If you want to add a little extra something to your home but you are not really sure what to do, then why not start with a new picture? Landscape pictures really can add an elegant touch to any home and depending upon where you get one from, they do not necessarily cost the earth either. However, if you want an original you will probably not be able to afford it so it is better to stick with reprints which are cheaper but just as good.
De Lempicka Oil Paintings Always In Vogue
“It can be argued that the Art Deco spirit expressed itself more naturally through portraiture than through any other kind of painting. The quintessential Art Deco portraitist is undoubtedly Tamara de Lempicka. Fashionable society of the 1920s and 30s is now perceived very largely through her eyes” — Edward Lucie-Smith
Create Sistine Chapel Ceiling Effects With New Ceiling Mural Stencils
The 5th Wall element is the long forgotten ceilings of our homes.
Abstract Art
Nonrepresentational or nonobjective art is not an invention of the twentieth century. A number of cultures, like the Islamic and Jewish, have developed over the centuries a high standard of decorative or non-figurative art forms. Today, abstract art is generally understood to be the form of art that does not depict objects in the natural world, but instead uses shapes and colors in a nonrepresentational or subjective way.
You Can Unleash the Great Artist Within You
Each of us has a little child – an artist inside. In each and everyone of us is a direct perception of the world around us which speaks to us. We need to express ourselves, express our feelings and thoughts. This is not a desire to become an artist – we are already artists – we create – we draw – we paint- we write…
What you need to know about a paint brush?
Most of us like to paint different things. Some of us are professional painters while some of us just paint for fun. If you are serious about the subject its very important that you have some knowledge about the different types of paint brushes.
What Are The Different Types Of Fine Art Reproduction?
As well as hand painted fine art reproductions on canvas, there are several different mechanical methods of fine art reproduction none however come close to accurately replicating the color and texture as hand painting does.
Aquaprint: Is a printing process which uses color separation. The colors can be bright but the texture of the finished reproduction art is flat and does not mimic the artists brushstrokes.
Artagraph: The artagraph is a special printing method whi…
Tips For Pet Portraits
Whenever theres a special occasion that requires the giving of gifts, only a few people usually feel the need to spend more than a few moments on thinking about a gift that would really mean a lot to the recipient. When giving gifts, we should always remember that its truly the thought that counts so no matter the price tag attached to the gift, if it strikes the recipient as impersonal, the gift would then be not as special as you want it to be.
Whatever the occasion, a…
Painting Like The Masters:
Oil paintings began in the Mediterranean during the era of the Greek and Roman civilizations. The Egyptians also used paint techniques that were rich in bees wax, pigments of such minerals as copper, iron and manganese oxides and tempera.
While historians have noted that the Mediterranean civilizations of this time were aware of flax, walnut, poppy seed and other vegetable oils there is not definite proof that they were used in oil paintings of the time.
The tempera the…
The Many Faces Of Face Painting
Face painting is one of the cherished activities of festivals, carnivals, parades and events across the country. More and more holidays are beginning to use face painting as a great activity for kids. Schools can also incorporate it as a station on their annual field day. Halloween may boast the most face painting out of any holiday, but summer fairs and county festivals run close behind. The designs are too innumerable to count. A face can be transformed in its entirety, int…
The Hollander Collection: Todos En La Familia
The Hollander family is a five-pronged creative outlet with electrifying talent in painting, sculpting, writing and photography. Gino, the father, is an abstract-impressionist painter with numerous paintings of surrealistic perspectives. He began painting with acrylics in 1960, when such applications were nouveau. He offers no apologies or afterthoughts on finished work, as each represents his honest emotions at the time of its creation. For years Gino has given one-man shows…
The Da Vinci Code, John Cage And Magical Secrets About Thinking Creatively
In a culture where art and life are often inextricable, Magical Secrets about Thinking Creatively: The Art of Etching and the Truth of Life (Prestel Publishing, ISBN 3-7913-3654-1, $35) comes as the latest in a series of books, sites and magazines that keep them entwined.
In the last few years, the number of magazines and websites devoted to art criticism, art projects and found art, has ballooned, a sign of rising enthusiasm about art among people from all walks of life. …