Tag: Artist
Drying Acrylic Paint In The Studio
I’m sure you have all experienced issues with either acrylic paint drying to quickly or not quickly enough, dependant on the weather or temperature in your art studio. At the moment in the southern hemisphere it’s rather cool, your studio, like mine may not be the ideal temperature but there’s a little trick you can […]
A Quick Overview of Printmaking
Printmaking is making art via a plate made of lino, wood, stone, metal, glass, plastic etc the artist carves, engraves or cuts the appropriate plate. A layer of ink or paint would then be applied to the surface of the plate and a piece of paper, fabric, timber, etc. is then brought together and pressed […]
The Intrigue of Illusions within Art
One of my favourite styles of art (amongst many) is art which embeds an illusion. At first glance you see an image and as you study the picture it completely transforms. Or it may be that your eyes flick from one image to another, or the image seems to move, rotate, etc. Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) […]
The Art of Handmade Mosaic Tiles
This is truly an amazing form of art, the accuracy and skill required to create these stunning mosaic tiles is astounding. The artisans make it look so easy, as all masters of their chosen field do. I have a new appreciation for a craft passed down through the generations, I am thankful that these traditions have […]
ANGELA SPARKS GALLERY 