Auguste Toulmouche 1829-1890 Frankrijk

Artist Jeremy Miranda (previously) paints in a space between worlds: reality and memory, indoor and outdoor, past and present. Ideas and concepts bleed together within his acrylic paintings like the fuzzy edges of a dream, where powerful images exist amongst unexpected locations and backdrops. The New Hampshire-based artist is heavily influenced by his surroundings in the American Northeast, apparent in his depiction of dense woods, crashing waves, and the recurring motif of lush greenhouses—a more literal depiction of his mixing of environments. More

Naudline Pierre's paintings offer a look into both a broader spiritual plane and her own "personal mythology." The paintings, intimate and otherworldly, explore the vibrant and unseen. The artist's ghostly oil paintings has been shown in New York City, Los Angeles, London, and beyond, and she is a a recipient of the Terra Foundation for American Art residency.

21 x 29,7cm, ink on paper, Kevin Lucbert, 2017.

CORINTH, Lovis Reclining Nude 1899 Oil on canvas, 75 x 120 cm Kunsthalle, Bremen

The Neue Galerie revisits Gustav Klimt with a striking exhibition centered around the Viennese women who inspired the iconic artist.

It's always a pleasure to be able to work with a new fabric collection before it's released. I find it to be a very inspiring exercise, and particularly so

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"Als ich 5 oder 6 Jahre alt war, sah ich das erste Mal, wie einem Hasen das Genick gebrochen und ihm sein Fell abgezogen wurde. Ich musste fast kotzen. Es gab Hasenbraten. Zu dieser Zeit aß ich bereits kein Fleisch mehr und hätten sie einen Hund oder eine Katze geschlachtet, es hätte für mich keinen Unterschied gemacht." - Ein Einblick in ein sehr persönliches Projekt

Last year, Benjamin Moore went light and bright when they picked Simply White as their color of the year. This year, the hue is a bit more dramatic. Any guesses? Here’s what they chose… From light to dark, Benjamin Moore’s Shadow is a rich, royal amethyst that is a “master of ambiance,” according to Ellen O’Neill, Benjamin Moore Creative Director.

James Jean’s fantastical acrylic paintings and digital works are absorbing, even if viewers aren’t offered a specific storyline for each work. In his latest works, the artist packs even more abstraction, hues, and icons into these tales. Often, his paintings offer surreal interplay between humans and the animal world. Jean was last featured on HiFructose.com here.

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2017 Topic 15: Pearlescent ThePastryStudio Well hello everyone, Darcy here. As we near the end of the year and the festive season we increasingly see shimmer and sparkle. This week we have another shimmery topic for you in the form of pearls. Before we start, let's see who won the Topic 14: Glitter Challenge... The winner is: Carol Plume from Krafty Pieces Email Darcy to claim your prize. [email protected] Pearls are a natural beauty, and have been collected and used in jewellery throughout history. Before cultured pearls the trade in natural pearls was huge, they have such an ancient history, officially the world's oldest gem, they often have myths and legends associated. Today, natural pearls are very rare and as such they fetch huge prices, recently a pair of natural pearl earrings sold for 3.3 million dollars! In the 1900's the technique of cultured pearls was invented which resulted in much lower prices. There are many beautiful colours of pearls, from white, cream, silvery pinks, to golden hues , oranges and coral reds, dark blues and blacks. In your projects for this topic you can be inspired by any of the pearl colours. Not all pearls are round, the ones below are called 'baroque' pearls, this means that they are an irregular shape. FreshwaterCreation So how have pearls been used in art, or how have they inspired art? Going back to Egypt, mother of pearl was used to decorate buildings, clothing and jewellery, but pearls have been used throughout history. For this topic we are looking at the colours of pearls and also the lustre of pearls. Pearlescence differs from metallic in that metallic colours are sharp and bright, pearly colours have more of a milky appearance. You might have also heard the word iridescence, this is when colours appear prismatic, like a rainbow. Think of a bubble or a patch of oil, when the light catches it you see the rainbows, this is iridescence. What we are looking for here is the gentle sheen or soft glow of pearls, this is known as lustre. Here is a video from the V&A to inspire you. Click here Here we have carved buttons, these are not pearls but Abalone, however they still have that pearly, milky appearance. Here you can see polymer clay that has had texture added and then beautifully coloured, possibly with mica pigments, the colours are soft and have that pearly appearance. Don't you think the colours work brilliantly over the black. Randee M Ketzel This brooch is not made from pearls, it is in fact resin, however it has the pearly colour and also lustre. Kath Marwood Now for a bathroom backsplash, again this is not pearl, but instead it is Aquamarine and Quartz glass, but look how the light catches the mosaic pieces, they have that same lustre as pearls. NewRavenna This picture shows some of the possible colour variations that you could use in your artwork, these are the lighter shades of pearly colours. Colour Pallettes These are more beachy tones, but you can see how these too fit in with the natural colours of pearls. Designseeds But this topic is not all about colour, to really have that pearly appearance we need the lustre, and what better way to achieve that than to use PaperArtsy Pearl glaze. This card uses Infusions and Pearl Glaze to add a lovely sheen to these feathers. It packs less punch than the metallic glaze, but is perfect for when you need just a soft pearly sheen added to your work. Cathy Here Julie Ann has added Pearl Glaze to artifacts that she keeps in her bathroom, what a wonderful way to add a little twinkle to these clay pieces and shells. For a lovely delicate shimmer Kay Carley has added Pearl Glaze over her painted cosmos flowers and the word box on this clay heart. A great way to add lustre is with Pearl-Ex powders, here they have been swirled inside a Christmas bauble. This time, perfect pearls on die cuts, note again how well they work over a black substrate. Rebecca Morris Pearly substrates can be bought ready to use, how about using pearlescent card and scrapbook papers, this works especially well if you have a wedding card to make. PinkPetalPapercrafts Other wonderful shimmery products are the sprays by Lindys Stamp Gang, here is a great video showing how to create a shimmery crumpled paper. Look at this stunning Art Nouveau collection, the lustre is just so dreamy, how could you recreate this? perhaps paint on some pearl glaze or swirl some pearl powder inside a wine bottle? The Anderson Collection I love this painted stone, a lovely little gift, or for centre pieces on a wedding table, at a christening, or just in a softly decorated room. This has pearly colours, the lustre and also pearl beads added. Arttohaveandtohold Do you have any liquid pearls? I am sure that you do, all mixed in with your stickles just like me. Get those little bottles of shimmery goodness out and add some little dots to a card just like this one. Unlike stickles which are full on glittery, the liquid pearls are more subtle. Lisa Addesa One last photo, I could not write about pearls without including a photo of the Pearly kings and Queens, if you do not know about this age old tradition then you can read about it HERE. MyEastEnd So go now and have some shimmery fun, be inspired by the beauty of pearls. Whether you use pearl buttons or beads, or you are inspired by pearly colours or it is the shimmery lustre that attracts you, have fun and show us what you have made. Don't forget to follow Darcy and Leandra's Pinterest boards if this topic pushes your buttons, you will see plenty more examples to whet your appetite there! I am really looking forward to seeing what you create over the next 2 weeks! ~ Darcy We hope that you learn something interesting from our blog. Our bloggers deeply appreciate your comments so much, so please take time to let them know you've been inspired! Why not join our challenge by blogging your interpretation of the current topic and link it here? The current topic link will close 17:00 (London Time) Sunday, Oct 29th 2017, and the winner will be announced 2 hours later at 19:00. All links go in the draw to win a £50 voucher to spend on products of your choice from the PaperArtsy online store. Challenge Guidelines The challenge is a for you to show how you are inspired by the current blog topic. We encourage you to play with us and explore your personal creative style. Please mention which PA blog post inspired you and and why (link directly to that post). Please don't link to the home page of your blog because then no-one can track back to easily find the original post. We prefer your challenge blog post is created exclusive to our challenge, but if our topic fits perfectly with another challenge, then you may link to both if appropriate. You are most welcome to use stamps/ products/ substrates you have to hand from a variety of companies, we do not expect you to exclusively use PA products - it's lovely when you do though! You can enter as many times as you like. We don't want to restrict your creativity! NB. Link closes at 17:00 Sunday Oct 29th (London Time) Prize: The winner will receive a £50 credit voucher to be redeemed on the PaperArtsy Website. The credit voucher includes VAT and postage. We request that one of your purchases is an A5 rubber stamp. You can add any other items to your basket, but the final total should not exceed £50. It's your responsibility to claim your prize coupon from Darcy. email: [email protected] NEW Challenge/ winner: Each fortnight on Sunday, the winner will be announced at 19:00 (London time). In the same post, the link for the next fortnight will be posted. Good Luck! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

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ACTIVIDADES REALIZADAS EN LA 1º EVALUACIÓN: 1.- EL PUNTO: Realiza un dibujo utilizando sólo puntos en el que se muestren los siguientes conceptos. Utiliza rotuladores. Usos del punto: - El punto representa la profundidad: los puntos gruesos se interpretan cercanos, los puntos pequeños se interpretan a lo lejos. Los puntos cercanos, tapan los que están detrás. - El punto representa un movimiento:los puntos repasan el contorno de las figuras, crean una fila en una dirección. Pueden ir variando de tamaño, creciente o decreciente. - El punto representa sombra y volumen:en las zonas de oscuridad añade puntos violetas, azules o negros para crear sombras. - Mezcla optica de color: puntos pequeños de colores se mezclan para crear colores nuevos, por ejemplo rojo y amarillo para mostrar naranja. Aquí tienes ejemplos de tus compañeros, observa cómo se representan estos conceptos en los siguientes dibujos: 2.- LA LÍNEA (USOS DE LA LÍNEA): Realiza un dibujo utilizando sólo líneas de manera que representes los siguientes conceptos. Utiliza rotuladores. Usos de la línea: 1._La línea representa la escritura: incluye una frase positiva donde la escritura la realices sólo con una línea, no son letras en 3D. Debes ser creativo y hacer una letra más artística. Puedes copiar alguna frase de mr. wonderfoul. 2._La línea representa un material: utilizando solo líneas imita la textura de algún material como madera, piedra, roca, ladrillos, etc. 3._La línea representa volumen: dibuja algunas formas y rellénalas con líneas curvas para dar sensación de volumen. Fíjate en las siguientes fotografías y en los trabajos de tus compañeros. 4._ La línea representa las sombras: utiliza una trama de líneas para representar las sombras. Fíjate en la imagen. A más sombras, líneas más juntas. 5._ Mezcla óptica de color: mezcla dos colores de líneas entrecruzadas para conseguir un color nuevo. Por ejemplo, líneas amarillas y líneas cian para obtener un verde. Trabajos de tus compañeros: 3._ EXPRESIVIDAD DE LA LÍNEA: Sobre una hoja en blanco de tu bloc, traza un margen de 2 cm. Divide el rectángulo en 4 partes iguales y deja un espacio de 1 cm en la parte inferior de cada rectángulo para escribir el nombre del concepto que vas a representar. Utiliza las reglas y repasa todas las líneas con rotulador negro. Utilizando solo líneas, representa los siguientes conceptos, uno en cada espacio: 1.- Calma o estática: utiliza solo líneas horizontales y colores que te sugieran calma. Usa las reglas 2.- Furia: utiliza líneas quebradas y colores que te sugieran este concepto 3.- Alegría o dinamismo: líneas curvas y onduladas de colores alegres. 4.- Rigidez o elevación: líneas verticales en colores que te sugieran este concepto. 4.- MÓDULO - SUPERMÓDULO: El módulo: el módulo es una figura pequeña, sencilla hecha con pocas líneas y pocos colores. El Supermódulo: es una nueva figura creada por la repetición del módulo utilizando un movimiento. ACTIVIDAD: Imprime la siguiente ficha. En las casillas superiores realiza tres módulos diferentes utilizando como mínimo dos líneas rectas y una curva. Coloréalos con rotuladores de colores contrastados. Utiliza las reglas y el compás. Elige el módulo que más te guste y crea los supermódulos sobre la red: Sobre la red modular vas a crear 4 supermódulos repitiendo el módulo elegido, cada uno creado por 4 módulos. En dos de ellos vas a utilizar el movimiento de giro y en otros dos el de simetría. Colorea uno de giro y otro de simetría con los mismos colores que utilizaste en el modulo original y los otros dos supermódulos cambiando los colores de sitio. Ficha: Ejemplos: modulo simetría giro 5.- RITMO: Se llama ritmo a la repetición de una forma siguiendo un movimiento visual. Para realizar tu dibujo debes representar los 4 tipos de ritmos que se explican a continuación. Tienes que calcar las figuras para que sean todas iguales; o bien calcando un objeto pequeño,o utilizando plantillas. Colorea con rotuladores las figuras y con lápices de colores suaves el fondo. Puedes realizar el trabajo en un bloc de dibujo o imprimir la siguiente ficha: Ficha de trabajo: Tipos de ritmos: Trabajos de los compañeros: 6.- COMPOSICIÓN: Aqui tienes la teoría que vimos en clase para poder hacer la tarea: Puedes imprimir aqui la ficha de trabajo:

this is a giclee reproduction on canvas, same size as original....gold leaf embellishments. The Sacred Dance © Jo Jayson 2017 24" x 48" giclee print on canvas The Sacred Dance is performed within and under the grace and blessing of the Divine. A dance of equality respect and trust. Each step in time with the rhythm of the heart beat of love and each move choreographed by the deep desire to love and care for the other. Both the masculine and the feminine within each dance partner is graced with times to surrender and fall into the arms of the other and in their next moves allowed to pull their beloved up, hold them with the strength and conviction of their love, and elevate them both to greater heights. The Sacred Dance paces through the melody of the heart connection, allowing for the spark of the Divine to illuminate and caress the spaces in between each soul in this rhythmic union. The dance brings many gifts, but its ultimate purpose is to bring to light and awareness, each soul’s own deep, embedded sacred seed of divinity...... © Jo Jayson