How to paint sea themes – Lesson #4 – by Sri Rajes

September 15, 2009

Sri Rajes’ fourth art tips-and-tricks lesson is not about how to paint flowers but How to Paint Sea Themes. She uses a unique 3D style and all kinds of natural materials to create lots of different sea-themed paintings. This way of creating art works most reminds of childhood playfulness. Love it, hope you do to!

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Tellman Knudson – Run Tellman Run

September 12, 2009

Tellman Knudson is not an artist and I have no idea what kind of art he might appreciate. He is an eccentric online entrepreneur who decided to to something unheard of – to help the homeless youth: Tellman Knudson is on his way to raise 100 million for kids with no home – by running [...]

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Inspirational Art: Paintings

September 11, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Just a few beautiful works to brighten your day and spark some creativity. . . . “Seven Wonders- The Holy Tree” by PearlEden . . . . . “Inspiration” by TrollGirl . . . . . “Burning Inspiration” by jayalders . . . . . “Inspiration to Science” by PAUL-HUMAN . . [...]

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Latte Art!

September 10, 2009

Image by tonx via Flickr See this emerging and competitive art in action. See several different designs being made with different techniques: If you’re a little patient with this video you’ll see some very talented baristas. Related articles Making art out of latte coffee (antalik.com) The Day the Latte Machine Died. (thegreenstraw.wordpress.com) Quit bashing my [...]

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How to save paint – artists manual

September 9, 2009

When you are done with the painting session, you must snap the lid on tightly. Then to save paint – you put it into the freezer. When you want to paint next time, just pull out the container with paints about 20 minutes before you need them. The paint will be soft. I have reused paint like this after 6 months.

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Show me how to paint flowers – Lesson #3 – by Sri Rajes

September 8, 2009

The third lesson in Show Me How to Paint Flowers series by Sri Rajes, an artist from Singapore, will teach you how to paint simple but neat silver flowers. As always, you are more than welcome to comment on this lesson, add suggestions, ask questions and let us all know how this technique turned out for you.

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Funny pictures of Chihuahuas

September 6, 2009

The OJ Simpson trial was taking place and Gail Marshall decided to dress her white Chihuahua Gizzy as Judge Ito and send Christmas cards with this funny picture on it. One of the Christmas cards was sent to Judge Ito. He loved it so much he personally responded with a letter…

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100-Year-Old Russian Photos in Full Color

September 4, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Though some may have seen these before, I think this collection is an important piece of history and art. Two of my favorite subjects. And for those of you who have not seen these before- prepare to be fascinated. Just keep in mind that they were taken a CENTURY ago! To me, [...]

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Art, Neuroaesthetics & Semir Zeki

September 3, 2009

Image by ??ln? via Flickr The father of “neuroaesthetics” (a phrase he coined), Semir Zeki is a scientist who studies how the brain is affected by our perception of art. In 2007 he was granted 1 million pounds (approx. $1,358,331.95 USD) to explore the ways in which art and beauty are functions of the physiology [...]

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How to make your own color wheel

September 2, 2009

How to make a Color wheel: Begin your color study by creating a color wheel. Use a canvas sheet. The paints you will need are: Lemon Yellow, True Red, Not a cadmium Red, but something closer to magenta, and True Blue, Blue like Ultramarine Blue. These colors are called your Primary Colors. Remember, when mixing colors begin…

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Show me how to paint flowers – Lesson #2 – by Sri Rajes

September 1, 2009

Here’s the second lesson in How to Paint Flowers series of lessons by Singaporean artist Sri Rajes who is kind enough to share her art tips and tricks with you. You’re more than welcome to try them out and leave the comments, questions, ideas and let us know about the results you achieve while using Sri Rajes’ technique.

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