This has always been on of my favorite Pablo Picasso paintings. It is so interesting and captures your attention with its unique colors and excellent blend of textures. The painting shows a nude woman (back) in a fetal position holding on to her knees. It is simple, yet amazing.
The …

Anime North is an anime convention that happens every year made for fans and ran by fans. I’ve heard much of it when I was younger, but I was not allowed to go until last year. Let me introduce some of the features before talking about what I thought …

Since my baby is now 11 months old, I figured it is about time to start on the sippy cup. I was not looking for anything fancy and just wanted the basic sippy cup that my baby boy could learn and row with. I went to a local Dollar …

“Almond Branches in Bloom” by Vincent Van Gogh has become one of my favorite botanical paintings because of the serenity that washes over me every time I look at it. Blue is my absolute favorite color and I like how Gogh uses a cool blue in the background. The …

I have been oil painting for about a year and a half now, and I love it. I had previously tried using acrylic paints, and that just ended up in a total disaster. Acrylics dry too fast, and you can never seem to get the right colors. They seem …

“Autumn Garden” painted by Vincent Van Gogh is a beautiful scenic painting of what appears to be a park during autumn season.
First, I love how Van Gogh was able to capture the look and feel of autumn in this painting. When I think about autumn, I think of the …

“Wheat Field With a Lark” painted by Vincent Van Gogh is a serene painting I like and it allows you to not only get lost in your thoughts, but it also reminds you the importance of escaping life and enjoying the peaceful moments. Every time I look at …

Hawaiian Sea Turtle by Linda Briggs is one of my favorite pieces. She is a local artist who paints a variety of watercolor Hawaiian scenery and honus (sea turtles). Her paintings are really beautiful, and while her paintings are of known local scenes, there’s a feeling of …

Josephine Wall’s “Sign of the Zodiac: The Sagittarius” painting brings a new meaning to this zodiac sign. It is a piece of art work that is filled with detail, emotion and colors that are so well combined they look heavenly across the canvas. I feel that many people will …

Orianna Kurrus is the hottest new artist in the Tampa Bay area. She creates fashion, mixed media art pieces, and the cutest dolls this side of the Mississippi. She has been featured in the Weekly Planet and Best of the Bay. Her art focuses on a …

Josephine Wall’s painting entitled “Vision Seeker” gave me a sense of peace and spirituality. She has captured a moment, however magical and mystical it may be, that brings a sense of light towards beliefs and meaning in life. Her use of colors, even though the scene is depicted as …

The painting entitled “Wisteria Moon” by Josephine Wall catches the love that has fallen over two fairies out for a nightly boat ride. Not only are the figures painted to perfection, but the canvas tells a story that is not only magical, but enchanting in the love that is …

“Cigar Bar” by Brent Lynch is a painting of a man smoking a cigar while sitting at a bar with a ready drink. “Cigar Bar” is actually the companion painting to “Evening Lounge”.
First, because “Cigar Bar” is the companion piece to “Evening Lounge” the colors are exactly the same. …

Vincent Van gogh’s final painting “Old Man of Sorrow” is incredibly interesting to me.
My Husband’s Grandmother painted a replica of it and won third place in a county fair when she was younger. I now have her painting along with a print of Van Goghs’ painting hanging on my …

I never really gave much thought on Sartre’s philosophy of existentialism especially when I had to read it straight from a book simply discussing it. I now agree when people say that Sartre is better as a playwright than as a philosopher because he makes great and very interesting …

“Bluhender Garten Mit Pfad” painted by Vincent Van Gogh is a landscape painting as well as every flower enthusiasts dream.
“Bluhender Garten Mit Pfad” is one of those paintings that you have to be extremely knowledgeable as far as the subject is concerned; in this case, it’s flowers. The more …

We live in Baltimore and Washington DC is just a short forty five minute drive from home. We have visited the National Musuem of Art. This is part of the Smithsonian and it is a public museum that there is not a charge to get in. …

“Coastal View” by Sung Kim is a painting capturing the beauty of a coastal view from the view of someone’s deck.
First, I love the feel of the relaxing colors in the painting. I love the turquoise of the water in the shallow part of the ocean, and I like …

This painting depicts two sailboats sailing away on a colorful green-blue ocean below a sky of breaking clouds, perhaps at sunrise. It is somewhat different from Monet’s normal style - less vague and “fuzzy,” more clear and precise; but it still has Monet’s characteristic atmosphere of calm beauty.
I like …

Josephine Wall is sure to get your inner imagination indulged in a world of pure fantasy in this painting entitled “Lady Unicorn”. Not only is this painting full of playfully combined colors, but generates a world that can only be found in your dreams, and brings about that sense …

I recently took my two children ages 4 and 14 to the San Antonio Children’s Museum and to my surprise both children had a blast. Who would have guessed I could find a place that a toddler and a teen would enjoy equally. There is something there …

“Chameleon” painted by Sheila Wolk is a painting of a girl with butterfly wings (could possibly be a fairy) camouflaged in a field of daisies.
First, I love how vibrant and vivid the colors are in this painting. When I first saw “Chameleon”, I had to continue staring at it …

“Overlook Café I” painted by Sung Kim is a beautiful landscape/scenic painting of a café somewhere in Europe.
First, I love how vibrant the colors are in “Overlook Café I”, and how there is so much use of various shades and tones of colors. I like how the mountain has …

This is the first private gallery-museum in Bulgaria. Address is: 29 Saborna Str., Plovdiv 4000, Bulgaria. When you happen to visit Old Plovdiv - the UNESCO architecture reserve of the city, do not miss the opportunity to have a touch with the genius of modern and classical Bulgarian artists. …

“Arch Courtyard II” by Sung Kim is a beautiful painting what looks like a patio to someone’s home which opens up to their mouth-dropping courtyard.
First, I like how the colors of this painting gives off an autumn feel. I like the deep green on the leaves on the larger …

People who wish to decorate their homes or offices, in a black and white theme, should look into R. Thomas Jones’ drawings. My family has three of his drawings. Two drawings are of houses in San Francisco, the other is of the train on the tracks in San Francisco. …

“The Olive Grove” painted by Vincent Van Gogh is another painting he did of Olive trees which could easily be mistaken for his other painting “Olive Trees”. “The Olive Grove” and “Olive Trees” have a lot of similarities and differences.
I like “The Olive Grove” because it captures my favorite …

The painting “An Apple a Day” by June Dudley is so warmly capturing a county moment with a horse and child bonding over an apple that I have found myself staring at this painting without a known reason as to why. I have come to realize that it is …

“Wheatfield With Cypresses” painted by Vincent Van Gogh is a scenic painting with a show of botanical.
I like “Wheatfield With Cypresses” because it has so much illusion of blowing wind. Everything from the trees, to the bushes, to the wheat plants had such a strong movement which made me …

This museum was closed for a few months, and the grand reopening, widely anticipated, brought a few raves during our visit for some key points. The entranceway is spectacular, and the visitor’s portal is a semi-circular metal post of elegant modernism that will accommodate more guests. We like the …

There is a specific type of enamel paint intended for use on surfaces like glass and porcelain that is more resistant to chipping and scratching, and even dishwasher safe for use on glasses and dishes. One such brand is the Folk Art brand enamel paint, which I recently …

When I first started learning One-Stroke painting, I began using Folk Art paint. I bought the recommended paint for the Donna Dewberry system of painting. But I soon realized how expensive the paint was. I quickly went through a small bottle of paint.
When I ran out, …

Surrealism is an art form which seems to be quite “love it or hate it”. For me personally, I love this piece, though at first I found it quite visually disagreeable.
Lovers of more conservative art will most likely not enjoy this piece, as it is highly experimental. Through its …

“Vases of Irises” painted by Vincent Van Gogh is one of his many flower paintings. The painting is of purple Irises in a neutral to off-white tone. It’s one of his calmer painting as far as color is concerned.
First, I like how Van Gogh was able to combine neutral …

I wanted to see the museum because I wanted to take some pictures to show a professor friend who is interested in Polynesian history. Saipan, like the Philippines, has a rich history. According to the staff, it used to be a Japanese hospital before it was turned to a …

When I made 3 dimensional scrapbook pages for my father and husband for Father’s Day, I needed something suitable to frame them. This shadowbox was the perfect frame for my projects. What I actually did was take a piece of 12×12 scrapbook paper and add a poem …

As jewellery making is my new hobby, making my unique beads should and is a part of it (although it is a part that I am not exactly proud of).
I own a small selection of Fimo soft products - the colours that are hip in this pre Christmas times …

I bought this cleaner primarily because I’ve started taking a painting class at my college, so I use oil paints quite frequently. Oil, like charcoal, is a very difficult material to wash off of anything - especially brushes. Normal soap just doesn’t work at all, and other brands (like …

I visited to an art exhibition of an artist Shamindranath Majumdar who lives in Kolkata. The first time I saw an abstract painting in this gallery. Actually before this I saw many of art exhibitions in several cities. This exhibition showed me a different path. The artist painted …

I think this FindArtInfo is the best website to search information about your art or artist. Guess what? It’s for free. Unbelievable. Sometimes, when we see a good art or painting which has a sign on it, we would like to know about the artist itself. Where do we …

“House At Auvers” painted by Vincent Van Gogh is a painting he did of a community in France with a few houses as the main objects. In order to fully comprehend the title of the painting, I had to do some more research on the particular area in which …

I had never had the pleasure of going to an art gallery before, and my first experience with one was a really nice experience. Not only did I get to go to a gallery where I could enjoy some great artwork, but I happened to go on …

The painting entitled “Enchanted Snow Globe” by Josephine Wall is captivating and bringing back that magical beauty that children portray Christmas Eve as being. There is childlike innocence all around this painting as well as the beauty of Josephine Wall’s technique in creating something that is filled with warmth …

“The Nightmare” painted by Henry Fuseli is a graphic painting–in nature, not nudity–of a woman in a scene where her desire for sex is causing her conscience to clash against itself. It has been said that “The Nightmare” by Henry Fuseli is one of his popular pieces.
First, I love …

Writing this review on Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, more commonly known as Michelangelo the famous Renaissance painter. His works in the Sistine Chapel’s Ceiling have immortalized his ability as an artist and he no doubt inspires numerous people who walk into that building with the sheer power, magnitude, …

I am someone that enjoys drawing so erasers are always a necessity. I have used many different types but I have to say that these are one of my favorites. They are fairly cheap, they erase well and I have not had any issues with …

“Vase of Roses” painted by Vincent Van Gogh is a painting of white roses. For me, this painting had the same color touches as the previous Oleander one I reviewed; however, it does not have the same vibe as the Oleander.
First, I like the colors of the painting which …

I like to knit sweaters that are mindless and go on for a while, and stop. This creates something to wear, that is made quick, and is worth the bragging rights.
My latest sweater is mindless, or should be. I found Microspun yarn by Lion Brand for a great price …

Hillwood Estate’s tagline is, “Where Fabulous Lives”. I thought that was a pretty pretentious thing to say, until I went there and found out that it’s actually true.
This museum blew me away. I’m a big Russian art fan, and a friend of mine suggested I …

Some years ago I had traveled some distance to visit the Ontario science center. It�s more like a museum than a center. Being a science center, it has all the sciences like natural sciences, physics, biology, chemistry�space sciences� you name it. I found it all really interesting because that …