Medium TV Star – Alison DuBois`s favorite Charity Author: Charity. Faith. Hope. If like me you are a fan of the hit TV show Medium,that is based on the life of real life medium Alison DuBois, and portrayed by actress Patricia Arquette. What you may not know is that Alison DuBois also enjoys supporting her [...]

Abstract photography and painting Author: arvind Painting in itself induces in us our own rhythms and colors, emotions. The art world is of course infinitely vast. From Picasso to Pollock’s abstract art includes geometric forms and sharp lines to accidental spatters and drips. Abstract painters pour and drip paint; drag brushes athwart canvas, draw shapes [...]

Five Secrets About Vincent Van Gogh Author: Peter M Pham Born March 30th, 1853, Vincent Van Gogh produced some 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings, the majority of which were created within the last ten years of his life.  Suffering mental illness, Van Gogh shot himself, dying two days later on July 29, 1890.  His art [...]

Oil Painting Tips – Different Methods For Starting an Oil Painting Author: Ralph Serpe Oil paint is an exciting medium to work with. One will never become bored while painting with oil paints. There are a variety of materials and other mediums at your fingertips and when you combine these materials and mediums with the [...]

Tips for Maintaining Good Oil Painting Habits Author: vijay Following are the tips for you to maintain good oil painting habits: Tips for saving color: • Clean away any mixtures near heaps of colors you are setting up to keep. • Keep a habit to put colors in same place on palette – used up [...]

China Painting Repro Author: artsmemory According to statistics, there are approximately 3,500 people working in the oil painting industry in Wushipu at this time. The very first group of artists settled there in 1992. Since then, art dealers from South Korea, the USA and Europe have been coming to purchase oils, and now the village [...]

Top 10 Tips To Start Oil Painting Like a Pro Author: Ralph Serpe LEARN HOW TO DRAW You will be amazed at how much learning how to draw will help improve your oil paintings. In fact, years ago art students were not permitted to paint until they learned the fundamentals of drawing. Drawing gets you [...]

How to Paint Like a Modern Impressionist Master: A Few Basics Author: Marcus Krackowizer Let me start off by saying that I’m not really sure why anyone would specifically try and paint in any particular style except for the one that comes most naturally. Then once a painting is complete, that would be a better [...]