Leap into the Void is a record of Michael Buitron’s ongoing exploration of the world around him. California is a regular setting for blog entries, and the lens through which Buitron frames his thoughts is often visual art, but further categorisation is neither possible nor appropriate – for what is very much a no limits journey.
The Daily Serving team provides wide-ranging coverage including artists, curators, galleries, art shows, schools and residencies, non-profits, and museums. The diverse range of skills the Daily Serving’s team members mean that the quality of writing is maintained, despite the daily deadline and the scope of coverage.
Karen Winters, based in California, paints with watercolors, oil, and pastel. She is a member of the National Watercolor Society, and the Pasadena Society of Artists.
Winters use her art blog to showcase her art, and posts a new painting nearly every day.
Name of blogger: Chris Hoff
Year of Creation: 2004
Average Entries per month: 20
Art subject: Contemporary Art
Chris Hoff is an artist, curator, and former gallery director. He is also a published poet and has won a variety of awards.
The OC Art Blog features contemporary art stories, and primarily focuses on (but is not restricted to) Orange County, CA.
Name of blogger: Gregg Chadwick
Year of Creation: 2004
Average Entries per month: 20
Art subject: Contemporary art
Gregg Chadwick is a contemporary painter, located in Santa Monica, California. His work predominately uses oil on linen.
The art blog’s title, Speed of Light, derives from Chadwick’s artistic approach, where the multitude of ideas and feelings of a brief moment act as the inspiration for a painting.
TRYHARDER is a rolling album of photos, comprised of a mix of self-taken, and found photographs.
Before starting TRYHARDER, the author (Ann Gordon) ran an art blog focused on the Detroit art scene. It was an engaging read, providing great coverage of Chicago. When we saw the TRYHARDER title, we wondered what it meant.
Working Artist’s journal sets out to depict Conti’s life as an artist. As you would expect, quite a few entries exhibit her art and the processes behind it. However, this art blog goes deeper by covering her life and thoughts as an artist on a whole.
Eco Art Blog focuses on showing how the environment can have an impact on visual arts and vice versa. Entries in Eco Art Blog showcase examples of people in the art world working to overcome conservation issues or social injustice.
Carol’s Bloggie is an insight into Es’s personal life as well as her progression as an artist. The tough childhood experiences Es has faced fuels the subjects of her art and blog entries. Her work is used to help psychologically release her from the torments of the past. Es is noticeably honest with an endearing sense of humor that is entwined with a dark wit.
