Stylin’!
When people begin to make art, the first impulse is often to find the work of artists they like, and then try to paint like that artist. Some people…
Paint Box Section
Framing great-great-grandma, etc.
Previously, we discussed framing paintings; this week we’re moving on to the challenge of framing photos. Framed photos, including those old sepia pictures of great-great relatives and family events…
Framed! And lookin’ good…
All right, you’ve purchased an original painting – but it isn’t framed. Now what do you do? If you want your picture to look its best, please don’t think “Well,…
Framing can enhance or sink a picture
When it comes to framing a picture, in the long run the choice of frame is a matter of personal taste. Different kinds of artwork require different kinds of…
Venus on the half-shell
    You may already be somewhat familiar with Boticelli’s painting “The Birth of Venus.â€Â The image of Venus in this painting has been used in so many ways, from advertising…
Toning it up – or down
If you have access to a copy machine, it’s interesting to put a brightly colored picture into the machine and run a copy of it in black and white…
Personal references for memory jogging
Most artists can’t just pull a picture out of their heads on short notice. Unless they are painting a completely abstract picture, they usually have to have something to…
Selling tips for artists and photographers
Many talented people are thinking of pursuing a professional career as a fine artist or photographer artist, but aren’t sure how to begin putting their work before the public and…
Cotton ducks don’t quack
You probably know that many artists paint on canvas. But if you’re just getting started as a painter in oils or acrylics, just walking into the art supply store…
Society members’ works on view
(AAPNW-IL) Forty-five works by the members of the Illinois Watercolor Society are on display in the Bill Parks Gallery at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. The exhibition,…
Show is a national Bluegrass expose of bests
(AAPNW-KY) – The Kentucky Watercolor Society’s 33rd national juried exhibition, “Aqueous USA 2010” opens Tuesday, September 28 in the gallery in the Actors Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky from 5:00-10:00…