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How to make an Acrylic Painting from the Window of a Painting
A house painted with acrylic paints looks pretty cool.But it’s not easy to paint a house from scratch.Paint, paint, paint and more paint.So you might as well use the windows as a template.This is where the paintbrush comes in.You can either use a paintbrush to do the work yourself, or buy one from your local […]
Continue Reading...‘Abandoned’ for $2,000,000: A former paint store owner’s tale of ‘reclaiming’ an abandoned art gallery
“I remember going to a paint store one day and I saw the paintings hanging on the walls.I said, ‘You’re missing out,’” says Michael Zavala, a former owner of the Portland Paint & Gun Gallery in Portland, Oregon.Zavalta says he had lost his business to the local art market in 2010 and decided to sell […]
Continue Reading...Why is my car painted in Christmas colors?
The idea behind Christmas paints is to mimic the look of a painted car.But, it has been a long time since I’ve seen a car painted red and white, let alone a car that was decorated in any way, shape or form.In some ways, it’s a sad fact that paint jobs are disappearing.But, that doesn’t […]
Continue Reading...A mushroom painting by Dutch artist Vermeer is among the world’s most rare paintings, says museum
“It’s not a painting that will get you any publicity.The artist did it because he wanted to paint mushrooms.The mushrooms were his inspiration,” said Michael Meckel, curator of Vermeers “mushrooms” collection at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.The first time Vermeier painted the painting “Cucumber”, or “The Man Who Painted the Mountains” was […]
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