Posts under ‘Art Dabble’

I came across this article from ClayArt, an internet subscriber-initiated discussion group for potters.  But, just because it came from a potters discussion group doesn’t mean it isn’t interesting. Megan Gambino writes the article for Smithsonian.com.  A Salute to the Wheel pays”tribute to one of the origins of innovation by sharing some intriguing little-known facts [...]

This is too cool not to mention, even though these life-sized terra cotta warriors were first discovered in 1974.
Anyway, archaeoligists are starting another excavation hoping to find more clay figures and perhaps solve some of the mysteries regarding this army of almost 8,000 strong.
To read the original article click here.

I know that there are a lot of painters that might know of John Pugh but for anybody that hasn’t heard of him or seen his work, check out this link for amazing murals by John Pugh.  All his work is cool but I really liked his Woman in Cafe because I immediately said to myself “Manet!,” A [...]

No, I didn’t find any lost art.  In fact, I’ve always been a little confused about this art form that emerged at the begining of the 20th Century and which was brought to fame by the Dada Movement.  Some famous artists and their Found Art include Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain,  and Pablo Picasso’s Baboon And Young.”  When [...]

I have no idea how I came across this but it was so small I amost overlooked it.  The smallest oil painting in the world can be found at the National Museum in the Phillipines and was painted by Norris Castillo.  “The Harvest” is only 3/8 of an inch long by 1/4 of an inch [...]