Thomas Schmall – Page 27 – Art, Games and a Blog

Art in the Shadow of Big Money

February 8, 2011

On money in the art market...

Maga

January 28, 2011

Maga Portrait Painting

A quick update before I’m off to the game jam. My TV show appearance went well, despite my fears. Funnily most of the things they said about me were wrong (I’m longer than 2 years in Amsterdam for sure, and I never worked in Berlin), but I got some nice shots in there. And here … Continue reading Maga →

German Telly Featuring my Face

January 26, 2011

Today (Wednesday) evening at 9 o’clock the German channel SWR (SR) will air the travel show “WeitWeitWeg” – featuring yours truly. At least for all I know – I actually didn’t see it yet. The crew filmed me painting at home, and then followed me through Amsterdam where I visited a Church for painting and … Continue reading German Telly Featuring my Face →

Modern Woodblock Prints of Kawase Hasui

January 22, 2011

Japanese Artist Kawase Hasui did some stunningly beautiful woodblock prints...

Ye Olde Sketchbook

January 16, 2011

I scanned several older sketchbooks – time to start showing, this will keep me busy for some time! These are the first ten pages of my mid-2009 sketchbook.

Defending David Hockney – Unseeing What the Camera Taught Us

January 14, 2011

David Hockney's Chair is a great example that our vision works in weird ways...

Figurative Art in Amsterdam and Rotterdam

January 11, 2011

Figurative art images by Munch, Kees van Dongen, Anders Zorn - in expositions around Amsterdam/Rotterdam. ..

Measuring 2010’s Art

January 9, 2011

It’s an interesting trend now to statistically measure things of our lives, and things that we would before thought are impossible to put in numbers. So this is the perfect moment to: Say happy new year to everyone! And try apply the measuring my last year(s) in art. One thing I do is to save … Continue reading Measuring 2010’s Art →

Mexiruba: Part 3

December 24, 2010

First of all: Merry Christmas to everyone! And without much ado, the last bunch of pictures from my Mexico/Aruba adventure (see one and two). These are the pages of my sketchbook. But before that – some Arubean waves for relaxation: