Well, kinda! This is a video highlight of a recreation of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus.
It normally takes several weeks to complete a painting , but in this high-speed video the artist gets it done in less than 90 seconds…
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2_dgTCSO3U
A painting we did a few months back for a French client. Hope you like it…
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 [...]
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Tony Hart, a TV presenter whose children’s programs inspired millions, passed away at age 83 on the weekend. Programs such as Vision On, Take Hart and Hart Beat made art exciting and reachable, and at the height of his popularity Tony Hart was receiving 8,000 pieces of art a week, sent in by his young [...]
Lemieux’s paintings are like a refreshing drink after a ride under the heat of the summer sun. Its simplicity of shapes, lines and colors are easy to get in touch with.
Landscapes are almost empty, like the wide open area of Canada, the no man’s lands. And when there is an individual on the canvas, it [...]
Adele Bloch-Bauer sat with Klimt for 2 portraits, the first of which; “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” was finished in 1907 and eventually became the most famous of all of his works.
Before Adele died at the young age of 43 she requested that her 2 Klimt portraits as well as [...]
1. JACKSON POLLOCK: “Number 5, 1948″, 1948 = $140 million Private sale, 2006. Seller: David Geffen. Buyer: possibly David Martínez As of January 2008 this is the most expensive painting ever sold. A wonderful “drip” painting by Jackson Pollock broke all records when purchased by David Martinez.
2. WILLEM [...]
