Detailed CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING instructions; Matting, Mounting, Glazing, Framing, Fitting, Backing, Hanging, and TIPS of the Trade.You've purchased beautiful artwork, and now you want to display it. You can't...
The Gates of Paradise: Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Renaissance Masterpiece Introduction Thank you for your interest in bronze sculpture. Art bronzes are quite decorative and there is a wide range of quality and...
An Art Trading Card or ACEO (art card original and edition) is a 2.5 x 3.5 inch work of art. It is the same size as a standard playing card. How can you fit a work of art onto something that small? Well, it...
What are model horses? From toys to equisite works of art, model horses are miniature horse statues that are collected, shown in competitions like real horses, repainted into equisite works of art, and played...
FYI: beware of big-bosomed nudes! Personally, throughout my twenty years as an artist and a collector of Art Deco, I have never seen an authentic or quality reproduction Deco nude with large, "detailed"...
There are so many wonderful things to see and places to visit in New York City, how do you choose what to tour? Here is a list of a few great CHEAP things to see. Things actual New Yorkers do. The Bronx Zoo -...
Where would businesses be without signs? A big, red flying horse points the way to a gas station and yellow arches mean French fries are nearby! In the days before widespread literacy, illustrated signs...
Theravada Buddhism, an orthodox Buddhist sect which keeps the original doctrine and tradition succeeded from the Buddha, is adopted by Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand while Mahayana sect is popular in China,...
C.J. Leyendecker was a popular early 20th century illustrator. This guide focuses on one very specific image that he created in order for the Boy Scouts to raise funds for the 3rd Liberty Loan. The History...
How To Recognize Original, Hand-Made Wood Sculpture Chuck Hall Imagine this: you are in a quaint little shop somewhere in the mountains or at the beach, on vacation. You have been admiring a group of...