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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
...s an 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 e...
...s a 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 swimmin...
...ery 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...
...em, they are taut and expressive nonetheless. Scatological as they can be in their oozing and dribbling, his paintings are unfailingly elegant. There is a dichotomy in Mr. Twombly's work between the v...
...ided that the kid needs a little culture and we were dragged to museums that I really couldn't enjoy. I like paintings and art and colors but I have to be alone or in an almost empty museum in order t...
...is 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 Francisco. Always a th...
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
...king 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 n...
...at all you artists who photograph and document your work have decided is the best course for oil and acrylic paintings. Thanks a mil.. Slick...
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
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
...our 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....
Here 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 hidde
'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,
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.....
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
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
Hi check out a new site of landscape paintings,pastels and oils.
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
...5 ft and the use of a stool to sit on instead of standing up to work. I like her quip about the prices her paintings command these days: 'You can get two for a million.' (that's as in million dollar...
...rg/tdladam.jpg Both employ the same angular geometric bullshit. NEITHER accurately depict human form. BOTH paintings have the bodies all twisted to hell. The color palette in EACH are severely limit...
...azing colors and overall style. I really like his use of the human figure as the main subject in many of his paintings. Basically I was just wondering if Alex Grey is unique in his use of these stylin...
hi everybody, I have to do a 1,000 word essay on a particular artist who specialises in nature paintings, i am a novice in this field so any suggestions of artists or links to sites would be gratefu
I saw a series of paintings in a gallery a few years back, and for the life of me I can't remember the name of the artist. I remember the subject of a couple of paintings had men working on huge insec
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I have the dismal task of trying to value some original paintings for probate purposes. I imagine this may be very different to the insured value, or the valuation of the gallery he bought them from a
Colour reversal paintings are extremely rare, with only a couple ever known to have been painted, one of which was by Kandinski Now displaying a unique pair of paintings 'Peaceful Valley', the origi
Hi , Does anyone have any advice on the best ways to display oil paintings done on flat canvas panels? can you a fix wood strips to the back of it to keep them flat? What are the most common methods?
...ning to paint like Van Gogh? I haven't found any books that teach this style. I have a book with many of his paintings, but when I study them I'm not sure how he painted them. Particularly in regards ...
This sounds roughly similar to 'Dejeuner sur l'Herbe' (Lunch on the Grass) by Manet, French impressionist. Late 19th or early 20th century.
...hosen to do the alternative; a Service Learning Project. Basically I am going to teach children about cave paintings. To do this I would like to make it as authentic as possible. So my question is: ...
I am thinking of having offset prints made of my acrylic paintings and selling them directly. I live in a high tourist area. A minimum print run would cost about 46 cents (US) for each print. I am thi
I previously varnished some paintings using 50 percent WN gloss and 50 percent WN matte. Now I find that none of the stores carry the matte anymore. What's happened?
...e been painting for several years as a hobby. I have had an enquiry from someone wishing to purchase several paintings from me. These paintings are some of my favorites and I don't really wish to part...
...ng the technical and aesthetic difficulties of painting darkness.' He is known to have produced 70 nocturnal paintings in the last decade of his life (1900-1909). Aside from a very interesting discu...
I saw a tv program mentioning that several badly affected watercolours should be sent to the restorer. If paintings are worth it, are there methods to restore/repair foxing? Does anyone know how it is
... put an arrow on the slide, so they know how to place it with the right side up? I ask, because some of my paintings are taller than they are wide, and i'd like to fill up as much of the 35mm slide ...
I'd never looked at Nicolaides' paintings until you asked about him. Talk about some crap. Still, in terms of a drawing textbook with traditional academic lessons, his is one of the best. Looks like h
...used by the MODERN ARTIST, the critic very often denigrate these qualities as mere 'gimmicks.' Gimmicks like paintings executed in fine blends or containing unfashionable subjects or works which by to...
...t getting a grade for a painting is a bit of a joke. You could make the same arguement for essays too, but paintings are so subjective. Well, perhaps if you graded on just one technical aspect lik...
...riend in advertising insisted that he once drew shoes very well. Never knew he was that bad. The so called paintings and silk screens where the usual crap I had seen often in museums and galleries. ...
I am concerned with making paintings more engaging to the eye. One way is to use contrasts of light and dark together. This is not easy. Say you have a red area. Next to it you put an area in a comp
...produced some work on unprimed canvas. What happens to an unprimed painting? How does it compare with normal paintings?...
...phael, or any 19 cent. academician, etc.. Look at his masterly drawings or the preliminary studies for his paintings (many are pure impressionism) Compare them to Picasso and Matisse. The student ...
Some of my artwork, illustrations, schmiers and paintings of good-enough-to-eat tablecloths are now viewable at http://www.ewartshaw.co.uk/art.html Constructive criticism welcome!
Hi I am new to painting but wanted to buy Golden paints ... my goal is the produce highly valuable paintings, is there a better vendor to be using ? Also, what is the difference between oil or acrylic
Hello, I'm taking slides of my paintings, and i was wondering how people crop them with black borders (Your painting is never to the edge of the picture, of course). I'm talking about cropping WIT
1996 'Van Gogh' Paintings Calendar I have for sale the 1996 Vincent 'Van Gogh' Paintings Calendar. The calendar features the following 11 1/4' x 14' full-color works by Vincent Van Gogh: Self-Portra

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