Article Notices for 'Painting' Category

Oil Paintings And Prints Inspired By The Canary Islands

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

What is an artist supposed to do, who lives on a remote island somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. Right, start a Web site and shoe the artwork to the entire World nonetheless.

That’s what Elandria, who lives on the beautiful Canary Islands just did. She started her first Web site Elandria.com.

Her passion are Oil Paintings, but they are not too easy to ship, and actually quite expensive. To avoid all those issues with customs, and other shipping related issues, Elandria has decided to hook up with Imagekind.com. Those guys can make excellent, high quality prints and they do framing, too.

If you want to see beautiful seascapes, landscapes, flowers, and forests, go to Elandria.com now.

Right now there is actually also a short YouTube video, “Introducing Elandria”.

Paint The Town With An Airsoft Paintball Gun

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

An airsoft paintball gun can change the way you play survival games. Imagine creeping through the forest with nothing but your airsoft paintball gun and safety goggles to protect you from the vicious onslaught of the other side. You are ducking and weaving like a professional, half out of urgency because the last thing you need it to get pegged with a pellet and half out of expertise because you have the wide-eyed enthusiasm of a professional officer of paintball fame and glory on your side. You calmly duck behind a tree, ready and waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

To find out more visit our website.
http://www.gunaccessory.net/

Acrylic Painting Techniques

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

An excerpt about Acrylic Painting.

Think you already know what this subject is all about? Chances are that you do not, but by the end of this article about acrylic painting, you will! There are different mediums for painters to work in and choosing one is usually based on the effect the artist wants to achieve. Acrylic painting however, is sometimes feared by beginner artists because it is very fast drying and one needs to work quickly. It does have many positive aspects, one of which is to train the painter to produce work speedily. Also, different results can be achieved according to the application technique.

Read full article about Acrylic Painting or visit our home page: Arts And Crafts

Some Facts About Acrylic Painting

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Acrylic Painting is designed for any surface and is water resistant when dry. Once it becomes dry, its very hard to remove from its surface. You usually end up with a high gloss finish and its mostly known to never yellow or crack. This attracts acrylic paintings to gallery owners because its hoped that this style of painting doesn’t face the same aging difficulties that plague oil paintings. There are about several different manufacturers of acrylic paintings, and the tubes are sold anywhere from the professional down to the student range. You can find videos and instruction booklets on the techniques of acrylic paintings, but the best way to learn is definitely through practice. Acrylic painting can be extremely fun once mastered.

Add Charm to your Projects and Home with Decorative Painting

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

There have been a multitude of decorative painting techniques that have come onto the market in recent years. From the simplicity of a stencil border to the grand effect of a granite wall, the choices for decorative painting ideas are virtually endless.

If you are looking to spruce up an old bureau or add color and interest to a child’s room, you have choices abounding in providing your own artistic flair to your home. Many of the decorative painting techniques that are used today originated in Europe, where furnishings were adorned with faux marble and wood-tone effects. Now it has become simple to add old-world techniques to modern-day homes.

To find out more about oil painting class visit our website.

Contemporary art could be your calling

Monday, June 4th, 2007

An article about contemporary art

Okay, so here’s the deal. I took this contemporary art class in college and was exposed to some of the “brilliant artists” of our time. Now let me put this as simple as possible. One particular white canvas had a red dot in the center of it. Maybe the dot was not painted exactly in the center, but it was close enough. So how in God’s name is that brilliant art? I truly don’t get what makes that contemporary art piece special. I sure as heck wouldn’t pay someone money for that. I too can make a red dot in the center of a white canvas. You know what; I can even one-up that artist and paint two dots, or maybe even three. Would it be worth twice as much if I did? Go figure!

Full article at Contemporary Art

Online Articles by Topic