by james | May 3, 2014 | aoj blog
By the time you read this I should be deep into my race at the “Race for the Cure” going on in downtown Las Vegas, so we thought we would change it up a bit as this weeks blog is all about the breasts….kinda….
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Series® originated in1983 in Dallas, Texas, USA, and is recognized as the world’s largest and most successful series of 5K run/fitness walk events designed to raise public awareness of breast cancer. When Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen® organized the first Komen Race for the Cure in 1983 in Dallas, she didn’t know that her revolutionary concept would be so popular. From the first event’s 800 participants, the concept has now expanded to annual Races that attract more than 1.5 million participants in more than 150 locations globally.
Thanks to the interest, hard work and collaboration of a variety of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), governmental agencies, and individuals who want to make a difference in breast cancer mortality rates, Komen Race for the Cure events are being organized in places throughout the world Ambassador Brinker never dreamed of 30 years ago. Today they are expecting 13,000 participants which is an amazing number… So is all of this awareness are we closer to finding a cure ?…
Since 1990, breast cancer mortality has decreased by 34 percent. This decline is due to improved breast cancer treatment and early detection .
As mammography screening rates have increased, more cases of breast cancer have been found at earlier stages, when chances of survival are highest.
In 2014, they expect to have approximately 13 international Races in 8 countries with more than 150 Races globally. International Komen Race for the Cure events are unique in each country, however they all share the common goal of a world without breast cancer.
Its still a slow process and the cure is yet to be found for all, but without awareness we couldn’t have gotten as far as we have…No doubt we have a long way to go but with constant awareness and support the cure is around the corner…… Have a great week everyone… I’ll post pictures on next week blog…. off to the Race!
……..peace
………………james
by james | Apr 27, 2014 | aoj blog
Hey Everyone;
I was recently in a studio of a well known fellow artist here in Las Vegas and after a few glasses of wine our discussion turned to our work as it often does, “painting is dead”, he claimed…”there is nothing new anymore, its all been done” ..I have heard this before but couldn’t disagree with him more. Painting is alive and well…. and with all the advances in the paints and finishes and the addition of digital painting the doors have been opened even wider in this creative space. Even the financial community is seeing painting as alive as ever. Over the past several years there have been a number of financial institutions who have created art funds… The Mei Moses index, as their most recent update shows, over the last 50 years, stocks (as represented by the S&P 500) returned 10.9 percent annually, while the art index returned 10.5 percent per annum. And in the five years between 2001 and 2005, …………. art trounced stocks….. So is painting dead?…. Not Hardly !.. its just getting started…
Have a great week everyone, talk to you soon…
peace….
………. james
oil, 30 x 40 titled “thoughts of laguna”
Price: 800.00 USD
by james | Apr 27, 2014 | sightings
Hanging with friends at the #LVH checking out a great Vegas Show!..#TrentCarlini
by james | Apr 19, 2014 | aoj blog
Hey everyone… Hope your having a great week…. one of the biggest issue I have as an artist is probably very close to the same as many others…...its the storage!……when I first started on this journey one of the things I never considered was where do I store everything?…with the size of my paintings its very difficult to store them all, and with over 300+ paintings and counting I don’t have the wall space..
Over the years I have seen some really creative storage ideas. From hollow painting walls where the artist can store paintings inside and then paint on the outside of the wall.. to specially configured closets to fully dedicated rooms, to old mailroom cabinets repurposed …… I think a lot of it depends on what your trying to store and how big it is… Due to the size of my work it is extremely challenging to store everything at the house… so for now I have filled my sister in-laws house with over 20 + paintings and I have a storage locker where some are housed, and then my house… drying wall in the bedroom and one entire room dedicated to my collection.. … on top of that every wall in every room has paintings hanging on it… even Sean’s room..lol… I actually have a series hanging in my garage…which consists of 39 different paintings…..so as creative as it takes to be an artist, you need to exercise the same creativity when it comes to storage…….so to help with gaining storage space… all paintings through the end of May will be 50% off the retail price for those that have signed up on our weekly blog…… remember signing up is free and it makes you smarter….
have a great week everyone
……peace
james…
pic of partial storage room
by james | Apr 12, 2014 | 2014
Hey everyone, here is my latest… this is titled “when all the dots connect” oil on panel, framed 31 x 39.
price: SOLD
