Draw a cartoon angel with this easy to follow step-by-step tutorial. We will be using simple shapes so even the most novice artist will be able to achieve expert results.
Arts
Surreal art - controversial, surprising and thought provoking tool which many artists use to express their philosophy. Since it made it's first appearance has always been at the forefront of popular tastes. Here you'll find 25 Amazing Surreal Art Posters and Prints You Haven't Seen Before.
Free lessons online to teach you how to paint skies and distance in landscapes and information on where to order art supplies. There are painting lessons on how to paint trees and other tips. These free online lessons are done in acrylics but the principles can be applied using other art supplies of your choice.
Vintage art posters featuring the notorious cult drink Absinthe, artists featured are Van Gogh, Manet, Degas and famous Art Nouveau artists of La Belle Epoque era.
Exploring the theme of Champagne in vintage art posters, displaying and discussing the artists that made the French art posters so popular at the beginning of the 20th Century.
Visual Arts Junction, where writers and photographers can forget about exclusivisms and dog-eat-dog mentalities. Here we join forces as we realize - we're not in competition, we're in this together. Let's learn together.
Perspective: In the landscape painting, perspective in grassy areas is achieved through color, direction of grass masses, and the size of the strokes.
Ian McEwan has been writing fiction since the 1970's and has written many bestsellers and received numerous literary awards and glowing critical acclaim.
It is difficult to sum up Ian McEwan's writing...a few words and phrases spring to mind...bold, imaginative, frequently dark, unafraid to explore "taboo" subjects, compelling, sometimes shocking, intelligent, gripping...he writes like a surgeon at work, steadily stripping away layer after familiar layer of even the most ordinary and everyday ideas and principles until what's left is alien, raw and bleeding...he takes comfort and familiarity and reveals the monsters lurking within...
The purpose of this page is both a general look at Ian McEwan and his works and a lensography of my own Ian McEwan lenses ...each novel or book now has a separate page of it's own, so if you want detailed information about a particular novel or short story, click the individual link provided below.
There are some pretty cool celebrity tattoos out there that you may want to think about getting tattooed if you're on the lookout for tattoo designs. Typically celebrity tattoos can be cheesy decisions, but there are some exceptions. Flick stars, hip-hop artist and pro ball players with tattoo design are probably going to be exceedingly celebrated with every year that goes by.
Hand crafted authentic Maori fish hook pendants made of bone, jade wood and other materials. Read about the symbolics, legends and more..
The idea for a gum tree came from a real-life experience I had as a kid at summer camp. There was a large oak tree along the trail from the cabins down to the lakefront beach, where we weren't allowed to chew gum. So, on the way down to the water, we campers would stick our gum on that one particular tree.
Hei matau are fish hook pendants. The Maori have carved these for centuries from bone, wood, stone or jade.
Hi and welcome to this lens were you will learn some things you need to know about caring for and cleaning your jewelry. My wife Jenny has many years experience making hand crafted jewelry and we will share with you are knowledge of how to care for your jewelry and keep it in pristine condition.
Every piece is carefully handcrafted to make a stunning design that is totally original. Each link in the chains is meticulously and individually made by hand to form high quality 925 silver or 14.20k gold filled wire. The rings are woven to to form designs like no other
Gustave Dore did many illustrations including the English Bible.
He had a vivid imagination and brought Bible stories to life for many people. Many of his works are still admired today.
The life and times of the "World's Worst Poet" - William McGonagall
Please enjoy these vintage prints of Chicago postcards, turned into posters suitable for framing. Whether you are a Chicagoan, former Chicagoan, or just loved visiting the Windy City, you'll love these glimpses into the past!
Shepard Fairey's iconic Hope painting helped America to visualize change in 2008, artistically defining Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Learn more about the artist here.
Dorothea Lange was America's most prominent Depression-era photographer, and can be considered the mother of of American documentary photography. Her work exposed the real life consequences of the Depression on people, and was funded by the Farm Security Administration. She won many awards, and later went on to document the forced resettlement of Japanese-Americans, which was funded by the War Relocation Authority. Her work was considered controversial, and in some cases, subversive, and so it was often banned or impounded. Today, her work is part of the National Archives.
The Art Institute of Chicago was founded in 1879 as both a museum and school.
Built on rubble from the 1871 Chicago fire, the museum housed a collection of plaster casts and sought to acquire and exhibit art of all kinds and to conduct programs of education. Today, the Art Institute of Chicago's collection encompasses more than 5,000 years of human expression from cultures around the world, and the school's graduate program is continually ranked as one of the best in the country.