Selecting Fine Art For Your Business

THE POWER OF ART Businesses have a long and close relationship with fine art.  Large corporations and banks are well-known for their vast collections of art; by investing in renowned masters and emerging artists they continually expand their art collections.  The most important reason to select art for any given room is for its feeling.  The Wharton School of...

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Paintography

    I was only seven when I took my first oil painting class. My grandma, a wonderful painter with years of experience, had taken me to one of her painting classes. I remember the nervous joy that came with the first colorful strokes on that pristine, white canvas. After painting the background it was time for the bold silhouette of a tree in the foreground....

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What Does It Take To Be A Professional Photographer

Because I own a paintbrush does that make me a painter? Because I own a camera does that make me a photographer? Asking a photographer what kind of camera they used is as helpful (to the uneducated) as asking Vincent Van Gogh what kind of paint he used. So what makes someone a professional photographer? I’m grounded in extensive and diverse education from multiple...

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Orphan Hummingbird

    The resilience of a tiny orphan, alone in the big world.   A tiny hummingbird made it’s way to my deck the other day. With no parents around, I assume it’s an orphan. It spends it’s days sitting on the deck and making the short but awkward flight to the feeder (directly above) several times each hour. Some days are more difficult than...

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Appreciating The Details

Understanding Why I Photograph And My Journey To Lage Format Published by Emulsion Magazine, February Issue – USA PDF Version: Emulsion Magazine 01PDF-1_1   My journey into photography began at the impressionable age of five, when I received my first camera as a gift from my parents. I looked on as my mother spent long hours with her camera, creating and...

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Maturing Through The Lens

    An Inspiring Story Of A Red Tail Hawk – From Egg To Flight   Published by Nature Photo Community, October issue – Netherlands PDF Version:  Nature Photo Community Article 02_1     The sun is about to crest as I press my back against the trunk of a juniper tree and toss my camouflage blind over my head. I have a small window...

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