Man’s Best Friend

A painting we did a few months back for a French client. Hope you like it…

Written on August 31, 2009 | Posted in Featured, Misc | Leave a comment

UFOs in art?

There are a number of websites out there that show some very odd, alien-looking objects in history. From the famous futuristic Egyptian carvings to flying saucers depicted on coins, they provide food for thought and, for some, “proof” that we have been visited by extra terrestrials for quite some time.
Here are a few interesting paintings [...]

Written on April 28, 2009 | Posted in Featured, Misc | Leave a comment

Lookalikes

You know Gene Simmons from Kiss (and last year’s Celebrity Apprentice)? This magistrate painted in the 17th century had “the hair” WAY before Gene! The painting below was by Hyacinthe Francois Rigau y Ros, also known as Hyacinthe Rigaud, and is titled “Portrait of a Magistrate”.

Written on April 27, 2009 | Posted in Misc | Leave a comment

Li Ze Zhong

Artpursuit has an interesting article on an up and coming Chinese artist. It’s well worth a look -
Li Ze Zhong Article
I particularly enjoyed the light/dark theme and the style of the paintings.

Written on April 27, 2009 | Posted in Misc | Leave a comment

Happy New Year!

Best wishes for 2009 to all our readers and customers! Thanks for your support and have a great 2009

Written on January 5, 2009 | Posted in Misc | Leave a comment

Partner site

Sorry for the slow news lately, but we’ve been posting over at a few other sites as well. Check out arteze.com, the center of the Art Knowledge Network, for some recent articles.

Written on October 30, 2008 | Posted in Misc | Leave a comment

Damien Hirst - phony, speculator and capitalist or an artist with profound vision on the subject of death?

Damien Hirst recently became the richest living artist on the planet. His piece ‘For the Love of God, 2007 ‘ which is a platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with diamonds recently sold for 50 million pounds to an investment consortium. This week he will be auctioning hundreds of new works at Sotheby’s, [...]

Written on September 10, 2008 | Posted in Misc | Leave a comment

Trying to sell a property?

It’s a well known fact that a bit of tidying and a splash of paint can add value when trying to sell your home, but in today’s slumped market why not really set your property apart from the rest.
With home and condominium sales down 28 and 35 percent from last year, sellers are looking more [...]

Written on May 27, 2008 | Posted in Misc | Leave a comment

Artist Competition Winner

This week’s competition was another tough call, yet finally a winner was chosen. Steven, who is an accomplished artist in his own right, has a remarkable gift for different styles of painting which lends itself well to reproducing by hand and eye an array of paintings from Klimt, Seurat, Gauguin, Dumas and even the very [...]

Written on April 22, 2008 | Posted in Misc | Leave a comment

The rocky marriage of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera

As a young aspiring artist Frida went to Rivera seeking advice on art as a career. The already famous Rivera immediately recognized her talents and encouraged her to pursue her career and develop as an artist. The two quickly began an intimate relationship and were married in 1929. The couple was [...]

Written on April 15, 2008 | Posted in Misc | Leave a comment

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