Photos Transferred to Canvas – How to Do Photo Transfer Art

One of the most interesting and creative forms of contemporary abstract art around at the moment involves photos transferred to canvas. This short article considers how you might make use of photos transferred to canvas (or wood) with links to useful videos from two artists who make great use of Photo Transfer Art in their…

Recent Art News – Link Roundup of The Best in Art News

It’s time for our weekly roundup of the best Art-related News from around the Web. What better way to start than with a tribute to our NHS workers? The artist Aliza Nisenbaum has produced a series of portraits for the Tate Liverpool of doctors, nurses, porters and even a hospital chaplain. She based these paintings…

Mark Rothko – Ten Things You Should Know

Mark Rothko – 10 Things to Know 1 Despite being an intelligent and academically minded person, Mark Rothko had almost no training in drawing or painting. He did spend some time with the Cubist painter Max Weber but other than that his artistic skills were largely instinctive. How’s that for raw talent?  2 Mark Rothko…

Emerging Northern Irish Female Artists

Emerging Northern Irish Female Artists – Orla Gilkeson Orla Gilkeson lives along the County Down coastline in Northern Ireland and is inspired by the changing nature of the Irish Sea and surrounding landscapes. She produces abstract paintings and creates undeniably unique wall art. She was recently featured in the wonderful and popular http://www.IHIL.net (Ireland’s Homes…