How to Paint Lips on a Face It’s worth spending a major effort to get lips down right; they’re a big part of a face’s “likeness”. John Singer Sargent famously defined a portrait as, a painting of a face in which there’s a little something wrong with the mouth. That is, wrong with the lips. Further, brain scientists confirm what portrait artists should already know; humans have an incredible ability to discern one face from another. We can recognize the face of a friend from twenty years earlier. The slightest nuance makes an enormous difference; witness the…
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Choosing a Brush for Watercolor
Speaking Of Art9 May 2012 | 12:52 amChoosing a Brush for Watercolor Introduction At the beginning, let me say why I’m writing this. The which-brush question is very important for watercolorists and needs an answer as soon as possible, certainly before you buy a brush. As the violin is to the concert violinist, the brush is to the watercolorist. It’s your personal fine instrument. (A few superb small brushes list for more than $500.) Sure, paint and paper play pretty big roles in watercolor, but the brush is absolutely first and foremost. The watercolor paper is the second most important tool. Paper can be likened to… -
Francesco Clemente Tarot Portraits Are Hauntingly Deft
The Fine Art Blog13 May 2012 | 11:27 amFrancesco Clemente as The Fool Francesco Clemente has created a Tarot Card Series of 78 Watercolor Portraits that demonstrate the Artist's abillity to achieve haunting personnas of each of his subjects. Clemente has deft command of the watercolor medium, so much so, that he is able to transform each of his subjects into icons that leap off the paper. The Suite of 78 Portraits will be in an Exhibition titled Francesco Clemente: The Tarot at the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy from September 9, 2011 to November 6, 2011; the Exhibition is curated by Max Seidel. Calvin Tomkins has written a… -
Wet-in-Wet, a Rollercoaster Ride in Art
Speaking Of Art26 Apr 2012 | 1:03 pmWet-in-Wet, a Rollercoaster Ride in Art I know I’m going to have another attack; I can feel it coming on. I get an aura, like before a migraine. It’s at least an irresistible, incipient itch. Even though at this moment I’m a guest in someone else’s house, of course I’ve sneaked a tiny watercolor outfit along in my luggage. I’ve got to have a FIX! I’m talking about a wet-in-wet watercolor fix. What on earth? How exciting can watercolor be? “What on earth is wrong with you,” you might ask? Well, I said “wet-in-wet”, not… -
How to Draw a Golden Retriever
Pencil sketches and drawings3 May 2012 | 3:15 amHow to Draw a Golden Retriever from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Golden retrievers are some of the best family pets around. They are beautiful, playful, and gentle dogs, and very loyal to their owners. This tutorial will show you how to draw a realistic Golden Retriever. Steps Sketch the head. Draw a vertical oval with guidelines, with a smaller circle inside the oval, towards the lower part. This will become the snout of the dog. Make the neck and the body. Draw two lines coming down from the head. Connect these lines with a semicircle, which will serve as the neck. Add a…
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play to Make New York Debut at Second Stage
16 May 2012 | 1:14 pmQuiara Alegría Hudes's play "Water by the Spoonful," the winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for drama, will make its New York premiere as one of four mainstage productions in Second Stage's 2012-13 season. -
In Response to Complaints, Gehry Changes Design for Eisenhower Memorial
16 May 2012 | 11:33 amThe changes came in response to concerns from the Eisenhower family and historians that a youthful statue failed to represent the former president's significant achievements. -
Alan Rickman to Play CBGB Founder in Biopic
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New Walking Dead Event Calls for Brawn and Brains
16 May 2012 | 9:00 amThe Walking Dead: Escape, an obstacle course event that will be staged at Petco Park in San Diego this summer and is based on the zombie comic-book series, will let fans take part in the simulated downfall of civilization or, if they wish, contribute to it. -
Black Sabbath Drummer Says He'll Sit Out Reunion
16 May 2012 | 8:10 amBill Ward, the original drummer for the heavy-metal group Black Sabbath, he was disappointed with the amount of involvement he was offered in the reassembled act's coming performances.
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$200 million Ansel Adams or $45 Garage Sale Photo?
13 May 2012 | 11:30 amAnsel Adams Mountains A claim that a $45.00 garage sale find of Ansel Adams negatives supposedly worth $200 million is growing more dubious. "Matthew Adams, who runs the Ansel Adams Gallery, said even if they are authenticated, they are not worth much beyond their historical value." The "controversy took a bitter turn a day after California wall painter Rick Norsigian and his lawyer held a news conference at Streets' Beverly Hills art gallery to say they have proof the negatives were created by Ansel Adams." Read more about the controversy from CNN here. Related articles by… -
Francesco Clemente Tarot Portraits Are Hauntingly Deft
13 May 2012 | 11:27 amFrancesco Clemente as The Fool Francesco Clemente has created a Tarot Card Series of 78 Watercolor Portraits that demonstrate the Artist's abillity to achieve haunting personnas of each of his subjects. Clemente has deft command of the watercolor medium, so much so, that he is able to transform each of his subjects into icons that leap off the paper. The Suite of 78 Portraits will be in an Exhibition titled Francesco Clemente: The Tarot at the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy from September 9, 2011 to November 6, 2011; the Exhibition is curated by Max Seidel. Calvin Tomkins has written a… -
Jasper Johns Flags Keep Making Headlines
12 May 2012 | 11:33 pmJasper Johns, considered one of the most important living Post War and Contemporary Artists, has been making International headlines since the 1950's when The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) acquired the Artist’s breakthrough American Flag Painting, a Gift of Philip Johnson in honor of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. "When Jasper Johns made Flag, the dominant American art was Abstract Expressionism, which enthroned the bold, spontaneous use of gesture and color to evoke emotional response. Johns, though, had begun to paint common, instantly recognizable symbols—flags, targets, numbers, letters."… -
Did Plexiglass Add +$400,000 To Andy Warhol Jackie?
12 May 2012 | 9:57 pmAndy Warhol Jackie II Unpublished Proof on Plexiglass Christie's sold for $446,500. On March 11, 2010Christie's sold an Andy Warhol Jackie II Unpublished Proof on Plexiglass for $446,500., far exceeding the published estimate of $40,000-$60,000. Identical in appearance to the more common Andy Warhol Jackie II, 1966 Screenprint on Paper, published in an Edition of 200, (F&S II. 14), the correct medium of the Lot sold today by Christie's is "Screenprint on Plexiglass". The Buyer of the Andy Warhol Jackie II on Plexiglass paid a premium of over $400,000., for the same image, sold at… -
Was $18 million Chinese Vase Correctly Documented?
12 May 2012 | 9:20 pmChinese Vase sold for $18 million by Sotheby's A Chinese Vase expected to sell for only $800. to $1,200., was sold by Sotheby's NY for an astonishing $18 million on March 22, 2011. Described as an "unusual famille rose and gold decorated vase", an anonymous bidder paid $18 million for this 20 century porcelain. $18 million Chinese Vase sold by Sotheby's The Chinese Vase was part of 300 lots from the property of J.T. Tai and Company, a well-known Dealer of Chinese Porcelain; the Sotheby's Sale realized $36.3 million and took nine hours to complete. Why did Sotheby's estimate the $18 million…
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Arms in the Air
16 May 2012 | 1:05 pmFor the travel issue's T, the artist and photographer Adam Wallacavage turned his trademark - tentacled chandeliers - into the magazine's. -
The Get | Zimmermann Rashguards for Shopbop.com
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Ciao Down
16 May 2012 | 10:18 amThe most interesting eating and drinking in Palermo happens not on white tablecloths but in holes in the wall where the natives can get plenty restless. -
Morning T | Francisco Costa
16 May 2012 | 9:00 amThe women's creative director for Calvin Klein Collection talks about his new Brazil-inspired dress capsule for Macy's. -
Masters' Chambers | New London Hotels
16 May 2012 | 8:00 amLondon's Olympic-size hotel boom continues with elite, smaller-scale properties, including a new Bulgari Hotel and an inn that actually floats on the Thames.
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Latin Pop Group Maná Draws Adoring Crowds
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Critic’s Notebook: Alicia Hall Moran and Jason Moran in ‘Bleed,’ at Whitney
16 May 2012 | 1:23 pmAlicia Hall Moran and Jason Moran collaborated in “Bleed,” a limited residency at the Whitney Biennial last week. -
T Magazine: Arms in the Air
16 May 2012 | 1:05 pmFor the travel issue's T, the artist and photographer Adam Wallacavage turned his trademark - tentacled chandeliers - into the magazine's. -
String Cheese Incident Takes On Ticketmaster
16 May 2012 | 12:27 pmThe band String Cheese Incident is making a symbolic end run to protest what it considers high ticket-sales fees. -
Dance Review: American Ballet Theater’s Opening-Night Gala
16 May 2012 | 12:27 pmOn Monday evening the American Ballet Theater offered exhilarating sections amid a largely predictable series of bedroom pas de deux and fouetté turns.
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Takeyce Walter Studio
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Into the Woods
12 May 2012 | 9:24 pmInto the Woods 6×9 inches pastel, © 2012 Takeyce Walter Matted and frame in an 11 x 14″ black wood frame Available – Purchase inquires – please email me. I may have already mentioned that I was chosen to exhibit at this years SaratogaArtsFest. This pastel, and several of my recent paintings will be exhibited in the Group Exhibition along with three other artists. The grand opening of the Gallery Center is on Monday 5/21. There will be a reception from 5 – 6:30 PM that night. If you’re in the area, please stop by – I would love to see you! Here are the… -
Vischer Ferry Spring
6 May 2012 | 9:23 pmVischer Ferry Spring 8×8 inches oil on canvas, © 2012 Takeyce Walter Available – Purchase inquires – please email me. We are fortunate to live close to many beautiful Preserves. One of our favorites to visit is the Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve on the Eerie Canal. It’s a great place to walk especially on a cool spring day when the mosquitoes are still asleep! The very first time we went for a walk there it was mid summer, and I remember seeing a woman walk by us at the Whipple bridge in full mosquito netting. We thought it was pretty funny, until we got just over the… -
Mohawk Reflections
2 May 2012 | 4:11 pmMohawk Reflections 8×8 inches oil on canvas, © 2012 Takeyce Walter Available – Purchase inquires – please email me. With warmer weather on the way, I’m looking forward to lazy days on the river. Until next time… Takeyce Visit A Fine Art Blog. Become a Fan on Facebook -
Morning Moon
28 Apr 2012 | 8:59 pmMorning Moon 6×6 inches oil on canvas, © 2012 Takeyce Walter Available – Purchase inquires – please email me. Here’s what this painting could look like framed: Hi there! It’s been a while, I know. I’ve missed you all! Life has been, well… lively. It felt so amazing to be back at the easel, especially playing with oils. I just love the smell of linseed oil. I’ve been invited to exhibit at this year’s Saratoga Arts Fest, so that has been great motivation to complete some new work. I’m pretty excited about the group show. I hope to have… -
Winter Moon
12 Feb 2012 | 8:27 pm5×5″, pastel © 2012 Takeyce Walter Matted and Framed size 10×10″ SOLD – Private Collection Wow, this is officially the first painting of 2012. I was inspired by the full moon last week. My mother-in-law shared a couple brilliant photos she took of it with me, so I had to paint! It’s been a while since I’ve ventured into the studio, and boy did I feel rusty. I actually almost gave up on this one twice, but I am glad I stuck with it. This felt good once it was completed. I’m going back to the practice of painting on Sundays (during nap time…
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No Crystal Stair: African American Art
15 May 2012 | 10:42 amRobert McNeill's Make a Wish (Bronx Slave Market, 170th Street, New York) In a poem titled, "Mother to Son," Langston Hughes wrote of an African American woman's hardships, as she advises her son to never give up: "Well, son, I'll tell you:/Life for me ain't been no crystal stair..." Far from it. These steps have tacks, splinters and torn up boards. Sometimes the stairs are bare. It is these steps I was reminded of when I visited American Art's new exhibition, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights, and Beyond, on view through September 3, 2012. The exhibition features one… -
The Moving Image: Watch This 2.0
10 May 2012 | 8:42 amWatch This! Gallery at American Art Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image, the dynamic exhibition of time-based media has been reinstalled, with new examples of video art that span the last fifty years. It has its own dedicated gallery on the third floor of the museum, and is a welcoming space filled with works that fascinate, stimulate, and resonate. "I'm really excited about Watch This! continuing in these permanent collection galleries. It's an opportunity to explore and to represent the art of the moving image. That's what this is a celebration of," according to John… -
Luce Unplugged: Pairing Art with Music
8 May 2012 | 8:17 amShark Week, Second String Band by Jon Brack, and Birdlips by Jill Palumbo Nowadays there are lots of riffs on the traditional wine pairing--beer pairings, pickle pairings (perhaps this is only me), and the list could go on. The American Art Museum has been serving its own special pairing since November 2010. Called Luce Unplugged, we pair art with music. Each month the museum asks local musicians to perform on a Sunday afternoon after an art-talk on a piece chosen by the performing group. Everything from portrait miniatures to contemporary sculpture has been paired with performances of jazz,… -
Seats of Power (and an Occasional Settee)
3 May 2012 | 7:59 amOvermantel, The President's House, about 1824, watercolor on plaster, by Rufus Porter, Gift of the White House Historical Association, 1992, photo courtesy White House Historical Association Behind every good sunrise lurks an inevitable sunset. This Sunday, May 6, Something of Splendor: Decorative Arts from the White House closes at American Art's Renwick Gallery after a near seven-month run. You only have a few days left to get up and personal with some rare White House finds, including Rufus Porter's, The President's House, from about 1824. Painted in the year's following the War of 1812… -
Handi-Hour: Let's Make Duct Tape Wallets and T-Shirt Necklaces
1 May 2012 | 7:50 amCombining "happy hour" and "handmade,"our May 10th Handi-hour offers the opportunity to make crafts, taste selected craft beers, and listen to live music in the Grand Salon of our Renwick Gallery of American Craft. Craft-tenders will provide hands-on expertise with our featured crafts for this event: duct tape wallets and T-shirt necklaces. However, if you want to come prepared for both of these DIY projects, take a look at these how-to videos with the Renwick's Program Coordinator, Katie Crooks: Handy Hour Crafting: Duct Tape Wallets Handy Hour Crafting: T-shirt Necklaces Handy-hour begins…
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Water Music
15 May 2012 | 12:54 pm16×12″ mat size (included) to fit standard frame (Painting size is 1/8 sheet — about 11×7″) $195.00 plus $15 shipping and insurance within the Continental United States. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for International purchases or with any questions. Yep, another waterfall! Spring is the best time of year to paint waterfalls. It’s not long before they either dry up during the summer, or are far less dramatic as the flow diminishes. This one was also painted out on location. It’s on 1/8 sheet of Stonehenge Fawn paper. It’s a 100% cotton rag… -
Brook Study No 4 — Vertical with Low Horizon
12 May 2012 | 5:13 pmCustom matted to 7×5″ to fit any standard 5×7″ frame, with acid free foamcore backing board and acid free ivory mat, in a polybag. Mat is ivory color. Watercolor and gouache on Arches Rough 140# rag paper. $100.00 plus $10 shipping and insurance within the Continental United States. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for International purchases or with any questions. This little stream runs through our property, cascading over rocks and waterfalls. This is the fourth in my series of compositional studies — a vertical orientation with a high horizon line. I’ve had custom, archival… -
Gateway to the Hudson Highlands from Little Stony Point — Garrison Artists on Location
11 May 2012 | 3:04 pm12×16″, oils on archival linen panel This painting can be purchased at auction tomorrow at 4:30 at Garrison Art Center. The painting looks far better than this photo, which was taken with my cellphone camera. The blues are not so intense and of course the painting is in focus! I hiked up to the peak of Little Stoney Point in Cold Spring-on-Hudson this morning to do this 12×16″ oil painting for the Garrison Art Center’s famous event, Artists on Location. The painting will be auctioned tomorrow afternoon at the Art Center along with works by 75 other artists. -
Brook Study No 3 — Vertical with High Horizon
10 May 2012 | 2:44 pmCustom matted to 7×5″ to fit any standard 5×7″ frame, with acid free foamcore backing board and acid free ivory mat, in a polybag. Mat is ivory color. Watercolor and gouache on Arches Rough 140# rag paper. $100.00 plus $10 shipping and insurance within the Continental United States. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for International purchases or with any questions. This little stream runs through our property, cascading over rocks and waterfalls. It gives me endless enjoyment to paint there on a beautiful day. I wanted to explore some compositional ideas, each of which brings out… -
Brook Study No 2 — High Horizon
9 May 2012 | 9:56 amThis painting will arrive custom matted to 5×7″ to fit any standard 5×7″ frame, with acid free foamcore backing board and acid free ivory mat, in a polybag. Mat is ivory color. Image is 3×4.5″ on Arches Rough 140# rag paper. $100.00 plus $10 shipping and insurance within the Continental United States. Please email me at JamieWG@aol.com for International purchases or with any questions. This little stream runs through our property, cascading over rocks and waterfalls. It gives me endless enjoyment to paint there on a beautiful day. I wanted to explore some compositional ideas, each of…
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Spinnerbait and "The Mob Mentality"
12 May 2012 | 12:08 am-- Photos click for larger size detail. Will be updating with Facebook comment extension shortly, please check back in half an hour. 19:45pm CST Now updated with Facebook commentary. 21:47 pm, CST. 21:52 pm , CST. Edited to get rid of spammy-looking art sale, sorry. 20:23 pm CST, May 13, 2012 Blogpost abstract, edited from FB comment thread: This is the summary of an essay that arose from FB commentary thread re: a proposed ten year jail term for wearing "masks" at Canadian protests, posted at the end of this blogpost. Please check out the pics and vid below… -
The Day After - Societal collapse as movie-of-the-week and sock-puppetry
25 Mar 2012 | 5:18 pm"Sky Battle" #BingoRageStudio Acrylic on canvas, 2010-2012 Update: March 24, 2012 Tonight's #ZzorhnAndBingoRage episode - www.ustream.tv/recorded/21372091 Addressing Nuclear angst of the 80's, sock puppets, etc. Update: March 31, 2012 Added the edited sock-puppet video to this post; "The Day After: deleted scenes (as portrayed by sock-puppets). WARNING: Adult language and adult situations. The Day After (1983) A review, etc. This article contains SPOILERS, disturbing imagery and coarse language. I am watching this old, melodramatic, made-for-tv movie again, in order to prepare for the next… -
Update to Miss LoonTrout - Spirit Fire Park sponsorship opportunity, March 2012
23 Mar 2012 | 10:27 am- Update March 24, 2012. Early a.m. - Another Miss LoonTrout video added to end of post. New vid includes explanation of the Mayan calendar. This painting has been around a while, but it keeps getting better: "Miss LoonTrout Got A Crappy BoobJob, Mr. & Mrs. CrackPenguin Pull Their Tired, Old William Tell Routine, Nanabush Is Alive, And In The World." It was in storage for a couple years at Definitely Superior Art Gallery in Thunder Bay; then again for the last year, in the back of the studio. I have been working on new canvases for most of this winter's painting, but lately I got the bug to… -
What's with all the frakkin' apocolypti?
19 Mar 2012 | 7:55 amUpdated: March 21, early in the a.m. The canvas in the accompanying photos to this posting is called "Grief And Beyond" It was begun after I received word about the death of a friend's mother, recently. My friend Z, lost his grandmother this winter and my own mum passed, a little while ago. The main character in the composition is "the survivor". The antlers are representative of "acquired knowledge or wisdom", in shamanic pictography, worldwide. The main action in the background is the allegorical crossing of the Styx and an imagining of the transition from flesh and information to mystery. -
The 2011 BingoRage Roundup [Part 1]
28 Dec 2011 | 2:26 am-- *** PSA WARNING & SPOILER: Adult language and disturbing ideas, below. *** *** Seriously... go now. *** It is an uncomfortable fact to acknowledge, even for some die-hard evolutionists, that people kept interbreeding with the ancestors of chimpanzees for millions of years, multiples of generations, even as our ancestors began to move away from the root ape lineage. The thought of our ancestral "grammas and grampas" inheriting and donating genetic material with Bonzo just feels wrong. But that is bad analysis; a moralistic "ick factor" weighted against the measure of reality. Proto-chimps…
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Post-Impressionism: Les Nabis Brotherhood Rejects Distinction Between Fine and Decorative Art
15 May 2012 | 2:55 pmEdouard Vuillard, Pierre Bonnard, and a troupe of fellow young artists formed the Nabis—an avant-garde brotherhood that innovated while remaining rooted in the past. This article originally appeared in the May issue of Art & Antiques Magazine as “The Prophets”. By John Dorfman Featured Images: (Click to Enlarge) In the fall of 1888, in Paris, a group of young friends banded together to form a brotherhood dedicated to new ideas and practices in art. Most of them had studied at the famous Académie Julian and were fed up with its conservative outlook. Like the Pre-Raphaelite… -
Florence Artisan Workshops Handcraft Renaissance Artifacts for the Extravagantly Wealthy
15 May 2012 | 2:36 pmHidden away in Florence’s side streets, artisans’ workshops keep centuries-old traditions of luxury alive. This article originally appeared in the May issue of Art & Antiques Magazine as “Renaissance Redux”. By Jonathan Kandell Featured Images: (Click to Enlarge) It isn’t easy to find the Antico Setificio Fiorentino, a brick-walled silk-fabric workshop hidden behind a garden of geraniums, hydrangeas and palm trees a block from the Arno River, which bisects Florence. There is the soft clatter of wooden looms and spindles—one of them based on a design by Leonardo da… -
Conversation with Van Gogh Museum’s Chief Curator of Exhibitions, Edwin Becker
15 May 2012 | 1:42 pmWhen painting landscapes, the Symbolists went beyond a sense of place to explore inner space. This article originally appeared in the May issue of Art & Antiques Magazine as “Lifting the Veil”. By Jonathan Lopez Featured Images: (Click to Enlarge) In 1864, the French poet Stéphane Mallarmé wrote to a friend announcing a new objective for the arts: “Paint not the thing itself, but the effect that it produces.” Mallarmé’s dictum offers a tidy summation of what would eventually be called Symbolism, a multi-faceted movement that influenced literature, music, painting and… -
American Impressionism: Florence Exhibition Examines American and Italian Influences
2 May 2012 | 6:56 pmIn the late 19th century, American artists and their patrons descended on “the Boston of Italy,” and now the city is commemorating the event with a show at the Palazzo Strozzi. This article originally appeared in the May issue of Art & Antiques Magazine as “A Flowering in Florence”. Featured Images: (Click to Enlarge) When James Bradburne, the dynamic director of Florence’s Palazzo Strozzi, came to New York last fall to publicize the foundation’s upcoming exhibition “Americans in Florence: Sargent and the American Impressionists,” he held his meetings at The… -
Tibetan Art: An Unusual Exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2 May 2012 | 6:41 pmFrom 17th-century scrolls to contemporary psychedelic prints, the MFA Boston points the route to Shambhala, Tibetan Buddhism’s mythic city. This article originally appeared in the May issue of Art & Antiques Magazine as “Urban Legend”. Featured Images: (Click to Enlarge) The Kunlun mountain range in Central Asia has a good claim to being the remotest spot on earth. Not as high as the Himalayas but harder to reach, they ring a windswept plain known as the Takla Makan Desert, where archaeologists recently found uncannily well-preserved mummies, over 2,000 years old, that…
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How to Draw a Parrot
9 May 2012 | 3:34 amHow to Draw a Parrot from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Parrots are predominantly green in color but many of them are brightly multi colored. They are also among the most intelligent of birds since they can copy the voices of humans. If you want to learn how to draw them, follow then this simple tutorial on how draw a parrot. Steps Draw a succession of circles and ovals to form the body of the parrot. Sketch a vertical line to serve as a guideline on your drawing. From your drawn circles and ovals, form the body by connecting your drawn shapes and erasing inside lines. Start… -
How to Draw a Golden Retriever
3 May 2012 | 3:15 amHow to Draw a Golden Retriever from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Golden retrievers are some of the best family pets around. They are beautiful, playful, and gentle dogs, and very loyal to their owners. This tutorial will show you how to draw a realistic Golden Retriever. Steps Sketch the head. Draw a vertical oval with guidelines, with a smaller circle inside the oval, towards the lower part. This will become the snout of the dog. Make the neck and the body. Draw two lines coming down from the head. Connect these lines with a semicircle, which will serve as the neck. Add a… -
How to Draw a Deer
24 Apr 2012 | 6:15 amHow to Draw a Deer from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Deer can be found everywhere, from a silhouette on a road sign to a painting of a nature scene. This simple tutorial will teach you how to draw one. Steps Draw the head. Sketch in two circles, a large one and a small one. Connect the two circles with a line, like so. Put in some guidelines for the eyes, nose and mouth. Create two ovals for the ears and smaller ovals within those for the inner ears. In front of that, draw two small triangles for the horns. (Antlers can be difficult to draw, so we’ll hold off on them for… -
How to Draw Bambi
20 Apr 2012 | 8:04 amHow to Draw Bambi from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Is Bambi your favorite Disney movie? Here's how to draw everyone's favorite cartoon deer in a playful, happy mood. Steps Draw the head. sketch a large circle with a small oval for the snout. Add in guidelines for the facial features. Draw a large oval. Inside that, draw two smaller ovals. These will be the eyes. Draw a circle and a very small one inside that for the pupil. Don't forget to add eyelashes! Sketch Bambi's hair by putting tufts right on his head. Draw an oval for the nose. Sketch the mouth and add two large ovals… -
How to Draw Realistic Panda Bears
16 Apr 2012 | 5:37 pmHow to Draw Realistic Panda Bearsfrom wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Did you know that Giant Pandas are already endangered? Though they may be cute, wild pandas are strictly territorial and can become aggressive if someone encroaches on their territory. Pandas are actually carnivorous in nature but they favor eating bamboo. Learn to draw your own panda with these easy steps! Steps Sketch in a circle for the head, and 2 large ovals for the body. Add in guidelines. Sketch in ovals for the legs and small ovals for the paws. Now start sketching and adding in details. Draw 2 small…
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Speaking Of Art
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How to Paint Lips on a Face
12 May 2012 | 8:23 pmHow to Paint Lips on a Face It’s worth spending a major effort to get lips down right; they’re a big part of a face’s “likeness”. John Singer Sargent famously defined a portrait as, a painting of a face in which there’s a little something wrong with the mouth. That is, wrong with the lips. Further, brain scientists confirm what portrait artists should already know; humans have an incredible ability to discern one face from another. We can recognize the face of a friend from twenty years earlier. The slightest nuance makes an enormous difference; witness the… -
Choosing a Brush for Watercolor
9 May 2012 | 12:52 amChoosing a Brush for Watercolor Introduction At the beginning, let me say why I’m writing this. The which-brush question is very important for watercolorists and needs an answer as soon as possible, certainly before you buy a brush. As the violin is to the concert violinist, the brush is to the watercolorist. It’s your personal fine instrument. (A few superb small brushes list for more than $500.) Sure, paint and paper play pretty big roles in watercolor, but the brush is absolutely first and foremost. The watercolor paper is the second most important tool. Paper can be likened to… -
A Part of Russia, Andrei Rublev Icons, Lamentably Ignored in the West
8 May 2012 | 11:51 pmA Part of Russia, Andrei Rublev Icons, Lamentably Ignored in the West I’m very far from expert about eastern orthodox icons; I’ve never owned one myself. However, I’ve had the opportunity to admire some modest reproductions that my daughter brought back from her trips to Russia. (She teaches university-level Russian Literature and edited the Second Norton Critical-Edition of Dostoyevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov”.) The Brothers Karamazov The Icons Little reproductions were one of the few things a student could bring back from the then Leningrad of… -
Wet-in-Wet, a Rollercoaster Ride in Art
26 Apr 2012 | 1:03 pmWet-in-Wet, a Rollercoaster Ride in Art I know I’m going to have another attack; I can feel it coming on. I get an aura, like before a migraine. It’s at least an irresistible, incipient itch. Even though at this moment I’m a guest in someone else’s house, of course I’ve sneaked a tiny watercolor outfit along in my luggage. I’ve got to have a FIX! I’m talking about a wet-in-wet watercolor fix. What on earth? How exciting can watercolor be? “What on earth is wrong with you,” you might ask? Well, I said “wet-in-wet”, not… -
Rethinking “Archival”
26 Apr 2012 | 12:48 pmIt’s a natural human urge, to preserve the best parts of our existence. When they were babes, I recorded my children’s voices. I thought they were precious; I didn’t want to let them go. However, one thing and another, graduate school, moving residences, jobs, accidents, just time… I can’t find them now. My family has always taken photos; my father was an avid photographer, recording family memories in Kodak color slides. I note now with dismay that all his slides have degenerated beyond recognition. Gone are all those family vacation memories from my childhood.
