Let's Paint

In the second half of the 19th Century Filipino painters showed enough maturity of concept and technology to win critical acclaim. Damian Domingo got recognition as the "father of painting in the Philippines." Towards the end of the Spanish regime, two Filipino painters known in Europe - Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo and Juan Luna. Antigone Hidalgo and Luna are both recognized in Europe Spolarium masterpieces of painting Filipino. In 1884, Luna won the first gold medal at the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes its Spolarium. The monumental painting shows fallen gladiators in a pile of corpses hidden in a room under the Roman arena razed.

Leonardo Da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503. According to contemporaries of Leonardo da Vinci, Giorgio Vasari, "... after spending four years there, leaving unfinished ...." He is expected to remain on it for three years after having completed and returned to France for him shortly before his death in 1519.Leonardo taken painting from Italy to France in 1516 when King Francois I invited the painter to Clos Luce near the royal castle of Amboise in the work. Probably by the heirs of assistant Salai by Leonardo da Vinci, the king bought Table ECU for 4000 and kept at Fontainebleau, where he remained until given to Louis XIV. Louis XIV will paint at the Palace of Versailles. After the French Revolution, he was moved to the Louvre. Napoleon had moved in his room at the Tuileries, and later she was back in the Louvre. During the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) was the Louvre to a hiding moved elsewhere in France.

Mona Lisa was not good until the mid-nineteenth century was known as an artist began to appreciate the emerging Symbolist movement, and associated with their ideas on the Feminine Mystique. Critic Walter Pater in his essay on Leonardo da Vinci in 1867 expressed this view in the image of the painting as a kind of fashion myth of the eternal feminine, which is older than the rocks it sits "and "Many deaths may have been sometimes, and learned the secrets of the grave. "

Mona Lisa (La Gioconda or the Mona Lisa is also known) is a portrait of the sixteenth century oil on poplar wood painted in Florence, Italy with Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci in the Renaissance. Work is currently owned by the French government and is on display at the Louvre in Paris under the title "Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo.In addition, it is the best known and most iconic paintings in the world.

The painting is a bust and shows a woman whose face is often described as enigmatic.Others believe that the slight smile, a sign that the issue is a secret. The ambiguity of the expression of the subject, the monumentality of the composition, and modeling of subtle and atmospheric illusionism new properties that have contributed to the continuing fascination and study of the work.In 1911, it has been stolen and copied, the copies have been sold as the real painting. It was recovered in 1913.

The oldest known paintings are claimed in the Grotte Chauvet in France, by some historians to about 32,000 years. They are engraved and painted with red ocher and black pigment and horses, rhinos, lions, buffalo, mammoth or humans often display the hunting. But the first evidence of the painting was discovered in two rock shelters of the Arnhem Land in northern Australia. In the lowest layer of the material on these pages is used, there are pieces of ocher estimated that 60,000 years. Archaeologists have also a fragment of rock paintings in a shelter of limestone has been in the Kimberley region of Northwest Australia, which is 40 000 years, has found. [1] There are examples of cave paintings in the world, in France, Spain, Portugal, China, Australia, India, etc.

In oil painting and watercolors Western cultures are the best known media, with rich and complex traditions in style and theme. In the East, and color ink historical predominant choice of media with equally rich traditions and complex.

In the middle of the 19th Century, the Royal Academy of Arts in London as a place of study. But his view was "acceptable" art very discouraging, idealization of nature and beauty. In 1848, form a group of students banded together disappointed, the Pre-Raphaelites, with the overall objective of the revitalization of the painting in Britain. Only three would go to the History of Art: William Holman Hunt (1827 - 1910), Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) and John Everett Millais (1829-1896).

Their principles are the simple presentation of the problems, rather than based with a serious theme and moralizing, an honest interpretation of nature to the direct observation on the outside, and the respect of Christian spirituality was. The symbolism is also important.

Bright colors transparent than (then flash) were applied in thin glazes on a smooth, white background, the canvas more often. With a white background instead of a color, brightness is a painting. Building through the enamel paint mimics the effect of light on an object and gives a depth that can be achieved through mixed colors on the palette

Pour, puddles, drops ... The characteristic of this technique of acrylic paint is that you can not apply the paint with a brush or putty knife, but the severity of the use to move the paint across the canvas. The results are different from what you get with a brush: the fluid flows without brushmarks paint or texture.

There is a basic, but fundamental question that always comes up when I'm designing an item for someone or giving them some decorating tips. Very often, the answer is, "I really don't know." What is the question? It's, "What style(s) of decorating do you like?" Do YOU know the answer to that question? If you don't, this article is for you.

It really is important that you understand your style before you set about decorating your home. Why? It's kind of like reading the recipe the whole way through before you start to cook it. Or writing your grocery list down organizing items by categories. You can cook a recipe by reading only one line at a time, and you can grocery shop one item at a time, but you'll have a much easier time accomplishing your goal if you have a clear picture of the end result! It's the same with decorating. You can search for your decor one thing at a time by looking everywhere and considering everything, but it will be much easier (and enjoyable) if you have a clear idea of what you are and are not looking for!

I'm going to lead you step-by-step through the process of 'Finding Your Style.' It's not a quick, five-minute process, and will take some visiting of bookstores, magazine racks, and libraries. But it's an enjoyable process that is worth the time!

Step One - Browsing and Discovery
The first thing to do is to browse magazines and books to find photos of decorated rooms that appeal to you. I recommend using mostly magazines because they're less expensive to buy and browse at home, and also because you'll find a greater variety of decorating styles. Books tend to focus on one or two styles only. Check your library to see what they have available in both decorating books and back issues of magazines. Look for those with plenty of pictures! Keep sticky notes available to mark rooms you like. Some of the best decorating magazines and books can be found in the bookstore at KatieDid Design. Feel free to browse through and write down titles to check for in the library.

Now it's time to start the fun part! Start browsing the photos. Don't look for anything specific -- forget the colors you want to use, the furniture you have, and what you've used in the past. You want to look at each room with a brand-new perspective, and see it for the first time. Don't pay attention to the individual items in the room; instead, imagine yourself sitting down to read a favorite book, or cuddling down on a snowy winter night. If the thought of living in that room brings a smile to your face, mark it. Go through as many magazines and books as you can and do this... the more you find you like, the easier later steps will be.

Step Two - Identifying Common Themes
The next step helps you identify what it is - exactly - about each room that you like. Go back to the first rooms that you like and go through them again. This time, try to find common themes or techniques that the rooms share. These are aspects of the room to compare:

* Colors - Do they use soft and light colors, dark and regal tones, bright colors, muted shades
, lots of white, etc...

* fabrics
- Do they use florals, checks, solids, plaids, antique-looking brocades, etc... and are the fabrics mostly light and airy, or heavy and rich? How much fabric is used?

* Walls - What have they done to the walls? Are they just painted, or are there lots of moldings? Are they papered or bordered? Walls are important - they are the background and frame of the room.

* Wood - Is the wood that's shown in the rooms mostly natural and comfortable looking, or highly polished and sophisticated? Is it painted in clean, crisp colors, or faded and cracked to look antique?

* Furniture - Does the furniture use large, comfortable lines and plenty of pillows, traditional high back chairs with small prim pillows, or sleek straight lines with no pillows at all?

* Arrangement - How are the rooms arranged? Is the furniture pulled away from the wall and brought together in a cozy grouping, or is it spaced out? Is everything arranged symmetrically at right angles, or is the seating at soft angles and tables mismatched around the room?

* Knick Knacks - Are there lots of them, or just a few? Are they antiques, or sleek brass and glass? Are they grouped in collections, or mixed with books and plants around the room?

* Lighting - Where is the light coming from? Is it mostly from lots of windows? Are the lights centered overhead? ...recessed around the edges of the ceiling? ...coming from lamps down at eye level and on tables?

As you go back over the rooms you've marked, and pay attention to these things, you'll begin to see similarities emerging. You'll also begin to recognize names such as 'Traditional', 'Victorian', 'Colonial', etc. and begin to have names for what you like. And don't be surprised if you like a mix! It's called eclectic when you love to mix styles. I love to mix casual Victorian, and formal Traditional. It might sound like a strange mix to some, but it's perfect for me! And you'll find what's perfect for you!

Maybe you'll discover that you really love lamps on tables, rather than overhead lights. Maybe you'll find that you love light-weight fabrics. Perhaps you'll realize that pulling the furniture away from the wall makes all the difference in the world. And maybe you'll better understand why you love to collect what you do!