Good Morning All Of My Blog Readers..
Before I start my discussion on this TOPIC with you all, Let me first introduce with - Floy Ealy Edjole (Retrospekt Art)
The power of Floy’s creativity lies in her ability to channel pure, heartfelt human emotion into color. Her technique is as varied as her emotional scope, using untraditional tools to blend colors and create textures that bring such a vibrancy to her work. From window squeegees to spatulas and from recycling plastic wrapping for texture to using industrial steel wire brushes to imprint lines, Floy’s paintings are as visceral as the story behind the work.
I already joined her at FACEBOOK also - https://www.facebook.com/retrospektart/
Gift giving has become quite impersonal of late. People are still considerate enough to remember birthdays, holidays and special occasions but rather than take the time to select a thoughtful gift idea many people settle for store gift cards. Prepaid gift cards are not a bad idea, it allows the recipient to pick out a gift they know they will like but sometimes an occasion calls for something special and for those times art is a sure bet to make a lasting impression.
The only problem with original fine art is a hefty price. Canvas art, oil paintings and portraits aren't cheap and if you want the original it will cost a lot. However, if you still want to give the lasting gift of art consider museum quality archival Giclee fine art prints. Digital reproduction technology has advanced so much in recent years that it almost takes a seasoned art appraiser to tell the difference between an original and a reproduction.
Every picture doesn't need to be valuable. If you are hanging a print to add interest to your bathroom you might consider a nice picture or photo over an expensive piece. Moisture from showers can ruin the fine paper that is used. It is simply not worth taking the chance. Hang less expensive pieces where damage can occur. The other culprit that can destroy a great piece on the wall is the sun. When framing a signed print consider going to the added expense of museum glass, or hang the picture where the sun is not going to directly shine on it. Fading occurs very slowly over time and chances are you won't even notice, until you go to sell it.
Planographic prints is the domain of lithography, which uses a stone to apply the art work. The artist can draw immediately on a lithographic stone with oily pencils and crayons. A substance is then layered on top of the drawing that will allow the drawn area to accept inks. The stone is then inked and then a lithograph print is pulled. This method was discovered in 1796 by Alois Senefelder in Austria.
Screenprinting is the most recent addition to fine art printing, it is also known as a serigraph. It is much like a stencil in which the artist stomps out the area not to be printed on a screen with special glues. Screenprinting is often associated with commercial printing but American pop artists loved the ease it offered in creating art.
