Digital Art and Abstract Art Prints

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Treasure Hunting

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Death of Aesthetics

Death of Aesthetics: Death of Aesthetics Have you ever wondered what is it that makes a painting great? Why are some artworks so admired by art lovers and art critics?

How to Make Votives Candle at Home?

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Rubber Stamps – Personalize It

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Glass Etching Crafts And Art

Glass Etching Crafts And Art: Glass etching is a great way to create frosted images into glass nearly anyway that you want using artistic designs. It is looked at as an elegant way to spice up your glass whether on the surface or for deeper etchings

Coin Collecting Album: A Pocket For Your Coins?

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Abstract Metal Wall Art

Abstract Metal Wall Art: Adding a piece of abstract metal wall art to your home or business is a great way of bringing a new level of contemporary style and character to your space.

Seascape Paintings Ahoy!

Seascape Paintings Ahoy!: A seascape painting brings movement to a still patch of wall in your home, because the sea itself is never still. From the beginning of humans creating art

Beginner Quilting – Instructions For Picture Quilt Making

Beginner Quilting – Instructions For Picture Quilt Making: Memories are never ending tales of the warmth and happiness that we have shared over a period of time with friends, family and relatives. This experience only gets better day after day and therefore there are many more memories

Best Facts About The Soy Candle.

Best Facts About The Soy Candle.: Slower release of fragance scents due to the combination of ingredients that make up the soy candle. This is different from it’s counterpart the parrafin candle which looses it’s scent rapidly. Soya candles are clean burning, so its goodbye to the black stains you get on walls and home interiors as a result of burning paraffin based candles. Soy wax candles are the ideal carrier for essential oils, thus making them the best Aromatherapy candles; this is because soya wax candles do not have any destructive qualities that offset the therapeutic effects of the essential oil. A paraffin candle is […]

Some Ideas About Investing in Abstract Art

Some Ideas About Investing in Abstract Art: In case you don't already know the story, I'll thumbnail it here, for you, so that you will, afterward, be able to compare any abstract

Some Ideas About Investing in Abstract Art

Some Ideas About Investing in Abstract Art: In case you don't already know the story, I'll thumbnail it here, for you, so that you will, afterward, be able to compare any abstract

kitchen wall art

kitchen wall art: The kitchen is central in homes today and it should provide inspiration to those working in it. To serve this purpose the kitchen should be decorated to give the occupants a sense of comfort and pleasantness.

Christmas Craft: Bead and Pipe Cleaner Ornaments

Christmas Craft: Bead and Pipe Cleaner Ornaments: Christmas ornaments made from ordinary pipe cleaners and inexpensive acrylic beads are very pretty and easy to make. They look quite impressive yet are easy enough for small children to make.

Abstract art is a unique visual language

Abstract art is a unique visual language

 

How to Create Abstract Paintings by Seeing in the Dark!

How to Create Abstract Paintings by Seeing in the Dark!: How to Create Abstract Paintings by Seeing in the Dark! Part 1Every night just before I go to sleep I am inundated with inspirational images that offer me help in visualising potential abstract or surreal paintings.

Abstract Art And The Spirit 1

Abstract Art And The Spirit 1: It has been a long and raging arguement that the abstract expressionists of the 50's, 60's and 70's were very busy contemplating their own navels and trying to find the "zen" in everything they did.

Original Abstract Acrylic Pour 20×16” Painting on Stretched Canvas by L Baber Ref 193

Original Abstract Acrylic Pour 20×16” Painting on Stretched Canvas by L Baber Ref 193: Abstract art is a unique visual language that the artist creates by using lines, colors, and shapes for the viewer to interpret. Spark conversations in your home by hanging high-quality abstract artwork in areas where you entertain the most. Our high-quality collection of abstract acrylic prints will add pizzazz to the walls in your home.

Original Abstract Acrylic Pour 20×16” Painting on Stretched Canvas by L Baber Ref 189

Original Abstract Acrylic Pour 20×16” Painting on Stretched Canvas by L Baber Ref 189: Abstract art is a unique visual language that the artist creates by using lines, colors, and shapes for the viewer to interpret. Spark conversations in your home by hanging high-quality abstract artwork in areas where you entertain the most. Our high-quality collection of abstract acrylic prints will add pizzazz to the walls in your home.

3 Tips For Designing Your Own Grandfather Clock Case.

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Original Abstract Acrylic Pour 20×16” Painting on Stretched Canvas by L Baber Ref 182

Original Abstract Acrylic Pour 20×16” Painting on Stretched Canvas by L Baber Ref 182: Abstract art is a unique visual language that the artist creates by using lines, colors, and shapes for the viewer to interpret. Spark conversations in your home by hanging high-quality abstract artwork in areas where you entertain the most. Our high-quality collection of abstract acrylic prints will add pizzazz to the walls in your home.

Art Paintings – 6 Tips to Painting Abstract Art Paintings

Art Paintings – 6 Tips to Painting Abstract Art Paintings: The beauty of abstract art is that it remains free within its genre. I believe there is no right or wrong way to make an abstract art painting. The values of form, line, contrast, colour, position and tone are fundamental. However it is vital that the artist feels free to experiment and explore with paint. If you approach this style of painting with the following tips, you are on your way to producing an abstract art painting which you will enjoy making as much as you enjoy its value.

Original Abstract Acrylic Pour 11×14″ Painting on Canvas board by L Baber Ref 169

Original Abstract Acrylic Pour 11×14″ Painting on Canvas board by L Baber Ref 169: Art to me is just another way of recording your thoughts, like a visual diary. I specialize in abstract art. As each of you looks at the art you will see something different.  I am always available to discuss my work, I spend most of my time reflecting on what I do and getting down to brass tacks and working. Nothing makes me happier. Nothing else fills my heart and warms my spirit.

Original Abstract Acrylic Pour 12×16″ Painting on Stretched Canvas signed #174

Original Abstract Acrylic Pour 12×16″ Painting on Stretched Canvas signed #174: Abstract art is a unique visual language that the artist creates by using lines, colors, and shapes for the viewer to interpret. Spark conversations in your home by hanging high-quality abstract artwork in areas where you entertain the most. Our high-quality collection of abstract acrylic prints will add pizzazz to the walls in your home.

Start an Art Collectible Hobby and Beautify Your Home

Start an Art Collectible Hobby and Beautify Your Home: Collecting is a fun hobby, and one of the most interesting things to collect are art collectibles. Many different items can be painted with artwork and become an art collectible. Hobby enthusiasts collect such things as saw blades, and wooden eggs which have had artwork painted on. People even collect designer rugs as art. Another art collectible hobby is collecting limited edition plates, thimbles, Christmas ornaments, and figurines produced by such companies as Bradford Exchange. And of course, many people collect fine art paintings.

The Art of Reborn Dolls

The Art of Reborn Dolls: More and more doll collectors are embracing a market that produces realistic baby dolls. The creativity and hard work necessary to produce the lifelike figures

Great Abstract Wall Art

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Blog Articles

Blog Articles: Abstract Paintings Help Transcend the Limits of Normal Language Abstract paintings are compelling. Many people find that whether they love or hate them, they cannot help but be drawn to them, to engage with them, and to have to contend emotionally with them. An abstraction is a unique concept. It sort of tinkers with our brains, spirits, and emotions in fundamental ways. It takes our minds and pulls, twists, and prods at them in subtle ways that sometimes have surprisingly not-so-subtle results. It is not uncommon for an observer of a certain art piece to literally feel so moved by the experience that they either laugh or cry. I have felt both, and am equally amazed and delighted by the experience. On the surface, abstractions on canvas are just that, something on canvas. There is nothing active or moving. It is, after all, just color and shape and texture applied to a surface. Where the magic begins is when we begin to feel the impact that such things have on our own individual psyche. We start to recognize how the colors and shapes transcend our normal linguistic reliance, and how those things inform our selves in ways that the normal language simply fails to do. This

Original artwork handmade oil painting on canvas abstract modern heavy oil paint for living room home decor wall art bedroom

Original artwork handmade oil painting on canvas abstract modern heavy oil paint for living room home decor wall art bedroom

How to Choose Craft Materials for Scrapbooks

How to Choose Craft Materials for Scrapbooks: Adhesives are important to keep your scrapbook materials together. Buying the correct adhesives is just as important to keep your photos safe. Scrap bookers want to adhere to the “CK OK” seals when purchasing adhesives. Some people use rubber cement to create scrapbooks, yet recent studies has shown that the material will damage photos. You can choose glues, paste, or tape to create your scrapbook, which is your choice. The best materials however are provided to you in this article.

Choosing Choosing For the Best RC Trucks

Choosing Choosing For the Best RC Trucks: RC trucks can make big men crazy over it. The exhilaration one gets after having it run down the tracks is incomparable. Controlling these RC trucks gives you the feeling that you are indeed driving the whole thing. It gives you the feeling that you usually feel when you were still a kid. In fact, it could send you back to your childhood years. The fun is just quite surreal right from the start until the end.

Modern Age And Modern Hobbies

Modern Age And Modern Hobbies: Modern Age And Modern Hobbies - Start Collecting Your Favorite Scrape Metal Art Pieces

Things You Ought to Know About Embroidery Stitches

Things You Ought to Know About Embroidery Stitches: If you have been into embroidery for some time now, you are surely familiar of all the things related to it. And surely, you know all about embroidery stitches. But, if you are new to the crafts of embroidery, you might know embroidery stitches as a part of embroidery. Nothing more than that. Now, you need to have in-depth knowledge of embroidery and the stitches used in it if you wish to be a successful embroiderer one of these days.

Thanksgiving Decorations Kids Can Make

Thanksgiving Decorations Kids Can Make: Another nice turkey decoration to make when making Thanksgiving holiday crafts is a turkey door decoration. Make a brown construction paper body and head of a turkey. Now make a large number of colored feather shapes.

A Look At Airbrush Art Workshops

A Look At Airbrush Art Workshops: To take things to the next level and gain some insight straight from an expert, then enroll in an airbrush art workshop. Airbrush

Abstract Art And The Spirit 1

Abstract Art And The Spirit 1: It has been a long and raging arguments that the abstract expressionists of the 50's, 60's and 70's were very busy contemplating their own navels and

What Objects Are The Most Popular In The Collectible Hobby Industry

What Objects Are The Most Popular In The Collectible Hobby Industry: The collection of different object is one of the best pastimes that everybody can enjoy. Depending upon the financial and other limiting factors, a person can collect anything from worthless paper napkins to million dollar vintage cars. Some shopkeepers or dealers however maintain that collectibles

The Collectible Trading Card Industry

The Collectible Trading Card Industry: Every trading card game has a different set of rules and guidelines which determines the categories of card to be used, the objective of the players, and most importantly how each card interact with the other ones.

The Many Collectible Items

The Many Collectible Items: Collections can range across many different items, from common everyday items to obscure and exotic items. A woman in Missouri that collects Barbie’s might think that collecting match books seems strange.

The Many Collectible Items

The Many Collectible Items: Collections can range across many different items, from common everyday items to obscure and exotic items. A woman in Missouri that collects Barbie’s might think that collecting match books seems strange.

Returning to the Simple Joys of Home and Hobby

Returning to the Simple Joys of Home and Hobby: In the past decades, many mothers have made the decision to pursue careers, but that trend seems to be changing. Home and hobby are calling to these women, who are willing to make financial and personal sacrifices in order to be the primary caregivers for their small children.

How to Craft Hanging Baskets in Quilting

How to Craft Hanging Baskets in Quilting: How to Craft Hanging Baskets in Quilting The guide to learning how to craft hanging baskets rests in your ability to learn, listen, hear, and think while you create your design. However, some people find it difficult to learn crafting rules; therefore, in this article I will do my best to make the steps as simple as possible. I’ve designed the May hanging basket for your convenience. In addition, I have chosen this particular craft, since it is one of the easier ones to make. I believe keeping it simple can help you to grow in craft, and assist you […]

All American Modern Art For Home And Garden Weathervanes

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Buying Abstract Paintings

Buying Abstract Paintings: Buying and collecting abstract painting can be a labor of love. I love abstract paintings. I think that my favorite medium is gouache.

How to Understand Abstract Art

How to Understand Abstract Art: When I paint, I am not attempting to capture the likeness of a landscape or figure. My subject is the painting itself.

Craft Idea for a Group: Make a Mural

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How to Come up With a Craft Idea for Kid Programs

How to Come up With a Craft Idea for Kid Programs: Are you a camp director or Sunday School teacher looking for a craft idea for kid enrichment? Maybe you feel like you are just not the creative type, and you struggle with coming up with craft projects. It is true that some people just have a knack for finding or even inventing craft ideas, but your creativity can be improved. There are ways to make it easier to find a craft idea for kid needs.

Creating memories on paper

Creating memories on paper: One of the reasons that people do scrapbooks is because they want to preserve the memories of some great occasion or event. In fact, a scrapbook has long been synonymous with albums because it is primarily filled with pictures and memories. One difference with an album and a scrapbook is the fact that you can put a whole lot more in a scrapbook than just photos.

Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking: Scrapbooking has become quite a sensation, not only in America but all across the world. This is brought partly by the prevalence of craft shows on TV and with cable channels, other parts of the globe especially the Asian regions have begun to acquire the habit too. Magazines on the subject have also begun to crop up, teaching various techniques and reaching a wider scope of readers.

Creative Handicraft: Potholder from Scrap Fabrics

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