Art Articles

Featured Artist: Keith BondJanuary 05th, 2011 01:15 PMKeith Bond was born in Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire and now lives in the south of England. He is a self taught, mature, emerging artist and uses mixed media in his abstract contemporary painting's, collage and assemblage works. His recent work is influenced by his personal obsession with issues relating to time and this reflects overtly in his...

Featured Artist: Wendy PuertoMarch 11th, 2011 11:05 AMWendy Puerto is a professional artist based in Essex. She has always enjoyed anything that involved art but had not thought it would be a career to pursue. When her children became adults she picked up her love for art and turned professional in 2004. She mostly works from her imagination to create some beautiful sunset and seascape paintings...

Taking Photographs of ArtworkOctober 22nd, 2010 10:34 AMTaking high quality photographs of your artwork is important, especially if you are planning on selling online. Here are some simple guidelines to help you create the best possible photographs. Natural outside light is paramount when taking photographs of your artwork. If the sun is very bright then find a spot with some shade but make sur...

Techniques Used in Watercolor PaintingsMay 17th, 2011 11:31 AMWatercolor paintings can be created using several techniques. Wash technique, glazing, wet in wet and dry brush are several techniques that have been used throughout the ages to create stunning watercolor paintings. These are the basic methods of applying watercolor paint to paper which are used in watercolor paintings. The wash technique is th...

Featured Artist: Conor MurphyAugust 09th, 2011 11:37 AMConor was born in Cork Ireland in 1955 but immigrated to the U S in 1986 with his wife Betty and son Graham. Growing up in Ireland with the rich texture of its people and landscape, Conor did not have to travel far to experience the rugged and wild landscape that he paints. His use of the palette knife and the impasto work also reflects the rich te...