Painter – Part 1

Painting is a form of art and the person who makes the painting is called a Painter.

Painter can be of many types each depending on the type of painting he makes

Painter is also known as artist and holds a respectful position in our society.

We also call a person who paints our houses or buildings as a Painter

A painter is a person who applies an emulsion called paint to a surface.

A painter makes painting and sells his work at art and painting exhibitions.

So many Painters have come and gone but very few of them have been successful.

Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti and Pablo Picasso are known for their art work and each one is a world famous Painter.

Painting is the profession of the Painter and it is by his paintings that a painter earns his bread and milk.

Painter Leonardo da Vinci is globally famous Painter and his art works like Mona Lisa and the Last supper are phenomenal.

There has been Painter even in pre historic world as earlier people used to make symbols and draw things to communicate.

A Painter can make landscape painting, portrait painting and still life and real life paintings.

A landscape Painter makes an outdoor scene and paints the nature which has land, water, clouds, wind and sunlight.

A portrait Painter basically makes the image of a person or animals and the portrait Painter can also capture the mood of the model.

A still life Painter paints things like flowers, food, or musical instruments.

A real life Painter can show a busy street, party, gatherings or anyplace where there is life

A religious Painter paints and tries to give out religious message to the audience.

Greece is one country which has the history of having well rather the best Painter.

Greek Painter, El Greco is famous for his unusual wall paintings and was a greatest painter.

There are many drawing or painting schools which offer painting trainings to a Painter.

Theodoros Vryzakis is a Painter who is known for his paintings which depicted Greek life.

Each Painter has his own style of painting and his own way to use the colors and the brushes.

A modern art Painter is someone who is known for his bizarre paintings.

In India there have been many painters but Raja Ravi Varma is said to be a unique painter who become a world famous painter.

If you are planning to become a painter then you need to get training from good Art colleges.

Painting is such a filed which not only gives the Painter money but also a glamorized world.

Painter like M.F Hussain has really made a mark in the world of art.

A painter is just like a Fashion designer who exhibits his work not at a fashion show but at an Art Exhibition.

A good painter need not be an aged person even a child can become a famous painter.

If your child wants to become a Painter then you should always support his dream.

Painter

One of India’s famous painter is Sudhir Patwardhan who a famous contemporary Painter.

A Painter is creative person who has the ability to draw or paint what he sees.

One can get a good Painter for making paintings which he can put up at his home.

In early days when there was no camera it was through paintings that a Painter could capture a moment.

Many people call a Painter to make their family portrait as it looks more elegant and stylish.

In India it is mostly the Bengalis who are good Painters as they are more creative.

Painter has the ability to stop the time by capturing it on his canvas.

A Painter can charge very high prices for his paintings so now days it’s the trend for the elite class to buy paintings.

Painter uses several things like a brush, paint colors, and a canvas sheet to draw his paintings.

Painter who paint our houses should use good quality paints as its our house what we are giving him to paint.

Using stones in landscaping: Are man – Part 2

My good friend Kevin makes things out of stones. Masonry is an art form and Kevin gets pleasure out of placing stones into unique formations. His property is dotted with markers, posts and fences, all made of stone. At first it looks odd, like a small Stonehenge but it grows on you.

He’s not the type to roam the fields and woods looking for unusual specimens or go to a quarry and buy cut stone or go to a landscaping center and pay for stone like brick that has been fired or formed from some unnatural goop.

Kevin checks the highways for signs of significant construction. Here in Missouri we are blessed with an abundance of limestone. You can’t dig or move much earth without running into an outcropping. Road crews have to deal with huge natural stone formations with dynamite, pneumatic drills and huge hammering crushers. Kevin finds a likely site then sifts through the piles of construction debris for stones meeting his size requirements and of likeable shape. In essence these are man made stones, they bear little resemblance to the original emergent form.

All of this construction debris is taken to a stone mill where it is crushed, ground and powdered to be used in a variety of industrial applications. Kevin saves a few pieces from a sandy end and populates his yard with masonry.

This stone hunting along the highway is all part of the artistry of found objects. It employs recognition, reformation and recycling in an attempt at creation. Some disparage these attempts as an involvement in Junk art but to me the endeavor is as original as any painting or sculpture and should be allowed the highest merit.

Eventually Kevin says he wants to build a masonry wall at the far end of his property. A border than will blend in to the natural woods but provide a barrier to marauding deer. Deer can ruin a garden overnight. They love to strip bark from ornamental trees and browse on expensive bushes. We don’t fault the deer their mischievous ways after all it is human intrusion that tempts animal activity. If a stone wall will make an accommodation, then so be it. Nature and man are not exclusive.

Landscaping on a budget – Part 1

Landscaping on a small budget and without help is almost impossible; however, it can be done. The hardest thing to do I found was to put down a flowerbed. Removing the grass and breaking down the earth always seemed impossible to me. Therefore for many years, all I had was grass in the backyard. Lately, I dreamed of having a nice flower garden, but just thinking of what that would imply, demoralized me. Then, one day I was listening to a radio talk show and a woman on the show was describing her landscaping adventures, the woman was 72 and yet she had the energy to landscape , I was blown away.

Suddenly I knew I had to try her special trick, it is a sort of “Landscaping for Dummies solution.“

I will now share it with you:

Make an outline of your flower bed with a spray can of paint or anything else that will be seen.

You then take some regular bricks and place them all around the outline of your flower bed.

You then take newspaper and place it on the grass inside the outline of your flower bed.

You then hose down the newspaper.

After your have hosed down the newspaper you place a few inches of black earth over the newspaper, you then hose down the earth so that it is soaked in water.

The newspaper will avoid photosynthesis and it will break down the grass.

( The lady on the radio program would at this point start putting in her plants)

I, however hose down the earth every day for about a week, and then I put in my plants. I have found that the grass has broken down even more and it is easier to break through the earth to plant my flowers.

I have chosen to put in lots of perennials because they come out every year and are quite maintenance free. I especially like Hostas , Lilies, Black-eyed Susan’s, Carnations, Daises , Violets and Lavender. They also multiply quickly giving me the opportunity to divide and plant them in other areas of my garden.

I now have beautiful flower beds all around my house, also I have a wonderful rock garden that I made following the same steps under a massive pine just next to the house.

I have found that it is the easiest, fastest and most inexpensive way to landscape; also I have found that there is less weeds because of the newspaper,

The whole thing is kind of weird and I have had a few people stop and ask what I was doing and maybe some may even think I am a little nuts, but Hey it works.

Basic Landscape Design

Designing planting beds can be a bit overwhelming if one does not know a lot about plants, their habits, sizes etc. When getting ready to design a bed, do some research first. Hit some local nurseries and check out lots of plants. Read the tags and ask questions. An independent nursery will usually be able to provide more information than a big box store.

You will need the dimensions of the bed you are creating. A mix of evergreen (plants that do not lose their leaves) and deciduous (plants that lose their leaves in the winter) shrubs. Adding in some perennials or grasses will add color and interest. Plantings should have symmetry and balance. It is most visually pleasing to plant in odd numbers and carry the plants across the bed. Planting one shrub here and another there makes for a mis-mash. Our eye relates well to symmetry and reads naturally from side to side. Balance is the key to a good landscape design. This does not mean all the beds have to be filled with the same material, however, carrying one or two varieties from one bed to the next will create a natural, visual flow.

Foundation Planting: Planting beds along the foundation of the house will give your home a manicured look. Tall shrubs on the corners of the house will anchor the house to the ground and soften the hard lines. An ornamental tree planted can add color and interest. Be sure to check how large an ornamental tree will grow and plant accordingly. Evergreen shrubs along the house will add color to the foundation and keep it looking nice during the winter months. Flowering shrubs or perennials for seasonal color will add a punch to the landscape.

Creating island beds: Island beds are a great way to add dimension to the yard. Plantings in an island should add visual interest, yet not block the rest of the landscape.

Having a drawing will be a huge help in planning your landscape. If you are not an artist, it doesn’t matter. A sketch with dimensions will be of great assistance when you are at the nursery picking out shrubs. It can be shown to the nursery salesperson and they can offer suggestions as to how many plants to buy, spacing, etc.

Use a hose or spray paint to shape beds before cutting them out. This will give you flexibility to change the shape before making it permanent. When getting ready to plant your shrubs, trees, etc. place everything first, take several steps back and look at the layout. Make all necessary adjustments before digging any holes. Once you have everything placed where you want them, dig one plant at a time, so your spacing will stay the same.

Have fun, be creative and do your research. You will be pleased and proud of what you created.

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Vietnamese Painting: Brushing Excellence On Canvas

There is nothing more beautiful than an artwork that stimulates aesthetic pleasure. Such aesthetic experience acts as a catalyst to enhance our happiness. Earlier, the classical works of art drew heavily from nature’s beauty. But of late, modern art work chiefly draws inspiration from the mundane life of man. In other words, modern art captures both material and the spiritual on an equal plane. This trend of depicting the various aspects of human life is clearly evident in the paintings of Vietnam.

From a historical perspective, Vietnamese painting is not a very old art form. It’s been only seventy years since the first official art academy of Hanoi, the Ecole de Beaux Arts, opened its doors to local students. However, the cultural origin of Vietnamese painting dates back much further. There has been a consistent effort on part of the Vietnamese people to devote themselves in serious artwork. When the first lessons in line, drawing, anatomy and landscape painting were offered in the early decades of the twentieth century, the art students began taking inspiration from the religious and cultural background of Vietnam. These new learners of art sketched their native villages and fellow farmers in the canvas following the lacquer and silk traditions. During the French colonial period, the students of art took to painting readily as they already possessed the materials needed to create a painting. Once the means to convey their artwork was secured, the new generation of painters began to produce an amazing variety of exquisite paintings. The vision of the past has changed but even today, artists of Vietnam keep on drawing inspiration from the past.

Connoisseurs of art, especially from the West, often complain of the deep influence of Europe in Vietnamese paintings. However, it is surprising to note that modern Vietnam artists still prefer to paint in the age of digital images and multimedia! Yet, if we analyze closely the environment in which the Vietnam artists live and work, we would conclude that painting suits the sensibilities of the Vietnamese artists as it incorporates the century-old cultural and religious motifs of the people. Besides, this expression of art is most immediately available to them. The European touch in Vietnamese painting is by no means accidental, but deliberate. A majority of Vietnamese painters love and appreciate the Western art and hence try to apply some of their techniques in their paintings so that the world would look up to them and give equal weightage to Vietnamese art. The West has not inspired the subject matter of Vietnamese paintings; rather the latter conveys the intricacies of the cultural and social life of Vietnam. Vietnamese artists, like other artists of the world, are moved by their environment and have taken recourse to a delicate way to voice their sentiments through color and poetic imagery.

For a great many years, Vietnamese painters struggled to give free rein to their expression on canvas. Lack of opportunities and adequate funds had created great obstacles to the success and recognition of Vietnam painting. Scarcity of information from the West set their imagination free and Vietnamese art thrived with luxuriance. Overcoming all these obstacles, the Vietnam artists showed their skill to paint under any adverse circumstances. Their resilience and determination are clearly mirrored in the originality and freshness of Vietnamese paintings.

Landscaping on a budget – Part 3

For 8 years my husband and I rented “interesting” places and poured out hearts into making them more homey than our dollar could afford. We learned so many ways to transform a yard on very few pennies. Now that we have owned our own home for 3 years we have seen these time tested tips prove themselves!

1. Ask for seeds, starts and clippings from family and friends whose yard and gardens you admire; free gardening advice usually follows.

2. When on vacation in a small town, don’t be afraid to knock on the door of a person whose yard shows tender loving care and ask questions. You never know what long lasting relationships you might begin.

3. Never ignore the landscaping and gardening advice of the elderly! The pest control and weed eradication tools of the past were far more eco-friendly than today.

4. Hire teens from a local youth group or YMCA to do the back breaking work of digging out flower beds, spreading bark or shoveling gravel! It will save you a lot of pain and further a good cause.

5. If you must rent machinery like a backhoe or a stump grinder, check with your neighbors and see about splitting the cost if they need work done as well.

6. Always call your local utility department before digging. It will save you a lot of hassle and money.

7. Call your local chamber of commerce to see when your local Master Gardener Association gives classes or hosts a plant sale. You will get the best advice out there and it is usually free or very low cost.

8. Never scrimp on the lumber you use for fencing and decking. Treated cedar is more expensive, but will last longer and look nicer than the “on sale” variety. A sub note for this point: buy lumber in the winter when the prices are the lowest and store it in a dry location until early summer. Treat with weather protectant or paint immediately after building to get the most out of your hard work.

9. Hit the plant nurseries and ask for end of season stock. It is usually much lower price and looks just as nice as the full priced stuff with a little TLC.

10. Read, read, read! There are some fabulous landscaping books out there and they are as close as your public library.

There is much more that you can learn and apply if you keep your eyes open! Happy landscaping!

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Are You Ready to Hang Painting?

Art has always been regarded as a genuine expression of the human emotions. The paintings are not an exception from this rule either. But the internet has provided a new market that can be accessed on a daily basis in order for you to choose the appropriate paintings for your home. For instance, the plum tree painting can be regarded as an inspirational project that has enriched the present world of art. You can take full advantage of all the opportunities available on the internet.

Nowadays, art has no boundaries when it comes to geographical limits. Art has become a unified world that can surprise you with spiritualism and culture. Therefore, you should start thinking about the way you are going to decorate your home because there are plenty of opportunities out there just for you. You should be ready to hang painting because beautiful works of art can make the difference for your home. Your family can be surprised by your artistic taste.

The only thing that you will have to do is to purchase and enjoy some exquisite pieces. You will not have to leave the comfort of your home in order to do this; on the contrary, you should access one of the available sites that can provide you with everything you want. There are plenty of oil paintings available on the internet; you can also search for further information in order to find out which type of oil painting is going to suit your home better. For instance, if one of your rooms desperately needs some extra character or a new boost of color, you can become ready to hang painting.

The plum tree painting can be the next best thing for your house. Placing oil paintings on the walls can transform your home into a beautiful and relaxing place. The paintings are going to make a quite strong impact upon all your guests; the room style will be well defined and you will be able to change even the atmosphere. There are plenty of tips you should consider when searching for the perfect oil painting. So, if you feel ready to hang painting you should take care and choose only the appropriate colors that will suit your house. You should select only the colors that are complementary to your walls.

You should also pay attention to the furniture and the carpet in order to choose the appropriate plum tree painting. Every oil painting you select should tie in with all the moods coming from your rooms in order to create a positive atmosphere. The rest of your décor is to be taken into account in order not to transform your house into a real mess. You should choose only the wall art that you and your family like in order to create a wonderful atmosphere. For instance, if you are planning to work with a gloomy room that has no color in it, you should feel ready to hang painting that can cheer up the atmosphere.

You may also choose an oil painting that suits the theme of the room you are planning to redecorate. Calmer colors are to be preferred especially if you are interested in obtaining a peaceful setting. But if you want to create some extra energy in your house, you should choose the oil paintings that have bolder and brighter colors. The style is also important; you will have to choose the right style. You should use your senses in order to reflect your personal type and personality. And if you are ready to hang painting in a room where there are other paintings too, you should use some complementary styles.

The right size painting should be chosen too; for instance, you should avoid hanging large oil paintings in very small rooms in order not to overwhelm the space. All the paintings you hang should be arranged in a pleasant manner. The arrangement you are going to choose depends on the room you are planning to redecorate. You should consider the landscape paintings or the plum tree painting because they are the perfect method to spruce up your home. These oil paintings are likely to come in various styles. But they are all painted in order to capture the essence of the subject.

Choosing the proper oil painting is the perfect opportunity for you to capture your personality and essence; the oil paintings available online are likely to come at reasonable prices. You will not have to ruin yourself in order to redecorate your home. On the contrary, you will provide your house with the needed boost of color and you will not have to waste your financial resources in order to do this.

Painter Prafulla’s Journey Into Space

Prafulla is one of the senior-most woman artists of India. In her career spanning more than fifty years, she has traversed life as she painted. Her first painting exhibition in 1962 was a rendition of different moods of music in ‘Ragas’ in pictorial form. Her love for forms and colors was immediately apparent. She went to École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where she learnt to express herself in Lithographs. And there was her first rendition of landscapes! This reflected later on her canvas. She alternated stylized portraits with landscapes for the next few years. When her daughter visited her with her daughter, she painted a series on Mother and Child!

She loved how the monsoon changed the landscape in the hills. This appeared as lush green paintings with waterfalls and congruence of gushing rivers. But as she painted, her landscapes were becoming more and more abstract.

Soon her landscapes turned into just scapes. There was no recognizable land! The scape had no beginning and no end. She began to feel the freedom of form. An appreciating collector said about her work: 

“Open window to space in Prafulla’s painting.

What’s in her space? It’s freedom.

Freedom for mind to escape.

Mindscape

Painting to release mind’s tension into infinite space.

Attain peaceful steady state. Inner Peace” 

She realized where she had reached. She had discovered peace. Peace from the beautiful endless deep space! She explored the new freedom and painted feverishly as she wrote about her painting: 

“My painting depicts the space that I feel. Space is the vast womb of Mother Universe that can take in everything. Comets rage by, Tsunamis come flooding in, Earthquakes shake in anger, even the Stars explode, but space continues to be just as calm. It absorbs the full fury of nature without losing its serenity! My painting is a window for the mind to escape into this peaceful space.” 

In her paintings she had found the window for the mind to escape into space. She had found the means to let her mind explore her inner space. And this window she called Mindscape! She continued to paint Mindscapes, and she wrote: 

“I am at peace when I am ready to paint. I look at the space which opens in my mind. I feel its vibrations.  It is that ageless vastness of space and the nature it manifests. It is a feeling to be absorbed to integrate ourselves in this Universe.   My painting depicts that space which I feel. It is the permanence of space which cannot be destroyed. Whatever happens in the Universe, the space continues. Time passes, matter transforms and ages, but space remains unchanged! It absorbs the full fury of nature without losing its serenity! My painting is a window for the Mind’s Escape into this peaceful space: Mindscape. Painting to release mind’s thoughts into that infinite space. Bring peace to your inner self.”

Next 2-3 years she kept painting Mindscapes as her mind kept escaping into space! And the inevitable happened. One day she found her space! It was beautiful! She wrote:

 “I began to depict this space in my paintings, which I called ‘Mindscapes’. Through the years these paintings evolved and now they are more than my mindscapes. They are the ‘eternal space’ itself: the sea of tranquility which will take you to eternity. I have now therefore aptly named these evolved paintings ‘Eternal Space’.”

She has arrived all the way into space. Her paintings have a play of light and shade, subtle shades of colors which bring depth into her work; but you cannot say which part is closer and which part is farther away. The parts appear to vacillate as you see them with hypnotizing effect. The forms on the painting seem to be moving but with no beginning and with no end. There is no anchor to show where the space is located. It is truly awesome endless space.

She is now preparing for her forthcoming show in Dubai from 1st to 10th November 2008 in the Art Gallery of Majestic Hotel. This is what she has written in her catalogue:

“I believe that to love an object passionately, you have to look at it dispassionately.

And that needs Objectivity; achieved by placing it ‘Light Years’ away.

Distance in space measured in length of time.

Space by itself is infinite. It is timeless. It is Eternal.

That’s my painting showing Timeless Distance: Eternal Space.” 

Prafulla the painter has journeyed long and hard to achieve the exquisite rendering of her inner tranquil space! You can see her work at www prafulla dot com.

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