Make Your Own Pressed Flower Jewelry Box
A pressed flowers jewelry boxes are perfect Springtime craft and a thoughtful gift.
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Communicate Your Feelings Through Flowers
Discover what flowers may be most meaningful to your loved ones on a special occasion or just an ordinary day. The mere sight of flowers can soothe frazzled emotions, stoke the fires of new love, and rekindle feelings of hope. Before you choose a type of flower to give to your loved one, ask yourself what you’d like to communicate.
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Joseph Mallord William Turner – Great Painter of Light
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 – 1851) was a controversial English landscape painter. His eccentric style matched his subjects – shipwrecks, fires, natural catastrophes, as well as natural phenomena such as sunlight, storms, rain, and fog. The significance of light to Turner resembled God’s spirit. In his later paintings he concentrated on the play of light on water and the radiances of skies and fires, almost to an Impressionistic style. Segmation’s collection of Joseph Mallord William Turner patterns includes many examples of his style including The Fighting Temeraire, The Shipwreck of the Minotaur, Snow Storm, The Grand Canal, Peace – Burial at Sea, and Rain, Steam and Speed.
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Museum Curator Elevates Prestige of Paint by Number Art
While many do not believe paint by number paintings are true works of art, William L. Bird, Jr., believes they are. Bird should know – he is not only the curator at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, he is also highly educated on the subject of paint by number.
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Introduction to Color Expert Johannes Itten
“Color is life; for a world without color appears to us as dead.” – Johannes Itten When you take an art course on color theory, you can thank Johannes Itten for laying much of the foundation for what you’re being taught. Johannes Itten was a Swiss artist and teacher who taught at the Bauhaus in…
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The Healing Power of Color (www.segmation.com)
Free Trial Downloads for Segmation SegPlay® PC (see more details here) As an artist, you are probably aware of the effects that different colors can have on your state of mind and emotional well-being. In fact, in a past article we discussed the psychology of color and provided an overview of how each color can…
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From Sand Castles to Sand Sculptures
Free Trial Downloads for Segmation SegPlay® PC (see more details here) Many of us have fond memories of building sand castles at the beach when we were children; overturning buckets of sand to create towers, digging out moats, and sticking seashells into the damp castle walls. Even though we weren’t consciously aware of it at…
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Tips for Making the Most of Your Next Art Museum Visit www.segmation.com
Visiting art museums can be both fun and daunting. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, for example, contains over 2 million square feet of exhibition space – now that’s a lot of art! With room upon room filled with treasures from various civilizations, a visit to a major museum such as the Met is certainly an…
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How to Make Your Own Oil Paints
In a previous blog post, we discussed the benefits of making your own paints, rather than buying commercially-made paints from art supply stores. Two of the most appealing reasons for making your own paints include the ability to control the color and the quantity of the paint that you make. In today’s blog post, we’ll…
DetailsSelling your art at outdoor art fairs
Have you ever considered selling your artwork at an art fair? Outdoor art festivals are a popular way of uniting artists with potential collectors and even gallery owners. At the larger art festivals, attendance can reach 250,000 and higher, which means a lot of eyeballs will have the chance to view your art! If that…
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New Pattern Set for SegPlay® PC by Segmation (see more details here) William Blake (1757 – 1827) was a English Romantic Age painter, poet, and printmaker. His wild imagination and idiosyncratic views has helped make himself held in high regards by art critics. He began his career as an engraver and also did relief etchings.…
DetailsThe Lingo of Color www.segmation.com
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