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Recently I was asked about a painting restoration problem:
“I have an oil painting that has a bulge from being stored against a piece of furniture. Can the canvas damage be repaired, and if so, what method would you recommend.
Many thanks. Janice.”
This was my answer to Janice, hope this helps anyone out there attempting to […]
OverstockArt.com, the online retailer of handmade oil paintings, has officially released the annual “Top 10 Oil Paintings” ranking for 2006. According to David Sasson, CEO of OverstockArt.com, the company releases its Top 10 list of best selling oil paintings each year to show which works of art are the “hippest, most desirable” paintings on the […]
According to the 200 page curator report that has been submitted on Thursday to the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway, the famous Edvard Munch oil painting masterpiece, the scream, that was stolen in August 2004 and recovered two years later in August 2006, has suffered a great deal of damage.
The most harmful damage of all is the […]
Joan Miro (1893 – 1983) was a Spanish painter born in Barcelona. Miro’s art is considered to be a part of Surrealism even though he himself rejected that notion.
Miro went against the grain all his life. He detested conventional methods for oil painting and established new ways for expression with many different art forms.
During his […]
Stretching your own oil painting is easier than you might think and can be cheaper than having the painting stretched by the framing company.
In order to stretch a canvas you’ll need the following supplies from an art store:
Four stretcher bars.
A staple gun and staples (or carpet tacks and hammer).
Clamps
Steps to Stretch:
The first step is to […]
On Tuesday, December 12th the birthday of the famous Norwegian painter, Edvard Munch, was celebrated around the world. The date was distinguished mostly due to Google’s effort to make a cool Google logo mannered after the famous Edvard Munch’s Scream oil painting.
This is not the first time that Google celebrates a famous artist birthday. On […]
Cubism is part of the modern art movement; this special art form was started by two of the greatest artists of the twentieth century: Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in the early 1920’s. Both painters were heavily influenced by Paul Cezanne who is considered the catalyst for both artists to break the mold.
Cubism was first […]
Interior decor is not just putting a picture on the wall; it’s also about capturing the essence of your mood and style.
Decorating the walls of your home with Abstract art adds touches of elegance and energizes your space. Whether you have a bare space on the wall, or a corner in desperate need of something […]
I have been asked many times about Expressionism and what exactly does it mean to paint like an expressionist.
Expressionist artists pretty much are the most hard to define group of artists out there in the modern era. It seems as if the artists that are labeled as Expressionists more or less defined the style as […]
OverstockArt.com has released today a new collection of handmade oil paintings, an expansion to its ever-growing selection of beautiful, hand-painted oil paintings for the company’s growing client base. This latest addition establishes OverstockArt.com as the largest U.S. retailer of handmade oil paintings across the web.read more | digg story