Consider original art for Christmas giving

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched friends spend pretty good money for a print that several thousand other people have, and then spend more than the print cost to frame it. This puzzles me since there is so much high quality, original art available for a very fair price.

One of my artist friends here in Reno, Nevada is Roger Kinnamon. I’ve know Roger for probably seven or eight years and he’s produced an amazing body of work in both pastel and mixed media. Roger has spent many years in Northern Nevada, and so has a great affinity for the area’s landscape potential, which he has successfully transferred to richly textured pastel paintings … one of which I just gifted to my sister-in-law as a wedding present.

Original art for a special Christmas present is a great idea, but of course should be considered for any other special gift occasion, too. His work starts at around $300 with the larger works sell for $1,600.

Here’s what Kinnamon has to say about his work:

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The only thing you can count on: Change

“The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.” Marcus Aurelius Antonius (121 A.C.E.- 180 A.C.E) Meditations.

Reading the headlines of the last few months, it seems like a lot of people had never heard the word change before Obama came along. Depending on which side of the political or philosophical fence they reside, they either blame him or praise him for it.

Change, however, has been a consistant theme throughout the centuries, written and talked about by great and small. With Obama’s campaign for change, though, it’s spurred me on to make some admittedly small changes in my own life during this last month

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Zune X Tokyo Plastic

This actually creeped me out a bit at first, but it’s quite addictive.

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Kunstbar X Kunst Bar

Contemporary art history seen through the lens of a serious drinker.

Theo Jansen creates new life forms

Artist Theo Jansen demonstrates the amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures he builds from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His creatures are designed to move — and even survive — on their own.

This jaw dropping work in kinetic sculpture is an amazing fusion of art and technology - perhaps unlike anything you have ever seen before. Prepare to be amazed, as this could redefine what you consider to be alive.

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Art beat: Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre by Wilhem Staehle

I’ve been a collector of old and quirky postcards for many years, often using them in my own collage based work about the gaming industry in Nevada. So I was immediately drawn to the work of Wilhem Staehle, and the Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre: http://www.silhouettemasterpiecetheatre.com/

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Amazing wall art animation by BLU

Highly complex imagery combines with expert camerawork and and alley way aesthetics to make these endlessly intriguing short films. Wall art animation by BLU, based on the deceptively simple concept of stop action animation, they are filmed on the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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