Today I have for you a great article to close out November with. It was done by Clyde Lee Dennis and expresses his opinion well so happy reading and please comment if you disagree. Michelangelo was born Italian and lived from 1475 to 1564. Among many other famous works of art he is credited with sculpting David and Pieta, designing the dome of Saint Peter's Basilica and painting the famed Sistine Chapel frescoes. During his 89 year life he embodied the persona of an Artist. Leaving us some of the most undeniably brilliant sculptures, drawing, paintings, poetry, and architect the world has [...]

Today I found for you a nice little article that answers some of the questions that I always wanted to know about Leonardo such as, who was his teacher? I'm sure you will find something you always wanted to know as well. The article was written by Clyde Lee Dennis and I'll be sharing more of his articles in the future. Oil painting as an art form spread widely during the period of renaissance in Italy. Oil painting techniques were invented, or more appropriately reinvented, by the Flemish artist Jan van Eyck around 1410. After which Leonardo da Vinci came along and was acclaimed the greatest [...]

Today I thought I would share with you an article with you that is near and dear to my heart, the history of oil paintings. This article was written by Vijay Kanth and covers some things that I didn't know and I hope you get something out of it as well. Oil Paintings are the stuffs of a certain time and certain set, and art history of course tries to place these works in their superior setting. Any body learning western art, for instance, would study to be familiar with the styles of the Oil painting reproduction, Baroque, traditional, idealistic and Modern periods, and to [...]

Black Friday is here and people everywhere are out and about shopping. I won't be one of them, I'll pick my shots and avoid all those crowds like I always do. I don't know if a good deal on an item or two is worth all the trouble. Anyway, getting back to business today, I have for you an article on the language of art and how artists use it to "craft" their style. The article was written by William Tan who is an artist as well as a writer. Is there such a thing called language of the Art or Art language? [...]

Today on this "Thanksgiving Eve", I have for you an article on how to choose art to decorate your home with. I'm glad I've come across this source of art related articles as I would never have the time to put together some of this information that I've been sharing with you this month. This article here was written by Gabriel J. Adams and I hope it helps those interested in adding artwork to their homes. When you go about decorating your house, you’ll have many different things to consider. It can be hard to add enough accessories to fill up your walls and surfaces [...]

Today I have for you another article on the meaning of color. This time the author Michelle Normand tells as how art can be used as therapy to help heal people. If you missed the first article I posted on the meaning of color you can read it . I know you will find both of these articles interesting. Feeling blue. Seeing red. A silver lining. All of these phrases came about because of the meanings that can be attributed to colors. Maybe you’ve always wondered why certain colors appeal to you or often find their way into your artwork. As someone that creates [...]

Friday morning is here and it's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is less then a week away. I'm looking forward to this years dinner with my family. Today I want to share with you a great article that I came across by Les Anderson who is both a writer and an artist. He brings us a great insight as to what both "mediums" can do as far as producing an emotional reaction. "There's a long-distance loneliness rolling out over the desert floor." So croons Jackson Browne in "The Fuse". With this painting of emotion, the pen becomes the brush, the mind is the canvas. [...]

Today I have for you an article that I found on something that I always wondered about. What are the top 100 "classic paintings" if you will that have inspired other artists. Thanks to Tia Marks at the Contemporary Art Gallery Magazine for sharing this with us. This is the list of 100 of the Best Art Works of the World Museums Society. This list of the best 100 famous and important artworks was chosen from a huge selection of the great works of the last five centuries. There is a real cross-section of art work listed here from many countries. Contemporary Art [...]

Another Monday morning is here and I have for you today another article by Aazdak Alisimo on artwork framing. This time he talks about the importance of the frame itself. There are two reasons why we have art frames on paintings. They can protect art, of course, but most importantly they can aid to their attractiveness on display. Since the very early days of painting, frames have served to enhance the visual beauty of art. Pictures were hung on walls and they became furnishings. The first frames were often works of art themselves. They were large and elaborately carved and decorated wooden frames. [...]

Here we are another beautiful Friday morning and today I have a great article that all artists should read to make sure that mentally you are not sabotaging yourself. This was written by Preston Parrott and really shows us the attitude we need as an artist in todays world. When you think of the word 'artist', what do you think of? Write down your first response or image. Do you visualize a flaky, starving, creative genius that is misunderstood by all; do you see a confident, successful person that gets to live a life doing what she/he wants, or do you see someone who is [...]

Today I thought I would share with you an article that I found on framing your artwork in a way that it doesn't compete with the art itself. It was written by Aazdak Alisimo who writes for ArtFramingGalleries.com. I share most of Aazdak's views about framing myself in how I handle framing my own oil paintings. From the very beginning, art framing has been held to be an integral part of the art itself. It must compliment it and support it without trying to overcome it. The approach to framing has changed through the years. In the beginning, it was considered to be [...]

Today I thought I would share with you an article I found on the meaning of color. As artists we all have our own thoughts and feelings on it so I know you will find it interesting. Colors and the creation Although we perceive color as a substantial thing, and we might want to know the size and weight of it, as we do with physical things, we cannot get to the essence of a color this way. When we look at colors in the world, for instance precious gems of different colors, we are not seeing the color itself, but a memory [...]

Today I thought I would share with you an article that I came across online. I never knew that artists doing paintings of animals had a rough time of it as far as exhibitions go. I always thought the doors were "wide open" to this type of artwork but this article by Julie Crawshaw tells us a different story. Given the importance of animals in our lives and the symbolism of animals in myth and art, it's surprising that most artists who paint animals don't receive the respect they deserve. Many art museum directors today don't appear to believe that displaying paintings of animals [...]