Fine Art Tips and Techniques
One of the perks of living in a resort town is that I get to meet many interesting people from all walks of life. My friend, Dean Zanuck is one of these people. Dean is a young Hollywood producer who is following his family's tradition of quality film making which have won them numerous Academy Awards and nominations. The Zanucks are true artists whose canvas is the movie screen. A few of my favorites movies include, The Sound of Music … [Read more...]
"We are also all responsible for the solution and we must work together to protect the balance of life," states photographer Jane Fulton Alt. These words resonated within me, so I felt compelled to share this story of how two talented artists are striving to make a difference concerning the Gulf oil spill...~Lori ***** The backlash from the Gulf oil spill continues to build, with the art world being no exception to the growing protest. Demonstrators … [Read more...]
Please join in on the fun and chat with ME & Art Channel hostess and famous Twitter artist/personality, Alissa Fereday on Saturday, 8-14-2010, 11am-12:30pm CST !!! The event title is: #ArtChannel Event featuring Social Media Art Maven, Lori McNee Art Channel is the community for artists to communicate, collaborate and 'chat' to others of like mind. Art Channel features artists and art experts to help artists of all kinds grow and thrive. It's … [Read more...]
These are the most powerful women on Twitter (based on their Twitter Grade). Their power and reach in the twitter community is a whole lot of awesome. Top 100 Most Powerful Women on Twitter. Pleased and honored, I surprised to see that I made the list! Click the link above to see all the great women of Twitter. Rank Name Bio Grade Followers Updates Location Action lorimcneeartist (Lori McNee ) FineArtTips.com artist/blogger,#arttip, … [Read more...]
Most visual artists use photography as a tool for their artistic process. Personally, I find that a combination of plein air painting studies and landscape photographs used together as reference material helps me produce solid studio landscape paintings. The fact that I have a fondness and appreciation for photography as an art medium is one of the main reasons why I share photography tips on this art blog from time to time. Also, many of … [Read more...]
Color allows us to create our own individuality and flare. For years, interior decorators, graphic designers, photographers, advertisers and artists have been using color to enhance our environments. Research shows that color can play a major role in our overall state of well-being. In art and design, color can be used to evoke a certain mood, create a message or evoke a strong response in the viewer. Creatives can use the positive or negative … [Read more...]
Tonight I came across the article, The 100 Greatest Women in Social Media and was surprised to see my name on this distinguished list of Social Media Divas! Scott Bryant begins, "They come from all walks of life with one purpose: to help change the world through the fast-growing world of social media. But most of all, they’re the women we have all grown to love and admire. To show my appreciation for these hard-working and inspirational women, … [Read more...]
Hello Friends- As you can see, I have been making some minor changes to the look of Fine Art Tips blog. My talented webmaster Cory at WebDog Services, and I are always striving to refine this website and keep it as user friendly as possible. The layout is basically the same, but the changes should make navigating a bit easier. The noticeable difference is the 'sliding' featured content right below the navigation bar... Do you like this new … [Read more...]
A strong sense of community and support for the arts are some of the main reasons why I moved my family 25 years ago from sunny San Diego, California to a beautiful small resort town nestled in the central mountains of Idaho. Folded within this all-American 'strong community' comes a lot non-profit organizations and community service opportunities for giving back. As a prominent local artist, at times I am inundated with requests for … [Read more...]
In the previous article, Jason Dirks of Meylah.com shared 3 Reasons to Start a Creative Blog for Your Business. Not only are Jason's '3 Reasons' motivational to non-bloggers, but his 'Reasons' are validating to established art bloggers like myself. Below, Jason provides some more valuable blogging advice that you don't want to miss! by guest author: Jason Dirks of Meylah.com There are several important things that make a good blog … [Read more...]
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