Monday 31 December 2018
Where to Show Us Your Art
There are many artists these days creating master pieces that not many people will be exposed to. If these artists aren't showcasing their creations online or in art exhibitions they won't be getting the recognition that they deserve for all the time and effort they take in designing and making them.
It's a real shame that some countries aren't teaching basic practices on the world-wide-web today for creative minds. I believe a lot of confusion with the world-wide internet could be avoided after schooling years if school curriculums' covered web development and SEO. So that everyone could be given the same opportunities to create their masterpieces and develop their own online art exhibition to showcase their designs.
These days most artists are so engrossed in their creations they don't have time to learn how to market their products. They are the creative ones' that want to pour their time and energy into new and exciting projects, not sit an online course to understand web design and development so that they can create a site themselves and learn how to get it to the top of the search engines for exposure.
My nephew has a girlfriend whose father is a successful artist, who has developed his own site to give his work the exposure it deserves, but he is only one artist that I know of that has done this. Paying community hall fees to showcase your creations can often defeat you, as you have already paid the costs to develop your designs, and generally at the end of that project you want a quick turnaround, to simply pay for the materials and time spent in making it.
Am I right? So how will you be able to further out-lay more money to pay for an exhibition when you haven't been able to properly marketing the designs and creations you have building up for sale?
Apart from understanding how to use the worldwide web to showcase your art, please consider what the best option for you will be. If you are successful and you have the cash flow to pay for an exhibition, you can gain some more credibility within your niche by hosting this type of event, and being the artist in-house at the event, to answer any questions that potential buyers may have about your creations.
Whatever you decide to market your productions, be assured that you have an admirer in me! I love art of all kinds, from oil painting, textured painting, watercolours and my all-time favourite is acrylic paintings. I wasn't blessed with the skill to be able to create art the way you can, and often felt envious of those that could draw well growing up. Keep up the fabulous work, your works' are masterpieces that need to be celebrated.
Open art exhibitions showcases amazing information for artists to gain the right type of exposure online. We offer a lot of art creations and helpful knowledge for artists wanting to gain credibility online with their art works.
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Sunday 30 December 2018
7 Mixed Media Background Ideas for Your Art
Are you looking for a way to create an interesting background for your mixed media art? First you need to decide on your overall theme. Do you want a natural, rustic look or does your art need a bright, colorful background? Here are some ideas.
Corrugated cardboard. You can add a wonderful, natural look to your art by using corrugated cardboard. Remove some of the paper from the cardboard so that the corrugated lines can be seen. This is a good way to recycle some of that cardboard you've been saving.
Old textbook or songbook pages. You can find old books at library sales, garage sales and in second hand stores very inexpensively. The pages can be torn, sanded, tea stained, painted with watercolors and used to create wonderful backgrounds.
Textured fabric. I like to use fabrics such as burlap, denim or muslin to add texture to my mixed media backgrounds.
Modeling paste. You can create lots of cool, dimensional textures for your art by using modeling paste and stencils or other items such as plastic mesh. If you don't want to buy the paste, you can make your own. There are a variety of modeling paste recipes online.
Paper napkins. Paper napkins are available in a wide array of patterns, designs and colors and offer an inexpensive way to decorate almost any surface. You can decoupage the whole napkin onto your background or cut out certain parts to enhance or act as a focal point in your art.
Crackle technique. This is a good technique to use when you want to add an aged, weathered effect to your art. The basic idea is to apply paint to your surface and after it's dry, put on a coat of white glue or crackling medium and cover it with a paint that contrasts the color of the first layer.
Aluminum foil. Add texture to foil by wrinkling it and then smoothing it out with your hand. It can be colored with alcohol ink, nail polish or indelible markers.
Shelf liner. I like to buy shelf liner from the dollar store to use as backgrounds in my art. Often I'll spray paint it before I use it. Note: I usually do my spray painting on newspaper which leaves behind a beautiful design that can be used as a background in other projects.
There is no shortage of materials you can use to create your mixed media backgrounds. Decide what type of art you will be creating and choose colors and textures that will complement your finished piece.
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Tuesday 25 December 2018
Focus on the Process, Not the Result
When most people think of art, they think of something static and unchanging. Films play moving images with sound, and music fills the air with melody, but traditional forms of art are still and lifeless: a statue, an oil painting, a straw basket. If properly preserved, a piece of art can remain the same for decades or even centuries. You can view a painting at the art museum as a child, then go back and view the same painting as an adult--and it's still exactly the same. For these reasons and more, people tend to view art as something already stopped, something at a standstill. The process is unimportant; it is simply a means to an end.
But this is not true.
And in today's world, even artists have started to believe this myth. They pay little attention to the creative process, instead rushing through as quickly as possible so they can sell the piece and move on to the next one. The process is a chore, while the finished piece is the reward. With deadlines looming ahead, there's no room for spontaneity, creativity, or last-minute changes. The artist is completely focused on the vision in her head, and won't allow anything to get in her way--not even a burst of imagination.
As artists, it's time to break out of that old mindset and allow our art to change and grow to its full potential. The process matters most of all, for that is where art comes alive.
We sketch out our rapidly changing vision, start applying paint to the canvas, make changes and alterations as the brush guides us, and sometimes end up with a completely different piece altogether. Art is so fluid and spontaneous that sometimes even we can't believe what we've created!
When you find yourself making "finishing touches" indefinitely, without ever actually finishing, it's usually due to some dissatisfaction with the finished work. Stop torturing yourself; if you focus on the act of creating rather than the act of finishing, more often than not you'll know exactly when you're done, and it will usually surprise you because you weren't paying attention to the finish line.
It's important to set goals and work toward deadlines, but if you see the creative process as merely a means to an end, you'll sap all the joy out of your work. Don't be afraid to play around and experiment. Work intuitively and let the canvas reflect your inner vision. The best contemporary painters are constantly evolving and experimenting, trying to push their work to the next level. If you want to create, be a creator--not someone who throws something together in a race to the finish.
Nicole Alger is a living, breathing, moving human being who paints. View her paintings online at: http://www.nicolealger.com
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