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Monday, April 26, 2010

Repartee's Kids Art Camp 2010- Please Spread the Word!!

Sessions: 
June 7th-11th, July 12th-16th, Aug 9th-13th 

5 to 9 year olds 12-2 PM

10 to 14 year olds 2-4 PM

Reserve a spot today!! Only $150 
(discount when you sign up with Friends and Family) 
Sessions capped at 12 students

At the Repartee Gallery 
1110 East Fort Union Blvd. Midvale, Utah
(Upstairs inside Deseret Book)


Your child will experiment with various types of media:
watercolor, ceramic, pastel and multi-media

Call Alli: (801) 352-2569 for details

 

allison@reparteegallery.com

 

 

Friday, April 23, 2010

Friday Insights: Installment 1

I have a happy place. It is called my bed.  It basically consists of me with my laptop, watching TV shows on Hulu, and cuddling with Millie and Fiona.  I could spend all my time in my happy place but like most adults, I have a job.  Luckily it is a job that I love!!

Now if I could only get my happy place to be the gym, then my tummy, buns, and thighs would be happy J

 

Allison Dawson

Gallery Manager/ Art Consultant

 

Repartee Gallery at Fort Union

1110 East Fort Union Boulevard

Midvale, UT  84047

(801) 352-2569

allison@reparteegallery.com 

www.reparteegallery.com

 

 

Ikea, Radio From Hell, and Free Breakfast

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Spring

I found this lovely painting while researching (aka: google image search) for a client.  Isn’t it great?! Especially when I saw my first “popcorn popping” tree just this week.  I LOVE Spring!!! I love that it stays lighter longer, I love that it gets warmer and warmer, I love the April showers that bring May flowers, I love the grass getting green again, I love budding branches, I love the tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, I love the general happy feeling in the air.

Happy Spring Everyone!!

 

 

Friday, April 09, 2010

I Want To Go To There

Solvang, California!!!

Check out this photographer’s blog:

http://www.rachelthurston.com/blog/

 

I love all things Scandinavian!!!

It is a Danish village built in 1911 in the heart of California wine country (just 30 minutes North West of Santa Barbara). Why, oh why didn’t I know about this place while Andrea was living in Cali?!!! It would have been a fun day trip from Palmdale.

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Jonah

This James Christensen piece originally came out in print in 1986 and
it was just announced today that Greenwich is releasing an anniversary
edition in canvas. "Jonah" was one of the first paintings Greenwich
picked up from James for reproduction. I have been hoping this piece
would be selected for an anniversary edition- the canvas is $425
whereas the original edition print is currently retailing at $1900
(the issue price was $96 in 1986- talk about art as investment!!!).

Thursday, April 01, 2010

Keep Calm and Carry On

While doing some research at work (aka: browsing Art.com) I came across some retro British posters.  My curiosity was peaked and so I googled the phrase “Keep Calm and Carry On”

These 3 posters were made in the Spring/Summer of 1939 by order of the Ministry of Information.  Their purpose was to strengthen British resolve during the Blitz and in case of Nazi Occupation.  They were intended to be hung in Tube Stations, on bus stops, on buildings and so forth so that the public eye was littered with the message from the King.  They are uniform in design with the royal crown at the head and simple san-serif capital block lettering.

The first to be hung was the light blue on the far right. “Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution Will Bring Us Victory” This phrase was meant to be a battle cry and ended up being put to music; it is rumored people would sing this anthem while huddled together in bomb shelters.

The second to be released was the green poster in the center. “Freedom Is In Peril, Defend It With All Your Might” I find this phrase to be rather poignant in today’s circumstances where literally our personal freedom is in danger.

The third banner created is in red on the far left “Keep Calm and Carry On” This banner is what first sparked my curiosity.  This banner was never released to the public. It was meant to be used only as a last resort if Great Britain fell and Nazi’s occupied England.  Thinking of the color choice of red for the background, I cannot help but think of the other red banners that would have been displayed by the Nazis. Red is such a bold and powerful color that I am sure the color choice for this important message was not a coincidence.  The banner was forgotten by history and only in 2000 was it rediscovered in a second-hand book shop in Northumberland.  The government copy right only lasts for 50 years so the design is now public domain and it has spread like wildfire across popular culture.*  This particular phrase has resonated with a lot of people, especially during the recession of the late 2000s. The image is printed on to bags, tee-shirts, posters of many different colors, mugs, doormats, even baby clothes.  The poster has hung in palaces and houses of state, included 10 Downing Street.

Needless to say, I want one! There is just something SO British about this poster.  The royal red of post boxes, telephone booths, and double-decker buses and the no nonsense phrasing is sentimentally British. (Stiff Upper Lip and all that Old Chap.)

 

*There have been facsimile designs sold where the crown is turned upside down and the text reads “Now Panic and Freak Out”

 

Allison Dawson

Gallery Manager/ Art Consultant

 

Repartee Gallery at Fort Union

1110 East Fort Union Boulevard

Midvale, UT  84047

(801) 352-2569

allison@reparteegallery.com 

www.reparteegallery.com