Category Archives: Fine Art

Walk down any street in an American city — I live in New York, but it doesn’t matter where you are — and almost everyone is wearing some sort of jewelry. Lately even men are getting into the trend — wearing paired hoop earrings — one on each ear. Most people are wearing the standard […]

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) is known to be one of the most exclusive and effective systems created for self-defence. BJJ is a form of martial arts and is different from other martial arts styles with the emphasis on ground fighting rather than standing. Once on the ground, the aim is to control your opponent’s body […]

“It is precisely minds of the first order that will never be specialists. For their very nature is to make the whole of existence their problem; and this is a subject upon which they will every one of them in some form provide mankind with a new revelation. For he alone can deserve the name […]

The lovable Care Bears were first created by the American Greetings company in the year 1981. They were intended to be used on greeting cards and become very popular to the public. Artist Elena Kucharik was the very first to create the images of our beloved Care Bears and by 1983 they were made into […]

If you’re just getting started with fabric painting, you may not have heard of these two handy aids that experienced artists rely on to make painting easier and create better-looking painted pieces. They’re called fabric medium and gel medium, and you’ll be glad when you’ve gotten to know them. What are acrylic mediums? Fabric medium […]

“On White II” is a phenomenal creation by Russian painter Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky. Created in the year 1923, this painting is a classic example of ‘Abstract Geometrical Art,’ based on different geometric forms and shapes, especially portrayed in a non-illusionistic manner. Kandinsky’s “On White II” is a work of detailed analysis and critical precision. Each […]

In August this year, newspapers were full of the story of the discovery of a great Italian painter and sculpture, Pordenone Montanari, 73, who had shut himself away from the world for 18 years to exclusively devote himself to his work and relying for his bare necessities on his wife. He was discovered when his […]

There are many talented artists that offer a wide variety of poker art work. From originals to limited edition prints, there are poker paintings that depict scenes from old poker movies to abstract works of art that feature modern day poker celebrities. Darci Faulkner ‘s art is widely collected and has been honored with many […]

Beside creating art, the most important step in developing your art career is to take action! You can enter or relaunch your career either haphazardly or with a plan. The one you pick will likely determine how long you stick with it and if there is a happy ending to your story. If you enter […]

Identifying the keys of what separates a good mixed martial arts (MMA) practitioner from a great one is more than difficult. I’m sure you can identify a plethora of things, as can I, but there four principles that I have found to be evident and four principles that come up time and time again, no […]