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Framed Art the Inexpensive way -
Pop Art Guru (120)  
Framed art needn’t cost the earth. In fact framed artworks can be very inexpensive way when you allow yourself to reconsider exactly what constitutes a frame and, indeed what determines art.
First of all, one must reconsider the nature of art and its role in our daily lives. As an Art Director... ( added 4 years 29 days ago.) |
The Future History of Pop Art -
Pop Art Guru (120)
Contrary to popular belief Pop Art actually started in the UK in the 1950’s and not in the USA in the 1960’s as most people assume. One phrase espoused by art historians which fairly describes the origins of modern pop art is that pop art was born in England and grew up in America. Now aged well... ( added 4 years 42 days ago.) |
What are giclee paintings anyway? -
Melih Oztalay (7,986)  
Giclee (zhee-klay) - The French word "giclée" is a feminine noun that means a spray or a spurt of liquid. The word may have been derived from the French verb "gicler" meaning "to squirt". The term “giclee print" denotes an elevation in printmaking technology. Images are generated from high... ( added 4 years 58 days ago.) |
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When in Austin, Visit the Laguna Gloria Art Museum -
 - Joe Cline (392)   
If you are ever in the Austin area, you must definitely visit the Laguna Gloria Art Museum. The museum is one of the most popular museums in the area and one of the most beautiful at that, too. With its historic Italian villa style, the museum's original intention was to become the home of... ( added 30 days 21 hours ago.) |
After 31 Years - Still An Incredible Image -
Russ Hansen (21)
Thirty-one years ago, artist Arnold Friberg painted "The Prayer at Valley Forge" in celebration of our country's bi-centennial year, 1976. He succeeded in painting a masterpiece that is still incredibly popular 31 years later.
Friberg revered George Washington even as a boy. At age twelve he... ( added 2 years 153 days ago.) |
Why We Love Abstract Art -
Jean Dayton (28)
As a professional Artist I am passionate about art and how I can use it to express myself. I also have a passion for nature so in my abstract art paintings I combine the two. I believe that abstract art is the art of the future as it conveys a message to the observer.
In my experience, and I... ( added 2 years 166 days ago.) |
Magic Lines of Uli Art Style -
Chidi Okoye (63) 
Uli is an expression of the people’s capacity for creative design, which is firmly rooted in their myths and their experience of life in the past, present and future. At its best, it is an expression of their synthetic present, the epic of their search for a new order in the contemporary world.... ( added 3 years 141 days ago.) |
Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol -
Jessica Corbett (330)  
The Marilyns: Capturing a Legend From his early childhood, Andy Warhol was fascinated by the myth of stardom. The seemingly exciting and decadent lives of the young and famous fuelled Warhol’s imagination. His attraction to the glamorous world of Hollywood in later years would become the... ( added 3 years 238 days ago.) |
Chinese Calligraphy as Inner Heart Painting -
Busoni28 (78)
http://www.art-virtue.com
A Chinese calligrapher’s goal is to vividly and honestly convey his or her mind and intention. It does not only depend on the strokes, styles or appearances. The intrinsic essence and substance must be over the form in a Chinese calligraphy work. Thus Chinese... ( added 4 years 182 days ago.) |
Hayle Gallery -
David Carter (12)
St Ives School
The town of St Ives became a magnet for artists following the extension to West Cornwall of the Great Western Railway in 1877. In 1928 the artists Ben Nicholson and Christopher Wood visited St Ives where they were struck by the work of the naïve artist Alfred Wallis, whose... ( added 1 year 75 days ago.) |
Artwork - Don't forget the texture -
Dazza Walker (102)
It is an obvious statement but artwork hung in an office or home will dramatically enhance the look, mood and feel of the room its in. The colors, the texture and the type of artwork will all have a great effect to an otherwise plain wall.
A number of different factors will affect the... ( added 1 year 90 days ago.) |
A Place to Hear the Last Silken Sighs of a Dying Art -
Donovan Baldwin (3,123)
It is a small gallery on a side street in Carmel, California. There are more prestigious and glamorous sites in town, such as the Hogs Breath Inn Restaurant and Bar, owned by local resident Clint Eastwood, and it may be easily passed amid the maze of galleries of various arts.
My wife and I... ( added 2 years 205 days ago.) |
Pereira da Silva Art Gallery -
Pedro Nunes (42)   
Pedro Nunes
Manuel Pereira da Silva
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Negotiations Between Artist and Gallery, Contracts Must Be Clear Pt. 1 -
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen (1,833)  
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
"Bed of Dreams" 30x40 oil, gold leaf, lace on canvas New galleries and their quest for a team of artists and vice versa must be done artfully. Artists and galleries need to think things through before making requests or shipping out art. You have to put yourself in an artist's place. Here I am... ( added 2 years 305 days ago.) |
Negotiations Between Artist and Gallery, Contracts Must Be Clear Pt. 2 -
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen (1,833)
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
"Testing the Climate" 36x48 oil, gold lead on canvas I moved to Hawaii leaving my paintings, all nicely framed, which was an expense and further investment on my part. I was new to the gallery scene though and still enamored that my work was in San Francisco in the famed Union Square. My... ( added 2 years 305 days ago.) |
Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy -
Busoni28 (78)
Chinese calligraphy is understood in China as the art of writing with the brush. Chinese calligraphy is an art unique to Asian cultures. In the history of Chinese art, calligraphy has always been held in equal importance to painting and martial arts by the emperors, scholars, and artists. Chinese... ( added 4 years 147 days ago.) |
Want To Know About Banksy Look No Further!!! -
Dave Brennan (57)
Banksy (Known in Bristol as Banksl) is a well-known pseudo-anonymous british graffiti artist. He is believed to be a native of yate, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol and to have been born in 1974,but there is substantial public uncertainty about his identity and personal and biographical... ( added 1 year 24 days ago.) |
Original Fine Art: Finding Your Art Personality -
Ceri Thomas (10)
Most people are reluctant to buy art work because they don't understand it. Since the turn of the twentieth century, art has come out in increasingly bewildering forms. Who really gets Picasso? And what value really do melting clocks have for anything? Most importantly, what art do you... ( added 3 years 341 days ago.) |
Contemporary and modern Indian art by Rameshwar Singh -
Rameshwar Singh (16)  
Rameshwar Singh
Studiorameshwaram is a dedicated showcase of the paintings by Rameshwar Singh. It offers the original, contemporary and modern Indian art by the artist. In future, it has a vision to include more and more talented artists from Rajasthan. Rameshwar Singh was born on 05 th February 1948 in a small... ( added 3 years 344 days ago.) |
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