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A presentation of paintings by ten women artists from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will be held at the Ho Chi Minh City presentation House on March 4-13.

Nearly 100 works, the exhibition displays works in oils, acrylics, lacquer and ceramic depicting social life, beautiful landscapes and people in a variety of regions of the country.

The artists, Bui Mai Hien, Le Thu, Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, Phan Thi Minh Chau, Nguyen Thi My, Ngo Hai Yen, Nguyen Thi Tam, Dang Thi Duong, Cao Thi Duoc and Tran Thuy Linh are members of the Hanoi and HCMC Fine Arts union.

The painters will also obtain part in a four day creative composition trip to the Mekong Delta provinces.

Once upon a time watercolor was a fairly ordinary utility medium. Used by map makers and manuscript illuminators, it was smart and quick-drying, capable of capturing something on the wing.

Then, during Elizabeth I’s control, the brilliant miniaturist Nicholas Hilliard upped its status by using it for exquisite portraits of coddled, cream faced aristocrats.

By the 18th century it had become significant to botanists and scientists flowers, birds could be caught, with extreme flashes of luminous color, in all their balletic intricacy.

Start of the 19th century, watercolor upped its game again. Various societies were produced to promote its importance.

It’s not only shows us how watercolor was used and developed but draws us in to a concern of all the technical aspects too.

How it changed behind the centuries with ever-shifting technologies and the changing aspirations of watercolor paintings.

In front of a famously moody Cotman of the South Downs, heavy, vivid, evening blues coming on, the Downs swelling and tawny, a woman stands next to me with her Graduate Sketchbook, drawing like one possessed, going after his manner.

Then we believe watercolor in the 20th century and now its usefulness, again, in capturing scenes with great speed, the horrifying wounds of soldiers through the Great War.

Some of the finest works here are small seen pieces by Edward Burra, like a large scale scene of soldiers at Rye in 1941, looking so weird, bloated, demonic.

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A Specialist has claimed to have ragged the mystery behind the world Famous Mona Lisa painting saying the model was a man and Leonardo da Vinci’s lover.

Artist da Vinci has proved and eternal talking point for conspiracy theorists looking for hidden meanings in his works.

The Mona Lisa’s real identity remains masked in mystery with a silk merchant’s wife, Lisa Gheradini, being seen as the most likely model for the painting.

That was until Silvano Vincetti, chairman of the Italian national committee for cultural heritage, made his surprising revelation.

He said, the identity of one of the world’s most iconic paintings was a young man called Gian Giacomo Caprotti, and also known as Salai.

Salai and Leonardo-da-Vinci worked together for 25 years and he is supposed to be the inspiration after several of the Renaissance artist’s works.

The expert drew on several of da Vinci’s works, as well as St John the Baptist and the Angel Incarnate, to highlight the similarities of the nose and mouth to that of the Mona Lisa.

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Powai – JANUARY 30th 2011: Rotary Club of Bombay Powai will do their spot to make this a better world for the children of Powai on 6th Feb between 3 pm and 6 pm and children would express their dreams of a better world through their pencils, brushes and paints.

“Taare Zameen Par” is Rotary Club of Bombay Powai’s plan to give expression to children through Paintings.

This is an on-the-spot-painting contest to be held at the Heritage Garden, Hiranandani Gardens.

Children would be given a idea and would be asked to paint for about two hours.

The parents and grand-parents can come with them and participate in the competition to spend quality time bonding with their kids painting.

There will be lots of prizes to win and free snacks will be provided to the participants.

The best entries will be published in ‘Planet Powai’ too. Participants can schedule at the venue between 1.30 and 2.30 pm.The entry fee for the competition is Rs.100/- per entry.

About 200 children participated in the function last year and it was a grand success. This year, children from public school and NGOs would also participate. They will have free of charge entry.

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Stolen from an airport more than 22 years ago, a rare First World War painting by a major Canadian imitator has resurfaced in Toronto, and detectives are trying to figure out where it has been.

In the spring of 1988, an art dealer in Calgary shipped Chateau Lievin, a nearly 14-by-17-centimetre oil by James Wilson Morrice, to a seller in Toronto by airplane.

However, the work never arrived, and investigators judge it was lifted at Pearson International Airport.

Last summer, a woman showed up at high end galleries and sale houses on Hazelton Avenue with the piece, asking for an appraisal.

Three of them contacted Lucie Dorais, an Ottawa based specialist on the artist who has compiled a catalogue of his work.

She used a dedication on the back, illegible in pencil in the artist’s hand, to confirm that the painting the sale houses had seen was the one that vanished more than two decades earlier.

The Montreal born Mr. Morrice produced Chateau Lievin, which depicts a soldier repute before the gate to a blasted out French mansion, while he was doing paintings of the war to hang in Parliament.

The work was still in the artist’s control at his death in 1924, and wound up with his Montreal executors.

It is unclear where it was before it finished up in Calgary.

Detective Constable James Hiscox said, the painting’s ownership would likely have to be resolute by the courts.

Its appraised value is $30,000, but it could sell for much more than that. Another of Mr. Morrice’s wartime pieces sold at sale in November, 2009, for more than $200,000.

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The Google search page on January 19th has been changed from the simple logo of the Google Company to the well known French painter Paul Cezanne.

The birthday of this popular painter is highlighted by showing a piece of his work in place of the logo.

The alteration of the view is to celebrate the 172nd birthday of the artist and to share a view of one of the most talented Post Impressionist painters.

The artist was able to exhibit amazing designs, color and tones in his masterpieces.

His style is so exclusive that to the naked eye, one could tell if it was a Cezanne painting as the brush strokes were recognizable.

His work is found in museums across the world but we have to declare our choice is at the MET. Mont Sainte Victoire, 1882-1885, graces the walls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

It is a painting of beautiful contrasting colors that allows the viewer to see many depths at any angle.

The birthday of Paul Cezanne should remind us all to take a moment and value the art of which graces our museums. Or if we are in a hurry, a quick search online to see what is available to view from the ease of our own homes.

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Sotheby’s Amsterdam sales of 19th Century European Paintings on 13th December 2010 will aspect Twelve Master Paintings from the Collection Besselaar. The choice, which is expected to bring in excess of €1,5 – 2 million, represents all the important artists and genres of the Dutch Romantic School. All of excellent quality and rarely presented on the market today the Collection Besselaar includes a panoramic landscape by Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, a lively winter scene by Andreas Schelfhout, a flower still life by Arnoldus Bloemers and more than a few city views by Cornelis Springer and Willem Koekkoek.

Andreas Schelfhout’s many skaters and a horse-sledge by a refreshment booth:
Painted in 1857, numerous skaters and a horse-sledge by a refreshment stall, is without any doubt one of the artist’s masterpieces. Similar to the one in the Rijksmuseum Twenthe (The Netherlands), which is regarded by connaisseurs as the best of his winter scenes.

The present lot is exceptional in its unusual large size and is an excellent example of Schelfhout’s unsurpassed virtuosity. Numerous skaters and a horse-sledge by a stimulant stall is estimated to realize €280,000 – 450,000.

More Highlights since the Collection Besselaar:
The Collection is Travellers with cattle and donkeys in a Rhenish panoramic landscape, painted in 1840 by the most important landscape painter of Dutch Romanticism, Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (1803 – 1862).

The painting is a fantastic example of Koekkoek’s unequaled virtuosity. It contains all the elements for which his art became well-known. The painting is expected at €280,000 – 450,000 and is offered for sale since decades.

Laura-Anne Fung is still celebrating the opening night of her solo exhibition at Grosvenor Galleries. Family members, well-wishers and art lovers twisted out in their facts to celebrate with the young artist and peruse some of her work. The backyard of the gallery was decorated to accommodate attendees happily. Fine wine, tasty finger food and good music helped to make the perfect ambience.

ZJ Elektra was in charge of trust the atmosphere lively, without being a distraction, and she did her job well. The title of the show, ‘Kaleidoscope Visions of Color’, was very appropriate, as the paintings displayed an explosion of vibrant colors expertly contrasted with gentle hues.
Some of the paintings on display showed Fung’s fearlessness to use bold colors, while others were so calm and peaceful, you sometimes wondered if they were done by the same artist. Fung’s focus and weakness was echoed in the speech given by Digicel’s David Hall, the evening’s guest speaker. Hall spoke about Fung’s love for the arts and her future career path in the business.

Two of the pieces presented at Laura-Anne Fung’s solo exhibition entrance at Grosvenor Gallery. From left are two 30×40-inch paintings, ‘Sail Away‘ and ‘Free Wind‘. Youthful artist gets big support
This Laura-Anne Fung part is called ‘A Splash of Expression’. ‘Defying Gravity’ was a big hit through Laura-Anne Fung’s debut solo exhibition at Grosvenor Gallery at the weekend.

Artistic postie Samantha Taylor is stamping out a career as an artist and hopes her newest exhibition at Halesowen Library will deliver success. The experienced illustrator, who is hopeful to give up her delivery rounds to concentrate on her brush strokes, is displaying 16 paintings in the library’s display cabinet at its entrance.

The works cover styles counting portraits, landscapes, caricatures and cartoons in a variety of materials such as watercolors, acrylics and pencils.
Her paintings can be seen pending the end of the month when they will move to the Sweet Fanny Adams coffee, cake and sandwich shop she runs with her sister Jane Taylor in Wassell Road.

Doug Auld’s work is very emotional. Most of the paintings on display in his home quality burn victims. “All of these portraits are of patients from the St. Barnabas burn unit“. He said, I wanted to do something special with my art and so these volunteers helped me do that.”
The painting Auld is photographed with is of a mother and daughter who both suffered in a fire on Christmas.
“I did this because every person knows what it feels like to be burned whether it’s sunburn or a burn from touching a hot pot,” he said. “They are the same person afterwards but blaze victims aren’t treated as the same person when they re-enter the world.”
Auld believes his art mediates the scientific images of burn victims that people normally see. He says his art allows you to step into their world and portrays a human and exciting side to these people.