If you’re looking for inspiration this summer and you just can’t find it at home, consider using your Satellitestarinternet to plan a trip! Nature’s scenery is the best backdrop – get out there and paint!
Utah – The mountainous landscape of Zion National Park is a great place to draw inspiration from. Catch a cheap flight and a tour guide and use your car to make it Read more…
Posted on August 10th, 2011 by www.atelp.org
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There are a number of places you could take your paintings to get them professionally framed. Have you ever wanted to learn how to frame a painting or wanted to frame your own painting? People that like to frame their own paintings are after a certain look and feel for that particular painting plus it could be cheaper if you do it yourself. You wouldn’t have to pay somebody to frame paintings for you if you know how to frame them yourself.I was looking for more information and found it here. Framing your own paintings can also be Read more…
Posted on October 1st, 2011 by admin
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Many traditional artists are used to the normal mediums of acrylic, oils and watercolors and each have their own favorite medium to use. However, in recent years a brand new artistic medium has broken out and become very popular; Digital Painting. This medium has inspired many people to have an interest in art and gives artists a brand new medium to discover and work with.
Digital Painting is just as it sounds, painting on a computer. You don’t use paints, pastels or colored pencils; you use the computer and the mouse Read more…
Posted on September 18th, 2011 by www.atelp.org
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To begin a self portrait arrange the background in such a way as not to distract from the face itself. Think of the Van Gogh self portraits: even thinking about them most people can’t remember what was behind the face. Think of the shape of the head with the hair or hat you plan to have in the picture and be sure that there is room on the canvas or paper to include everything. Set up the lighting so that you can see the shadows that will give form Read more…
Posted on September 6th, 2011 by admin
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Cauvet is a series of caves lying along the outskirts of southern Paris, France. It’s discovery was made in the winter of 1994 and it is said to be the first site that gives an account to the way early man lived, dating back to well over 30,000 years ago. Chauvet is named after Jean-Marie Chauvet, one of three Speleologists who discovered it. The walls of Chauvet house a story that belongs to creatures of the time of its beginning as some of them are no longer living on earth. Early man worked with very limited Read more…
Posted on April 30th, 2011 by admin
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Learning to paint with watercolors can be a very relaxing hobby. Even if you are not a serious artist there are a few tricks for bringing out the best in your watercolor paintings. You can start by making sure you pick a subject that is suitable for you. If you are a beginner it is helpful to begin with something simple such as a bowl or a flower. Choosing an easy subject to begin with will allow an individual to work on their technique and skills.
You should become familiar with handling Read more…
Posted on April 17th, 2011 by admin
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Painting isn’t exactly something you need to study for, but on the other hand it can help to have a guiding hand on your shoulder, pointing out early mistakes and recommending sources of inspiration. If you’re not currently enrolled in art school, where are you going to find that? In a book, of course! Here are some we recommend.
Posted on September 29th, 2010 by www.atelp.org
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Whenever taking up a new art-form, whether it’s painting, music, or synchronized swimming, it’s helpful to know what other people in the field are doing. One issue that art critics have commented on in recent years is the lack of a unifying mode, such as the pop art and abstract expressionism of the 1950s. Both of these styles are still in play today, by the way. One style which is growing in popularity is hard-edge painting.The term was first invented by California critic Jules Langsner for a 1959 exhibition. It referred to a style which emphasized the flatness of the canvas with hard-edged areas of bright, contrasting colors. The mode took off in California, exemplified by artists like Lorser Feitelson and Frederick Hammersley. Hammersley’s “Geometrics,” painted between 1959 and 1964, are a good example, made up of sharply divided forms and different interlocking shapes. Read more…
Posted on September 27th, 2010 by www.atelp.org
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