Articles by Mark Feldman
How Pigments Create Color in Artist Mediums -
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Mark Feldman
For instance, what makes your ultramarine watercolors appear blue, and what makes your crimson pastels appear red? The answer is pigment. The pigments used to create artist mediums (such as paints, colored pencils, pastels, etc) consist of colored powder that is then mixed with various...
What is Art? A Brief History of the Definition of Art -
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Mark Feldman
Modern art remains a mystery to those who believe that "art" should consist solely of paintings whose contents are recognizable – portraits, still lifes, or landscapes that mirror reality. The true definition of what art is and what it isn't has been constantly expanding and...
How to Get Your Art into a Gallery -
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Mark Feldman
If you want to make a living as an artist, there are many avenues that you can pursue to get your art in the hands of collectors. The traditional approach, before the prevalence of the internet, was for budding artists to send slides to galleries. ...
John Singer Sargent - American Portrait Painter -
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Mark Feldman
Although his parents were US citizens, they left the country a few years before John was born. John was a nomadic expatriate for much of his life. His family resided in Paris but frequently traveled throughout Europe. Through the influence of his artistically talented parents,...
Art Expressions at Art Basel Miami Area -
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Mark Feldman
Attempting to share my commitment to a greener planet, recycling and reuse are an ongoing theme in my works. In addition to running a gallery for almost eight years, I also dedicated myself to exploring the parameters of pop art. My art reflects an expressive...
The Gender/Color Divide -
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Mark Feldman
How many colors can you see? It's easy to start rattling them off, but after a couple dozen, you may find yourself struggling to keep the list going. In reality, most of us are trichromats, which means we have three standard cones in our retinas...
Selling your art at outdoor art fairs -
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Mark Feldman
At the larger art festivals, attendance can reach 250,000 and higher, which means a lot of eyeballs will have the chance to view your art! If that wasn't enough to convince you, keep in mind that there are visual artists who report 6-figure annual incomes...
Thanksgiving Scenes -
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Mark Feldman
You'll find in our SegPlayPC Thanksgiving pattern collection, many contemporary scenes. This is a fun, off-beat set of great colorful digital patterns. We know you'll enjoy coloring these great patterns! What a great stress reliever as well. With over 1800 available patterns from an ever...
Édouard Manet - Inspirer of the Impressionists -
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Mark Feldman
Édouard Manet (January 23, 1832 - April 30, 1883) was a French painter whose portrayals of contemporary life had far-reaching influence on the Impressionists and modern artists of the 20th century. Throughout most of his life, Manet's work was bitterly criticized by the art establishment...
Season's Greetings for Everyone! -
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Mark Feldman
Our Season's Greetings artwork has been provided by Puffy P who creates edgy and humorous properties for licensing, with a specialization in the teen/tween, Latin, and women's markets. You find snowmen, menorahs, snowflakes, Christmas trees, confetti, champagne, and cookies among the greetings! This set contains...
Did you know you can have fun with the different Autumn patterns? -
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Mark Feldman
Our "In Awe of Autumn" set contains a colorful array of photographs which depict autumn at its finest. Yellow, red, and orange leaves are shown in numerous forms. Skies are shown with dynamic coloring as well. Rivers, mountains, fields, ducks, apples, and country roads are...
Vincent van Gogh - The Expressive -
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Mark Feldman
Van Gogh was born in 1853 in Groot-Zundert, a village in the southern Netherlands. His father was a minister and three of his uncles were art dealers, two vocations that were to pull Vincent in different directions at various times in his life In letters,...
Paul Cézanne - Post Impressionist -
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Mark Feldman
Paris in the nineteenth century was a center for artistic innovation, and it was there that Cézanne met the Impressionist Camille Pissarro, an artist who would guide Cézanne away from his initial dark palette and towards colors that reflected a brighter, more natural light. Although...
Johannes Vermeer - Dutch Genre Artist -
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Mark Feldman
Vermeer's paintings are characterized by a masterly use of light. It is thought that he created his unique effects by using a 'camera obscura,' an early lens which produces haloes around light sources and an exaggerated perspective, as seen in the painting Lady at the...
Raphael - The Divine -
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Mark Feldman
Raphael was born in Urbino, Italy. His father was the artist and poet Giovanni Santi and it was from him that Raphael received his introduction to the world of art. He had a natural talent and learned quickly. The Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari reports...
Rembrandt van Rijn - Greatest Artist of Holland’s Golden Age -
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Mark Feldman
Rembrandt was born in Leiden, the Netherlands, the fifth son of a miller. Despite coming from a relatively modest family, his parents attached great importance to education, and Rembrandt began his studies at the Latin School. At the age of 14, he was enrolled at...
Jean Frédéric Bazille - French Impressionist -
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Mark Feldman
The Bazille family was wealthy and cultured. They lived in Montpellier in the south of France and it was at the home of a local art collector in that city that the young Bazille was inspired to paint after seeing two paintings by Eugene Delacroix....
