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4 Quick Tips for Still Life Painting

Overlapping edge control is important when giving dimension to a still life. In James Frederick’s painting at the left, the center of interest is not just one object, but an area where most all the objects are clustered next to … Continue reading →

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4 Tips Art Center Information Gives About Composition

Here at Art Center Information we feel that all artists agree that learning the fundamentals is the most important element in creating and composing fine art. One of the main fundamentals is composition. It holds the viewer’s eye. Without it … Continue reading →

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Art Center Informations’s Weekly Review for 8/6 thru 8/11/2012

On Monday, August 6: We presented the coffee table art book we are going to give away in a random drawing, ART, features over 2500 paintings and sculptures from around the world, from prehistory to the 21st century. Absolutely beautiful. … Continue reading →

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3 Tips From Leonardo

Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art~Leonardo da Vinci Da Vinci expressed his creativity in his drawings and paintings. Each line and mark he drew created a visual symphony. He possessed the masterful drawing … Continue reading →

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As Artists, Who Are We?

How can we as artists find the “who am I?” within us? Trying to find the originality, or voice, in our art is the great quest of many artists. Nearly every successful artist has a particular interest or passion that … Continue reading →

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A Few Tips For My Graphite Artist Friends

Although I came from a family of artists, and art has always been high priority in my life, most of my training is self taught through the aid of art books and internet courses. These helped me a lot, no … Continue reading →

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Over 2500 Paintings and Sculptures

ART, the large coffee table book pictured at the left is going to be given away in a random drawing to one of you that signs up and subscribes to the Art Center Information newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any … Continue reading →

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Artist Discusses His Journey Into The Art World

I’ve always been in awe of artists that depict a mood or create an emotion in their paintings, while remaining realistic enough, yet not restricted by rules defining what something should look like. Most of my life I spent in … Continue reading →

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The Amazing World of Mixed Media Art

When I think of mixed media, I think of the early cubist such as Georges Braque. However mixed media goes back almost as long as artists have. What are mixed media? Simply-mixed media is the use of more than one … Continue reading →

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Art Center Information Weekly Review for 7/2~7/72012

For your convenience, click on the thumbnail picture beside the entry and it will take you to the post in its entirety. On Monday, we discussed the Exciting and Challenging World of Watercolor, saying~If you are an artist that has … Continue reading →

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