Brushstrokes & Battles
Contemporary Art Blog
Notes on the work, materials, process, artist rights, and the life that finds its way into all of it.
Creation Series: Intuitive Abstract Art Paintings
How water, air, gravity, pigment and instinct became one of Michel Keck’s most enduring bodies of work.
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Abstract Art for a Living Room: A Practical Guide
How to choose a piece with enough scale, feeling and staying power to make a living room feel finished.
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Abstract Cross Art: A Collector’s Guide
How to choose cross art with feeling, material presence and a place in the rooms where you actually live.
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October 8, 2026
Treasure Hunting: Turning Discarded Objects Into Art
From auction junk lots to one-of-a-kind assemblages and animal sculptures: how I reuse rusty metal, weathered wood, and discarded objects.
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April 24, 2019
BRICOLAGE – COLLAGE – ASSEMBLAGE OF MICHEL KECK
Bricolage is the act of creating with what is immediately available,working intuitively with materials at hand rather than relying on traditional or prescribed art supplies. For me,…
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January 2, 2023
Case number 4:21-cv-0430 Setting The Record Straight
UPDATED: I started this original blog post as a direct response to the public press release disseminated by the law firm Greenberg Traurig concerning the federal civil action styled…
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June 2, 2023
Heart Assemblages: Heart Art Made From Discarded & Found Objects
I create heart assemblages from recycled items and found objects that I repurpose and reimagine into one of a kind heart art. My one of a kind heart art assemblages are created to be…
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July 5, 2021
Michel Keck Collage Art Exhibit Hong Kong - Harbour North
Finally an art exhibit for the DOGS!! ( and their hoomans too of course ) So.. I believe this may be the first dog art exhibit ever that is for DOGS (and their hoomans) that is made…
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March 14, 2025
Why the Scope of Infringement Matters in IP Theft
[[IMAGE:when-others-profit-from-your-labor-the-injustice-of-ignoring-an-artist-s-right-to-protection-image-1]] If you come across any of my cross paintings or scripture-based artwork…
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