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JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is learning about Fresco painting.I was lucky to spend some time in September in the relatively little known area of Italy called Abruzzo - about half way down Italy, bordered by The Appenine mountains to...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is sharing her summer of art experiences.Once a teacher - always a teacher! Not only does the desire to educate stick with a teacher - but also the way the year works! Even though I am working throughout...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is exploring Pointillism 'Pointillism' was a word first used by the art critic Felix Feneon in 1886, to describe the work being created by Georges Seurat and his student Paul Signac. These two great artists...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is exploring Abstract Art. How often have you visited an art gallery and said to yourself or whomever you are with, "What's the point of that?" or "My 2 year old does better than that at play school."? I...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART Most limited edition prints will have a number arranged like a fraction at the bottom for example, 21/100. This means that this print is number 21 from a run of 100. The lower the bottom number the better! However there is a...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is exploring the mysterious world of the Print. An antique engraved print of Tavistock Go to any art fair and you will find a huge range of different art - sculpture, ceramics, paintings in oil, watercolour...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is exploring the world of David Hockney.There are many immersive art experiences - most large cities in this country and abroad seem to have at least one at the moment - and they are a great introduction to...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is exploring the work of Karl Martens and his fusion of Western and Eastern art. Karl Martens was born in the USA to Swedish parents who were both fascinated by Western and Eastern art and culture. As a...
JOIN JANE CONTINUING TO MAKE SENSE OF ART And this month Jane is sharing with you her experiences of Maori Art on her recent trip to New Zealand. The Maori were the first known inhabitants of New Zealand, arriving by canoes between 1320 and 1350 from Polynesia, naming...