Art News and Info

Art Podcasts and Women Artists

Did you know there are several good art-themed podcasts? They are listed here. Some are about art, art sales, art thefts, and other topics, such as this one that really caught my eye: Bow Down: Women in Art Hosted by Jennifer Higgie, editor-at-large at Frieze magazine, Bow Down: Women in Art 

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Expensive Art by Dead Artists

The world’s most expensive art is auctioned off in the world’s biggest-named art auction houses. You will not find the most expensive artworks sold last year in Fine Art South’s artwork collection, but there is a link below to view them if you want to. They are all by dead

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How Color Affects Us

I’m not an expert on formal color theory, but I do know how color affects me and makes me “feel”.  Color is tied closely in our psychology with certain feelings and moods. A piece of art that focuses on color can have a very primal connection to the  person viewing

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Georgia City Hall Art Show

During this pandemic it’s unusual to see a new art exhibit in real life. But it happens! There is a new art show at the City Hall in downtown Smyrna, GA, which is one of the fastest-growing suburbs of Atlanta. Smyrna has a growing art scene, thanks to the new

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Filling your Environment with Art

Do you want to fill your home or office with art? Start here! You don’t need to be an artist yourself, or have deep pockets, to start to build a gallery of your own in your home. Whether it’s high-brow work or a homemade craft, artwork adds life and individuality

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On Artists Having a Style

Do you know artists who have a recognizable “style”? Many artists paint the same way, or in a similar way, using the same type of tools and materials, for most of their professional artistic life. They probably do this because they have been told that having a consistent look to

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How to Become an Artist

  “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” – Audre Lord   The fact is, it’s not so easy being a visual artist. Only a small percentage of us are

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