Category Archives: Fine Art

So you just purchased a new beautiful watercolor painting, now what? There are really just a few important things to know about your watercolor painting in order to keep it bright, vibrant, and unblemished. 1. Get your painting framed with a glass protective panel. This is important, a regular frame with no glass will leave […]

If your windows just won’t stay up when you open them, you will have to repair or replace the mechanism that holds it up. In older windows there is a cast iron weight attached to a cord of rope or other material. In newer windows you will find that it has what is called a […]

The intense color palette and expressive gestures of Colleen Tucker’s abstract paintings enticed me immediately when I first saw them hanging in the Creative Framing Art Gallery this month. For Tucker, art is first and foremost about process; painting is simply about the act of painting. She will be the first to admit that cerebral […]

Graffiti art has, over time, become a form of artistic drawing. In another article, I’ve captured the main characteristics of artistic art in more detail but let’s do a quick review here. We know that graffiti art is often loud (meaning brightly colored), has a 3D look and feel to it, and looks mostly stylish. […]

The weeping willow, or salix babylonica, began its life in dry northern China, but spread rapidly across Asia and to other parts of the world via the Silk Road. These days, it is grown almost everywhere. It offers a sense of beauty and grace to any garden space, adds dense shade, and the wind whispers […]

When you see a clear river you’re less afraid to go out into its deep waters. It’s peaceful. You stay in it longer, and you even let your feet touch its bottom. Like a crystal clear river, a clear mind is the key to being at peace and living in the present moment. A mind […]

Japanese Cloisonné is one of the most beloved art forms when it comes to art pieces. There is a massive market for antiques and modern Cloisonné pieces. Regardless of your taste or style in art pieces, Japanese Cloisonné often becomes a part of many modern homes. When deciding what type of Japanese Cloisonné you would […]

A Brief History of Paints Paints are not new to humans. We have been using them since around 100000 BC. Back then, colored stones and minerals were ground and combined with sticky materials to make a form of paint which were then used to paint in caves or on the stones or walls of the […]

Are you in the lookout to making your own jewelry? Well then, let’s start with a spiral wire bead ring. Fascinating, isn’t it? Well yeah, absolutely, no one else will be wearing a ring that is made out of a wire. So go on make one yourself, and dazzle the world. Step 1: Find Your […]

With the passage of time, electronic books are gaining immense popularity among people of all age groups. The reason behind is their easy availability on eBook stores, which also offer discounts to regular customers. Be it science, sports, history, law, communication or media, electronic books are available on almost all topics. Today, ebooks on art […]