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Artist Tips To Easy Watercolor Art All Artists I presume, use these watercolor tips, they are easy and ensure an easy approach to a watercolor painting. This blog does not teach you how to use watercolor, instead it gives tips on preparation for a watercolor painting. As an artist myself I use these tips always, before I embark on a watercolor painting. To further learn how to use watercolor, I have books that will be resourceful and help you learn more tips and techniques going further. Below are some the of books I recommend, that have steps on how to achieve a brilliant watercolor painting. Anyway lets start with these quick tips that Artists use. Water color Tips -First you need either a single sheet of paper or a watercolor block. -Dampen the paper directly before starting work, the paper is well dampened and stick it paper tape, or pin it down with tag pins. -A single wetting is not enough. -It takes a while for dry paper to soak up enough water. -While the paper is relatively...

               Folk Art Tribal Symbols               CIRCLES, LINES, DOTS From the Cape (South Africa) to Cairo (Egypt) I mean entire Africa, there are traditional symbols that indicate a previous culture or people. DOTS AND RECTANGLES  Some of these symbols can be interpreted to mean something significant, while some are mere decorative symbols, that are still in use today for traditional ceremonies or decorative purposes. DOTS, TRIANGLE, RECTANGLES I have seen quite a lot of them in use as geometric designs, in African art and extended into International art as well.                       TRIANGLES AND DOTS I love these symbols and have used them for a lot of my creative endeavors and these are some of them ... ENJOY.                               ...

 My Plastic Abstract Sculpture    My kids, drink quite a lot of milk and I am not sure, I know the health implications of excessive milk drinking, I just know that milk drinking in my house hold, borders on excessive.  I always put away the empty plastic containers, in the recycling bin.  It occurred to me,  that I could still do another abstract art with milk containers.  It is time consuming and I am busy, but I love a challenge and recycling art happens to be my first love.  It felt right,  to create a simple sculpture piece on wood, with the milk  plastic containers representing the skyline, and  the townships in between. This particular work, took quite a large number of milk containers, with an 8 m x 4 m of real wood board, thanks to my kids love of milk, I was able to finish it.  What you see is my idea of the Joburg skyline, and the townships in the center of it all. I cherished ...

Abstract Painting Mama's Market  I have always wondered thoughtfully, how to define the typical African woman? What drives her? What keeps her going strong? when all is obviously not well! What makes her go all out, to be there for her family regardless of her circumstances, and her ability to be the rock in her family, and weather all difficulties, whilst picking up all the pieces for those she calls her own.  In a continent that is ravaged by war, poor basic amenities, rape, women abuse, child marriages, poor education, no jobs, poor health care, frequent disease outbreaks and the worst, corruption!. Where every achievement taken for granted else where, is herculean in Africa.                          It is mind boggling, to see, day in day out the obstacle most African women, face to survive, let alone be a wife and a mother. Their refusal to be put down by events, be it tradition or otherwise and to a...

  Earth Restoration Series Abstract Art  My passion in fine art is painting.  I love to paint in all mediums and the outcome is always remarkable to me.  I know I love to make a beautiful craft, but for me painting on any surface, is what I truly enjoy exploring. To emphasis this is simply to look back, on the paintings by our forefathers, we call it rock painting they called it Art!. I enjoy every second and savor every brushstroke as my imagination burst unto canvas, capturing my thoughts, on a particular subject, indeed it is truly gratifying. Abstract paintings with a mixed media twist always capture my imagination, sorry guys, just saying what works for me.  My personal take on still life painting is simple, it does no justice to the very eclectic world we find ourselves in.  This is a world, that is indeed a mishmash of colors, ideas, techniques, and ambitious creativity, coming together to form a union.  Where ideas no lo...

Abstract Artists Use The Power of Language in Art As Messaging Tools Artist everywhere, create art they way the see it. Most from their guts and interpret it they way the understand it. These days art can be anything, the onus is simply on the artist to create a narrative around what they are displaying and it should resonate with their audience. I make art that is abstract in nature, and mostly with found objects, the aim is to create awareness around the simplicity in art but also the profound messaging around it. Anything art can be used to convey a message, in this day and people immediately are drawn to it, they see themselves or people they know in these messages and immediately align themselves with it, in today's art, it is all about that direct messaging!                   War                  Bottles          Abstract/Mixed Media      ...