tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697054400784055852011-07-31T01:59:02.784-07:00This blog is dedicated to the original Renaissance Man, Leonardo da Vinci. It is open to a new Renaissance Generation who explore the world as Creative Seekers. If you have ever been called creative, or perhaps you have been described as a "Renaissance Man", you are in the right place to share and explore your creativity!Bird_Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211561875641993332noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369705440078405585.post-51938890096762353972010-08-06T17:36:00.000-07:002010-08-06T17:36:41.727-07:00

.I have started work on a new project that was inspired by a comment made during a critique. The critique was not for my work. The comment was not directed at me, but to another photographer. That's the great thing about group critiques, you don't have to be the one being critiqued for it to be a valuable lesson, or for it to inspire you. The photographs that were being critiqued that evening 

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The May/June issue of Photo Technique Magazine will feature an article I wrote about my Spectrum Suite Series, A Photographic Series in Three Movements. You can preview the announcement on their website at http://www.phototechmag.com/index.php/mayjune-2010/larry-vogel

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. Photograph, The Journey by L. A. Vogel from the book Creativity / The Seekers Journey More information at www.lavogel.com/book If we are to become more creative artists and thinkers, it is essential that we continually seek for inspiration. It is on this journey of seeking that we will begin to grow as artists and deepen our understanding as creative thinkers. However, before we begin our

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."It begins with a distant notion, a plaintive whisper of the heart. It comes in the flash of an epiphany or through a deeper unexplainable longing that it has always been present. It is the recognition of conception, the understanding that a new idea has been born. It is embracing the dreamscape that is imagination, and having the courage to go there. For those who accept a life of

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.Southern California artist, Larry Vogel, has developed a clear exposition of how to accept the challenge of a life of self-exploration through willful acts of creation. Going on the assumption that we are innately creative but in need of some encouragement and guidance, Vogel draws upon psychologists G. Wallis and Jacob Getzel’s “Five Stages of Creativity” — First Insight, Saturation, Incubation

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.Photo by L. A. Vogel From the Paris Color SeriesSong writers can no longer write lyrics like:“Love, Love Me Do” (The Beatles)“I Got You Babe” (Sonny & Cher)The Bar Has Been Raised“It feels like lightning running through my veins every time I look at you.”With lyrics like that from David Gray…The Bar Has Been RaisedAs photographers, we can no longer stand in front of an object, click the shutter

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.The news came to me yesterday, long time Orange County, California resident, artist, friend, teacher and activist Jerry Burchfield had died on September 11, 2009.In the last twenty five years, I have had several opportunities to work with Jerry. Our artistic lives have crossed paths many times. I have felt privileged to be included in some of his many projects and exhibitions. Throughout his

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. "Trinity" ©Bennett Richards The photograph of the two Alice's with the white rabbit is not from the lost archives of Diane Arbus. The image "Trinity" belongs to a good friend and photographer Bennett Richards. He describes the experience of making this image as an almost lost opportunity due to the inevitable scrutiny by critics and the public as a "rip-off" of the great Diane Arbus'

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Homage to Hockney?"What is art?" Plain and simple, I believe it is Art because the artist said so. "This art sucks!" Yes, we can always argue the value or merit of any piece of art. "Hey I've seen this before!" This is another issue all together different. Is it appropriation, copyright infringement, or just plain old inspiration? Any Warhol, Jeff Koons, Claes Oldenburg and many others have

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My hand-made book, Creativity/The Seeker's Journey was released in 2007. Since its release the special edition book has sold more than one hundred hand-made copies!The book's eleven chapters take the reader through the stages of creativity and inspiration. I have included more than one hundred quotes in the book. The quotes provide inspiration for the reader and support for the text I have

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Jose L De Juan posted some great comments on this blog. See the comments on "Welcome in the Spirit of Da Vinci" first post, bottom of blog. Although I did point a finger at the specialist and take aim at their value, please recognize it was done with a good bit of tongue-in-cheek humor. Yes Jose you are right, the specialist is not a "bad thing" nor was I trying to make that point. I certainly

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I did a lecture yesterday in Escondido, California about Art & Technology. While looking for materials to include in the slide presentation I found a great quote and squeezed it in at the very end. I love writing music and playing guitar just about as much as doing my photography. I play nearly everyday and keep a guitar next to my computer. While my computer is grinding through large files, or

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A Renaissance person is skilled in many fields of disciplines. They have a broad base of knowledge. Although the term was used to define artists and scholars of the European Renaissance period (around 1450 CE) we find the ultimate Renaissance Man of this period was Leonardo da Vinci. He was a master of the arts, an engineer, expert in anatomy as well as many other disciplines.It seems in modern

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This blog is dedicated to the original Renaissance Man, Leonardo da Vinci. I welcome all of you who desire to be a part of a new Renaissance Generation. I will be posting my new projects and ideas about creativity. In addition to my thoughts and works, I invite all Creative Seekers to contribute comments and post your creative projects here too. You can submit your ideas by leaving a comment to

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