Jun 20 National Bald Eagle Day. Jun 20 1982 National Bald Eagle Day was declared. Jun 20 1948 Ed Sullivan has his first really big 'shoe' on Sunday night TV. Jun 20 1914 Noxema, is named because it 'knocks eczema' out. Jun 20 1893 Lizzie Borden found 'Not Guilty' of taking an axe and giving her parents a combined total of 81 whacks. Jun 20 1855 Commissioners appointed to lay out streets west of Larkin. Jun 20 1782 The United States chooses the Eagle as its symbol.
Birthdays
Jun 20 1967 Nichole Kidman, actress. Jun 20 1952 John Goodman, actor. Jun 20 1945 Anne Murray, singer. Jun 20 1931 Olympia Dukakis, actress. Jun 20 1924 Chet Atkins, singer. Jun 20 1924 Audie Murphy Jun 20 1907 Lillian Hellman
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The Gallery
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We have represented art works by these famous artists: Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Karel Appel, Salvador Dali, Man Ray, Jack Levine, Robert Henri, Duane Hanson, William Glackens, Jean Gabriel Domergue, Jean Arp, Maurice De Vlaminck, Maurice Utrillo, Hans Hofmann, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Gloria Petyarre, Ada Bird, Toulouse Lautrec, Van Gogh, Henry Moore, Claude Monet, Helen Frankenthaler, Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani, Paul Cezanne, Robert Motherwell, Mary Cassatt, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Max Beckmann, Thomas Hart Benton, Peter Paul Rubens, Peter Max, Rose Litsey, Joan Litsey. Review more works at: http://www.artsdirectgallery.com
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Monotype: Is a printmaking process in which an image, pattern or color composition is painted directly onto an individual plate and is transferred to a sheet of printing paper, typically by using a printing press. The process results in a single unique impression that is painterly in feel yet has the deep intrinsic beauty of a print. Flexibility, simplicity and openness to chance effects are the overriding features of monotypes. Signed by Litsey
· Artists Statement: Pure psychic automatism is where we start our thought process before working. The key to bringing our work of art to completion is we know when to stop. We have sold our work worldwide and have been active in the arts for over 40 yrs. Which have included: Paintings, Prints, Drawings, Fused Glass Jewelry, Raku Pottery and Sculptures.
· As contemporary artists we pride ourselves in creating one of kind originals.
Raku-yaki ( 楽焼 ) by Litsey www.artsdirectgallery.com
Raku is a 16th-century Japanese art form which evolved from the Zen Buddhist tea ceremony. Sen-no-Rikyu, the greatest tea master, established the concept of wabi-tranquility,austerity,transience-for the tea ceremony. I have strived to maintain the traditional concept of wabi in my Raku work. I became fascinated by the challenge of Raku. Throwing a bowl or vase remains a challenge especially if the work is large. Once the clay is dried, the clay pots are fired between 12-24 hours known as a bisque firing ( 900 °C (1,650 °F).
The finally firing is an all day affair. After preheating the pieces, I load the Raku kiln. The kiln is slowly brought to a temperature of 800–1,000 °C (1,472–1,832 °) degrees cone 06 temperature range. Experience is the guide here as the work is visually checked for glaze maturity. Wearing protective gear and using tongs is recommended, I then move the work to the reduction chambers which are holes in the ground. These chambers contain organic materials such as leafs, straw and twigs. Leaving the pottery over night in these reduction chambers under ground covered is the key to my work.
I started my pottery work (stoneware, salt glazing, kiln building and Raku) back in the 1970's at the Boulder's Pottery Guild, Boulder Co. My family were founding members of the Boulder Pottery Guild, Colorado 1970 cir. date.
Note: Raku pottery is porous and is not to be used for cooking, either microwave or conventional ovens. Raku is not to be used for holding plants or watering. For display only. All of my Glazes are lead free. See more works at: www.artsdirectgallery.com
Fused Glass Jewelry Designs by International Artists Rose Litsey
Our fine arts studio works with glass fusing, bead lamping, tacking, and slumping. Each work of art is created to give depth, shape, color and relief. Some works are fused with dichroic glass which was developed by NASA and gives reflected colors as wavelengths of light pass through it. As contemporary artists we pride ourselves in creating one of kind originals. Handmade in the U.S.A. See more works at: http://www.artsdirectgallery.com
Acrylic Painting 48in. x 60in. by International Artists Brent Litsey
Artists Bio: Brent & Rose Litsey Ø Personal Art Tours: Central America, Australia, London, Paris, Monte Carlo, Holland, Italy, Germany and the United States. We have visited more than 300 Museums and Art Galleries Worldwide.
Ø Exhibit: Wichita Art Museum- Gift Store. Wichita Ks. Works for Sale 2010-2011.
Ø Exhibit: Kemper Museum- Gift Store Kansas City, Mo. 1996 Raku Works
Ø T.V. Film. Arts in Wichita, Ks. WSU. Channel 13 TV. Film on Litsey’s Studio.
Ø News Article: The Moon Valley News: Phoenix Az. 2000
Ø News Article: The Wichita Business Journal: Vol. 14 No. 49 Art Business Strategies Pg. 10 Dec. 3 1999.
Ø News Article: The Kansas Magazine: Fall of 1997 Japanese Raku by Litsey
Ø News Article: “The Best Kept Secret in Kansas” Eldorado, Ks. Litsey’s Fine Art Studio.
Ø Governor’s Special Arts Exhibit, Ks. 1998
Ø Trade Embassy Kansas: Tokyo, Japan 1995-2002
Ø International Trade Show: Tokyo, Japan 1995-1996. Raku by Litsey
Ø International Exhibit: Osaka, Japan- Rinku-Gate Tower. 1996
Ø Permanent Collection: Manori, Japan1996- Honor from City Mayor
Ø Permanent Collection: Warren Hall III. Museum, Eldorado, Ks.
Ø Produced: Aboriginal painting exhibit in Old Town Wichita, Ks Sept. 16/1993
Ø Toured: One month Australia outback for dreamtime painting collection.
Ø Awards: National Scholastic Award 1st. Place. 1969 Metal Sculpture
Ø Owner/ Two Galleries & working Studios in Nederland, Co. 12 years.
Ø The Litsey family is founding members of The Boulder’s Pottery Guild. 1970. Boulder Colorado.
Ø Private Art Dealer: Warhol, Picasso, Modigliani.
Ø Designer & builder of 8 High-Fire Kilns. For Salt Glazing, Stoneware, Raku.
Ø Private Classes: For students in the art of wheel throwing, kiln building, kiln firing, printing making and fused glass work.
