When things were a tad bit warmer.... Back by popular demand, I will be heading up a three part classroom series on watercolor painting. It should be a fun class with plenty to do as I will be covering composition, drawing, and color theory. Asbury Nature Center will host the classes Beginning tonight (Jan 26) from 6pm to 8pm and continue the following two Tuesdays (Feb 2 and Feb 9 ) at the same...
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Traditional Fine art originals and prints What constitutes art? Or fine art? What is good or bad art? Questions often pondered and left for the “experts” to decide. Which is fine- but before you answer that, I suggest: Art, if viable, engages a viewer or audience, suggests an emotion, a memory, a journey and / or a vision that is completed by the viewer and becomes an interaction that is...
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Providing retail and wholesale products for the gift industry via shows and local stores for the past several years has enabled Brian to have a unique understanding of manufacturing and design. His ideas are proven sellers. Now, licensing is available for interested companies wishing to use Brian’s art for their products. Please contact Brian Payne to discuss...
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THE PROCESS Technical skills, tricks and methods aside…. The process of creating art is sometimes thought of as a spark that ignites a vision and in turn produces the end product. More often than not it does start with a spark but it is in the doing that the art comes to being. The act of using one’s mind and body together and the interaction of materials, emotion, and ideas are what power...
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