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You?re not in college anymore, and it?s time to take down the posters and replace them with original art. But, you don?t have the money yet for oils or watercolors. Art prints are an affordable alternative, yet they too can be pricey. How can you tell if that art print that?s caught your eye is more than just another pretty face? Art prints are works of art in and of themselves, and may be handmade by artist-printmakers (artists? prints), digitally printed (giclee), or pho

Oil paintings began in the Mediterranean during the era of the Greek and Roman civilizations. The Egyptians also used paint techniques that were rich in bees wax, pigments of such minerals as copper, iron and manganese oxides and tempera. While historians have noted that the Mediterranean civilizations of this time were aware of flax, walnut, poppy seed and other vegetable oils there is not definite proof that they were used in oil paintings of the time. The tempera the

View exciting American landscapes by internationally collected artist, Renee Nemerov

I had just bought my first box of plastic Dwarfs. I admired the expertly painted miniatures on the cover and thought: How hard could it be? I just need to do a good job. So with this in mind, I dove right in and painted my very first miniatures ever. As in right out of the box with absolutely no clue whatsoever. The result looked something like a cross between a cheap plastic souvenir and a Kindergarten finger painting. I wasn't thrilled to say the least. But after some th

Art is a part of life and for some, it is their way of life. Others usually consider art as a worthy investment. Regardless of how you see art, restoring and preserving art pieces are important techniques to maintain their value. Painting restoration is a serious matter; that is why most people prefer to have their paintings professionally restored. However, if you like the thought of restoring your own pieces, lots of practice and familiarity with techniques are necessary. B

What exactly is art? The longer you search for a definition, the more elusive it seems to become. For many people, art (for the purposes of decorating a home environment) is a clear-cut proposition. It is often framed and is typically a painting, poster, or print of some sort that is hung on a wall. To others, art does not fit into this neat, structured definition. For them, art is anything they want to call art. In other words, a Picasso hanging on a wall is just as much art