Restoring Oil Paintings
Restoring Oil Paintings Posted on Wednesday 27 February 2008 Any guidance about cleaning an oil painting that is covered in filth or grime ... shape. Try applying a mild solvent called conservation liquid. Art supply stores might sell a “mix” ... nozzle does the trick. Restoring oil paintings is an art form all on its own. It is an enduring task [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 09:19:58
Blog: Oil Paintings, Art and...
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Still not oils.
From this evening Photoshop class. Bob Kato is the teacher, very talented Artist who is teaching at Disney Animation and at the Pasadena Art Center. I really like is approach to digital painting, and this will actually help me a lot with my first oil paintings. We worked this evening with only 4 values. (digital painting done from a photograph) [more...]
Date: 2008-02-26 06:55:17
Blog: Stef's Sketches...
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(no comments) 1 Category: base oil over paint painting Updated by faj354 4 minutes ago Link Scholarship Opportunity Marchex to Present at Jefferies 4th Annual Interne [more...]
Date: 2008-02-26 02:32:37
Blog: MarkaBoo :: Recent Book...
Transporting the troops
Marine painting The QE2 visited Liverpool last year and I was among the thousands of people who trudged through the rain to see her moored at ... of troops and vehicles for the invasion. An oil painting of Marwarri was done by Sybil Rimmer in 1940 ... of military personnel to different areas of battle. At Merseyside Maritime Museum there is [more...]
Date: 2008-02-28 13:03:29
Blog: National Museums Liverp...
Northern Voice: Fuck Stats, Make Art
http://www.miss604.com/2008/02/northern-voice-fuck-stats-make-art.html. Have I mentioned before that our pal Dave Olson is awesome? ... to oil painting, then writing and podcasting about said grassy knoll and the experience of sketching ... He’s here to talk about how Art Makes the Future. History may have been forged by popes [more...]
Date: 2008-02-23 19:38:51
Blog: Miss604’s Vancouver Bl...
"Saguaro Cactus" ©
I have been advised never to paint a subject that would be considered "odd" ... . Today I threw advice to the wind and played in my paint. Oil on Linen, 9" X 12" Subscribe to A Painting A Day by Laura Wambsgans [more...]
Date: 2008-02-26 04:57:51
Blog: A Painting A Day by Lau...
Lunar Eclipse, Art Gallery, Cutting Down Trees
Last night we did go out a few times to see the lunar eclipse. I was worried that it would be cloudy, but it was perfectly clear ... . There were oil paintings, watercolors, acrylics, etc. These ones that Tyler liked best were totally abstract and were done with automotive paints. They were like swirls of colors. To me they looked [more...]
Date: 2008-02-21 20:30:45
Blog: Soaring Mountains Acad...
The Other Three Nominations for Animated Short Oscar
This is one of my favorite categories in the Oscars, which air tonight. But very little attention is usually paid to the nominees or the winner ... the puppet scenes. via videosift.com My Love Moya Lyubov (My Love) is, quite literally, an animated oil painting. I cannot imagine the amount of work that went into making this film but it shows [more...]
Date: 2008-02-24 17:42:47
Blog: Integral Options Cafe...
the golden slot
I hate waiting. In the broad hallway of the education building at Simon Fraser University I stop to look at a large oil painting hung on the ... into the Master’s of Art Education program. My friends who have studied here, Curtis and Yoey, have always ... of the program director, of my thoughts on the meaning of art [more...]
Date: 2008-02-28 14:36:02
Blog: Mouth of Sparkey...
DCist Studio Visit: Laurel Hausler
Recently, DCist met with artist Laurel Hausler at her studio in Fairfax ... . She describes her work as “big, juicy, ghostly oil paintings,” many of which contain other-worldly images of spirits and hauntings, and portray the dark, chaotic emotion of the women pictured. Her paintings [more...]
Date: 2008-02-20 00:26:22
Blog: DCist: ...
Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Nazi, and Walt
A Norwegian museum directer has found 4 sketches of Disney characters, signed AH ... : 1: The sketches were found inside the frame of an oil painting of a Bavarian landscape, signed “ ... , who was rejected from a prestigious Vienna art school. 3: The rumor mill is abundant with accusations that Walt [more...]
Date: 2008-02-26 15:25:28
Blog: Ration Reality...
Maderos @ Gabriella
Maderos @ Gabriella Recent paintings by Tom Maderos - plein air and still life specialist - will fill the interior of elviewlodge.jpg ... ’ expressionistic skills with oil on canvas. If Diebenkorn had painted the Santa Cruz coast ... the edible artwork of chef Sean Baker. Maderos’ paintings are also available, “to go,” [more...]
Date: 2008-02-26 18:55:06
Blog: Christina Waters ...
Go! 2/22-2/24
Not totally satisfied with your weekend itinerary? Never fear, Go! is here! This regular feature highlights everything from rock shows to art openings, from delicious dishes ... features oil paintings the western Kentucky native calls “meditations rather than records of the world [more...]
Date: 2008-02-22 04:07:42
Blog: Stlog...
Camille Przwodek Workshop, Day 4
More mixed weather today, sun in the morning, overcast in the afternoon. I have two images by Camille, one for me ... , but it’s close and again shows you how she transitions paintings. Note the dark warm shadows ... , and that roof was a blast to paint! Old Hanalei School (Kauai) - Oil on Linen - 10×12 [more...]
Date: 2008-02-28 05:36:50
Blog: Life Plein Air...
Camille Przwodek Workshop, Day 4
More mixed weather today, sun in the morning, overcast in the afternoon. I have two images by Camille, one for me ... , but it’s close and again shows you how she transitions paintings. Note the dark warm shadows ... , and that roof was a blast to paint! Old Hanalei School (Kauai) - Oil on Linen - 10×12 [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 19:24:29
Blog: Life Plein Air...
ATPCT: Sometimes you just show up
I had to go to painting class yesterday. I did not want to go. I really haven't wanted to go for awhile.. ... to make something meaningful happen. It's not in the course description. "Explore the world of oil painting! Work with shadows and light! During every class, something meaningful will happen [more...]
Date: 2008-02-28 15:23:03
Blog: Saying yes......
Wolf Kahn
Some eye candy by Wolf Kahn for these cold, dark winter days ... . I went to see an exhibition of some of his pastels and oil paintings at the Jerald Melberg Gallery in Charlotte last November. motherofpearlwpink.jpg greenandpurpleii.jpg [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 09:17:10
Blog: Inspiraculum...
Illustration’s by Panni Malek
Fresh out of art school and ready to rock the East coast, ... Pucci, Victorian textile, Art Nouveau, girls and hearts. Her oil paintings are a unique combination ... fashion, lingerie and antique lace. In her art, she explores themes of beauty, sexual provocation, neo [more...]
Date: 2008-02-16 01:18:52
Blog: Anything & Everything...
The Chelmsford Demo This was a demonstration I was to do tonight for the Chelmsford Art society in Massachusetts, ... is past I will meet them in the morning and we will critique our paintings. 5x5 oil on paper " Coast [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 00:37:15
Blog: Gingerbread Art Studio...
My Funny Valentine
Today’s Valentine’s Day. This was supposed to be an exploration of some of the Neil Morris scents, which I find very romantic, ... , a kid-free zone with an antique desk, a reading chair with an ottoman and good lighting, a couple of my favorite paintings (including a charming, third-rate oil of Kuan Yin I bought at a yard sale [more...]
Date: 2008-02-14 01:08:04
Blog: Perfume Posse...
Dead Match and Glass Marble
Dead Match and Glass Marble Oil on gessoed board 50x65mm $100Time lapsed painting demos have become increasingly popular on sites such as YouTube, ... attempt. I was probably foolish to try such a small painting and it felt rather strange and unnatural with an "eye" looking over my shoulder. The painting took about an hour and the video is edited down [more...]
Date: 2008-02-26 10:11:31
Blog: Postcard from Puniho...
Think of the Sun
Think of the Sun Posted by Symphony of Scripture on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Category: Evangelism, Quotes “Think of the greatness of the sun. It silently rises and sets each day, painting ... Celsius. That’s hot. The earth’s entire oil, coal and wood reserves would fuel its energy output [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 11:35:35
Blog: Symphony of Scripture ...
Sean Taylor still visits Children's Hospital
Artist Jason Swain recently produced a large Sean Taylor oil painting that is, I'm told, currently hanging up at the Children's Hospital ( ... hospital. There will be some limited edition prints coming up on smaller canvasses and I want to tie [more...]
Date: 2008-02-24 23:14:38
Blog: Hogs Haven :: An Unoffi...
National Rifle Association: A Legacy of Conservation (mp3s)
Open Spaces (0:18) Just Like Any Other Animal (0:30) But Not All People (0:31) The Earth Is All We Have (1:00) Fallout (:20) Preservation ( ... (front cover image) with a nice oil painting of ducks in flight. Flip it over, and National Rifle [more...]
Date: 2008-02-25 19:57:27
Blog: WFMU's Beware of the Bl...
Rings and Things
Nate and I celebrated Valentines day the weekend after valentines in Chicago. You can read about it at his blog here ... about 6-7 hours to go on it. I've also been working on some oil paintings. I have two done [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 03:55:06
Blog: The Adventures of Cassi...
A very Oxford day
Of all of Oxford's colleges, many of which are closed to the public except at specified viewing hours, the most exclusive is All Souls ... is all vast echo-y hallways, dark wood and enormous oil paintings of old dead white men in wigs [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 02:01:29
Blog: Joyceyland...
a Gallery Wrap landscape/upland bird oil Painting 18"x 24"
Bought some eight foot 2"x 2"s...bevel cut one side a slight angle, and built a good number of various sized stretcher frames ... is a landscape/wildlife art piece I started tonight... and this side view shows how [more...]
Date: 2008-02-23 01:23:38
Blog: Painting From Life...
Happy Accident
At times it happens that while painting a picture artists come to a block, whether if it's for aesthetic or technical reasons. In my experience it happens frequently, but not quite like one particular painting, a portrait ... I would be mixing it with Unbleached Titanium, a very stiff paint. But the umber had too high an oil [more...]
Date: 2008-02-26 05:43:47
Blog: Luis Colan...
Apple Time (Nearly)
"Ballerina" apples Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. Stanley Horowitz This morning I look around my garden and feel [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 23:28:00
Blog: Our Red House...
"Art Therapy"
8 x 8" (each painting) oil on masonite A scene split in two - patrons enjoying the quiet and rich surroundings inside the National Gallery of Art, in Washington, DC. Please click here for a larger [more...]
Date: 2008-02-23 23:30:55
Blog: A Painting Today...
The Sunny Side of the Street
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I like to keep my blog a positive place ... -commissioned oil painting of her beloved cats (remember this post?). Bad News: My memory on receiving [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 00:38:51
Blog: The Seven Spot...
Swiss police say found 2 stolen Zurich artworks
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss police have found two of the four oil paintings by 19th Century masters, which were stolen from a Zurich museum earlier this month in one of Europe's biggest art thefts [more...]
Date: 2008-02-19 15:10:02
Blog: Breaking News, Busines...
Swiss police say found 2 stolen Zurich artworks
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss police have found two of the four oil paintings by 19th Century masters, which were stolen from a Zurich museum earlier this month in one of Europe's biggest art thefts [more...]
Date: 2008-02-19 17:21:23
Blog: Breaking News, Busines...
ARTOUTWEST DAILY PAINTING FEBRUARY 24 KOI
10X10 OIL ON BOARD KOI TWO CLICK HERE TO BID ART BY DIANE WHITEHEAD Been a long while since I have painted Koi. I like to leave a subject alone for a period, then when I am ready to go again [more...]
Date: 2008-02-24 21:43:19
Blog: Not a painting a day...
"Nonchalance"
9 x 12" oil on masonite sold There is something so gratifying about painting Sargent's works - I truly learn from it - as I do from all my little reproductions. It's how the great artists learned, aside from a teacher's instructions ... paintings, which hangs in the National Gallery of Art, in Washington, DC. Please click here [more...]
Date: 2008-02-16 21:01:43
Blog: A Painting Today...
ARTOUTWEST DAILY PAINTING FEBRUARY 21 CALF BABY
16X20 OIL ON CANVASCALF BABY This guy needs a good home, go pick him up for a song!CLICK HERE ART BY DIANE WHITEHEAD [more...]
Date: 2008-02-22 00:18:03
Blog: Not a painting a day...
Zara Phillips’ Exceptionally Sexy new painting
Zara Phillips’ Exceptionally Sexy new painting February 28th, 2008 ... Relief. Vettriano, whose paintings sell for more than £700,000, was equally keen to paint the 12th ... sexy and powerful image.” The 20in by 24in oil on canvas will be auctioned later this year. (via [more...]
Date: 2008-02-28 09:59:11
Blog: British Royal Wedding...
ARTOUTWEST DAILY PAINTING WILD WEST SERIES HORSE
Bitty Gem 2.5X3.5 OIL ON BOARDFRAMEDeBay Art By Diane Whitehead I am listing a few of these little guys. I love painting them. I continue to be inspired by Joyce Washor and her small wonders.Frame [more...]
Date: 2008-02-23 17:55:50
Blog: Not a painting a day...
Daily Painting 511 Palms and Mangroves Plein Air Alla Prima
Its 8 x 10, oil, I did this in Vero today with my plein air group, the Plein Air Painters of the Treasure Coast. $200 ... the wild bobcat below the painting, its the first time I have been able to photograph a wild one, seen [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 01:00:11
Blog: Lori's Stormy Art and D...
Daily Painting 512 Azaleas
Its 5 x 7 oil, $100. [more...]
Date: 2008-02-28 02:22:14
Blog: Lori's Stormy Art and D...
Etsy Mini of the Day
There are dozens of beautiful, miniature items for sale on any given day at Etsy. I'm going to show you my favorites this week. All things little & pretty! Approaching Storm by Tatjana Versaggi Original Miniature Oil on Wood 3.1" x 2.5" I bought this piece of hers a while back. I LOVE little paintings . . . [more...]
Date: 2008-02-25 14:59:30
Blog: a room somewhere...
down the rabbit hole
alice.jpg Down the rabbit hole - oil on canvas Which is how my life is feeling a bit at the moment. Furtively looking for inspiration, painting my head off - dizzy with fumes. Computer on a seemingly endless loop of children’s websites to occupy Z in the same room. Worrying about the fumes [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 02:37:39
Blog: michellegiacobello...
festival time
The Adelaide Festival 'turns on' next week. A quick scan of the festival website reveals plenty of art action. There's even an 'artists week' ( ... paintings at the Peter Walker Fine Art gallery. I haven't seen these paintings in person ... 'not with it' and Charlie won't tell me about them... Above - 'Venus' by Jeremy Piert, 150 x 120cms, oil on [more...]
Date: 2008-02-26 23:41:37
Blog: on painters & painting...
‘Two Wyalusing Women’ - Blue Heron Gallery
“Two Wyalusing Women - Artists of the Mid-20th Century” is the title of the new exhibit at the Blue Heron Gallery. Joyce Hewitt Beck and Nancy Lee McCann both represented the people and landscapes of Northeastern Pennsylvania with watercolor, oil, and pastel paintings. This show at Wyalusing’s Blue Heron [more...]
Date: 2008-02-28 14:48:07
Blog: AFA Gallery...
Bed bugs spreading in Finland too
The Helsingen Sanomat reports that bed bugs are making a comeback in Finland: In recent years, ... , behind paintings, and in the seams of upholstered furniture”, Siltala notes. Interestingly [more...]
Date: 2008-02-26 13:40:05
Blog: Got bed bugs? Bedbugger...
Daily Painting Practice- A Quiet Morning - Work in Progress
click on the image to enlarge the painting A Quiet Morning - Work in Progress 12"x 16" oil on canvas I know I haven't posted in a while but things have been very busy - crazy busy! I thought at least I owed you all a look at one of the studio paintings I've been working [more...]
Date: 2008-02-25 02:23:10
Blog: Daily Painting Practice...
Camille Przwodek Workshop, Day 3
This has been a full, tiring day, but hey, I’ll at least post some images and perhaps catch up and write smart stuff about them later ... ) - Oil on Linen - 9×12 Here’s one of Camille’s demos. The first image is her “start”. She starts ... : one in the morning, the other later in the day. Here’s the morning painting. Anini Beach House (Morning [more...]
Date: 2008-02-26 18:28:19
Blog: Life Plein Air...
"Opening"
5 x 7" oil on masonite I couldn't resist using Opening for the letter O, continuing on with my alphabet series. This was taken from the opening reception of my show, a couple of weeks ago, at the Howard/Mandville Gallery. There was a nice, casual feel that night - and this painting needed to reflect [more...]
Date: 2008-02-26 21:37:05
Blog: A Painting Today...
"Along The Coast" ©
California has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. I am working very hard preparing for an upcoming show at Gales Restaurant in Pasadena. The little daily paintings are taking a beating, while my attention is focused on varnishing, framing [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 04:57:44
Blog: A Painting A Day by Lau...
Thinking of….
thinking-of-you.jpg Thinking of her - oil on linen thinking-of-him.jpg Thinking of him - oil on linen Two new works for Life Lines. When I havn’t been painting, I’ve been knitting. So I guess it was inevitable that knitted garments would start appearing in the paintings. Knitting something that is getting longer - and yet [more...]
Date: 2008-02-25 23:59:26
Blog: michellegiacobello...
