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Art: Her Hair On the Painting
Hello, Everyone! Today's post features an art piece, 'Her Hair On the Painting' courtesy of Photos8.com. I think it's a lovely piece in that it's an ordinary subject (hair plaits) that we probably see often, yet presented in this piece in an artistic, creative way.
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| by Kevin Potts |
Designing for A Perfect, Seamless Experience
Pierce & Hopkins Designs - Architectural Design Work
Hello, Everyone! Today's post features the gorgeous, exterior architectural design work of Pierce & Hopkins of Jackson, Tennessee. In addition to providing faux finishes, drapery/bedding design, murals, and home design consultations they provide architectural design, as well. They will work with you, your architect and contractor, from concept to completion, customizing your house plan so as to maximize its style and potential. Additionally, they oversee each step of building, landscaping, hard-scaping and general design.
As you'll see in the video, below, the exterior architectural design of this house is gorgeous! So many aspects of this house are gorgeous therefore, I won't try to list a few. Pierce & Hopkins have done a great job. View and enjoy!
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| Simple Creative Faux Finishes w/ Gary Lord |
Pierce & Hopkins Designs - Faux Finishes
Contemporary Fine Art by Jeanene Stein
Today's post features Jeanene Stein. Stein has been painting professionally for the past 26 years. She has many paintings on display in the homes of collectors throughout the southwestern states ot the USA.
Stein's unique style and creative flare immediately capture the attention of art lovers everywhere. Various images explode on her canvas with color and composition that creates excitement and enthusiasm within the viewer. Stein's subject matter is well-rounded, and includes floral landscapes, still life and florals. Enjoy!
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| Kiwi Quilt Premium Grade Rolled Canvas |
The Abstract Quilt Art of Mary Jo Bowers
Fine Art Acrylic Paintings by Rebecca Zook
Today's post features the art of Rebecca Zook. Zook knew, as a child, she was going to be an artist and has never strayed very far from that path. Her earliest memories are of spending hours at a time sitting at a table with paper and crayons drawing every animal imaginable. Zook was fortunate to attend a high school that offered Commercial Art as an elective and took drawing and sculpture classes all through school. Doing so altered her path from Fine Art to Graphic Design.
Zook received a full, academic scholarship to Southern Methodist University in Dallas where she majored in Advertising Art, gaining her BFA degree. She minored in Fine Art - taking Photography, Painting, Printmaking and Ceramics courses. Additionally, she took Computer Programming as an elective, unaware of how much this was going to help her years down the road when the World Wide Web came into the mainstream.
Rebecca Zook has been working as a Graphic Artist, Illustrator and Web Designer for the last 20 years. She turned her attention back to Fine Art in 2003, though still works a full-time day job. Rebecca has created art in many media, however painting in acrylics is her love and primary focus. She has found her design background to be a major asset in her Fine Art paintings, lending strength to her work though its principles.
Visit Rebecca Zook's gallery on DiscoveredArtists.com. Among my favorites of Zook's works are
Today's post features Fine Art photography by Claude Peschel Dutombe of Bangkok. His work has been described as sophisticated, decorative photography. Each original piece of Dutombe’s art is skillfully reproduced with the best Gicleé equipment to his exacting standards and critical eye, utilizing only the finest archival materials.
Each print is created utilizing Epson's wide-format, newest generation giclee printers. Additionally, all printed images are created utilizing Epson K3 ink-technology for an unsurpassed image quality and print longevity, of up to 100 years, on the finest archival papers.
The final artwork is signed and numbered by the artist, assuring his final approval, and offered in limited quantities to discerning collectors.
Visit Fine Art photographer Claude Peschel Dutombe’s gallery on DiscoveredArtists.com: discoveredartists.com/gallery/mrClaude. My favorite Dutombe pieces are:
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Today's post features the contemporary art of Peter Heuscher. Heuscher was born in Zurich, Switzerland, educated in an advertising, design and marketing agency, has had a professional career in Design, Marketing and Management and, after early retirement, immigrated to the Sunshine Coast of Australia.
Heuscher studied the work of Georgia O'Keeffe, E. John Robertson and many more. Also, he has attended workshops for various techniques with Pamela Cowper, John Lovett and Pat Linda Cale, among many others.
Heuscher is painting full-time since he began living on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. His beautiful art includes landscapes, abstracts, city life, florals and hinterland.
To see more of Peter's work, please visit his gallery website at: http://www.discoveredartists.com/gallery/heuscherartnoosa.
This post highlights the art of Laura Barbosa featured by fellow @MichaelasJoie Tweeter, @DiscoverArtists' video. DiscoveredArtists is an exclusive and curated online art gallery. They, proudly, promote the work of their professional artists, photographers and sculptors.
Of her work Laura Barbosa states, "My artwork does not describe any one particular style, but rather my general attitude towards certain subjects or topics of our world. My paintings convey my individuality and spontaneous thoughts and ideas.
My art has been described by others as "an embarrassment of riches in a colorful world of subconscious thinking".
It is like a journey into the deepest corner of my mind which pulls out current ideas and accumulations of my past experiences, welding them together and presenting them to the world, allowing the viewer to create their own conclusions and individual meanings that are all their own."
I love the gorgeously vibrant colors in Barbosa's art! Thank-you @DiscoverArtists for sharing!
Intelligently Designed Luxury '24-room' Masterpiece Apartment by Gary Chang
In this video we see how architect Gary Chang transforms his tiny, 344 sq. ft. apartment, in Hong Kong, into twenty-four rooms! Chang designed his apartment to be able to change into the different designs by simply sliding panels and walls. He calls this design concept the "Domestic Transformer". Chang created these designs because apartments are small and expensive in Hong Kong, due to the lack of space. The designs are exceptional and amazing; totally efficient use of space!
Thank-you @jamestuckerman for sharing with us!
This post features Seegull Media, a media and graphic design company founded by Adam Sturm, Graphic Designer. Additionally, Sturm is fellow @Chaella Tweeter, @seegullmedia. Seegull Media's services include:
This post features the work of fellow @Chaella Tweeter, @PRESSlite_USA by Brett Florens. Florens is an internationally-acclaimed wedding photographer. The following video gives us a glimpse of Florens photographing his clients. The Florens website is PRESSlite.
Beautiful photography! Thank-you @PRESSlite for sharing with us!
Today's post features Rayz Designz, the design company of fellow @Chaella Tweeter, @RayzDesignz. Among the wonderful services that Rayz provides are:
This post features a delightful video by DiscoveredArtists a.k.a @DiscoverArtists, my fellow @MichaelasJoie Tweeter. DiscoveredArtists.com is the Web's most exclusive and fully-curated online art gallery. Their designers create some of the most beautiful and intriguing art, photography and sculpture I've ever been blessed to see.
This video cleverly highlights how dull a space can be without art (love the crickets!) and how lively a space becomes with art! Great video. Beautiful art.
This post features Kerry Peterson Interiors based in the Los Angeles, CA area (USA). @KPInteriors is my fellow @Chaella Tweeter and on her site I discovered @barbosaart which lead me to discover 'Creative Outreach: Glassblowing for Teens'.
In the video we see teenagers doing glassblowing. These teens attentively execute the delicate choreography associated with making glass art. If it's too hot the glass will turn into a puddle and if it's too cold it will crack and shatter. This is a great after-school youth program that engages kids on many levels. Beautiful work!
Thank-you @KPInteriors (and @barbosaart) for sharing!
Colby Brown is a professional photographer that specializes in outdoor, travel and fine art photography. Brown first became interested in photography four years ago when he realized that through the artistic median of photography, he could share his experiences with the world.
He has dedicated the last few years of his life combining his passion for photography with his love of travel and adventure. From exploring the ruins of Angkor Wat in Cambodia to climbing peaks in the Himalayas, Brown feels that his love of nature and cultural diversity has shown through in his photography.
Brown believes that anyone can create a photo, however a few can tell a story with a single photograph. He has a personal connection with every one of his pieces and truly enjoys having the opportunity to share those moments, frozen in time, with his clients.
All of Brown's photography pieces are professionally printed, utilizing Endura Metallic (Glossy) or Ilford's True B&W paper. They hold a 100-year archival value and will stand the test of time.
To see more of Colby Brown's work and to purchase it, visit his online gallery, Colby Brown at DiscoveredArtists.
April is/was National Landscape Architecture Month and this video features Dean Hill, ASLA, talking about what landscape architects can do for our homes!
Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, and/or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions that will produce the desired outcome. The scope of the profession includes: urban design; site planning; town or urban planning; environmental restoration; parks and recreation planning; visual resource management; green infrastructure planning and provision; and private estate and residence landscape master planning and design; all at varying scales of design, planning and management. ~ Wikipedia
The following video features the art of Sprayman101 a.k.a Caleb 'Aero'. Caleb Aero is a Spray Paint Aerosol Artist from Kauai, Hawaii. I learned of Aero's amazing aerosol art as a YouTube Friend of TheChaella. Aero is becoming a household name as one of the most active and talented, international aerosol artist of his time. He's better known as the 'Walt Disney of Graffiti' and has broken the negative barriers surrounding graffiti with his universal, artistic appeal.
In this video, Aero brings his blubber colors magic to Salt Lake City, Utah and decorates the interior of a new business, Sushi Groove. Also, Aero speaks about the thought process involved in creating a freestyle mural and the symbolism involved in bringing his murals to life.
Thank-you Sprayman101 for sharing with us!
Here's a beautiful video featuring exquisite, abstract art by French painter, Zong. I learned of Zong's abstract art through YouTube Friend of TheChaella, BeautifulSea1 a.k.a Beautiful-Sea.
Beautiful-Sea is a fine art gallery located in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. You can learn more about Zong at Beautiful-Sea Atelier Artiste 12.
Thank-you, BeautifulSea1 for sharing with us!
Art Marketing 101, Third Edition: A Handbook for the Fine Artist
" 'Art Marketing 101: A Handbook For The Fine Artist' is must reading for any one seeking to make a living through their artwork. Art Marketing 101 shares the secrets of suc cessful artists, ways to keep customers coming back, alternative avenues for selling art, photographing artwork, creating an impressive image, building name recognition, sales and publicity tactics, pricing artwork, planning an exhibition, the legal aspects of selling artwork, portfolios every artist needs, contacting galleries, succeeding without an agent, publishing and licensing artwork, preparing a marketing plan, and debunking the myths surrounding the art business. -- Midwest Book Review
You can argue that a lot of visual artists and writers have let Giacomo Puccini's La Boheme diminish their economic success. How? Since its first performance in 1896, the opera has celebrated the idea of the starving artist and the tragic struggles that must be endured for the sake of creating art. Not really. In Art Marketing 101, Constance Smith lights the way to financial success through organization and disciplined marketing. She exposes the myth of the starving artist for what it is: self-pitying romanticism. The author correctly maintains that each artist is the means to his or her own success. She takes the artist through visualization, organization, business basics and beyond to taxes, copyright and producing -to name just a few of her topics. There are also sources and references in each section. This is not a book to be read quickly and set aside. Instead, it should be read as a 'road map' to success. It should be followed, referred to, consulted and used. In short order, the tenants of Puccini's garret can move to a penthouse. Smith achieves her goal of providing a clear guide to working artists. This work is a great service to that community. -- From Independent Publisher --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Product Description
Artists need help with the business side of their career, and this 302-page, twenty-one-chapter volume answers all the questions they could have. Ultimately, it guides artists to create both a long- and short-term marketing plan so they can become independent businesspeople. It educates them to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace, honing their business skills and knowledge of their legal rights.
Artists will learn about: overcoming roadblocks, the secrets of successful artists, alternative avenues for selling art, building name recognition, sales and publicity tactics, pricing artwork, planning an exhibition, creating a beautiful portfolio, photographing artwork, the proper way to contact a gallery, succeeding without a rep, promotion, maximizing value, and much more.
Constance Smith began her career as an art rep in California. She has been assisting artists nationwide for over twenty years. She is co-author of Art Office and Internet 101."
The following presentation, 'The 25 Basic Styles of Blogging ... And When To Use Each One' is wonderfully informative. I learned of it from my fellow @Chaella Tweeter, @3WDesignMedia of 3W Design Group. The 3WDesign Group does Internet Marketing and Web Development and specializes in social media.
Since 1995, 3W Design has been putting Web technology to work for their clients. Today, that technology includes social media and, once again, 3W Design is leading the way offering consultation, training and more. Their capabilities include:
Consulting/Training
• social media training, seminars, workshops and one-on-one
• social media marketing
• search engine optimization
• visual, audio and website architecture design
Services
• e-commerce
• web hosting & e-mail
• application deployment
• social media intergration
• custom programming
• database development
• search engine marketing
• pay-per-click and affiliates
• online marketing
• offline/traditional promotion
• advanced web statistics
This video contains beautiful samples of work done by Chad E. Hunt, a Landscape Architect in the Louisville, Kentucky area. Hunt is a registered and licensed in-ground swimming pool designer and contractor, as well. Find more information and more project examples at http://www.chadehunt.com/. I learned of Hunt through my fellow @DelynMiche Tweeter, @CandiMay (a.k.a Candi May). You may connect with Candi May on Facebook, too!
Thank-you, @CandiMay for sharing with us!
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