Welcome Spring with a Freshly Painted Front Door
Painting your front door a lovely, bright color is an ideal way to drastically (and inexpensively) change the appearance of your home.
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William Merritt Chase – American Impressionist Painter
Patterns includes several self portraits, and numerous portraits including Portrait of a Lady, lady in Pink, Lady in Black, The Blue Kimono, Girl in Red Embroided Jacket, The Mandolin Player, Still Life Fish, At the Seaside, Azaleas, Girl in Japanese Costume, Portrait of Miss Dora Wheeler, and Portrait of Louis Betts.
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Having fun with Easter Eggcitement Art & Crafts
Easter is a major Christian religious festival celebrating Jesus’s resurrection from the dead. Many of the holiday’s cultural elements are celebrated by Christians and non-Christians around the world. These elements include the Easter bunny, Coloring Easter eggs, and Family Meals. Our Easter pattern collection includes many fun illustrations of the Easter holiday including bunnies, colored eggs, candles, and flowers. Sets included are Hopping Bunny, Eggs with Ribbons, Eggs and Paint, Eggs in a Nest, Eggs and Flowers, Ready to Deliver, Eggs and Candle, Basket of Eggs, Chicken Painting an Egg, Cross, Colored Eggs, Chicks and Eggs in a Basket, Easter Bunny Costume, Eggcitement, Easter Bunny, Hare, Colored Egg, Coloring Eggs, Basket of Eggs with Flowers, Rabbit, and Egg Candles.
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Paul Cézanne – Post Impressionist
Cézanne died of pneumonia in 1906 leaving a large oeuvre that include, The Murder, The Bather and Rideau, Crichon et Compotier, which became the world’s most expensive still-life painting when it sold for $60.5m in 1999.
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First Female Tattoo Artist Starts a Cultural Phenomenon
Tattoos used to be considered primarily masculine. However, the times have changed drastically. More women were tattooed in 2012 than men (in the United States). Also, tattoos are evolving into more feminine, beautiful works of art. In some ways, tattoos are becoming a female affair. This is due in part to a woman named Maud Wagoner — the first American female tattoo artist.
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Piero della Francesca – Early Renaissance Artist
Florence might also have been responsible for Piero’s interest in mathematics as well as other forms of art such as, architecture and sculpting. Many scholars believe that Piero was deeply interested in how other fields of study might influence his painting. Whether or not Florence was where this interest was sparked, it appears that Piero spent his life studying mathematics, light, color, architecture and sculpture, all in the effort to bring the proper perspective to his painting. This love of learning for the sake of perspective in his work is evident in all of his paintings.
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Green Represents Saint Patrick’s Day
Green is the unforgettable color that has forever marked Saint Patrick’s Day and made it distinct and memorable. Saint Patrick’s Day, which began being celebrated by Irish immigrants to the U.S. in the 1700’s, was originally linked to the color blue. Green was later adopted as the holiday’s characteristic color.
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Have a Fun Saint Patrick’s Day!
Today many participate in this event by wearing green clothing and other items. St Patrick Day contains many elements including leprechauns, pots of gold, rainbows, clovers, large green hats, and of course drinking green beer.
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Early Cave Art in Spain
Early cave art–even that which is over 40,000 years old–captivates us, just as it did prehistoric man. That’s why it’s not uncommon for people to make long journeys just to get a look at these early cave paintings. Truly, art is perhaps the only language capable of being understood by numerous people groups and generations.
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Jean-François Millet – The Peasant Painter
Jean Francois Millet was born on October 4, 1814, to Jean-Louis-Nicolas and Aimée-Henriette-Adélaïde Henry Millet. Jean Francois began his life in a quiet French village called Gruchy (located in Gréville-Hague, or Normandy). It’s doubtful that the members of the small village had any idea that Millet would mature to become a notable, if not revered painter.
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Frog Fun!
Segmation’s SegPlay® Mobile iTunes Frog Fun pattern (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/segplay-mobile/id395127581?mt=8) collection is a fun, off-beat set of great colorful Frog Fun digital patterns (Simple, Easy, and Medium). We know you’ll enjoy coloring these great patterns! What a great stress reliever as well. SegPlay® Mobile iTunes now available for iPhone and iPad! Gorgeous art painting patterns to color and…
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How To Create Bean Art: A Tutorial
Art that has been created with totally natural or organic materials is becoming more and more popular among art-lovers. There are many reasons for this. First, this type of art is generally quite economical. In addition, art made with natural materials is beautiful and often looks “earthy”. Also, natural art is sometimes biodegradable, or at…
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