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...p;     MadSilence did a great post on scary art in honor of Halloween. This particular painting is was painted in 1892 by Allen C Gilbert at the age of 18, which is surprising to me ...
Mandalas seems to be the name of the game this season, and a lot of shows and artist are all about Mandalas. Joanne Mattera has recently posted about some of these upcoming shows, along with great ima
... excerpt from the artists statement on his site: Hybrids are a series of watercolor and egg tempera paintings based on psychological theories of visual perception. These pieces appear to be entom...
...passionate Eakins lover and I suggest you read His post. I love the way Eakins dealt with light in his paintings in an incredibly accurate way. I can smell the grass and the water in the swimming ho...
...says: "Ashok Bhowmik is the featured artist in our current exhibition, 'Alchemy of Enigma.' Ashok's paintings manipulate and invoke a spiritual yet haunting imagery within the synapses of the min...
...o for the New York Times Cy Twombly at Cy Twombly Gallery in Houston in front of the gallery's largest painting, "Say Goodbye, Catullus, to the Shores of Asia Minor." I would love to see this retr...
... occasion you received from some uncle instead of the present you always wanted an album of this or that painter. As children we enjoyed looking at the pictures to a degree but mostly had more impo...
...ary movie from 1955 enables us to see the process of the work as Picasso starts with a relatively simple painting and turns it to a masterpiece. Thanks to the art corner for reminding me of this int...
Hi all, This year I started painting - acrylics on canvas. I completed my 12th abstract painting and am very happy with it. After it dried, I added another layer of Raw Umber paint onto the back
Hi...just joined this group. Looking forward to information and chat about oil painting and art in general. I have seen Picasso paintings in a couple of different art galleries in Montreal and San Fra
I have several large paintings that I would like to sell that were painted by Lori Stanley. Anyone interested please let me know through this site and or if anyone knows who is collecting Lori's pain
im new here im trying to authenticate this painting im having a hard time as my funds are quite low and everyone seems to charge an arm and a leg to do so at first glance this painting is very unique
...e official listings.I'm told it may be a lithograph, but if so, why are there no more and why can I feel paint on the surface of the paper. So many questions, but no answers! Can anyone help please? (...
i need help with this painting please [IMAGE]
...t century-plus, IMO. And Tamara Lemicka's stylized figures are the epitomy of that style in figurative painting. There was an artist (illustrator?) named Rockwell Kent - and another whose name I can...
Tiziano Vecellio...died in 1576. 'When Titian grew old, his eyesight started to fail him. Instead of painting his subjects in great detail, and in the style of the other painters of Venice, he began
... for any or all info anyone can give me on the unusual artist Lori Stanley> I mean I have several of her paintings... why am I having so much difficulty finding info on her?? Am I spelling her name ...
Here's and interesting bit of trivia on Munch's painting 'The Scream' http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/12/10/scream.munch.reut/index.html
...ll you artists who photograph and document your work have decided is the best course for oil and acrylic paintings. Thanks a mil.. Slick...
Hi Folks, I made the mistake of painting something really nice on cheap canvas-board: you know, it's like a thick cardboard wrapped with canvas. Anyhow, the canvas-board is quite flimsy, and has b
Earlier paintings by Tintoretto seem constructed with a more mainstream technique with a fuller palette. These are rather boring. Many of his works can be seen at the following site: http://www.kfki
... worth the $$? What are some good ones? www.buyfineartonline.com charges $10 a month. WILL I EVER SELL A PAINTING? WILL THEY EVER BE SEEN? AAAAAAGHHHH!...
I am asking other painters what they feel about using gesso as white paint instead of tube or jar pigment. So far I cannot see the difference. I have actually liked the look of the gesso better. The
...ance. Don't make them dance like you do - let them show you 'their' moves. I would like to see someone paint that. I would also like to see an alien couple jam to music in a UFO, low ridin', smoki...
...and technique for the following mix media project. I'm doing print on canvas, and after that I need to paint with acrylic. I was trying that couple time but acrylic paint peeling off the canvas. P...
Thomas Arvid - Preeminent Painter of Wine
I have, on several occasions, mentioned the substitution of acrylic house paint for acrylic gesso. The products I use is labeled '100 percent acrylic' and not 'acrylic latex.' The house paint works pa
Hey Folks, I was just wondering, say you make an oil painting that doesn't turn out right, and then you wanna do it over again, what do you do to paint over the already dried paint? I've used a sm
Hi I have done paintings (oil) on paper (which was first coated with acrylic Gloss Medium Varnish) which I want to mount onto canvas. Any suggestions how this would be done, or can you refer me to a
At a talk on painting technique and equipment, the speaker advised strongly that canvas covered boards for oil painting, though sold as primed, should always still be given a few coatings of acrylic p
...plates produced in The Best Of The Group Of Seven are accompanied by captions that not only describe the paintings, but grasp the essence of each painter's strengths, and the essance of the Group.' Th...
...ere is a virtually untapped art resource; curious and entertaining. The 'insanely detailed' pen and ink 'paintings' are a delight to view in their lyrical and whimsical nature, many pieces with hidden...
I cannot read art magazines that are chock full of ads, or cheesy 'how to do faux painting for your bidet' tutorials. I am looking for a magazine available in the US that is devoted to reporting on
'8 Painters: New Views' The Nov. 2003, edition of Art in America reviews the paintings of 8 currently working painters. The cover photo is by one of the 8 featured in the article, one Bruce Pearson,
...There is only art of quality, and refined taste. I suggest that there is more to be had from one 'old' painting of quality than from a whole gallery of average work of this century and last. My cr...
I am a painter who has 10 pieces finished this year and I'm about to try for my first grant. Help me figure out what they want to see for a 'Budget' or a 'project' when all I want to do is to be able
We propose top quality remakes oil on canvas of masterpieces as well as original oil paintings at http://perso.wanadoo.fr/corsaire.charters/ Amazingly low prices on Rembrandt, Vermeer, Turner.....
Can anyone advise how to achieve the appearance of sand using oils? The subject stands about 10 feet from the artist's eye, on a pale sand beach, in bright afternoon sun. It also should have the appea
...ies and colleges are training this generation's Michelangelos and Caravaggios. While some students study painting as a minor or elective, others receive undergraduate and graduate degrees in the field...
Hi I am seeking (immediately) a LOCAL artist to commission for a painting. Painting would be of a house that I grew up in. Medium is oil or watercolor. It is for my Mother who is known throughout the
... girl was a local model. I wondered what she thought of having to wear something from a 100 years ago. I paint in the present even if the subject has elements of the past because my perspective can on...
...to stretch his/her own canvas. I think this is a bit of a Crock. Why not have artists make their own paints and brushes too? or make their own particle or masonite board? Ok, there are certain t...
...s I have an urgent report assignment about Picasso and children. I have to write a report on Picasso's painting about kids and this is due next week. Any info or help or someone who has written simi...
I have occasionally had the pleasure of examining paintings with a magnify glass, but (reasonably enough) guards aren't always delighted about patrons coming so near to the canvas. I've seen
Anyone know where I can buy a supply of body paints?
Hi - I am looking for information about the paintings of John Singleton Copley; the well-known painter in pre-Revolutionary America. Apparently he painted many portraits of wealthy New England familie
I was wondering what is the best oil paints on American market at these days? Each of them says about themselves that they are the greatest and 'best deal' on market. 'Independent' information sou
...In similr vein, I recentley discovered the website 'Handprint' which provides information on watercolour paints in such detail that is awesome if not overwhelming. Does anyone know of any other treasu...
I have one 30 cm by 40 cm (1 ft by 1-1/4 ft) picture that I worked months and months on, put away, then worked on more. I value it more for the imaginativeness of the image than its technique. I hav
Agnes Martin, in her 92nd year! And she still paints at least 3 hours every day. Only concession to age has been a reduction of her famous square canvases from 6 ft to 5 ft and the use of a stool to s
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