Radio Show: Annette Coleman

Two of Artwork Network's favorite artists, Annette Coleman and Jim Caldwell, have started a great Radio Show for artists. They cover topics such as keeping healthy studio habits, inspiration, and helpful tips of the industry.

Listen to last night's show, regarding "Art Habits and Keeping Studio Bound" with notable guests such as Mark Rossier, Steve W. Whitehead, and Artwork Network's own Amy Norton.

Eager to participate? Email Annette Coleman at annettecoleman@yahoo.com to get more details on how to call in on the live show or prerecord your thoughts.

Don't forget to sign up for show reminders on BlogTalkRadio.com/Annette-Coleman!

Upcoming Radio Shows:

3/18/2010-
Artists name names, what artists inspire their work
Artists talk about how other artists have inspired their work and why.
Can you see it in the work or is it a hidden influence?
9:30 PM
60 Minutes

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3/25/2010-
Venues for selling your art, what works for you?
A wide variety of artists from diverse backgrounds discuss the pros and cons of various art venues. Local, regional or national in scope what works for them.
Art Fairs, juried shows, coop galleries, galleries and open studios.
9:00 PM
60 Minutes

Story Behind the Art - Daniel Bahn

Daniel Bahn's series "Blue Stain"

Growing up in Colorado, I am reminded every day of the majestic beauty of the Rocky Mountains and the reason I, and many other people live here. Nature is a continuum of life and death, growth and decay but the past few years have seen an unprecedented decline of the pine forests. The little bug the size of a grain of rice that ravages these trees is not new but the depth and breadth of its appetite is. Wide swaths of forest turn from green to orange in a matter of months as one wonders what may lie ahead.

Is this nature's way of regeneration?
Is a catastrophic fire inevitable?
What will this habitat look like in 10 years? 50 years?
Is there anything to be done?

My current series draws from this sense of concern and records the organic forms and the detritus that is left over. Sick trees exhibit a ghostly blue stain that meanders through the growth rings - a stamp or death certificate for that tree. There is also a natural beauty in the stains and the crosscut forms of the trees. I am interested in the formal aesthetics of this environment. The trees had been pillars of strength, offering shelter and a diverse habitat - that has now changed.

Click here to view more of Daniel Bahn's artwork.