Invite to Donna Troska's painting exhibition

INVITATION

Painter/member Donna Troska invites you to visit her painting exhibition

June 2 - June 30 at U-CARE SKYWAY, 950 Nicollet Mall Suite 290, Mpls MN.  

More info. at www.donnatriska.com  

Art and Nature - June 2014 Art Salon Discussion

Each Art Salon For Fertile Minds gathering is an unpredictable evening that sometimes reminds me of a dance, a theatrical performance or an art installation.

June 11th felt like a dance with individuals stepping forward  into the open circle to share their hearts, souls, paintings, photographs and storytelling.  No visible cues were given but the timing seemed to be at the perfect moment for each artist.  The theme of Art And Nature flowed from the historical past to the present and to what might happen in the future.  Art and Nature is a topic that could be discussed for many more hours than we had available.  But as always the discussion around this theme led us to topics for future discussion, which is our end of the night ritual that I love because people throw out short sentences, one word or a whole concept for consideration.

July 9th we will start our evening discussion around these concepts:

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE/FEEL LIKE WHEN WE ARE IN SYNC, IN TUNE, WORKING AT HIGH CAPACITY, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO BE INSPIRED.

Or, how do you proceed forward when you're not in sync? How do you push yourself to get back in sync?

Pls join us.

Relationship Between Love and Art - May 2014

The evening was a true salon experience unlike any other. Museum-goers who had attended the Henri Matisse and Edward Hopper exhibits critiqued and recommended these two shows. Member, Endel K. said "a great art exhibit should change the viewer after having experienced the artwork."  He left the Matisse exhibit changed and Karl B. felt the same about the Hopper experience.  (more on THAT below.)


The art salon discussions explored The Relationship Between Love and Art. Again, we've touched on a subject that you can talk about for hours. We barely scratched the surface of love and art with countless references to (1) loved ones who have created art, especially paintings, that held our love and attention for decades and (2) collaborations with husbands/partners/fellow artists. The joy and challenges of working with others can be a lovely experience (or not so much.)


Longtime member, Doug Sievers left the CURRENTS show (on display now at the Vine Arts Center) changed and inspired. So much so that he created and performed for us a multi-media performance of river-current-themed-poetry and photography.  Quite a performance! 


It is suggested that for June we discuss The Relationship Between Nature And Art.  You can simply think Spring. Or, you can also think how much we love nature and how she inspires and energizes artists and their art work.

Member Doug Sievers Performance - May 2014

Amanda and Her Painting - March 2014

Amanda's beautiful painting of butterfly and flora.  She creates such wonderfully colorful paintings.

Amanda Loves to Paint Cats - February 2014

Barry McMahon and Painting - February 2014

February brought artists who wished to share their new work representing LOVE of someone/something.  We discussed discuss our process, what we love and why we love and our love of art, of course.
What an indescribable gift the Art Salon is for all who gather.

We are inspired by the following quote:
"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. - Albert Schweitzer