A professional exhibiting fine artist for 30 years and a unique progressive teacher of drawing, painting, design and sculpture for 16 years, graduated from The Art Institute of Boston, where he studied with Norman Baer and Walter Marks. Both these brilliant teachers had a deep historical connection to the Brandywine School and American Illustration, as they were both students of Harvey Dunn, a Howard Pyle student. Early influences on Kilroy were all the great artists involved with the Famous ...
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Go here to read Part 1 of this article on Meg Black's method for paper pulp painting. Painting with over beaten pulp can take a while to get comfortable with. Before going into a lot of detail of how to work with over-beaten pulp, let answer the important question of is over-beaten pulp? Over-beaten pulp refers to pulp that has been beaten in a hollander beater for approximately 8 hours and is therefore slippery and gelatin-like. Most artists prefer to use abaca (which originates from the ban...
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In summer 2007, some of her "Pulse" series was published in Salamander Vol. 12, No. 2, a nonprofit literary magazine affiliated with Suffolk University. Her work is on show in the Window Arts Malden project, Malden, through October 7. On the Board of Directors of Somerville Open Studios for 2007 and 2008, Bird helped develop the online registration for SOS 2006 and 2007. Bird is an abstract painter whose creative art pieces evokes her own inner emotions or outward emotions from her audience. ...
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These are hard times for many people, so it is a good opportunity to strive to earn from multiple earning streams. Of course, many people are doing this already with a part-time second careers, but what if you could have more fun than working in MacDonald's on the weekend? Hilarious as that might be. Most people have a camera - even a digital camera. I put it like this because you have more control over the photograph with a digital camera, so you have more opportunity of producing the image ...
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Historically it has been very difficult to obtain an accurate art reproduction of a painting that you have seen in an art gallery or museum to hang in your home an office. Giclee prints are produced using a very high quality digital image of the original painting. The print is mechanically printed and then may be given a varnish coating by hand for additional texture. All of the inks used to produce giclee prints are of archival quality. Giclees prints can be printed on either canvas or fine ...
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Cole is a sculptor, and his work often incorporates gears, chains and cast-off parts from bicycles he's cannibalized in the shop. Pedals, quick-releases, hubs - everything but the frame itself - can end up in one of Cole's pieces. That's not to say his works are wholly composed of bike parts. Having learned how to weld, Cole uses metal of all types and shapes, from sheet steel to old ski boot buckles, to create his sculptures. But for the most part, most do have at least a few components that...
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Stair brackets, also called tread brackets, are a terrific approach to decorating the treads on your staircase. They can be found in all styles of historic homes and are a popular option for decorating new homes, as well. Stair brackets are decorative details that are easily installed, adding beauty and elegance to your entry way for a lifetime. Stair brackets are an easy and affordable way to add a touch of class with little effort. They can change the look of an unadorned and plain staircas...
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The dial of a clock is usually the first thing to get dirty or discoloured, especially if winding is done by opening a door in the front. A marked improvement can be effected by fixing a new dial made in the manner to be described. First take off the minute hand. Sometimes this is only sprung on and will come away by merely pulling at the centre, but generally it is secured by a, small pin which is easily withdrawn. The removal of the hour-hand will then present no difficulty. The dial will m...
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The Martin 000X1 is offered as a starter in the extensive Martin range and delivers a great sound for an instrument this size. Similar guitars of this size are theTaylor: 110 Larriv OM-03 SP and Blueridge BR-43. You'll read many positive reviews of the 000X1 on line, and you can take them at their word. A stickler for authenticity might say this guitar isn't that good, because the body and neck are not made of wood, but don't don't let that put you off track! First thing, this instrument has ...
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Nude Madonna painting in auction class="post-320 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-cool-ideas tag-abstract-art tag-abstract-painting tag-acrylic-painting tag-acrylic-portrait-painting tag-portrait-painting tag-portrait-paintings"> Acrylic Portrait Painting Learning to Paint Portrait painting is as popular as abstract art. When a person wants to paint a person, it takes practice to create a perfect painting. If you would be painting people or portraits by means of a...
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