Many of us are familiar with the double rainbow video and some find it humorous that someone is so moved by nature that they are driven to laughter, hooting, and eventually to tears of joy. I empathize. Regarding the sunset last night, it reminded me to take life as it comes and to be open …
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Roy Lichtenstein Is Influenced By Asian Printmakers And Brushwork
And this is my favorite piece of his work, as far as I know after this was auctioned by Sotheby’s it’s out of the public eye. Bummer. Roy Lichtenstein (1923-97) Still Life with Oysters, Fish in a Bowl and Book Executed in 1973 Oil and magna on canvas 132 by 105 cm. (52 by 42 …
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Open Fashion T-Shirt Design for The Museum of Ventura County’s Day of the Dead Celebration
For the past few months, I’ve been working closely with the Museum of Ventura County to create a design for their Dia de Los Muertos event. Museum Of Ventura County Dia De Los Muertos T-Shirt By Pete Ippel In this wearable art, I have taken the traditional imagery of the calaca (Mexican skeleton) and given …
The Seven Things You Must Know Before Purchasing Contemporary Art
When you learn how to best answer these questions, you are ready to buy some art. Get educated, enjoy life, support artists. What am I looking at? What is my budget? Can I make it myself? Why do I like it? Is it an investment? Can I store it? Will it degrade? Contact Pete Ippel …
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Disciplined Artists Never Say “I’m bored.”
In this workshop you will learn that artistic growth comes out of actions. Wiring your mind for artistic success through iteration, intuition, and discipline will allow you to step away from a fear based artistic life. You will learn to turn off the internal sensor by attacking the boundaries you have placed on yourself and …
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Fireworks Over The Ventura County Fair
Fireworks Over The Ventura County Fair Midway., originally uploaded by hypermodern. Hooray summer! Pete Ippel – Artist / Athlete – hypermodern.net – Taken at 10:03 PM on August 07, 2010 – uploaded by ShoZu
Simplicity In Design, Relaxation, And Decision Making
When I was in Europe in May I flew through London and got to visit with a very close friend of mine. Nicole and I met at Cornell, and we really hit it off athlete to athlete. She was studying in the hotel school and I was studying fine art. The ways in which we …
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