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Corel Painter 9, My son and I, 4 hours75

Timed Portraits

            Art is what you make it out to be. It could be paint splatters on canvas showing your frustration on a bad day by using an array of warm colors to express this frustration. It could...

5 comments    children writing art
ACEO Lilacs in Prismacolor Premier on white Stonehenge paper by Robert A. Sloan91

Prismacolor Realism, Colored Pencil Painting

ACEO Lilacs in Prismacolor Premier on white Stonehenge paper by Robert A. Sloan  ACEO Lilacs was a twenty hour production, not counting the time it took to take the photo reference and wait till the lilac...

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Koh-I-Noor Museum Art Set, photo by Robert A. Sloan77

Product Review - Koh-I-Noor Polycolor Museum Art Set

Koh-I-Noor Museum Art Set, photo by Robert A. Sloan Woodless colored pencils are efficient. Every bit of the core material is used, especially if instead of sharpening you wear down the point filling in...

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a personal favorite, an abbey in the oak wood by Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich76

art for art's sake: part one - art history from the renaissance to realism

I stumbled upon a hub on Rembrandt a couple of days ago. In his hub entitled How to Appreciate Rembrandt's Night Watch, Watcher by Night describes his close encounter with the master's The Militia Company of...

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Philippines shells, painted from a photo reference posted by jlloren at WetCanvas.com by Robert A. Sloan72

We need photorealism and representational art in an age of photography.

Philippines shells, painted from a photo reference posted by jlloren at WetCanvas.com by Robert A. Sloan glendoncaba wrote a Hub asking Do We Need Photorealism in the Age of Photography? My answer to this...

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Silver and Cherries by Robert A. Sloan from Cherries #3, a reference photo available at WetCanvas.com79

Tools & Materials for Colored Pencil Realism

Silver and Cherries by Robert A. SloanColored pencils aren't just a children's medium or an illustrator's medium any more. Fine artists like Bernard Poulin, Gary Greene, Cecile Baird and Arlene Steinberg have...

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Ron Mueck's Wild Man and Others

Last week I was lucky enough to see some sculptures by the Australian born hyperrealist sculptor Ron Mueck.  I understand that he has exhibited his work in some pretty prominent places, the Tate Gallery and...

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A great art print by Rob Gonsalves74

What Is Magical Realism?

Magical Realism is a genre of fiction literature that invokes a wide array of opinions from different readers. These books evoke a wide array of responses. Some absolutely love magical realism books, but...

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The Last Lion74

Michael Parkes - The World's Leading Magic Realist Painter

The Last LionMichael Parkes, born in 1944 as an only child is said to be the world's leading Magic Realist Painter. He studied graphic art and painting at the University of Kanas and planned to be a teacher,...

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Love and Limerence

Werther had a love for Charlotte Such as words could never utter; Shall I tell you how he met her? She was cutting bread and butter.... These are the opening lines to a satirical poem by Thackeray about...

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