By Carol Burns in Art And Culture, How To
In the early 20th century, household paint (or interior paint) inspired a whole art movement: abstract expressionism. The enormous canvases favored by artists like Jackson Pollock would have made using traditional tubes of paint prohibitively expensive. More poetically, Pollock—one of…
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By Carol Burns in Artwork, How To
Did you know egg tempera is more durable than oil and with a luminosity similar to watercolour?
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture, How To
Point perspective is one of the first things you are taught about in art and is fundamental to the history of Western art. It is a device that convinces the eye a flat surface has depth. To draw the eye…
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture, Artwork, How To
The color black does not reflect light. In fact, the color absorbs light, along with our dreams, our fears, our terrors and nightmares. For artists, black paintings often represents our deepest, darkest thoughts and secrets. Perhaps this vulnerability makes it…
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture
For an artist, the color white is a blank space. Traditionally, white paint is a mixer, something to add to real pigments to lighten the hue. But is white a neutral or a base color for artists, or is it…
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture
The color yellow is the black sheep of the primary color family. While red signifies luxury and passion and blue the beatific and ethereal, yellow denotes illness and malady. And artists have made maximum use of this meaning throughout history.…
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture
Is your painting abstract or non-representational art? Does it matter? In the Artworld, yes, it does matter. Understanding and being able to explain your work – and that of your peers – is a vital part of being a professional…
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By Carol Burns in Events & Review
Every year there are thousands of art competitions boasting a combined cash prize pot of millions of dollars and the chance to exhibit in some of the most prestigious galleries in the world. And the good news is that they…
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By Carol Burns in How To
Photographing sculpture can be tricky. On the one hand, you know that stunning photos of your sculpture, ceramics or other three-dimension art is key to a successful art business. Whether you want to sell your art on your website, via…
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By Carol Burns in How To
It’s a fascinating question for new and experienced oil painters: What are the best surfaces for oil painting? Or, to use the famous painters’ parlance, what “support” should you paint on when you work with oils? While the default answer…
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