Posts Tagged ‘painting’
July 27, 2010 at 10:19 am
Whether you wish to go rummaging about in antique centres or just happen to have found a long forgotten pet portrait that was abandoned in the loft, you might find the frame has been damaged or the corner joints are a bit slack. If the frame is not an expensive antique, it is possible for you to be able to repair much of the damage yourself.
Re-Gluing. Read the rest of this entry »
December 10, 2009 at 3:06 pm
There is a selection of materials that can be utilised as a support, but the pet portrait artist has to decide what will be the most suitable material for the longegity of his or her painting. Much will depend on the type of paint being used, oil and acrylic tend to be a more flexible medium so can be applied with reasonable confidence on fabrics that have been properly prepared. More brittle mediums such as tempera, gouache or pastel, require a more rigid support such as prepared boards. Read the rest of this entry »
December 10, 2009 at 3:06 pm
The pet portrait painter working in isolation and developing a uniquely personal manner is a comparatively new concept.
Until the close of the 18th century successful painters ran businesses in which methods of production, quality control and sales to customers were often very highly organised. In medieval times and during the Renaissance these were conducted in places that were literally workshops, usually rooms on the ground floor of a building that could be opened onto the street by means of shutter doors, thus acting as both a shop and a studio. Read the rest of this entry »
December 10, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Although sometimes overlooked, animal have always been a favourite subject in English art, there is still a keen interest for pet portraits, although these tend to be of dogs, cats, birds and fish also get the honour have having their portrait painted for their devoted owner. However, in the past, animals didn’t tend to dominate the same high ground as they do today. Most animals were either worked or eaten. Read the rest of this entry »
December 10, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Although sometimes overlooked, animal have always been a favourite subject in English art, there is still a keen interest for pet portraits, although these tend to be of dogs, cats, birds and fish also get the honour have having their portrait painted for their devoted owner. However, in the past, animals didn’t tend to dominate the same high ground as they do today. Most animals were either worked or eaten. Read the rest of this entry »
December 10, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Our pets really do become important members of our family, with their own unique and adorable character that we all love. Over the years we collect so many of those photos of them doing all those things that make them so unique. At some point though we need more than just a happy snap that gets put into a drawer, never to be seen again. Read the rest of this entry »
December 10, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Our pets really do become important members of our family, with their own unique and adorable character that we all love. Over the years we collect so many of those photos of them doing all those things that make them so unique. At some point though we need more than just a happy snap that gets put into a drawer, never to be seen again. Read the rest of this entry »
December 10, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Our pets really do become important members of our family, with their own unique and adorable character that we all love. Over the years we collect so many of those photos of them doing all those things that make them so unique. At some point though we need more than just a happy snap that gets put into a drawer, never to be seen again. Read the rest of this entry »
December 10, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Still life painting has only a brief history, going back only into the sixteenth century. Before this, groups of objects were painted only as a setting for the main composition. It was not until the demise of religious painting when still-life became a subject within its own right. Read the rest of this entry »
December 10, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Still life painting has only a brief history, going back only into the sixteenth century. Before this, groups of objects were painted only as a setting for the main composition. It was not until the demise of religious painting when still-life became a subject within its own right. Read the rest of this entry »
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