The House of Lords opens its doors to Mike Maloney, OBE and a group of amateur photographers – the first time ever for such an event London, UK, March 10, 2010 -- Britain’s most decorated press photographer, Mike Maloney, OBE made history when he was given permission to take a group of amateur photographers on a two-hour shoot in the Great Chamber of the House of Lords on Saturday 13th February 2010. This unique event was sponsored by the world famous London-based Nikon-only shop Grays of Westminster and hosted by Britain’s highe ...

MIAMI (February 22, 2010) – St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church recently celebrated its 22nd annual “Art is in the Heart” art show this past President’s Day weekend, as well as its Centennial milestone as a 100 year resident in Coconut Grove. For only a $1 entry fee, more than 50,000 visitors enjoyed artwork from local and nationally renowned artists, an international food court, children’s area, an authentic English tea room and interactive art installations, all on the shady campus of St. ...

Stendhal Gallery is pleased to present Paula Scher: Map Screenprints 2006-2010, the exhibition will open from February 4 – March 27 2010. New York, NY, February 18, 2010 -- Stendhal Gallery is pleased to present Paula Scher: Map Screenprints 2006-2010, the exhibition will open from February 4 – March 27 2010. Scher’s limited edition screenprints are created with the highest quality fine art screen-printing technique, each realized with the same hand-drawn elegance of her acrylic on canvas ...

If you are a person who is interested in purchasing impressive drawings, then you need to know a few facts before getting started. There are so many types of drawings and paintings out there that you will probably have to spend time analyzing all masterpieces. This article is intended at art lovers, serving as a useful guide in helping them select the most beautiful paintings. No one can deny that all drawings have a special meaning associated to them, whether we are talking about the work of ...

(1888PressRelease) Former London Mayor 'Ken Livingstone' joined a host of celebrity daredevils to walk over hot coals to publicise equality campaigners The Fawcett Society. Survivorbility run many high profile fire walking and glass walking events around the world and as you would expect these often attract the odd celebrity ..... odd as in number that is!, However, sometimes in other ways too ..... such as the ex London Mayor Mr Ken Livingstone. In fact 'Red Ken' joined a host of daredevils to ...

Sketching is a very basic yet extremely important method of representing real objects and shapes. It is the process where all the unique details of a certain object are well defined and proportionally related to each other. How the actual sketches are related to each other is crucial because the final product, found in the art galleries, serves as a base for any further complete drawing. A sketch is like a guideline for the artist, helping him plan ahead and change the whole picture if necessary, ...

Are you interested in fine arts? Do you want beautiful wall arts for your home? If the answer to either of these two questions is yes, then perhaps you might be interested in reading this article to the end. The general rule while shopping for any kind of artwork is that you should possess a great deal of knowledge about the piece of interest before investing in it. If you are a newbie, it is possible that you fall head over heels when you encounter any of the modern wall arts or the age-old fine ...

Beginning artists are definitely attracted to abstract oil painting, even though it represents just one of the numerous facets of the ever interesting art world. In abstract art or abstract oil painting, the artist is not forced to play with complicated notions or shapes. One can easily draw a few geometric shapes, considering the design and the paint used as two of the most important factors. If they do this they are on their way to a masterpiece. Abstract art is considered a preferred taste ...

Abstract art, also known as modern art, is all about expression and interpretation. It is not a type of art form that people are very ambivalent about – it’s either they love it or they hate it. Oil painting reproduction is one great way to own a colorful, expressive, and original abstract art. It’s not easy to give a definition of abstract art but certainly not impossible. Modern art is capable of delivering a wide range of emotions, allowing one to interpret the different shapes and colors. ...

Humans have shown an interest in sketching since the ancient of times, demonstrating that original art has a lot of things to offer. The first symbols were found as sketches in caves, followed by markings on rocks, paintings, bones and ivory. The study of the prehistoric era on cave paintings guides our society to the Upper Paleolithic period ranging from 40,000 – 10,000 BC, which is when our ancestors were studying how to write symbols and signs that might have been used as a form of communication. ...