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Christmas Time in New York City Every year New York City is home to some of the most magnificently decorated trees in the country, and many are meant specifically for public view. Here are some tree we recommend you see this season: The Metropolitan Musuem of Art will display “The Angel Tree” in the museum’s Medieval Sculpture Hall from November 20th to January 6th. Visit metmuseum.org for more information. Since the 1960s this tree has featured crèche figures from the Neapolitan tradition of using old-world techniques and materials to create 1700s style figures. Angeli Art is the leading distributor of these figures in the United States. For more information visit angeliart.com. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts lights their own Christmas tree each season on Josie Robertson Plaza. The tree will be lit this year on November 27th, and remain up until early January at Lincoln Center, Broadway and 63rd. Open to the public daily. ............... Christmas at Rockefeller Center The Roc...

After the suggested visit at BLUM in SOHO,to realize that Famous Artist's choice was not so...Bad" ...here another artist being inspired by Bierstadt "Art has always needed patrons and House of Campari fits the bill quite nicely. The Campari Commissions for 2007 were recently on display in Miami, featuring the Fallen Bierstadt by Valerie Hegarty and the Mosaic Mask (XXX) by Nathan Mabry. Hegarty’s piece is a reconstruction of a landscape by Albert Bierstadt that she pushes several steps further, into destruction. Mabry creates a mask out of coloured pencil and mylar, then embellishes the piece with Swarovski crystals. Featured along with the commissions was an exhibition of works from New York and Los Angeles galleries called Distinctive Messengers, as well as an amazing site-specific work by Andrew Schoultz."

New York Times has 1 answer: Cheap and Cheerful "Style Map | Buenos Aires The 11-hour flight to Buenos Aires is richly rewarded with warm weather (our winter is their summer), great shopping and a still-kicking dollar. The Palermo Hollywood district is a welcome antidote to the already overrun Palermo Soho across the tracks — a quieter place to stumble across young designer boutiques, underground restaurants and an easy-to-navigate flea market. Happy hunting. CHRISTINE MUHLKE" Check on the title to see the map........

Cochrane Mural - LOOK CLOSELY BY CLICKING ON ANY PART OF THE MURAL Cochrane Mural For those not living in the west, Cochrane is NW of Calgary and east of Banff, in the foothills of the Rockies . This mural was unveiled in July at the Cochrane Ranche House. Each tile is 1 foot square, is it's own individual picture and each is by a different artist. All of them together form this huge mural. You can click on each of the tiles to see them in detail. Check out the horse's eye. http://www.muralmosaic.com/Cochrane.html

GUSTAV KLIMT The Black Feather Hat, 1910 Oil on canvas. Private Collection, New York, courtesy Neue Galerie New York Klimt was an artist who drew inspiration from a variety of sources, ranging from Byzantine to Asian art. In this work, we see the strong influence that French avant-garde artists exerted on his oeuvre. The restricted, striking palate of black, red, and white attests to the degree to which Klimt was influenced by the graphic work of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Instead of deliberately posing for the painter, the unnamed sitter in this work seems lost in her own thoughts. In that way, she is reminiscent of Edgar Degas's ballerinas, whom that artist captured in intimate, private moments. The Black Feather Hat is on display in the second-floor galleries as part of the Gustav Klimt: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections exhibition.

de la part d'Alex Beard Holiday Cocktail Party December 18th, 6pm - 9pm Join us for a cocktail and Christmas cheer. All are welcome!

Saturday, December 15, 10am–6pm Sunday, December 16, 11am–5pm Form follows function all the way to New Jersey during the DWR Annex Pre-Holiday Sale. Overstocks, still-in-the-box new items and samples will be available, including lots of lighting, lounge and little giftable items, all 20–65% off the original price. Without Wheels? For less than $3, you can take Bus 129 from Gate 318 at Port Authority. ABOUT THE STUDIO The 12,000 square foot Annex is a one stop resource for some of the most innovative modern design of the past and present with only a few of life's dings and dents. While these pieces may have been jostled in their journeys, we think their flaws give them a history that is all their own. As an evolution of our cult classic warehouse sale, the Annex represents an assortment of returned and discontinued merchandise that changes constantly with everything as is and ready to take home immediately. Peruse and purchase pieces within our showroom and supplement your discove...

THE GIFT OF ART Are you still running around looking for the perfect gift for your loved one? No need to worry! Come to the museum store and find something for everyone on the list. We have a wide range of artist multiples, monographs and new publications. Here is a secret: making someone a patron of the arts by offering them a museum membership may be the most memorable gift you can give. Membership benefits at the Chelsea Art Museum include unlimited free admission to the museum, invitations to exhibition openings and 10% discount on museum store purchases. Remember, as members you save 10% in the store and the café on your holiday shopping. Membership Promotion - Join now! Join our group of committed art supporters by December 31, 2007 and receive 5 FREE guest passes for your friends! And if you join at family level membership or above you also receive the current exhibition catalog FREE! Please contact carolin@chelseaartmuseum.org or see our website at www.chelseaartmuseum.org/info...

A number of recent available paintings started on location in Times Square on Broadway. A rather rich and exotic experience, painting in the heart of Manhattan's theatrical piazza. The parade of energy and life was quite inspiring. Joyous Holidays! Stuart Yankell 888-373-0843 www.yankell.com

Image: Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). Homosassa River, 1904. Watercolor with additions of gum over graphite on cream, moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper. Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund and Special Subscription, 11.542 Brushed With Light: American Landscape Watercolors On view through January 13th ! This exhibition showcases eighty important works from the Brooklyn Museum’s world-renowned collection of American watercolors of landscape imagery. Ranging in date from 1777 to 1952, these watercolors represent major movements in American landscape painting: late eighteenth-century topographical and Picturesque view painting; the Hudson River School and Pre-Raphaelitism; post–Civil War realism; American Impressionism; modernist abstraction, and American Scene painting. This exhibition is supported in part by the Brooklyn Museum American Art Council. View the exhibition.

Nava Lubelski, Side Dish, 2004 Hand-embroidered thread on ink stained cotton canvas 12 x 12 in. Photo: Nava Lubelski Welcome! For nearly half a century, the Museum of Arts & Design has served as the country's premier institution dedicated to the collection and exhibition of contemporary objects created in clay, glass, wood, metal and fiber. The Museum celebrates materials and processes that are today embraced by artists in the fields of craft, art and design. To read about the current exhibit and "EMBROIDERY".....please click on the title

This is an email I received from VIVIANE SILVERA..who is organizing walking tours in galleries........... Dear Art Lovers, For those of you interested in hearing several contemporary critics discuss the work of Anne Harris (which we saw this week) along with several other artists showing right now, The National Academy Museum and artcritical.com com present: The Review Panel The National Academy, in conjunction with artcritical.com presents the fourth season of The Review Panel, beginning Friday, October 12th at 6:45 pm. This popular panel is moderated by David Cohen, art critic for the New York Sun and editor of artcritical.com. Each month, three prominent art critics join David Cohen in discussing four pre-selected exhibitions currently on view in New York museums and galleries, with time allotted for audience response. This popular series fosters awareness of contemporary art through critical dialogue about exhibitions on view in New York galleries and museums. Past panelists in...

BLOG: Bouquinistes à New York Une blogeuse New Yorkaise a lancé "Des bouquinistes à New York", un blog d’échanges de livres pour les francophones de New York..........Lire la suite de cet article sur French Morning News ....http://www.frenchmorning.com/ny/spip.php?article236

Monday, December 10, 2007, 6:30pm Dia Art Foundation 535 West 22nd Street, 5th floor New York, NY 10011 Admission for the lecture is $6 general; $3 for students, seniors, and Dia members. Reservations are recommended, please call 212 293 5583 Born in Spokane, WA, in 1957, Jim Hodges lives and works in New York. His solo exhibitions include presentations at Santiago de Compostela, Spain (2005); the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, and touring (2003), Henry Art Gallery, Seattle (2003); and the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY (1995). Joseph Beuys was born in 1921 in Krefeld, Germany. He trained at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1947 to 1951, then taught there as a professor of sculpture from 1961 until his controversial dismissal, in 1972. Beuys's first one-person exhibition of his sculpture and drawings was in 1953, at the house of the collectors Franz Joseph and Hans van der Grinten. In the ea...

Last Blue-Fin (Love and Theft 3) 2006, Monoprint, 20" x 36" Library Exhibits Micahel Torlen - The Ocean is Blue and Black Works on Paper December 2, 2007 - January 8, 2008 in the H. Pelham Curtis Gallery Last Blue-Fin (Love and Theft 3) 2006, Monoprint, 20" x 36" MICHAEL TORLEN Michael Torlen is a painter and printrmaker, born in San Diego into a Norwegian commercial fishing family. His major series of works, “Songs for My Father” and “Sanger Fra Mor” (“Songs From Mother”) totaling thousands of images reflect his memories of a youth spent on a boat with his father and his own experience on the sea as a commercial fisherman. They are strong, powerful images that evoke a range of feelings, including one of respect for nature’s beauty and intensity. Torlen has a studio in Port Chester , NY , and is one of the founding faculty members of the School of Art +Design at SUNY Purchase, where he still teaches. He also paints on frequent trips to Monhegan Island , Maine . Ar...

Info annoncee par le Westchester Accueil Conference au Lycée Français de New-York par Frédérique Bressand, spécialiste d'Asie Centrale "Samarkand la Magnifique ou 26 siècles d'histoire" le 12 décembre à 19h Auditorium du Lycée Français de New-York Inscriptions auprès de Michelle Mathe - micma1215@hotmail.com SAMARKAND, OU 26 SIECLES D’ART ET D’HISTOIRE. Frédérique Bressant nous entretiendra de l’histoire de Samarkand, capitale de l’Ouzbékistan. Ville mythique mais non moins réelle, cette cite située au cœur de la Route de la Soie, a connu les plus grands conquérants, d’Alexandre le Grand a Gengis Khan et Tarmelan, destructeur mais aussi bâtisseur. Ce guerrier qui ne connut jamais aucune défaite fit orner au 14eme siècle la capitale de son empire de monuments somptueux dont la magnificence égale la grandeur. Ce passe prestigieux ne doit nous faire oublier l’Ouzbékistan contemporain qui a su préserver ses traditions. Frédérique Bressant fréquente l’Asie Centrale depuis ...

Le groupe des entretiens avec Michel Gerard porte desormais le nom de CULINARTISTs et vous trouverez ci apres la raison. Chaque moment de travail et de reflexions intenses est recompense par un delicieux dejeuner, de l'entree au dessert (miam, miam tarte aux pommes,...) Club cuisine tenez vous bien,,........... SOUPE DE POIS CASSES Ingrédients pour 8 personnes: 500g (3 tasses environ) de pois cassés (split peas) 2 litres de bouillon de volaille 200g de jambon taillé en cubes 50g de lard en dés (ou bacon) 4 gousses d’ail 1 branche de persil frais 2 feuilles de laurier 1/2 c. à café de thym séché 1/2 c. à café d’origan séché 2 oignons moyens coupés en 2 4 clous de girofle sel On trouve le jambon (grosse tranche) et les pois cassés chez Trader Joe’s. 1. Mettez dans une marmite les pois cassés, le bouillon de volaille, le jambon, le lard, l’ail et les aromates. Piquez un clou de girofle dans chaque 1/2 oignon et ajoutez-les dans la marmite. Portez à ébullition sur feu vif. Réglez alors...

Thank you North,.....I believe, you've posted the first comment on my blog... SO I am publishing it!!!So everyone knows...they can do it too!!!!!!! North a ajouté un nouveau commentaire sur votre message blog "A message from my friend Claudia about ...." : There was a great street art inspired exhibit this summer at the 3rdRail Gallery in New Rochelle, NY. Some of those artists are currently in Wrap It Up!, an exhibit and sale through the Westchester Arts Council in White Plains. More information can be found at www.CharleneWeisler.com

Don't hesitate to let me know when you see something you like and would like to share.Send me an email with the details like Claudia did and I will post it on the blog.. I highly recommend you to see a fantastic exhibit at the library at Concordia College in Bronxville on Route 22. Ellen Frank is an artist with an atelier in East Hampton and she specializes in illumination art. She paints on Belgian linen using gold, silver and copper as well as egg tempura. Her project is called Cities of Peace and each work is dedicated to a city of the world that has undergone turmoil -- Beijing, Sarajevo, Kabul, Jerusalem, NYC, etc. You can visit her web site: Ellen Frank Illumination Arts Foundation, Inc. (Click on the title) The exhibit lasts until December 14th. Claudia