Canvas wall art is an exceptional art that can add beauty and elegance to the most lifeless of wall spaces. With its ability to bring stylish ambience to any interior choosing canvas wall art for yourself or others can be an inspiring process.
In this day and age buying wall art is easier than ever, with the internet providing a better and wider selection of paintings and prints compared to those in the past that came from the traditional galleries you could look in.
When it comes to canvas wall art there is a great deal choice, one of which being the opportunity to pick and use your very own digital photo’s and have them transformed into your own special canvas wall art. All you need to do is find a reputable professional company that ideally specialize in canvas wall art and there are plenty around.
Using your own digital photography can make your canvas wall art extra special and personal too, this can make it a great gift for that special occasion.
If however, you have decided and have your heart set on purchasing a work of art then there are more decisions to make.
There is the choice between Landscape and abstract.
Landscape could be for you if you are looking for that understated natural beauty and the earthy colours that a landscape picture usually contains this can add a certain warmth and comfort to any given wall.
On the other hand you have Abstract, Abstract pictures are usually made up of forms and colours and can be a striking colourful piece for a blank wall. Abstract art is a type of art which can conjure up different ideas and thoughts to individuals, making it open to interpretation.
There is also the choice of iconic images of people and places, these works of art are popular and can be a great talking point.
Some people like to choose a piece of art strongly taking colour into consideration, you could either choose colours that go with your interior design so that the work or art is subtle and enhance the look of a room or on the other had you could choose contrasting colours to make to make your picture really stand out from the rest of the room.
All being said, choosing a canvas wall art picture is a personal decision and one that should be considered carefully.
Whatever your decision the main thing is that you are happy with it.
Any ideas for an art project in school?
In school, we’re making this thing, sorta like a book. You open the two panels covering an inside story, like a pamphlet.
On the panel,(outside), i need a monochromatic landscape scene. This is my idea so far:
I’m gonna draw a snowglobe, a big one, and then draw a landscape inside the snow globe & on the outside. The outer landscape outside of the globe will need to be less detailed.
On the inside, we have to draw an abstract painting in it. It isn’t monochromatic for the inside.
I will be using acrylics and i need to transfer the drawing onto a canvas after I am done with the draft, and the teacher has approved.
Any ideas? Please help ! thank youuuu.
Well, it doesn’t have to be related. It COULD be.
Acrylic painting beginner – what style is easiest?
I have decided to return to doing some art during the cold winter months and have bought a set of acrylic paints, canvases, and brushes. ( before I mostly did pencil drawings)
I have registered with an evening course with a professional artist which starts on Oct 22.
I have been reading up and found that acrylics can be used as oils and as watercolours, in pastato (or something like that!) by mixing sand etc.
I also do not want to do abstract or modern. I prefer landscapes, still life and animals.
Any tips from you would be great. Thanks
Can anyone give me an example what a museum report should look like?
Pick painting from the Baroque era and explain how it needs to be written. I have to go to my local museum and find a painting or some work of art to write a 3-4 page report about.
THIS TEACHER DOESN’T HELP US SHE JUST GIVES THE ASSIGNMENTS AND DOESN’T ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS OR GIVE US A SAMPLE SHEET OR NOTHING .THEN SHE GRADES EXTREMELY HARD.EVERYONE IS DROPPING HER CLASS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE A QUITTER.
PLEASE HELP I WANT TO MAKE AN “A” IN THE CLASS.
HERE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS:
First, just enjoy the museum. View the art, and perhaps some special exhibitions. While going through, notice which specific art works that you like. Second, pick one work of art from any time period, although preferably a time covered by the textbook. Third, answer the questions from the worksheet (next page) on that specific work of art: a painting, a sculpture, a watercolor, a sculptural relief, a tapestry, or even furniture!
DESCRIPTIVE TERMINOLOGY FOR YOUR ANALYSIS
Subject: religious, portrait, landscape, pastoral, mythological, genre, still life, abstract, non-objective.
Medium: techniques for sculpture: wood, marble / stone, terra cotta, bronze, cast, carved, and fabricated.
Medium & support for painting: tempera on panel, oil on panel, oil on canvas, water color on paper, drawing (graphite, ink), etching, engraving, lithography.
Approximate size: also surface finish: smooth, rough.
Proportions: naturalistic, exaggerated.
Color elements: hues (names of colors), values (lightness & darkness), intensity (bright / vivid, dull / neutral).
Composition: crowded, chaotic, simple, spacious, dominantly triangular, horizontal, and vertical.
The worksheet will lead you through, asking specific information on the above areas and more. Remember that in some cases, depending on which art work that you have chosen, some questions will not apply. Please answer these questions in complete sentences, and except for questions that ask dimensions, please make the length approximately 6-10 sentences. HAVE FUN!
WORKSHEET
Question 1
TITLE:
Question 2
ARTIST:
Question 3
STYLE:
Question 4
DATE:
Question 5
NATIONALITY:
Question 6
COLORS: Be specific, name colors. Describe lightness/darkness and cool vs. warm colors.
Question 7
COMPOSITIONAL ELEMENTS: This does not refer to the orientation of the canvas/picture itself! Are the dominant lines/shapes in this painting either horizontal/vertical/diagonal; straight/curvilinear; geometric/organic (freeform)?
Question 8
TYPE & PURPOSE: Religious, portrait (paintings of religious personages are not portraits!), landscape, genre, still-life, pastoral or mythological, non-objective (means having NO subject – design only).
Question 9
PROBABLE PATRON: Church, nobility/state, guild/group, middle-class, self, or no patron intended.
Question 11
SIZE: Give me your eyeball approximate dimensions. (Terms such as ‘small or large’ are subjective): Do you believe that size has any impact upon the way that you react to this piece?
Question 12
BRUSH STROKES/MEDIUM HANDLING: Loose/tight, linear or colorist technique, smooth-flat/thick impasto.
Question 13
LIGHT: Is there an even/overall, obvious source/dramatic (tenebrism? chiaroscuro?) (This does not mean ‘lighting’ in the museum, but ‘lighting’ shown within the painting!)
Question 14
TIME PERIOD: How/why does each chosen example demonstrate the characteristics of the time/place. If not, why?
Question 15
SPATIAL DEPTH DEPICTED: Use of linear perspective, atmospheric perspective, or no spatial depth depicted – flat or shallow.
Question 16
TEXTURE: Real and/or implied; or none. (If it’s real, you could feel it; if it’s implied it looks as if you could!).
Question 17
PROPORTIONS: True/realistic, exaggerated, elongated/shortened – Is each individual, figure, or element in proportion, and are all in proper scale to each other?
Question 18
INFLUENCES: (Very Important!) Do you see any influences from either the past or other artists?
Question 19
What single artwork in your textbook does it most closely resemble, and why?
Question 20
Include the following: Title, artist, page number, style, date, nationality.
Question 21
Closing remarks should cover the following: If money or space were not a factor, discuss one single work of art from the museum’s collection that you would like to own. Include your reasons why.
Question 22
Closing remarks must also include comments about the art connections/ education section, the garden, and any personnel (or guards) that had any bearing upon your t
thinking about painting?
im feeling randomly creative, but ive never really done art before and im thinking of painting something on a canvas?
whats the best paint to use, and what sort of thing should i start with, abstract, landscape etc?
thanks
x
Hiya, Im 14 years old and I enjoy painting abstract/representation pieces along with landscapes, and gothic sketches. This is my first painting on canvas.. What do you think of it, honestly? Constructive critisism would be appreciated ))
Thank you!!
Just what I was looking for Thank you very much.
well being as you are just 14 years old and this is your first painting on canvas I must say not only are you very brave but you have created a really interesting art piece which you can be proud of.
I like the way you use colours, I counted 10 tones which balance this painting well because you are referencing the spectrum as your subject so it is right you should not restrict yourself to just a few colours, secondly the painting is nice and bright again that is another reference to light and the properties of light so there is not really much advantage toning the colours down as suggested earlier. Of course these are opinions and are all valid to some way but ultimately decisions are yours and the quality to “empower” in any painting is ultimately down to decisions the artist makes.
My advice to you as an artist with many years experience is carry on because you have a talent you can develop further, your painting is good and has the quality to empower audiences, just read the answers to your question for example because the people commenting here are part of your audience and they like your work, I like it too and if I was curating an exhibition showing young persons creative development in the formative years of painting then you would definitely be invited to exhibit this piece.
Finally please try and refrain from labelling your work as abstract / representational at this stage because I feel (whilst this is your chosen style) it would be better to just continue painting with an open mind and see where this leads you. Read up a little also as to the real meaning of abstract and how it can be, I think that will open your mind with new exciting new ideas and challenges. Abstract and representational don’t really go well together as partners because they are actually opposite forces of refence, I would describe your painting as “abstractive” if that helps you any because the nature of abstract is to form a visual departure from accurate representation, so you could never really have an “abstract landscape” for example as Nature is representational and abstract is away from Nature. It becomes a term that is often used quite loosely.
As you discover you will learn to identify just how misrepresented and out of context some of these definitions are presented in certain instances. I have given you a couple of links which help define abstract painting in simpler terms to understand, hope it helps.
Great first attempt you should certainly consider formal training at art school later.
You could use pencil *very* lightly if you want to sketch out your idea before painting, or just build up with washes of paint. If you go at a canvas with heavy pencil, it will mix in with your paint and become a grey mess & discourage you from carrying on.
As for subject, you could start out with whatever you like but choose something as simple as possible. Abstract shapes will allow you to play with mixing colors. If you go with something more complex and representative, pick one or 2 objects rather than a whole scene. Paint a single object rather than a table of them or if you choose to paint a person, paint only their head or a part of it. Focus on getting whatever expression or style you want or just have fun experimenting with colors.
So, the inside has to be abstract and should be related somehow to the snow globe?
Abstracts cover a universe. You could do anything! However, if you want it to be along the lines of the cover (snow), maybe using a color theme that makes a person think of snow would work. Whites, blues (like you see in the sky in winter), browns. Some bright colors that are popular on ski jackets – yellows, orange, etc.
YOur teacher said to enjoy the museum so do that first. Then go back and pick one painting that moved you.There should be at least one. Then take that painting and apply it to the 22 questions which in essence means to BS your way through the assignment because there are no wrong answers.
Look, your teacher seems to be interested in your ability to relate the picture you like at the museum to what is going on with the book and the class. That is the point of the assignment. So, jive your way around here by saying nice things about the painting and the class too.
I just finished any acrylic class. Basically anything can be mixed with acrylics. That is you can use matte gel medium and mix in sand or you can buy one that is sand, mineral, black lava, or white opaque flakes. There is a good book called acrylic revolution that can show you some of the effects you can get with acrylic mediums. You can paint oil over acrylic, but not the other way around.
February 28th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Any ideas for an art project in school?
In school, we’re making this thing, sorta like a book. You open the two panels covering an inside story, like a pamphlet.
On the panel,(outside), i need a monochromatic landscape scene. This is my idea so far:
I’m gonna draw a snowglobe, a big one, and then draw a landscape inside the snow globe & on the outside. The outer landscape outside of the globe will need to be less detailed.
On the inside, we have to draw an abstract painting in it. It isn’t monochromatic for the inside.
I will be using acrylics and i need to transfer the drawing onto a canvas after I am done with the draft, and the teacher has approved.
Any ideas? Please help ! thank youuuu.
Well, it doesn’t have to be related. It COULD be.
October 8th, 2008 at 1:29 am
Acrylic painting beginner – what style is easiest?
I have decided to return to doing some art during the cold winter months and have bought a set of acrylic paints, canvases, and brushes. ( before I mostly did pencil drawings)
I have registered with an evening course with a professional artist which starts on Oct 22.
I have been reading up and found that acrylics can be used as oils and as watercolours, in pastato (or something like that!) by mixing sand etc.
I also do not want to do abstract or modern. I prefer landscapes, still life and animals.
Any tips from you would be great. Thanks
July 14th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Can anyone give me an example what a museum report should look like?
Pick painting from the Baroque era and explain how it needs to be written. I have to go to my local museum and find a painting or some work of art to write a 3-4 page report about.
THIS TEACHER DOESN’T HELP US SHE JUST GIVES THE ASSIGNMENTS AND DOESN’T ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS OR GIVE US A SAMPLE SHEET OR NOTHING .THEN SHE GRADES EXTREMELY HARD.EVERYONE IS DROPPING HER CLASS BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE A QUITTER.
PLEASE HELP I WANT TO MAKE AN “A” IN THE CLASS.
HERE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS:
First, just enjoy the museum. View the art, and perhaps some special exhibitions. While going through, notice which specific art works that you like. Second, pick one work of art from any time period, although preferably a time covered by the textbook. Third, answer the questions from the worksheet (next page) on that specific work of art: a painting, a sculpture, a watercolor, a sculptural relief, a tapestry, or even furniture!
DESCRIPTIVE TERMINOLOGY FOR YOUR ANALYSIS
Subject: religious, portrait, landscape, pastoral, mythological, genre, still life, abstract, non-objective.
Medium: techniques for sculpture: wood, marble / stone, terra cotta, bronze, cast, carved, and fabricated.
Medium & support for painting: tempera on panel, oil on panel, oil on canvas, water color on paper, drawing (graphite, ink), etching, engraving, lithography.
Approximate size: also surface finish: smooth, rough.
Proportions: naturalistic, exaggerated.
Color elements: hues (names of colors), values (lightness & darkness), intensity (bright / vivid, dull / neutral).
Composition: crowded, chaotic, simple, spacious, dominantly triangular, horizontal, and vertical.
The worksheet will lead you through, asking specific information on the above areas and more. Remember that in some cases, depending on which art work that you have chosen, some questions will not apply. Please answer these questions in complete sentences, and except for questions that ask dimensions, please make the length approximately 6-10 sentences. HAVE FUN!
WORKSHEET
Question 1
TITLE:
Question 2
ARTIST:
Question 3
STYLE:
Question 4
DATE:
Question 5
NATIONALITY:
Question 6
COLORS: Be specific, name colors. Describe lightness/darkness and cool vs. warm colors.
Question 7
COMPOSITIONAL ELEMENTS: This does not refer to the orientation of the canvas/picture itself! Are the dominant lines/shapes in this painting either horizontal/vertical/diagonal; straight/curvilinear; geometric/organic (freeform)?
Question 8
TYPE & PURPOSE: Religious, portrait (paintings of religious personages are not portraits!), landscape, genre, still-life, pastoral or mythological, non-objective (means having NO subject – design only).
Question 9
PROBABLE PATRON: Church, nobility/state, guild/group, middle-class, self, or no patron intended.
Question 1
MEDIUM: Tempera/panel, fresco, oil on panel/ canvas, print: woodcut, etching, engraving, aquatint, lithography, photography, etc.; water color; sculpture: additive/subtractive/cast; material: wood, marble/stone, clay/wax/bronze; mixed media.
Question 11
SIZE: Give me your eyeball approximate dimensions. (Terms such as ‘small or large’ are subjective): Do you believe that size has any impact upon the way that you react to this piece?
Question 12
BRUSH STROKES/MEDIUM HANDLING: Loose/tight, linear or colorist technique, smooth-flat/thick impasto.
Question 13
LIGHT: Is there an even/overall, obvious source/dramatic (tenebrism? chiaroscuro?) (This does not mean ‘lighting’ in the museum, but ‘lighting’ shown within the painting!)
Question 14
TIME PERIOD: How/why does each chosen example demonstrate the characteristics of the time/place. If not, why?
Question 15
SPATIAL DEPTH DEPICTED: Use of linear perspective, atmospheric perspective, or no spatial depth depicted – flat or shallow.
Question 16
TEXTURE: Real and/or implied; or none. (If it’s real, you could feel it; if it’s implied it looks as if you could!).
Question 17
PROPORTIONS: True/realistic, exaggerated, elongated/shortened – Is each individual, figure, or element in proportion, and are all in proper scale to each other?
Question 18
INFLUENCES: (Very Important!) Do you see any influences from either the past or other artists?
Question 19
What single artwork in your textbook does it most closely resemble, and why?
Question 20
Include the following: Title, artist, page number, style, date, nationality.
Question 21
Closing remarks should cover the following: If money or space were not a factor, discuss one single work of art from the museum’s collection that you would like to own. Include your reasons why.
Question 22
Closing remarks must also include comments about the art connections/ education section, the garden, and any personnel (or guards) that had any bearing upon your t
January 31st, 2010 at 9:34 am
thinking about painting?
im feeling randomly creative, but ive never really done art before and im thinking of painting something on a canvas?
whats the best paint to use, and what sort of thing should i start with, abstract, landscape etc?
thanks
x
March 29th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
What do you think of my art, be honest
?
http://s232.photobucket.com/albums/ee172/sammi101/?action=view¤t=20100329_3.jpg&newest=1
Hiya, Im 14 years old and I enjoy painting abstract/representation pieces along with landscapes, and gothic sketches. This is my first painting on canvas.. What do you think of it, honestly? Constructive critisism would be appreciated
))
Thank you!!
Thank you very much.
Just what I was looking for
November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am
well being as you are just 14 years old and this is your first painting on canvas I must say not only are you very brave but you have created a really interesting art piece which you can be proud of.
I like the way you use colours, I counted 10 tones which balance this painting well because you are referencing the spectrum as your subject so it is right you should not restrict yourself to just a few colours, secondly the painting is nice and bright again that is another reference to light and the properties of light so there is not really much advantage toning the colours down as suggested earlier. Of course these are opinions and are all valid to some way but ultimately decisions are yours and the quality to “empower” in any painting is ultimately down to decisions the artist makes.
My advice to you as an artist with many years experience is carry on because you have a talent you can develop further, your painting is good and has the quality to empower audiences, just read the answers to your question for example because the people commenting here are part of your audience and they like your work, I like it too and if I was curating an exhibition showing young persons creative development in the formative years of painting then you would definitely be invited to exhibit this piece.
Finally please try and refrain from labelling your work as abstract / representational at this stage because I feel (whilst this is your chosen style) it would be better to just continue painting with an open mind and see where this leads you. Read up a little also as to the real meaning of abstract and how it can be, I think that will open your mind with new exciting new ideas and challenges. Abstract and representational don’t really go well together as partners because they are actually opposite forces of refence, I would describe your painting as “abstractive” if that helps you any because the nature of abstract is to form a visual departure from accurate representation, so you could never really have an “abstract landscape” for example as Nature is representational and abstract is away from Nature. It becomes a term that is often used quite loosely.
As you discover you will learn to identify just how misrepresented and out of context some of these definitions are presented in certain instances. I have given you a couple of links which help define abstract painting in simpler terms to understand, hope it helps.
Great first attempt you should certainly consider formal training at art school later.
November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am
You could use pencil *very* lightly if you want to sketch out your idea before painting, or just build up with washes of paint. If you go at a canvas with heavy pencil, it will mix in with your paint and become a grey mess & discourage you from carrying on.
As for subject, you could start out with whatever you like but choose something as simple as possible. Abstract shapes will allow you to play with mixing colors. If you go with something more complex and representative, pick one or 2 objects rather than a whole scene. Paint a single object rather than a table of them or if you choose to paint a person, paint only their head or a part of it. Focus on getting whatever expression or style you want or just have fun experimenting with colors.
November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am
So, the inside has to be abstract and should be related somehow to the snow globe?
Abstracts cover a universe. You could do anything! However, if you want it to be along the lines of the cover (snow), maybe using a color theme that makes a person think of snow would work. Whites, blues (like you see in the sky in winter), browns. Some bright colors that are popular on ski jackets – yellows, orange, etc.
November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am
YOur teacher said to enjoy the museum so do that first. Then go back and pick one painting that moved you.There should be at least one. Then take that painting and apply it to the 22 questions which in essence means to BS your way through the assignment because there are no wrong answers.
Look, your teacher seems to be interested in your ability to relate the picture you like at the museum to what is going on with the book and the class. That is the point of the assignment. So, jive your way around here by saying nice things about the painting and the class too.
November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am
I just finished any acrylic class. Basically anything can be mixed with acrylics. That is you can use matte gel medium and mix in sand or you can buy one that is sand, mineral, black lava, or white opaque flakes. There is a good book called acrylic revolution that can show you some of the effects you can get with acrylic mediums. You can paint oil over acrylic, but not the other way around.