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Saturday, April 26, 2008 Collaborative Art Projects
Collaborative art projects can throw up some fascinating works. www.lookatbook.com is one of them. 4 artists have filled a sketch book with their own works, filling a double page spread then sending the book to the next artist. A little bit of the previous page always spills onto the next one. Apparently the 4 artists involved never talked to each other and the book travelled 60000 miles before it was complete. Fascinating stuff.
Thursday, April 17, 2008 Art on Cars
Not talking about shiny paint jobs here either. The Dirty Car Art Gallery exhibits the work of Scott Wade who generates fantastic images in the dust and dirt on cars. Sounds mad, but have a look at the gallery on his site. The original work might be impermanent, but at least we've got photography to keep a record of it. I love it when artists think outside the box like this, so to speak.
www.dirtycarart.com Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Tips for Blogging Artists
One of the bloggers I read regularly as part of my day job has a fun guest post on 27 thoughts for blogging artists. It might be worth a look if you too happen to be both blogger and artist. Or either. Or neither...
Thoughts for a blogging artist Friday, April 11, 2008 Invest in Scottish Art  The owner of Artistri contacted me a year ago and I've only just seen the email whilst clearing out my inbox (I don't do it very often). Anyway, Artistri is a site promoting the artworks of graduate artists in Scotland. The site has an extremely high quality of work on display and the prices are very affordable. If yo uare looking for some original artwork to brighten your home, this is a great place to start, and you never know, the artist you buy from might just be the next big thing. www.artistri.co.uk Tuesday, April 08, 2008 Create Your Own Picasso Friday, May 18, 2007 Computer Art
Not all art is applied to a ready stretched canvas. In my day job as a web designer, I come across a lot of graphic design and sometimes 3D design. This latter type of art is a highly specialised niche and one which demands a lot of respect. It's not something you can do after spending a couple of hours messing about with Photoshop.
If the process of creating 3D digital art interests you then the website of Kay Patterson - www.therailwaychild.com - should be worth a visit. Kay is creating a number of 3D characters as an art project. Have a look through the blog on the site and see how she created the skin for the Coin Dragon - it really is quite inspired. Thursday, May 17, 2007 Ian Burke in a North Yorkshire Art Gallery
Those of you who have been lucky enough to have visited the village of Staithes on the coast in North Yorkshire might well know the delights of the Staithes Gallery. I just thought I'd mention it because whilst having a look I was really impressed with the work from one of the artists they display: Ian Burke.
Both Burke's paintings and lino cut prints really drew me in. I like the rugged feel to them, and the paintings of tractors in particular would be welcome to hang on my wall. I know, who'd put a picture of a tractor on their wall? But before judging, take a look first and see - you might just find you like tractors a little better afterwards. Monkey Art in Scotland Wednesday, May 16, 2007 The Art of the Female Form
I had email over the weekend from Alicia DeBrincat - an artist in California who specialises in painting the female form. Her work is fascinating in that it explores both visual and emotional aspects of viewing the female body. Her paintings are really rather stunning and well worth a look.
www.aliciadebrincat.com Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Is it Art or Legal Vandalism?
A family who own a castle in Ayrshire have invited some respected graffiti artists from Brazil to come and graffiti the outside of their castle. The works will stay there for 2 years and the owners are hoping that the castle will be seen as a work of art.
They've got the backing of the locals too. What a superb idea. Imagine having an entire castle as your canvas - time to order more paint! Meanwhile some grumpy naysayers are suggesting that this is just legal vandalism. I'd like to see them do better! Labels: art, ayrshire, castle, graffiti, scotland Monday, May 14, 2007 Mosaic Art
Something I've always fancied having a go at but never got round to is Mosaic Art. It seems to be a niche that has a lot of economic advantages, in that you can apply your art to an everyday object like a table or a mirror then resell it with your art applied. And if you are applying the mosaic to products that people want to buy but they also would like it to be unique then you are onto a winner. It also looks like a lot of fun.
Recently I was emailed by a reader who runs art holidays in France and sells paintings but also has a fascinating portfolio of Mosaic art to look through. Well worth a look. Wednesday, May 09, 2007 JoLoMo Interview
They only keep it online until next saturday (12th May 07) but BBC have a really good interview with JoLoMo. It's about half an hour long and well worth a listen.
JoLoMo Interview Monday, March 12, 2007 Peter Howson Interview
Read a really interesting interview with Peter Howson at the weekend. I had no idea the man suffered from a form of autism. I remember seeing one of Howson's paintings in a gallery several years ago and thinking how stunning and bold it was, though a little bit scary and I wouldn't want it on my living room wall. The article is a real insight into the mind of a successful artist and makes good reading.
Monday, March 05, 2007 Using Original Art To Sell Your House
The Scotsman newspaper has an article on how a well chosen piece of art can help boost the saleability of a property by 10%. Although it would be nice to think this is the case, it probably only affects the saleability if everything else in the house is pristine in the first place. Anyway, hooray, original art sells houses!
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Excellent Online Gallery  I've had an email recently from Gordon at artgallery.co.uk. He was bringing the site to my attention and I'm glad he did. It really is a good online gallery for both artist and customer. Buyers are given very easy to use navigation to allow them to search for prints or originals with any number of different criteria such as price, medium, subject, style or even colour (incase you are looking to match your art with your decor). I find it slightly strange that the lovely clean white interface changes to a black background when you choose to view an individual piece but I suspect that might be something that will change in the future. When I'm on a website and the interface changes, I always wonder if I'm still on the same site I started on. Black background not withstanding, the site is very easy to use, the information about pieces of art is comprehensive and the buying process looks pretty straightforward. Artists will find that unlike some other sites they don't have to pay a penny to exhibit their work here. Artgallery.co.uk only take commission on completed sales. The signup process for artists is fairly straightforward but be aware that there is a selection process in order that they can keep the site full of high quality art. More about selling your art here. The gallery is open and honest with customers, giving them a 14 day no quibble returns policy which artists must adhere to. This is understandable really as buying art online is a very different kettle of fish from seeing a painting in the flesh where you can really appreciate the dimensions, colour depth and texture. All in all it's a good place to buy or sell art and I wish artgallery.co.uk the best of luck.
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Who am I? I'm Adam Christie. I love looking at art, all types of art. I comment on it in my own way. I despair at art snobbery. There is no need for it. Occasionally I even pick up a brush myself, despite not having an art degree! That's a hanging offence in some art circles.
This blog is just a bit about the art I come across on my travels and maybe some stuff about my own painting experiences. Hope you find it useful.
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