Here’s a fun project we recently did.
Instead of making a straightforward portrait from the photo we decided to do something a bit different.
The aim was to create a more surreal piece, inspired by some of Picasso’s works.
The process was very different to our usual projects. In this case, we started off with a photo and [...]
Okay, this isn’t art related at all but I want to share with everyone a traumatizing event that happened to me this last weekend.
I was in the studios Saturday afternoon helping Cory with a few last minute errands for his wedding later that day. (A big congrats to Cory and his new wife Jasmine!!).
I had [...]
We are often asked how to take proper care of oil paintings, so here is some advice culled from other experts and our own experience. (And if you see my earlier post about termite damage to a painting, you’ll see we’re still learning!)
There are a few steps you can take to avoid damaging your painting [...]
The headline and excerpt below are from a fascinating article in the Daily Telegraph. The idea of having two teams of people - one creating the ideas / concepts, and the other creating the actual painting - is similar to how we’ve worked with several clients in the past.
Anyway, here is a bit of the [...]
Just a quick note and some pictures of this week’s competition-winning painting. The hard working and extremely talented Susan won the cash prize this week. Her painting shone out amongst at least 20 other recently finished paintings. The painting seen here is a Canaletto, “View of a River perhaps In Padua 1745 “. I asked [...]
The right choice of art can add a lot to a home….but where to begin? The following are some tips and suggestions for choosing the right art for your space, be it home or office.
- Blank white walls cry out to be decorated. Hang something you like – perhaps inspirational, thought provoking, or nostalgic (we [...]
…originally by the phenomenally talented Jean Leon Gerome, the version below is being created by one of our artists. The painting isn’t finished yet, but you can see the progress from blank canvas to current, nearly-complete state. I STILL find the process fascinating! For more about how we make the paintings check out our Creative [...]
I understand that the majority of our customers are from the U.S. However, for those in the U.K. there’s an exhibition coming up 4th October 2007 at the Hayward Gallery in London displaying some great works of art from a few of my favorite artists that I wanted to mention. These will include David Hockney, [...]
Spezialisten des Van Gogh Museums in Amsterdam kamen zu dem Schluss, dass das Gemälde “Kopf eines Mannes” Abweichungen von anderen Werken des niederländischen Künstlers aufweist und höchstwahrscheinlich von einem seiner Anhänger gemalt wurde.
Letztes Jahr wurde die Echtheit des Gemäldes erstmals in Frage gestellt, als es in der “Dean Gallery” in Edinburgh, Schottland ausgestellt wurde und [...]
A painting being done for a very, very patient customer was left hanging in a storeroom for a while. Instead of being hung from rails, as usual, it was pinned to a board. This proved to be a costly mistake.
The board had a termite problem. So, the painting also had a termite problem.
The termites had [...]
