We Are Finally Moved!!!

We are finally moved into our new space, which is about 2500 sf. This will allow us to grow and expand our capabilities. There is naturally still things to get done, but we are now making paint here. We are also taking phone orders as well at 828-254-5981. Technical questions are still best answered through email due to the time involved, but Eric is always willing to answer them. If there is something that he doesn't know we have plenty of resources to find it out. Of course, you can still order online at http://www.blueridgeoilpaint.com/. We look forward to serving you in the future.

Thank You - Eric & Athena Silver

Giorgio Morandi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC is having a comprehensive show dedicated to the life span of Giorgio Morandi. They will have works from his early days, what there is left of them, and through to the more famous still lifes and landscapes of his later years. I have always found Morandi's paintings to be much more than bottles, but rather a discovery of spatial relationships that might have gone unnoticed. This is probably due to his studies of Cezanne's work, who redefined space as it was known to his time. However, Morandi was also able to capture a quiet serenity in his still lifes that is, to me, quite beautiful. Despite what opinions one may have of Morandi's work, it is truly worthwhile to study his space and his play on visual ambiguities. There is certainly more than meets the eye in his works. The Met has also published a catalogue of the show, which is great because Morandi books are not as prevalent as some others. Hopefully this show will enlighten more people in general to appreciate his works. Morandi has always been described as a painter's painter, which I find very true. It looks like I will have to wait until next month to see it first hand, but it will be up until Dec 14. There is also an online exhibition of some of the pieces. If anyone has been please let me know how it is.

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/giorgio_morandi/more.asp