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Kadi - Step by Step

Pamela Stirling — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:19:20 +0100

There are times as an artist when a drawing takes hold of you. There is something about it that it almost draws itself.

This is that drawing for me.

The subject is Kadi, a Sumatran Tiger Cub born at the wonderful South Lakes Wild Animal Park

There were cRead More...

Spring and the Immortality Flowers

Sylvie Frasca — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:26:27 +0100

Spring has come, at last! Sure, it's still a bit shy, but the trees did not hesitate: with the first sun rays, they started to stretch their branches and to dress them with beautiful small flowers. I love spring and I love trees in blossom! And I especially love the cherry trees.

To me, the delicate cherry flowers are the supreme symbol of purity and serenity, flowers capable, if we look at them attentively, of freeing us from the chaos of everyday life... look...

"Red Heads" of Harrison Farm

Edwin Hayes — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:13:07 +0100

If you’ve ever been in Africa on a hot afternoon when the smouldering sun is intent on roasting anything which is stupid enough to be found exposed on the dry cracked hot plate of soil, then you will know what the intense heat of such an afternoon can do to an artist’s imagination. One of my favourite things to do Read More...

Dorland Mountain Arts Colony Artist Residency Work

Evelyn McCorristin Peters — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:49:40 +0100

My time at Dorland Mountain Arts Colony is coming to an end.

It is also my last of the three residencies I’ve received this winter. It has been an amazing journey. Weir Farm National Historic Site brought my work to a new level and I experienced many a break through there. Brush Creek in Wyoming was so good for my soul with its humbling majestic beauty. My work strengthened there Read More...

THE QUEEN OF SWORDS REVEALED

Donna L. Faber — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:16:02 +0100

The Queen of Swords © February 10, 2012 by Donna L. Faber. This original at approximately 33" x 25" is significantly larger than most of my work. I used the very comfortable Prismacolor Premiere markers. Each paper component, including all pieces of the earring, are separate pieces of Bristol Strathmore brought together like a puzzle. Each piece of hair is a separate piece, as well. I began using this technique because it gives me the ability to maRead More...

Using Rusty Junk to Create a Cross

Cindi Albright — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:31:39 +0100

Restless & Stressed

Nope it's not a new soap opera, it was how I felt today.

Chocolate didn't even help...although I gave it a good shot and put a good dent in the Ghiradelli milk chocolate chip stash.

I couldn't concentrate on work

no focus. no productivity.

Constant Improvement

Pamela Stirling — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:13:11 +0100

Every artist strives for constant improvement. Our aim is for each picture to be better than the one before, to learn something new from each project and to make people happy with the finished result.

Simple?

Not always. Some projects are a dream, some are a battle but if we learn something from each one then nothing is wasted.

Some artists fill journals and sketchbooks with studies and sketches or mini paintings. I just launch into a project and see what happens. Read More...

Reading Into Tomorrow

Paul Reeves — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:23:23 +0100

Reading Into Tomorrow - Oil on canvas.

I was experimenting with painting using only very few colours and using colour to express mood. I had this painting in mind to reflect on the issue of the energy crisis in the future. How much are we dependent on electrical technology for communication and entertainment. Try going just one day without using anything electrical whatsoever. It’s not as easy as it sounds. Where would you be without your iphRead More...

Poppies And Remembrance

Paul Reeves — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:45:47 +0100

I really wanted to try something a little different for these paintings. My background and training is in Scientific and Technical drawing, and many of my paintings, particularly my earlier ones, I have focused a great deal of effort into very intricate detail and perspective accuracy. I still focus a great deal of effort into my work and I have been developing and still exploring a much more distinctive style, which I am very happy with.

The Process

Andrea Durham — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:27:13 +0100

I really got thinking about the process. Process of the ring, the process of life, I am not really sure but non the less the process of transformation!

I have been making jewelry for only one short year now. I started last December when I wanted to make a special gift for my partner. My partner is an artist, the kind that makes you question your own talents and capabilities. He is an extremely supportive partner and always has kind critiques that guide and shape my ideas. Never a bad wRead More...