which includes: Gouche, Berol colored pencil, water color pencils, acrylics, iridescent 3-D acrylics, glittering confetti 3-D paints and detailed in pen and ink to achieve the effect I am pleased with.
I post previews of my ACEO as well as post what is posted on Ebay. Collect whimsical angels and fairies in art, fantasy art of exotic women and masquerade circus images and feel the magic.

ACEO; Art Cards Editions and Originals, ATC; Art Cards
Fantasy fairies, mermaids, whimsical musicians artwork, whimsical angel drawings, feminist surrealism surreal, fantasy art warrior women,NOW IT BEGINS... YAY!

This is a preview of the items I will be posting on Ebay. Stories or poems will be shown about each fantasy fairy, goddess, cirque fairy, and others as they are created.

So be sure to check out my ACEO Squidoo as well where I will offer new insights as they come along about ACEO, ATC, Ebay and Esty.

I will post all my Ebay into on all of my blogs, My Space and Squidoo when the image below as well as others are posted for auction. Yay! don't you just adore new adventures?

Aloha and Rainbows, Kathy

ONE EXAMPLE:


"The Elegant Fairy" ACEO Mixed media, Kathy Ostman-Magnusen



MY BANNER.. CLICK TO SEE MY OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Monday, May 07, 2007

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New on the walls at Aloha Outpost Pahoa,Hawaii

I just redid the walls at Aloha Outpost with a fresh look. It is now more provocative. I have also hung works of art that are aloha minded like "The Frog" along with flowers and fine art giclee prints.



"Blue Dress" 24x18 oil on canvas




"Jewel" 24x20 oil on canvas



"The Frog" 24x20 oil on canvas




"Bliss" 24x48 oil, gold leaf, handmade paper on canvas



"3" 40x30 oil on canvas




"Secrets" 48x36 oil on canvas




"Casino" 48x36 oil on canvas




"The Dancer" 48x36 oil, gold leaf on canvas




"Circus" 48x36 oil, gold liner on canvas