Restoring An Old Painting
I'm lucky in that I've never had any real disasters with my work so far. Apart of course from some of the things I've committed to canvas...
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Music Monday #7! Inspiring Music For Emotive Paintings
Another Music Monday installment. Two downbeat/ambient albums and one funk metal!
Music Monday #6! The Soundtrack To Your Next Masterpiece
Another Music Monday installment. Two downbeat/ambient albums and one funk metal!
Francisco de Goya’s La Familia de Carlos IV (The Family of Charles IV)
Francisco de Goya became well known for the honest nature of his portraits, which made no effort to flatter the subjects. La Familia de Carlos IV is a brave portrait of the Spanish Royal family, completed in 1801.
Music Monday #5! Awesome Albums To Help You Paint
Another selection of awesome albums to get you in the mood for creating!… Read the rest
Leonardo da Vinci’s La Giaconda (Mona Lisa)
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is by far the best known painting in the world. It is also the most valuable, holding the Guinness World Record for the highest known insurance valuation in history.
Music Monday #4! Some Inspirational Music To Help You Paint
Another trio of albums with inspirational music to get your creative juices flowing.
Pablo Picasso’s Weeping Woman
Pablo Picasso’s Weeping Woman is one of his best known paintings.… Read the rest
Music Monday #3! Music To Get You Into The Creative Zone
Another Music Monday installment. Two downbeat/ambient albums and one funk metal!
Piet Mondrian’s Composition with Red, Yellow, Blue and Black (Composition En Rouge, Jaune, Bleu Et Noir)
Piet Mondrian pioneered geometric abstract painting. He used the term Neoplasticism to describe this style of work, which was inspired in part by cubist work coming from the Netherlands in the late 1900s.