Shades of Autumn

The Modern Trends in Art

To be honest, recently I am becoming a witness of something I cannot completely agree with. The previous decades were full of art exhibitions just like nowadays, people from the world of art used to fascinate us with stunning paintings or sculptures of writing works - personally I have gone to some of the best galleries in the world and I must admit what I have seen there is truely remarkable, amazing, almost unbelievable that it was created by the More

”Art and the sublime” is an exhibition being shown at the Tate Modern in London, UK and can be viewed at the Tate until the 13^th February, 2011. The display was the idea of the curator Christine Riding and forms part of the displays available in the British Art section. This section includes artwork from over five hundred years ago until the present day.

The exhibition itself focuses on the “Sublime” and works deemed to come under this More

The pros and cons of artists painting media

My favourite type of paint for creating images as an artist is the traditional oil paints. Each type of media has it pluses and minuses. Watercolour and acrylic paints are also a popular artists choice.

The best thing about oil, least I think so is it is very forgiving. If you want to redoe the painting or even make a mistake you can simply go over it and cover the original painting or section with new paint. Excellent. Down side More

ROH Autumn Season goes on sale!

The weather is getting hotter, ties are being loosened, hem lines are rising, roller banners are being hung in Covent Garden and the minds of art lovers everywhere turn to thoughts of the Autumn season at the The Royal Opera House. Yes, we are barely into the start of a scorching summer but this week is one of the most exciting in the calendar for music lovers as the Autumn season goes on sale More

Brush Wars

Buying paint brushes has to be, without question, one of the most confusing things a beginner artist ever has to do. It’s truly impossible, and even my friend who is part of a group of top interior designers say that they also have trouble knowing what to look for, and it is something that isn’t always taught. They all look the same, yet some are expensive and some are cheap. They all look the same yet some are for oils More