P.L. Miller has a new photojournal at Wordpress. Check it out at http://plmiller.wordpress.com/, and see some of the photos that haven't been posted here yet.

Labels: Visual Arts

19 July, 2009

The ArtMagick site, an online gallery with an extensive collection of Pre-Raphaelite and Symbolist works, has recently undergone some major renovations and added some interesting new features. While they've always had free e-card service and in-depth information about paintings and artists, they now offer a different free desktop download each month. The download features a classic painting with a calendar inset, so your desktop can get a fresh new look each month. While you're there, don't forget to check out the new poetry section.

Labels: Visual Arts

17 April, 2008

"Hell Awaits Lost Sinners," according to the signs posted on the fence, but be sure to have a "Merry Christmas" anyway. This fine example of local holiday spirit was shot alongside Tennessee Highway 36. Thanks for the use of your photo, Sha. (Click on the image to enlarge it for more detail.)

Labels: Humor, Visual Arts

20 December, 2007

Phil D'Angelo has a piece in the final stages of voting at Art FaceOff! You can cast your vote here: http://artfaceoff.com/faceoff_vote.php.

Labels: Visual Arts

13 February, 2007

The Arkanjul has a new video: Lake View Cemetery. It's beautifully edited, with some breathtaking visuals and a nice meditative soundtrack. Check it out....

Labels: Visual Arts

09 December, 2006

Phil D'Angelo is in the competition over at Art FaceOff, so if you have the time for a few clicks, check it out and rate his work. Search for him on their site under "artist" and enter "Phil D'Angelo" or "arkanjul" and you'll be able to vote on any or all of his pieces. (No registration required.) There are a few images over there that aren't featured in our gallery here, so you'll also get to see those.

Labels: Visual Arts

26 October, 2006

We've just added four images to the gallery from Zengael. I've called them "new old" images because the actual pieces of artwork were done some years ago but only recently scanned and formatted for viewing online. Two are paintings, one is an ink wash on watercolor paper, and one is a mixed-media collage. The paintings are especially interesting because they utilize several different wet media on the same stretched canvas: acrylic paint, ink, and metallic textile ink. As with all our gallery images, you can click any thumbnail to see a larger image.

www.gatewoodjournal.org/galleryzengael01.html

Labels: Visual Arts

30 September, 2006

We've just added some new photos from K.C. Collins to the Gallery. Some are stills; the outdoor shots which were just added were shot in downtown Hickory, North Carolina. K.C. shoots with Nikon cameras on Ilford film most of the time, although I think a few of the color ones were shot on Fuji. You probably know this already, but in case you don't, all our gallery images are clickable to see a larger image.

Photos & Digital Art by K.C. Collins

Labels: Visual Arts

21 September, 2006

A number of new photos from P.L. Miller have been added to the Gallery. These were shot over the past few months in the Craggy Mountain area of western North Carolina, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville. For those who might be interested in the technical aspects, most of these were shot with a Nikon N60 using Agfa and Fuji film. A few were shot with a Canon digital camera. (As with all our Gallery images, click on any thumbnail to see a larger image which will give you much more texture and detail.) Enjoy!

P.L. Miller: Folio 3 - Gatewood Journal

Labels: Visual Arts

17 September, 2006

We've just added four new images to the gallery from P.L. Miller. These were shot in the Craggy Mountain area of western North Carolina, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville. (As with all our Gallery images, click on any thumbnail to see a larger image; it's especially recommended on these so that you can see the texture and detail.) Enjoy!

Labels: Visual Arts

30 July, 2006

Stuart Savory reports that there will be a memorial service for Michelle Goodrich (a.k.a. Mandarin Meg), who passed last month. If you're on the West Coast and would like to participate, the memorial will be on Friday, 28 July, from 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. (US Pacific Time) in suite 8111 at the San Jose Hyatt. For those who would like to participate but cannot be present, there will be a Freenode IRC chat set up; Frank Paynter has more information on how to join in for that.

Meg's generous assistance was wide-reaching and she is missed by many. Her help with the intricacies of HTML and CSS coding and design was an invaluable resource for those of us who came to the web with more ideas than technical know-how. She made it easy to put ideas into action, assured us that making mistakes was part of the process, and inspired us to keep learning.

Thanks, Meg.

Labels: Visual Arts

27 July, 2006

Bored with those corporate-choreographed 4th-of-July fireworks displays that suck all the spirit out of the word "independence"? Check out Arkanjul's new video clip of fireworks on the streets of Cleveland's Little Italy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZcpvX4dYPw.

Labels: Visual Arts

26 July, 2006

This is a very exciting time for us here because The Arkanjul now graces our Gallery with his presence. One of our photographers (P.L. Miller) brought his work to our attention some time back, and we've been admirers ever since. Many of his photographs have an ethereal quality which is further enhanced by his digital darkroom tinkering; to view some of his portraits is to feel as though you are getting a glimpse of divinity in an earthly form.

The Arkanjul (aka the Godfather, aka Phil D'Angelo) grew up in Cleveland's "Little Italy" and nearly became a Catholic priest until he saw Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot. He went to college relatively late in life and was deemed a "renaissance man" by the humanities department (as well as by most people who've had the pleasure of meeting him).

"My influences are as diverse as Federico Fellini, Todd Rundgren, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Vincent Van Gogh, Dali, Quan Yin, Buddha, and most of all, a simple carpenter from Nazareth," he says. He sometimes works with fractals in a number of different programs, and explains, "I usually sit for hours listening to Tangerine Dream and play with the math, over and over until the images 'sing' to me.

"As for my photo images," he continues, "Guys from the old neighborhood were gleaning my files for years, without my knowledge. My studio was a common meeting place for 70's-style get-togethers and we would often go out to the rooftops of Cleveland’s tallest office buildings to drink some homemade wine. It was during these get-togethers that 'the boys' would keep me occupied while sneaking into my office and stealing negatives! Years later one them says, 'We figured if anyone from the neighborhood would ever make it, it would be you! And we hoped you'd cut your ear off like Van Gogh or commit suicide and these negatives would be worth money! You let everybody in the neighborhood down by settling down and having a family.'

"My angels are NOT just the statues but also the women and all the various people and places I photograph. Fellini said, 'He who looks with innocent eyes, all is divine!' I am now an old knight, returned from the quest, searched for the grail, fought the devil, kissed an angel and looked for beauty in the modern world. My art/photography (is there a difference?) is a reflection of that search."

We agree. Now go and have a look. (Don't forget, you can click on any thumbnail image in our galleries to see the larger version.)

www.gatewoodjournal.org/galleryarkanjul01.html

Labels: Visual Arts

20 July, 2006

The Arkanjul, aka The Godfather, aka Phil D'Angelo has recently ventured from traditional photography into making videos. He has a spot at YouTube where you can view his new work, and still maintains his blog at LiveJournal. Some of the videos incorporate his still photos while others are shot in a live-action style. We particularly liked Lumina, which features some of the photography from his Angels of Cleveland show, and Fractals. Check them out for yourself, and send him a nice note if you like his new stuff. (Permalinks to his blog and his spot at YouTube are posted on our Gallery page.)

Labels: Visual Arts

29 June, 2006