Monday, September 28, 2009


This occasion of year brings forth so many beautiful artistic opportunities. Gather several leaves that are intact and not too dried out. Choose as many shades of orange, red, yellow, and brown as possible. Press these leaves between waxed paper in a large book over night.

Start with radiance colors in the center of the canvas, like yellow or orange, and work out toward the edges. Allow the canvas to dry nearly-completely. While the paint is still tacky, embellish the painting with the pressed leaves, ephemera, and embellishments. Create a collaged look, a scrapbook appearance, or a structured painting carrying a specific theme.


Add text, quotations, song lyrics, and random thoughts about Paintings. Be sure to layer text over the paint, as well as over the ephemera to tie it all in together. Seal the entire piece with another layer of gel or decoupage medium once the ink and paint has dried completely.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009


Rendering vegetables and fruits in oil painting are amongst the most satisfying experience for the artist. Not only do they offer fascinating shapes and colours, they are also edible. For this reason, a painting containing food in the raw state such as from the never fails to draw the eye.

How to Capture the Richness of the cucumber Fruit in a Painting


In order to emphasize the strong reds that are found in strawberries, placing them onto a subdued background such as a sheet will never fail to draw the eye. Like wise in order to create designs they used lively fruits like Cucumber, Turnip..etc. Much thought must be given to setting up the still life in order to create a balanced composition and increase the likelihood of a satisfactory painting.

Monday, September 21, 2009


A painter with knowledge of some years of painting in his or her pocket would like to do an artwork that depicts some perspective. After getting some mastery in the field of painting, the artists would try his or her hand in creating a perspective illusion in their paintings, too.

This type painting is done in the style of creating perspective illusionism. In this style of painting, an artist try blurring blurs the boundary between the real space and the fictitious space that we can observe on a canvas. In this painting we see a very realistic figure, a boy trying to jump out of a window. But by creating the perspective illusion, the painter has succeeded in converting this two dimensional painting into a three dimensional one.

Thursday, September 17, 2009


Modern paintings on canvas should be considered something of an investment and a keepsake that you can pass down through the generations as something from this era. Like the paintings of the masters were passed down to this generation, so should these modern art pieces be passed on to the next generations to come?

Modern art is a good illustration of our times and the prevalent artistic style that artists of this generation use. The different kinds of modern art you can choose from include pop art, modern abstract pieces, unique silhouette and figure paintings, realistic-looking still life, and modern landscapes and seascapes. The many types of modern art on canvas you can choose for your home may make others to wonder to see your painting.

Monday, September 14, 2009


We've always heard the saying Art imitating life and life imitating art. In some cases, a painting may give us that feeling of accomplishment not because of what is being depicted on the painting but because of the value of the artwork. You look at that highly collectible artwork on your wall, heave a sigh and say "I've made it!”.

Paintings and our mood


Selecting a painting is a very fragile process because it can transform the mood in any room. A casual watercolor painting can make any person relax inside a stuffy business office.


This is the very reason why paintings make such good accents in virtually any room there are so many choose from that there is bound to be a piece or two that is just exactly what you are looking for.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009


Stones fall into a related category as shells in as much as they are uniquely individual and can be found on the sea shore, in the bush and in most gardens.

Some stones show dull to the eye and yet on deeper observation they can be found to have a most interesting shape which lends itself to a specific design for decoration.


This stone itself was scheduled grey slightly mottled and had some rough texture; this was taken into consideration when the tail was placed, and dimension was given to the form of the cat.


Launch collecting small, large, medium, colorful, and plain and “anything goes” type of stone and when an idea stirs your imagination a stone will be there for you to complement. Once you have decorated a stone, you could find it an obsession and no stone will be left unturned!

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