From the monthly archives:

April 2010

Impressionism: this popular theme/genre explained: Ros Callander-excellent contemporary artist

April 30, 2010
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Impressionism: explained Impressionism is a 19th-century art genre which started in France and produced such fine original art by Monet, Degas and Renoir etc. The name, Impressionism, comes from an original work by  Claude Monet work, Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant). Techniques and styles adopted by impressionist artists included emphasis on light open brush strokes [...]

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Fantasy Art: What is this theme/genre? Original art by John Penney

April 26, 2010
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What is fantasy art? Fantasy art is a genre in original art that depicts magical or other supernatural themes, ideas, creatures or settings. Common themes  in contemporary fantasy art often involve forms of divine interventions and other magical or supernatural forces.  This style of original art depicts imagined events such as daydreams to the more psychologically charged delusions and [...]

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Seascapes & Marine Art: Explained and contemporary artists such as Wendy Puerto

April 20, 2010
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What are seascapes and marine art? A seascape is original art, prominently including a portion of the sea – seaside, nautical, maritine and coastal. Maritine painting is a genre that shows ships and the sea—which was particularly strong from the 17th to 19th centuries. The term often covers art showing shipping on rivers and estuaries, beach scenes and all art showing [...]

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Portraits: origins and contemporary art: Current artist- Carolyn Bushell

April 19, 2010
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Portrait art: What is it? A portrait is a piece of original art which can be a  painting, photograph, or sculpture of a person, in which the face and its expression are central. The artist attempts to show the likeness, personality, and the mood of the sitter.  A portrait often shows a person looking straight [...]

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Pop art: what is it?: contemporary artist – Lynda Pedley

April 18, 2010

Pop art explained and best known artist ? : Pop art is a visual art movement that started in the mid 1950s in Britain and in the late  1950s in the United States. Pop artists challenged tradition by using mass-produced visual commodities of popular culture e.g.cans of soup. Pop art uses themes and objects drawn from [...]

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Original paintings of Volcanoes by Victoria Cantors

April 17, 2010

Well, the volcano in Iceland has certainly had quite an impact on travel in Europe. But which painter produced the most original art, depicting volcanoes?   Was it JMW Turner whose oil painting above of Vesuvius is regarded as a masterpiece. It is a wonderful example of original art. The “Eruption of Vesuvius” is a striking painting [...]

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Abstract art: contemporary artist – Neil Howson

April 14, 2010
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What is abstract art? Abstract art uses form, colour and line to create a composition which represents, but is independent of reality. Abstract art, non-figurative art, non-objective art, and non-representational art are loosely related terms. Abstraction is a departure from accurate representation and instead focuses on imagery. The best known abstract artist??   Pablo Picasso. Certainly [...]

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Neil Barlow: artist of the mountains and the great outdoors

April 12, 2010
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Hard to believe, but we are just back from a day’s skiing in Scotland. Great snow and a brilliant landscape for original art. Photography can capture scenes and bring them to life.   But I don’t think that they do justice to the beauty of snow covered mountains   I think personally that these are best depicted in watercolour on [...]

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Joe McIntyre: atmospheric, original art of everyday life

April 11, 2010

It can be tough producing original art. Artists have bills to pay but art lovers want affordable art. When sales are slow, artists need a bit of inspiration. So how about the writer Stephen Benatar who got his first rejection slip aged 12 and is only now getting recognition aged 73. How did he survive. [...]

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Give a unique gift: buy original art

April 10, 2010

What makes a unique gift?  Some ideas for  what makes a unique gift and what makes another gift common? Here are some pointers: 1. Ask yourself what you are buying a gift for – meaning, what is the special occasion at hand? 2. Ask yourself who you are buying the gift for – what are [...]

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