Tuesday, December 13, 2011

LAST POST UNTIL WE RETURN FROM PARIS BEGINNING OF 2012!

 TO ALL OF MY FOLLOWERS AND EVERYONE WHO LOOKS AT MY BLOG, I WISH YOU EVERYTHING YOU DREAM OF FOR THE NEW YEAR!  MAY 2012 BE A BETTER YEAR FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD!
ALL THE BEST,
HANS & RIVIAN BUTIKOFER

Saturday, December 3, 2011

DAVID CLEMESHA, "BEWITCHING" ARTIST


                                                
G is for Goose

As you have seen on this BLOG, I like to introduce you to known Masters as well as new ARTISTS.  I met the gentleman who is the subject of this posting at a party for my STUDENT/FRIEND, Carolyn Marsden's new book launch, "Mexico, Jupiter, Submarine".  David & I began chatting and he showed me some of his work to which I was immediately attracted. So, I hope that you will enjoy looking at the "bewitching" work of David Clemesha.

David Clemesha grew up in England and moved to the United States at age 16. David 's ART is influenced by his many years of illustrating children's literature which he writes with his Wife Andrea Zimmerman. He uses words & images to create joyful colorful CONTEMPORARY ART which also references European Medieval manuscripts & books. Some artists that "speak to" David are: Giotto, Dubuffet & Hockney.

 Bear Went Over the Mountain (Creator Shall I Bloom?)

The Cow with the Crumpled Horn (And Mockery Was Still)
Tyger,Tyger Burning Bright....
Hush Bye Horses
                                                     

Thursday, November 10, 2011

PLEASE ENJOY MORE WORK BY MY WONDERFUL STUDENT/ARTISTS!


Some of the work posted below has been completed by students who come to my studio, others attend my classes @The Athenaeum, La Jolla. Please feel free to inquire about my upcoming classes @ my studio on this Blog, 
 rivianbutikofer@gmail.com, or the classes @ The Athenaeum  http://www.ljathenaeum.org/school.html
As you can see, each artist does his/her "own" work. By "own" I mean that we are all UNIQUE individuals. I encourage my students to celebrate their INDIVIDUALITY  with their ART! YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO JOIN US!

Gayle Tauber,( in memoriam) Portrait of Lucien Freud-Oil 
Faith Fleury, Mixed Media incl. Monotype
(We welcome suggestions for a title for faith's unusual piece)

Hans Butikofer, Self-Portrait, Mixed-Media on wood
Jane Cooper, Model, Acrylic
Kathleen Wilson, "I Won't Grow Up", Acrylic on cardboard
Sheryl Temchin, Acrylic
Carolyn Marsden, Mixed Media

Lourdes Rivera, Acrylic on paint palette, untitled

Saturday, October 22, 2011

PLEASE ENJOY SOME OF MY STUDENTS' WORK

Faith Fleury, Photo Transfer, Mixed-Media
I have been teaching ART & DRAMA for so many years , it has been one of the most rewarding parts of my entire life!  I have had the honor of working with  many talented students from all levels. I taught children of all ages when I taught at the ART Museums in La Jolla & San Diego, & my  own school THE MAGIC OF ART in the 1980s. I taught middle grade children @  SPRING VALLEY JR. H.S, MANN M.S, CORREIA M.S, Wangenheim M.S, & Older students @ UNIVERSITY CITY HS  I miss those students and if any of you reading my BLOG were in my classes or know someone who was, please let me hear from you!
For the past 8 yrs. I have been teaching @ my studio & @ The ATHENAEUM, Park & La Jolla Studios.  I would like to (again) showcase some of these fine artists in this & the next postings.
 WE WOULD LOVE YOUR COMMENTS ON THEIR WORK, THANK YOU, RIVIAN
Angelika Erne, Mixed- Media


Jane Cooper, Monotype

Lourdes Rivera, Acrylic Paint, Mixed-Media
Betty Serepca, Acrylic Painting
Sheryl Tempchin, Photo Transfer, Mixed-Media

Ralph Lazar, Acrylic Paint, Mixed-Media

Zahra Freeman, Acrylic Paint (after Picasso)                                   
Leslie  Klufeld, Acrylic Paint (after Nolde)

                                                     

Carolina Vivas, Mixed Media

Sunday, October 16, 2011

CAROLYN MARSDEN, NEW BOOK LAUNCH







NEW BOOK LAUNCH: MEXICO, JUPITER, SUBMARINE: How I Became a Writer
Exploding volcanoes! Harrowing escapes! Ouija Boards and Gong Gong on Jupiter. UFOs, auras, and fairies. Jules Verne’s submarine, under the sea and on Mars.  The Beatles as a Communist plot.  And the way all of this led to my resplendent writing career. 

THE CREATION PROCESS
As I began MEXICO, JUPITER, SUBMARINE, I tumbled into the unknown. With big pieces of paper, scraps of this and that, found objects, cheap paint, and glue, I set out to write and illustrate my odyssey. I loved the trial-and-error, the feeling of free fall. What I created made me laugh. I was encouraged and supported in my efforts by my wonderful art teacher, Rivian Butikofer.

HOW TO GET IT
MEXICO, JUPITER, SUBMARINE is only available in digital format-- through i-Books for your Apple device.  It will soon be available in the Kindle Fire.
Please note: I am proud to say that Carolyn Marsden has been my student for some years.  I love her books, (which my Grandson Elijah & I read) I adore her ART in her latest books!









Monday, September 26, 2011

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