Pumpkin Carving Guy Presents Ray Villafane

art quote for ya !

A painting is never finished--it simply stops in interesting places. (Paul Gardner)

" Koi , Love and Friendship " 18x24 original painting

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OOAK one of a kind painting " Koi , Love and Friendshp  " by C. Wright 10-24-10 Just finished this morning !! paint still wet when I took pics ! 18x24 inch acrylic painting on stretched canvas .  ***************** I saw an article on Koi and was fascinated by the meanings of these fish !

This painting will go with any room needing some calming with a green or sea green and white color .

Better than having a fish tank in the living room -- don't have to maintain it !!

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some of the colors -- blue , greem, white , red , orange and yellow -- a touch of black. 

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** This is a one of a kind OOAK original 18x24 inch painting on stretched canvas .

** signed on front and back

**I will include a certificate of authenticity .

NOTE:

It will be on Ebay for the next 30 days -- get it now !!

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funny report on modern art !!! Andy Rooney -- need I say more ?

Since humankind first put brush to canvas.................

Since humankind first put brush to canvas, artists have played with the mind and the senses to create sublime atmospheres and odd impressions. It is only recently, with a blossoming understanding of the way the brain deconstructs images, that neuroscientists and psychologists have finally begun to understand how these tricks work. 

Here we take you on a grand tour of the burgeoning field of neuroaesthetics. You’ll find out how Claude Monet bypasses your consciousness and plugs straight into your emotions, how Salvador Dali triggers neural conflicts and how Renaissance art and trompe l’oeil fool us into believing the impossible. And we turn the spotlight on the artist’s mind, revealing how Wassily Kandinsky drew on his synaesthesia to produce some of the most celebrated artworks of the 20th century.




Read more -- really cool !!
http://www.newscientist.com/special/six-ways-that-artists-hack-your-brain

Famous Artists:
Top 30 Artist Searches

(data for June 1-30, 2010)

Rank      Artist Mindshare Index (Picasso = 100) 1 Pablo Picasso 100 2 Vincent van Gogh 79 3 Leonardo da Vinci 69 4 Claude Monet 62 5 Henri Matisse 59 6 Salvador Dali 50 7 Rembrandt 42 8 Andy Warhol 42 9 Georgia O'Keeffe 40 10 Michelangelo 36 11 Wassily Kandinsky 17 12 Peter Paul Rubens 16 13 Joan Miro 16 14 Paul Cezanne 15 15 Raphael 14 16 Caravaggio 14 17 Paul Klee 13 18 Jackson Pollock 13 19 Pierre-Auguste Renoir 12 20 Edward Hopper 12 21 Paul Gauguin 12 22 Edgar Degas 12 23 Goya 12 24 Albrecht Durer 12 25 Marc Chagall 12 26 Gustav Klimt 11 27 Piet Mondrian 11 28 Titian 11 29 Edouard Manet 11 30 Rene Magritte 11

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/mostpopular.html 

My paintings evolve organically from life's everyday glances. Rather than trying to force my will on them, I give them total control. Each layer determines and guides the next. (Dion Archibald)

ART TRAFFIC 2010 - Artists

Unusual soft pastel techniques by Tim Fisher

Contemporary Art Conservation at Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum

Nine Goldfish is a good omen in Chinese, which suggests best fortune.

I guess I will be painting goldfish next !! Looks like a lot of fun -- why don't you try it, too!!

Try stenciling your walls

Cool -- Faux Wood Grain Technique

I added more detail to "The Beach "

"May your joys be as deep as the ocean, your sorrows as light as its foam."

OOAK

one of a kind painting

" The Beach "
by
C. Wright
 10-2-10

originally finished on 5-04-09 but I  added more details 10-2-10


16 x 20 acrylic painting on stretched canvas

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I enjoyed painting this project . 
Check out the island in the distance !!
A great summer painting for any beach / ocean lover !!
Add to your ocean decor with this pretty painting !! 
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some of the colors -- blue , green , brown, black and white
acrylic paint
I like to add interest to the paintings with texture !!
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I seem to be having too much fun with this painting hobby of mine !!
You never know what I will paint next !! 
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** OOAK acrylic painting on 16 x 20 inch stretched canvas.** 
signed on front and back
I will include a certificate of authenticity .

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