This winter has been extremely beautiful in Lithuania. It was an early morning and minus 25 degrees Celsius outside. This landscape feels out of this world, but in fact it’s in the outskirts of my home city, Kaunas—just a mile away from my house. Oftentimes beauty lies just a step away from our door. But we tend to ignore it. Too often we opt to chase beauty in distant exotic locations, missing all that’s around us and ignoring the adverse … >> Read More
Photography – Your Beautiful China PhotosThis is a waterfall on the edge of a cliff more than a vertical mile above the Yangtze River in the mountains of the Tiger Leaping Gorge outside of Lijiang City, Yunnan, in southwestern China. Rice field and houses of Dong people in Tang-an village of Guizhou Province, China. A fairy tale view from the Great Wall of China. Yuanyuang rice terraces in Yunnan Province, China, 1,200 years old. During a pit stop in Sichuan, China, curious kids came bounding … >> Read More |
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Graffiti – Mindless Hooliganism or Pure Art?It’s a Marmite thing, maybe you love it, perhaps you hate it and possibly you’ve even done a teensy-weensy bit of graffiti yourself. One of the most popular remembrance pieces of street art is the Biggie Smalls painting in Brooklyn, New York. Street art has always been somewhat of an riveting art form to enter into or just keep an eye on. “Tags” are used to express “I was here”. There’s commonly a interesting story behind each creation, so don’t … >> Read More |
Some Good Tips for Drawing Graffiti ArtLearning to produce great pieces of graffiti art takes time and a lot of practice and dedication. You need lots of artistic ability and plenty of attitude that you can translate into your art. Generally great graffiti art will: 1. Be painted in vivid colours, to create emotive images and grab attention. 2. Include graffiti style lettering with letters that overlap and are drawn in 3D. |
How to Sell Abstract Art for a LivingIs art more than a hobby or a part-time profession for you? Do you wonder if you could turn your love of art into a full-time art career? Is it even possible? It is! According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than half of all artists are self-employed, and earning income from selling their artwork. |
Some General Information About Original Abstract ArtHave you ever come across any original abstract art before? There are many forms of art, ranging from traditional oil painting to abstract art. So, what is the meaning of abstract art? Abstract art can be called as a creative means of expressing the painter’s view of the world and its objects. Contrary to traditional form of art, abstract art focuses on imagination or ideas, which are expressed on canvas by the artist. |
