Monthly Archives: March 2012

Mar 29

'The Banjo Player' painting is Best of Show

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'The Banjo Player' painting is Best of Show
This year's Best of Show honors in the Phillips County Arts Council's recent show go to Sheila Phelps of Peetz with her oil painting entitled “The Banjo Player.” Best of Show and Best of each level art pieces are pictured from the March 23-25 Phillips …
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Li Ying's exhibit highlights landscape and coastal paintings
By Ashley Ulrich, The Dartmouth Staff Spring artist-in-residence Ying Li's brightly colored oil paintings and austere charcoal drawings will be displayed in the Jaffe-Friede Gallery in the Hopkins Center from April 2 to May 6, highlighting her many …
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Semi-Nude Painting Smuggled Into Canadian Museum
It took a while, but guards at Canada's Glenbow Museum finally noticed a new acquisition in the gallery: An oil painting of a semi-nude woman. An anonymous note said the donor's late father did the painting and had always wanted his work in a museum.
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Mar 25

Portrait painting in oil. Realistic oil portrait of man

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Portrait painting in oil on a canvas for nice men. www.art-portrets.ru Realistic painting portrait in oil from photo drawn by artist Igor Kazarin on a canvas in the size of 40 sm on 50 see Time of execution of this portrait has borrowed 3 weeks. In this video stage-by-stage process of drawing of a portrait by oil, with high-speed drawing playback is shown. Realistic oil painting portrait has deserved great glory starting with depth of centuries. Presently oil painting portrait in style of realism loses the positions concerning other methods of drawing portraits, but nevertheless admirers of artist drawing portrait in oil on canvas in realistic style to become more and increasing every year and it is no surprising in fact for understanding such portraits are accessible to much.
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Mar 21

Watercolor Painting Video; Vineyards by Vinita Pappas

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create38.com Watch me paint a watercolor landscape using a limited palette and a loose, fast technique. If you would like to learn how to paint like this, I teach an online watercolor class…see http for more info. Thanks for watching and if you liked the video, leave a comment or question, Vinita

Her new ebook, DVD’s and more art at www.elizabethtyler.com and http Instead of the usual pale, pastel shades normally associated with water colour, Elizabeth Tyler uses strong colours and bold strokes, painting the background first, in this study of a wilted tulip. See another watercolour painting in progress at: www.mindbites.com

Mar 18

Follow these tips to look stunning in a hat

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Follow these tips to look stunning in a hat
For the woman who is afraid to wear a hat or believes she can't wear one, Jan Wutkowski of aMuse Artisanal Finery has a few tips. • Try different styles. "Some women can wear any hat, but others have to try on every style before they find one that …
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Ask Anna: Vinegar can be handy for painting projects
So, in the spirit of the new series, I thought I'd share a few additional tips with you. Today I'm going to give you a few tricks for how to use vinegar for some of your do-it-yourself projects. To end up with the best results possible when you paint, …
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'Spring' into a relaxing summer with five easy spring cleaning tips
To freshen up any room for springtime, pull out your paint. Don't try to redo the whole house – pick the room where a fresh coat of paint will make the biggest impact. Choose a fun new color, or add some flare with a unique design like stripes or …
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