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    Spray paint art by Robert Stevens painting green forest and a stream flowing through purple foliage. Spray Painting Nature and landscapes
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    My favourites

    The beauty, grace and inspiration that is Akiane.




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    I think Rosa Bonheur has produced some of the best and most memorable animal paintings. Her most famous, of course, is The Horse Fair:





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    Ivan Aivazovsky

    Storm over the Black Sea


    The Ninth Wave


    The Azure Grotto, Naples


    Artist uses his bare hands to create hypnotizing patterns on wet clay.

    Russian artist Mikhail Sadovnikov Art (5:24)
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    Nature Art Makes Us Happier and Healthier




    Nature Art nurtures the whole being - body, mind, heart and spirit - bringing harmony and balance back into our lives which ultimately makes us happier and healthier. Feeling overwhelmed, a little stressed, disconnected from the Natural World? Why not try Nature Art.

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    "A thread to share beautiful, inspiring, and uplifting art."

    Oleg Shuplyak: "The Master of Faces "
    Oleg Shupliak, a student of architecture, was born in the Ukraine on September 23, 1967. He enrolled at the Lviv Polytechnic Institute to study architecture, which was secondary to his first love—painting.

    It was at the institute where he learned to compose pictures and articulately position images inside it. In his free time, he began to create oil paintings, drawing famous faces inside it. His unique approach branded him as one of the most accomplished and famous illusionists of our time.
    Enjoy











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    World’s most inaccessible art publicized in the heart of the Colombian jungle

    Prehistoric paintings on vertical rock faces in an Amazonian wilderness in Colombia were recently photographed and filmed for western eyes, with commentary from Dalya Alberge (Guardian) and Mark Plotkin (Amazon Conservation Team). The pretense of this British filmmaker as the “discoverer” of the paintings is of course ludicrous. The once populous Karijona Tribe most likely painted these masterpieces, and continue to live uncontacted in the vast rainforest, and anthropologists and explorers have studied the region for hundreds of years.








    "No one has inhabited these sites for many, many years. The Amazonian Picassos who painted these masterpieces are believed to have been members of the Karijona tribe, a once fierce and populous group. A Spanish soldier who visited the region in the 1790s estimated a population of about 15,000 Karijonas. Introduced diseases in the 19th century decreased the numbers of Karijonas to around 10,000. The turn of the 20th century brought the evils of the rubber boom when groups like the infamous Casa Arana killed, enslaved and mutilated thousands of Karijonas and other neighboring tribes. According to Franco, who consults with the Amazon Conservation Team, by 1920 the Karijonas had dwindled to around 1,000, and today — sadly — only 60 remain."
    https://www.wilderutopia.com/interna...from-amazonia/
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    Still art, 612 slices of bread toasted blond, brown, or burned to create shadows and highlights.



    Dirty Car Windows, far more creative than “Wash Me”



    Sugar: Muniz’s wet fingertip can take credit for the shading you see here. The sugar is not adhered to the paper, so photographs were taken of the art from an overhead mounted camera.



    Junk: Freeman brings new meaning to the term “second use” with his junk drawer art worthy of hanging above a mantle.



    Guns and Bullets



    Push Pins: These pieces are created using tens of thousands of push pins in only five colors: blue, red, yellow, white, and black. Daigh won third place at Art Prize in 2010 for his work.



    And the last one... maybe I'm too old for that, maybe not at all gracefully inspiring, but I'll draw the picture in the air while posting, maybe "you can see"...

    “This world is not visible, but it is real, perhaps more real than the world of matter, and it is also for sale.” One recently sold for $10,000.
    The painting is called "Absolutely Nothing" and should be placed somewhere below this text ...because it doesn't even have a frame;oh and it seems that the number of "artists" for this current is worryingly growing.
    And all this to be just human.

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    Jason deCaires Taylor is a British sculptor and creator of the world's first underwater sculpture park and underwater museum. He is best known for installing site-specific underwater sculptures which develop into artificial coral reefs.







    Jason deCaires Taylor, From the water we drink(3:03)

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    I recently read the 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning novel "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt
    Review here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goldfinch_(novel)
    ...and then watched the movie, which is quite good, though it was a difficult fit, as the novel is very long.

    The most lasting impression for me, though, is of the real life painting of the captive goldfinch, which has affected me like no other painting ever has, and I never thought could.
    It makes me feel unbearably sad, and I really can't look at it for more than a few seconds without grief welling up in my heart.
    There is so much expression in the poor captive creature's eyes! It haunts me...
    The actual story of the painting itself is fascinating, and the way it is woven into the novel is very well done, though not entirely factual.
    I'm glad this exquisite little painting, whose creator was so very before his time, is getting so much attention now.
    I just wish that poor little bird could have flown away!



    The painting is one of the few surviving works by Rembrandt's most promising pupil, Carel Fabritius (almost all of Fabritius's works were destroyed in the Delft explosion of 1654, in which the artist himself was killed).Signed and dated 1654, it is now in the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague, Netherlands.

    " Its exhibition at the Frick Collection in New York last year drew almost a quarter of a million people. Davis quotes an art dealer speculating that the painting may be worth $300 million: 'When considered by the square inch, ‘The Goldfinch’ might be one of the most valuable paintings in the world.' " https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...int-and-paint/
    Each breath a gift...
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    My Gift
    Picture by Emerson Tung
    https://emersontung.com/


    This was Tung's entry for a category called The Beautiful Romance Between a Girl and Her Robot Companion. I first saw this picture on a youtube video for DJ Fresh, Talkbox. The image was a still background while the music played. Something about the innocents and poverty, and sheer love and joy. The robot unable to express facial emotion, but abundant affection both ways. I felt compelled to find out who created it, and then sent Emerson an email saying how much I loved this picture. Emerson replied saying they appreciated it.

    Here are the other entries to the category (The Beautiful Romance Between a Girl and Her Robot Companion)... they're great but it's Emerson Tung's "My Gift" that pulls me. Love this picture so much

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    This women is very inspiring...

    How I make paint of earth pigments | Painting tutorial



    A very common question that I've got lately is about my painting technique and how I make paint out of natural materials like stones, sand, ashes, charcoal, mud etc.
    So in this video I wanted to open up the door into my little painting world and show you step by step how I make my own paint with these natural materials.

    Painting is one of my biggest passions in life, and since I started making my very own paints from pigments in nature I really felt how something "clicked" and I really found something that felt completely right in my heart. The first week I started experimenting with making my own paint I just couldn't stop paint. I locked myself into the studio and felt spellbound by these beautiful colors and textures from nature.
    And I keep learning and exploring every time I paint, and keep experimenting with different materials from nature.

    I really hope I could give you all some inspiration and some answers to all your questions about my painting technique!

    THANK YOU FOR WATCHING! ♥

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    A Story of Art and Tradition



    Throughout time, painting Easter eggs became an art of its own in Romania’s villages, the painter’s role being initially reserved only for women. While painting eggs is even today a skill of very few master as the process is long and meticulous, some Romanian artisans have transformed these hollowed-out eggs into unique works of art, exhibited all around the world.






    The lines used in the painting process bear their own meaning, if the straight vertical line means life, the horizontal one means death. The double straight line and the spiral symbolize eternity while the curved line means water and purification.





    Colorful Easter eggs have an even longer history, apparently beginning 60,000 years ago in Africa, where ostrich eggs were offered to celebrate the arrival of spring. In the Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Cretan cultures, eggs were associated with death and birth, with the latent life inside the sleeping egg, but also with royalty.

    Ostrich eggs were used to decorate and give to kings. Gold and silver eggs were laid in royal tombs 5,000 years ago, symbolizing rebirth.
    Anyway, it's a wonderful gift or souvenir, at least for me.I also like those with beads, a work that also requires grace and meditation



    I enjoy the Easter holidays, for the joy of the children, for the colorful eggs and decorations and the coming of spring and the story of the bunny gifts for the children, for quality food, homemade sweet wine, goodwill to be in a good mood and confidence in hope for a better future, in a word, man's art of living beautifully

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    These pictures just uplift and inspire.



    Andy Goldsworthy, OBE (born 26 July 1956) is a British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist producing site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings. He lives and works in Scotland.

    The materials used in Andy Goldsworthy's art often include brightly coloured flowers, icicles, leaves, mud, pinecones, snow, stone, twigs, and thorns. He has been quoted as saying, "I think it's incredibly brave to be working with flowers and leaves and petals. But I have to: I can't edit the materials I work with. My remit is to work with nature as a whole." Goldsworthy is generally considered the founder of modern rock balancing. For his ephemeral works, Goldsworthy often uses only his bare hands, teeth, and found tools to prepare and arrange the materials; however, for his permanent sculptures like "Roof", "Stone River" and "Three Cairns", "Moonlit Path" (Petworth, West Sussex, 2002) and "Chalk Stones" in the South Downs, near West Dean, West Sussex he has also employed the use of machine tools. To create "Roof", Goldsworthy worked with his assistant and five British dry-stone wallers, who were used to make sure the structure could withstand time and nature.

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    A visual explosion and a deep talent for a visual art and aesthetics of an urban space, because painting outside the galleries seems to me the freest, "where half the world passes by it".









    Unfamous quotes from urban artists:

    "I feel like it should be more about the art and less about the artist/ Beauty, not self-therapy/Artists are aiming to impress people when we should aim to inspire them/we are generally carried away by a concept of being perfect. Rather than being expressed. That was the time I wanted to be perfect! Aiming to be the top isn’t the way. But being the best and expressive is the happiest way to enjoy the work"

    "Somebody could say every painting is a self-portrait, but for me, the painting is the opposite of me; For me, it is many faces of oneself the quest is the truth behind the image."
    "I am humbled by the destructive and creative nature in us all. This is what keeps me painting.My greatest achievement is being who I want to be.Talent is about discipline, commitment, perseverance and constancy"
    "I find that personal resonance allows for a true connection and true inspiration, therefore art has the power to manifest and effect within another being, and that is truly beautiful. So in essence, I guess, I am trying to create beauty in my work that allows for beauty in other people."

    "Don’t have much to say that wouldn’t look better on a wall"...
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    Erik Satie ~ Once Upon A Time In Paris (Artwork by Edouard Leon Cortes)



    ongs ~ Gymnopedies #1 ~ Gnossiennes #1,3,4,5 ~
    Album ~ Satie: Works For Piano Solo And Piano Duet ~
    Artist ~ Pianist: Anne Queffelec ~
    with artwork by Edouard Leon Cortes
    Tracks: 0:00​ Gymnopedies #1
    3:32​ Gnossiennes #1
    6:52​ Gnossiennes #3
    9:33​ Gnossiennes #4
    11:52​ Gnossiennes #5

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    Visionary Art and I'm a fan of this form of art. Perhaps someone could start a thread on this style of art as well. There are a lot of wonderful visionary artists. This particular one is Igor Goryunov

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    Love this...

    Fluorescence" by Akiane ( A love story )



    One kiss, one tree, and one light make two hearts glow up at night."

    (Only on the original painting, if put under an ultraviolet light, two figures will appear under the tree)

    I have recently finished painting a large volume of artwork imbued with spontaneity, multiplicity and spiritual actualization.
    I have not followed any particular rules, styles, movements or forms.
    Many paintings have been purposefully left unrefined as fresh glimpses of my focused attention or visionary endeavors."

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    "Dancing Dreams" by visionary artist Cameron Gray:

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