Posts Tagged ‘Painting’
My third painting: Hope soars amidst tragedy
My red barn painting is finally taking shape. It is far from a masterpiece…yet (remember dear reader, optimistic thinking). However, I am starting to have more fun with the painting as I gain confidence that it will at least be something I can hang around our home. No worries, the barn will change again, I have just blocked in the general details of the red barn.However, my happiness is a little muddied this week because I have lost my pear paintings. I have been carrying them around in a shoe b
Warhols Jackson Goes To Auction
Warhol’s Jackson goes to auction A portrait by Andy Warhol of the late singer Michael Jackson is set to be auctioned in New York.The 1984 portrait will be on show ahead of the sale at London’s British Music Experience, inside the O2 Arena, where Jackson had been due to perform. “This Andy Warhol portrait brings together the uncontested King of Pop Art with the uncontested King of Pop,” said Janet Lehr, acting for the seller. Warhol’s painting of actress Liz Taylor, fetched 23.7m (14m) in 2007. I
Painting your lawn won’t make it green
"Hi Yo Silver, Chemicals Away!" “Going green” can be more of a trend than a practice. Take Green Lawnger, for instance. To the untrained eye, like this Oregon TV station , the product is double green: It will turn a brown lawn into a green lawn without watering, and it’s “environmentally friendly.” But you can’t have it both ways. You can’t paint your lawn and call it green. The argument is that Green Lawnger uses kaolin, a natural mineral used in toothpaste, ceramics and anti-diarrh
Portraits Of Iconic People Of All Time
Today we bring you a great collection of portraits of the most iconic people throughout history. Portraits explore the relationship between the subject and the photographer or artist and usually continue to impress the viewer years after they have been created. Jesus Christ This 1940 painting has been reproduced over 500 million times, making it one of the most popular works of art in history. Date: 1940. Artist: Warner Sallman. Pope John Paul II John Paul II was known not only as a r
Stimulus Screws Up On Opportunity To Create Jobs, Save Energy
“I’d love to be hiring people,” says Jill Miller, a small business owner in St Louis. Her company, White Caps, Green Collars , specializes in painting rooftops white, a cheap and proven strategy for reducing energy consumption–and potentially a great way to put people to work. The combination of benefits suggest residential and commercial roof whitening as a perfect candidate for stimulus funding. Miller certainly thinks so. But all she’s found so far are bureaucratic dead ends. “People keep te