August 28, 2004

The Wittig Report - on the Interface Between Life and Art

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Welcome to the Wittig Report...

On the one hand there is 'Art,' and on the other hand, there is 'Life,'

...and somewhere in the middle, they meet.

August was interesting in that, while I only posted seven finished
paintings, I got a lot of other work done.

1) I finished building and configuring my new computer... built from
scratch... and the equipment necessary to produce high end graphic
prints, that I will be offering for sale on my website and eBay...
also the subject of this month's article.

2) I started the project of developing two CD's, that I will also
offer for sale on my website and eBay... one, a complete collection of
images of my work from the beginning of my painting career (1996) to
the present, and the second, a compilation of all the articles I have
written since I began writing in 2000, to the present... 70 in all...
in e-book format.

This stuff will still all remain on-line for perusal, but the CD's
will be inexpensive and convenient, for anyone interested in having a
complete collection, but does not feel like downloading an entire,
large website.

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Summer, 2004 - Seven Oil Paintings:

For the sake of brevity, I point you to the thumbnail page:

 http://www.robertwittig.com/2004summer.html

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Article: 'Painters Building Computers'

 "My wife bought me a laptop computer and a digital camera in March
 2000. I was quite happy about this. I took my two shiny new
 techno-treasures down into the rat basement, where I do all my
 painting and work, and plugged it in, and powered it up for the first
 time, and was immediately 'dazed and amazed', when the screen lit up,
 and beaconed me into the 21st century.     

And thus, the story began..."

To read the article, click here:
http://www.robertwittig.com/paper70.html

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Featured Website:  Terje Adler Mørk

An amazing figural and portrait painter from Norway.

Don't take my word for it... check his work out at:

http://www.terjemork.com/

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