When it comes to painting a portrait, there are three specific types of paints that are used – oil, water and acrylic paints. Each of these paint types has their own advantages and disadvantages. The difference in costs and the way each paint behaves when used are some of the factors that people consider when they pick out a medium to paint, but many purists believe that oil paintings are the way to go, as they look the best. It is because there is richness and sheen to oil paintings that is simply not there in the other mediums that we use for painting. Of course, what surface you are using to paint also makes a big difference like painting on fabrics and creating art for wearing and decoration.

Auguste Toulmouche’s 1866 painting “The Hesitant Fiancée” is making the rounds on TikTok FYPs across the globe, inviting women of all ages to not only marvel at and meme-ify the bride’s pissed off scowl, but see themselves in it, too.

If you’re a regular round here you’ll already know I love Canada based artist Maria Pace-Wynters‘ vibrant, beautiful paintings. I was recently so inspired by her style of portraiture that I was moved to create a painting of my own in a similar vein. Like many of us, she has been making art since childhood, […]

'A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, and some fantasy.' Edgar Degas Let's take a closer look at Edgar Degas' ballet dancers. It's a large body of work, containing around 1,500 paintings, sketches, pastels, and sculptures. Degas sums them up nicely in the above quote. I cover: Edgar Degas, Ballet at the Paris Opera,

Can you ever think of art without bringing in color and lights in one form or the other? Maybe you can but most people find that colors are an integral part of art, one that cannot be easily separated from the concept of art. We are going to talk about how you can look at the play of colors in Fauvism art and make it your favorite if you are one of the people who loves the role that colors play in art. In fact, even if you are one of those who is looking at grey living room ideas to adapt in your home, adding a touch of fauvism art for a little bit of contrast. Before you start looking at the influence that fauvism has had on art on the whole, let us look at the origins of fauvism.

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The film, by V & A Museum in London, guides us through history, beginning at 1,000 BC, and taking into account Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance,

Not far from Central London, Greenwich is an area that deserves visitors' full attention. Spend a day or two exploring all the sites in this part of London.

We’re a day out from Thanksgiving, so it’s about time I share a post about our 2021 Halloween costumes!

Have you ever been in the middle of a painting and thought to yourself, "this is really ugly"? You are at the ugly stage of a painting.

For the December ’14 issue of Vintage Guitar magazine, Dan Forte interviewed Bill Frisell. Here's a look at the many guitars used by the ultra-versatile superpicker. The issue is available at www.store.vintageguitar.com. This article originally appeared in VG's December 2014 issue. All copyrights are by the author and Vintage Guitar magazine. Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited.

The feminist movement has risen hand-in-hand with the divorce rate, and female unhappiness is at an all-time high. In this article, I discuss why wifely submission can be the ultimate tool for marital ease and happiness for both spouses.

Greg Dunn is working on a PhD in neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania - but paints haunting pictures of human brain cells.

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Cedric Pollet has an obscure passion for tree bark. But spend enough time with his photos and you too might become a bark believer.

.I have more or less finished a Catherine Howard outfit so I thought it would be nice to explore both Catherine’s life and character as well as the controversy surrounding alleged portraits of her…

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Exploring a beautifully-wild public garden tucked away in Central London.

I won’t pretend to be a comic book connoisseur. My brother and I collected Tintin books for our father to read to us before bedtime and well, that’s about as far as it went for my foray into the graphic arts world. But now I’m wondering, if I had spent a little more time at the comic…

Find out more about the Spiritual Meaning of the Name Melissa and the origins of this name. I've also included a numerology explanation.

Deaccessioning old works can be a complicated and fraught process. But even museums have to spring-clean now and then.

Who doesn't feel the pull of a walled-off space - the need to get in there and find out what's going on? A secret garden is romantic.

The most fascinating stories from our past are those that involve just one or two people. They’re those moments that we’re able to put ourselves inside so we can ask if we’d handle a situation in the same way.

Now that school is out, the next best place to read a book is at the beach, on a hammock, in the garden, or outside on a starry summer night. And here are the drawings and paintings to prove it.

Do your emotions give off a "Full Moon Vibe" or maybe a "Last Quarter Feel?"

Framed print of watercolor by artist Lydia Marie Elizabeth A joyful painting of twinning Orange trees; they make the perfect pair.   Originally painted on smooth watercolor paper in watercolor and pencil. Framed Size:  9" x 12"

Discover the versatile beauty of Farrow and Ball Treron. Learn how to incorporate this calming green-gray hue into every room for a sophisticated home decor.

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Often derided as staidly traditional, John Singer Sargent in fact provided a glimpse of the modern world. Ahead of a major new exhibition, Sarah Churchwell surveys the sensational portraits that caught the imagination of painters and authors alike

From illuminated manuscripts to tapestries, mosaics and stained glass, the medieval period is known for its many art forms and its miscellaneous executions. But what has been capturing the imagination of the generations that followed was the bizarre, mysterious and grotesque drawings and doodles found in the margins of medieval books.

South Korea-based artist Seung-Hwan Oh creates some truly unusual portraits by unleashing little microbes and letting them eat away at his medium for