Painting News

A painter who has dedicated many years to portraying his native North Cornwall is holding his first exhibition for two years.

Artist Rachel Goodyear took to painting friends' walls to make ends meet after leaving university.

Fancy a painting depicting the horror of last November's attacks in Mumbai? How about a comic book with superheroes taking on the Islamist militants, or a coffee mug or music album as a tribute to the victims? On the first anniversary of the attacks that killed 166 people, alongside the prayer meetings and candlelight vigils, are art shows, music ...

Sometimes waiting in line at the post office can create more stress than any of us need; however, at the Hamilton Post Office, there is a mural above the brass mailboxes that triggers an impulse to reflect.

The brothers behind Thursday's Heffel fine art auction - which will feature masterworks by Lawren Harris and Tom Thomson - say the event promises to be a standout.

" Painters who participate in the over 2km-long painting project named "Hanoi-Legends" have been surprised they are not allowed to display it on the outside wall of the Van Mieu Temple.

The industrial revolution, now well over 200 years old, has yet to reach the very poorest parts of the world.

West Berkshire Museum asks residents for donations to help secure a locally significant painting of Lord Astley WEST Berkshire Museum is calling on district residents and businesses to help secure a locally significant painting for West Berkshire.

An oil painting discovered in Queensland may be a self-portrait of 18th-century British painter William Hogarth.

Charles I Insulted by Cromwell's Soldiers found rolled up in duke's Scottish home, to where it was taken for safety in 1941 When the Duke of Sutherland's London residence, Bridgewater House, was bombed in 1941, a vast canvas by the French artist Paul Delaroche was rolled up and taken away to safety at Mertoun, the duke's seat in the Scottish ...

Three generations of Wyeth artworks will be auctioned next month, including 14 original oil canvases by N.C. Wyeth that were used to lavishly illustrate the classic adventure tale of "Robinson Crusoe." The Dec.

In Sunday's Oakland Tribune , Fox Theater developer Phil Tagami publicized his search for a missing painted wall panel, originally created as one of a set of three for a downtown restaurant.

The Opposition party, the United National Congress, will be preparing a document to hand over to the Commonwealth Secretariat in hopes of painting a 'clear picture' of what Trinidad and Tobago is really like, says Leader of the Opposition Basdeo Panday.

The Clark Art Institute has acquired a landscape by a 19th century artist Pierre Etienne Theodore Rousseau, one of the prime examples of the Barbizon School of painting.

The drums have gone up for sale on auction website eBay.com and bidding will end on November 28.

A Pakistani-born artist who moved to Bradford at the age of ten is aiming to be the next big thing after being granted the tutelage of art world supremo Charles Saatchi in a new TV talent search.

Monday, November 23, 2009 By Sumaira Jajja Karachi Blue sky with little birdies and a bright yellow sun, small boats and the deep blue sea, well detailed fishes and shrimps, fast cars and even faster planes, these were some of the images that struck one at the Concern for Children student exhibit held at five schools with in Machar Colony.

Amy Musser sees her grandfather every day. The Asheville resident keeps a framed picture of the man who died before she was born on her desk.

A MURDER victim's partner has hit out after a painting by his killer went on show at a national gallery.

In late October I went to Philadelphia from Manhattan for an afternoon to see "Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective." The show will end its tour in Los Angeles in 2010, but trusting the Philadelphia Museum of Art's exhibition designers above those at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, I did not want to miss the East Coast presentation.