Month: April 2013
Top 25 Paintings Sold – Based on Worth
The world’s most valuable paintings! There’s no money in art, eh? It’s often taken for granted that being an artist means being broke. There is an archetype that exists in our culture: the struggling, if not mentally unstable, artistic genius. While this idea has its romantic elements, there actually is a lot of money that…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 19/04/2013
Do Canvases Breed in Dark Closets?
Do Canvases Breed in Dark Closets? You Decide! Dryden Art and Canvas Keepers – Get Organized! The ultimate organizer for studios, classrooms, galleries, museums and more! Disorganized artists, rejoice! The Dryden Art and Canvas Keepers are your perfect solution — so it’s time to get those half-finished paintings and raw canvas off the ground and…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 16/04/2013
Turner Watercolors and GarzaPapel Paper – A Review
Skilled watercolor artist Marcelo Daldoce reviews Turner Watercolors and GarzaPapel Handmade Paper! Brazilian watercolorist Marcelo Daldoce is known for his skilled, luminous watercolor paintings, ranging from loose studies and sketches to meticulously detailed and even sculpted works. Needless to say, the ‘success’ of his paintings often hinges on the quality of the supplies used,…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 11/04/2013
Watercolorist Marcelo Daldoce in Jerry’s Artist Spotlight
Brazilian artist Marcelo Daldoce works wonders in watercolors! Native to São Paulo, Brazil, Marcelo Daldoce moved to Miami in 2010 to pursue life as a full-time artist. While currently working out of his personal studio, the former Bakehouse Art Complex resident has focused his works with watercolor in wholly unique ways. Daldoce infuses the medium…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 09/04/2013
Finesse Colored Pencil Blender Pens Review
Blending Colored Pencils with Finesse Blender Pens by Elizabeth Gyles Johnson, artist and art instructor Elizabeth Gyles Johnson is a pencil artist who focuses her art on the delights of life. Elizabeth teaches the intricacies of drawing at all skill levels to a collection of students worldwide through online workshops and classes at…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 04/04/2013
The Art in Advertising
Art as a selling tool: selling as an art form! Art is a medium of expression. More than one artist has described painting as a way of speaking, language without the words. Many works of art present a new perspective, sometimes making sharp insights about society. Advertising is also a visual means of…..