Tomorrow is the 1st of October and the beginning of Halloween month. Although Halloween is not celebrated in southern Africa, I have always enjoyed dark and macabre stories and so I love joining in America’s celebrations with all my blogging friends. In anticipating of this terrific month of spooky treats, books, movies, and all otherArt … Continue reading Art Jackpot – Halloween in Confectionary by Robbie Cheadle

Helen Martins’ Glass House Before creating the sculptures in her garden, Helen Martins decorated the entire inside of her house. Set out below are some interesting facts about her house called The Owl House. Sadly, Helen’s extreme dedication to her art became her downfall. Decades of breathing in and handling fine, crushed glass severely damagedDifferent … Continue reading Different Kinds of Art: Thursday Doors: The Owl House, Nieu Bethesda Part 2

My mother suggested I paint an African painted wild dog. She knows they are very endangered and she knows I’ve got some very good pictures of wild dogs as I’ve had a few lucky sightings. TC aka hubby dearest, also liked the idea so I found a good photograph and took on the task. OneArt … Continue reading Art Jackpot – My painting of a wild dog: step-by-step

Joy Neal Kidney shares a terrific post about the artworks of Grant Wood. It’s not featured here but the famous painting of the stoic farmer holding a pitchfork and his careworn looking wife always makes an impression on me when I see it. Dinner for Threshers by Grant Wood, 1934. Original. owned by Fine Arts … Continue reading Those high noon chickens

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Today, I’m delighted to introduce you to artist and poet Ken Tomaro. I met Ken through fellow LatinosUSA editor, Nolcha Fox. Ken and Nolcha co-…Different Kinds of Art: Meet Artist & Poet Ken Tomaro

I met Judy Mastrangelo several years ago when my sons and nephews and nieces were still young. I loved her gorgeous illustrations of fairies and …Artforms and Artists from Around the World – An introduction to Judy Mastrangelo and a review

Today, I am excited to introduce you to a very different sort of art … the digitally designed homes and gardens of talented author and blogger, ac …Different Kinds of Art: Digital Homes and Gardens by ac flory

My latest painting is a hartebeest, one of my favourite antelope. I wanted to create a more texturised effect with the horns and some of the fur so I did some research and came up with a plaster of paris mix that worked very well. The horns needed distinct ridges so I used a mix … Continue reading A hartebeest with texture #RobbieCheadleart