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A Personal Journey of Years (Part 3)
Added by Luther E. Vann on June 26, 2008 at 3:06pm — No Comments
And What A Wonderful Surprise It Was
Added by Luther E. Vann on June 10, 2008 at 4:09pm — 2 Comments
The Personal Journey of Years (Part 2)
Added by Luther E. Vann on May 29, 2008 at 12:33pm — 2 Comments
The Personal Journey of Years Begins
Added by Luther E. Vann on May 17, 2008 at 3:32pm — 1 Comment
ELEMENTAL Now Published and Available
Added by Luther E. Vann on May 17, 2008 at 3:04pm — 2 Comments
An Evening Out in Savannah
Added by Luther E. Vann on March 29, 2008 at 3:17pm — 2 Comments
In the Company of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
There’s a word, I’m pretty sure, for what I’m about to describe but I’m not certain what it is. Maybe I’m thinking about serendipity, or maybe grace, but definitely something besides coincidence. This is what happ
… ContinueAdded by Luther E. Vann on January 25, 2008 at 8:37pm — 1 Comment
The Limelight and the Creative Comfort Zone
Having been a working artist all my adult life, I learned early to respect and appreciate media type events like television news spots and newspaper interviews such as the one just published in the Savannah News Press’ at the following link: http://savannahnow.com/node/428917 where there awaits a wonderful article by Joel Weickgenant about one city's gift to the arts.
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Expanding the View at The Art for Life Shop
"The Endless Road" D/P art by Luther E. Vann
This past weekend I had the pleasure of sitting down with a reporter from the Savannah News Press and discussing current projects
… ContinueAdded by Luther E. Vann on January 8, 2008 at 10:35pm — 2 Comments
Update on ELEMENTAL in Connect Savannah
My piece "Habersham and 41st" reproduced in Connect Savannah.
As promised a few days ago, here is the link to the new CONNECT SAVANNAH story, “All for the Art,” which gives an update on the public
… ContinueAdded by Luther E. Vann on December 27, 2007 at 10:25am — 1 Comment
Christmas 2007 Footnotes from My Journey in Progress
Added by Luther E. Vann on December 20, 2007 at 11:53pm — 1 Comment
Holiday Exhibition at Indigo Sky in Savannah
(photo of Jerome Meadows’ “Carrying a Rainbow on Your Shoulders” courtesy of Washington D.C. Cultural Tourism)
… ContinueAdded by Luther E. Vann on November 28, 2007 at 11:20pm — No Comments
Art for Life Shop Now Open for Business
Basically I’m a classically schooled artist plying my creative trade in a neo-school techno world and due to that fact I have not rushed to place my works for sale online. But the time to take such a step has arrived and so it’s my pleasure to announce the opening of my
… ContinueAdded by Luther E. Vann on November 19, 2007 at 9:01pm — 1 Comment
Address for Telfair Museum ELEMENTAL Donations
One of the main reasons that any artist such as myself would be honored to have his work shown at the super-modern Jepson Center for the Ar
… ContinueAdded by Luther E. Vann on November 17, 2007 at 1:11pm — No Comments
The Show at the Jepson Center in 2008
(Cover of ELEMENTAL: The Art of Luther E. Vann--it's a little fuzzy to prevent premature distribution)
By now, the word has spread that a show of my art will be held at the Jepson Center
… ContinueAdded by Luther E. Vann on November 4, 2007 at 12:14pm — 2 Comments
Looking Out Over the Creative Horizon
Good things are in the works. I’m happy to announce that one of them is the publication of my artwork, “The Soul of a Black Skylark Singing,” on the cover of Aberjhani’s new novel, Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World (ISBN 97809662356-5-4).
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Added by Luther E. Vann on October 31, 2007 at 3:26pm — 2 Comments
That Particular Language of Painting
When I start a new canvas/artwork, I find that I am always apprehensive and shy away. I will only start a painting when I am at a certain space in my mind, my psyche. Then I can give my full attention to the process. If I find that I have too many outside commitments, I back off.
… ContinueAdded by Luther E. Vann on September 25, 2007 at 2:04pm — 1 Comment
Reviews of Luther E. Vann's Artwork
“Vann is a poet who uses painted images as his language.”
--Connect Savannah Entertainment News Weekly
“Luther’s paintings give testimon
Added by Luther E. Vann on September 24, 2007 at 12:01pm — 1 Comment
Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself
Drawing has always been a staple, a gratifying part of my being. It was the first creative act I knew. It is the first effort of a child to express perhaps what it cannot or will not express verbally.
When I start a new canvas I find that I am always apprehensive and shy away. I will only start a painting when I am at a space in my mind, my psyche, then I can give my full attention to the process. I
Added by Luther E. Vann on September 14, 2007 at 4:42pm — 3 Comments
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