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For three decades, award-winning decorative painter and muralist Michael Colkett has brought Philadelphia-area home and business owners the interior painting of their dreams. Now, Colkett Painting is proud to announce that they continue to offer mural painting to homeowners in Montgomery County, PA.

Admirers of hand drawn portraits will now be able to capture their most memorable moments in different styles including oil painting, charcoal sketch or modern illustration style through the service offered by YourPhototoSketch.com. Created by real artists, 100% hand drawn works of art are fashioned by the YourPhototoSketch.com in the lines of the customer's uploaded photo. The company behind the service believes that this is a great way of capturing and remembering a precious moment.

On April 25th, 1874, the Impressionist art movement received its name. To honor this anniversary, Huedoku, an app which uses color to enhance cognition, is sharing a collection of color puzzles entitled "Vanishing Boundaries". The colors generated from artworks by Monet, Delacroix, Van Gogh and others, allow Huedoku players to discover insights about visual perception.

For the many people who love abstract art, Tuscon artist KR Moehr's work truly offers something special. A celebration of both the art style and the fine work coming from Moehr's AZ gallery, the artist recently announced her work "SEA" is now available for sale to online art buyers. "SEA" is an abstract large original art painting, size 36" x 48" x 1.5", in glorious flowing tones of blue being offered for just $750.00. Early reviews of the piece have been positive.

An online Art Gallery has announced they are offering a 10% discount on all pieces during the month of April. The Churchward Gallery presents the outstanding pieces of an array of new talented artists that cover the best contemporary and urban art. Among the upcoming stars are Alain Magallon, Otto Schade, Azure, Emo Rapheil Astoria, Gemma Hadley, Jane Bristowe and more.

Lisa Marie of Artistry by Lisa Marie has expanded her fine art portrait studio to include a beautiful new store on Etsy featuring dog and cat artwork. While there are many aspiring artists online, this Esty shop in conjunction with the beautiful pencil portraits will quickly become the go-to place for pet lovers and art followers.

Everything Entertaining, a portal for fun and interesting people on the web, will feature the art exhibition "Super Side" by Scott Tucker which begins in May. The art show will contain vintage side cars and paintings of side cars in various styles.

For the many people who love abstract art, Tuscon artist KR Moehr's work truly offers something special. A celebration of both the art style and the fine work coming from Moehr's AZ gallery, the artist recently announced her work "All in Good Time" is now available for sale to online art buyers. "All In Good Time" is a abstract landscape large original art painting, size 36" x 48" x 1.5", in glorious flowing colors being offered for just $1,500. Early reviews of the piece have been very passionate.

Bernard Rangel started his life as an artist at the age of fifteen by painting backdrops for the Amateur Hong Kong Ballet group. Over the years, he has painted household and commercial interiors, ceramics, bed linen, jeans, paper and on canvas.

In the present age, art has been much appreciated- true. But there have been instances where the finest kinds of art have seen dirty drains because of absence of people with a good sense of artistic style. In this, the success story of Elena Vizerskaya is one that could be a source of motivation for all artists that have a talent and a good hand at art.

Born with Sickle Cell Disease, Hertz Nazaire's voice is muted at present. For the past 20 years, Nazaire's paintings have done all the talking for him. He feels he has a lot to say and he relies on his brush strokes and fingerprints in oil pastels to convey his message. His artwork has been the painter's sole source of peace throughout his life's journey of silent suffering. Nazaire's pain suggests that his journey should end soon. However, his paintings give him the inspiration to hold on to life.

Marilyn Henrion is in her 80s but is still producing vibrant, exciting works of art on a regular basis.  For the past 40 years, this woman has been creating art in a variety of media that has brought her international acclaim.  Now, she has launched a Kickstarter campaign at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2013674776/get-a-life-grandma to fund a book about her life and work.

Garner Fine Arts Academy is proud to announce that their archery team, which consists of 27 4th and 5th grade students, has qualified to go to the national tournament in May. To get the team and their sponsors to the tournament, which will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, the GFAA archery team is fundraising in a brand new way.

With spring here, it's not difficult for many people to find themselves appreciating the season and all its energy and beauty.  Popular artist Garner has certainly found herself expressing her thoughts and feelings about spring in her art and has recently made her work on the subject available to the world.  The name of the landscape watercolor art painting is "Lost in Pink", and it clearly delivers spring's warmth, energy and sense of possibility in the form of  a curved path leading off into the horizon, cherry trees on the sides and colors bringing the fire of life to the surface.

KR Moehr, Abstract Artist in Tucson, AZ, has announced a new Spring charity donation program. She will give a portion of all art sales made between March 1, 2015 and June 30, 2015 to her favorite charities.

Land of Neves is an art novel project by Jason Auigbelle Bourque that is envisioned as a series of books featuring real art rather than a "graphic novel" format.  Book 1, "The Birth," will be the first part of the project and will require the help of freelance digital artists throughout the world, while Book 2, "The Breakthrough," will be an e-book with limited art.  Encompassing an eventual five volumes, the entire project can be seen at landofneves.com/, including a five-chapter preview featuring current artwork. 

Gina Rossi Armfield, author of the highly regarded and influential No Excuses Art Journaling, announced that her upcoming book No Excuses Watercolor will become available in stores and online in June of this year. The eager reception No Excuses Art Journaling met with when it was published in 2013 led Armfield to found NoExcusesArt.com, a project that has since become a top source for online watercolor classes and other art courses. With No Excuses Art Journaling still selling briskly and reaping glowing reviews, Armfield's upcoming release of No Excuses Watercolor is eagerly anticipated.

The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Museum is pleased to premier "Quantum: Inhabited Space," featuring artist Ya La'ford's highly anticipated site specific painting applied directly onto the gallery walls. The unique and highly anticipated exhibition will open with a reception on March 14th starting at 5:00pm-9:00pm and be on view until April 30th.

Master builder and artist Scott Tucker will reveal his latest pieces at his upcoming show entitled, 'Out of the Woods' at the Thompson Gallery. All the work will be made of wood found in and around Tucker's home. A one of a kind gift made by the artist will be given to the first 25 attendees.

There are billions of photographs in the world, but few portraits. Every portrait artist instinctively understands is that a photographic portrait is not a photograph in the artistic sense of the word. A photograph is a candid snapshot, a slice of daily life captured in digital format. A portrait, on the other hand, is a planned arrangement of environment, subject, lighting, lens choice and other variables, as well as image treatment after capture. A portrait is an interpretative statement made by an artist about his subject, and award-winning toronto executive portrait photographer Henry Feather is the creator of some of the country's best. It is, therefore, with great pleasure that Henry Feather announces the launch of his newest website to showcase his exceptional and sought-after executive and industrial portraiture.

KOSH mArt, a leading supplier of made-to-order, hand-painted, oil-on-canvas paintings announced several new special offers good at the company's online store. Thanks to the new specials, customers will receive free shipping through carrier DHL on orders delivered within the United States, as well as free frames for their paintings. In addition, for a limited time, visitors to the site will find a digital coupon good for 5% off the company's already-low prices. KOSH mArt customers can choose from hand-painted, oil-paint reproductions of a wide selection of the world's most famous masterpieces or commission affordable, original works based on digital photographs they provide.

Louis Markoya, a protégé of Salvador Dali who worked closely with the Surrealist master on various projects, is maintaining the "continuity and evolution of Surrealist and Nuclear-Mystical" art, in a one-man multi-media exhibition at Washington & Lee University from Feb. 16 – March 20.

Leonardo Da Vinci's, Mona Lisa, has always been the largest man made mystery of our civilization....until now.

Art & Anchor, located on the web at artanchor.wordpress.com/about/, has a unique goal:  to circumvent the globe by sailing 27,000 miles over 38 months along the Milk Route and to document this journey through photo and video.  This journey will demonstrate how it is possible to conserve and utilize alternative energy sources, such as wind and solar power, to leave little to no carbon footprint.  It will also bring to life the beauty and majesty of the ocean so that others can see how important it is to preserve it for future generations.

When a loved one passes, it is by far the most difficult time for the ones left behind. To keep the memory of that special someone close, Forever in Glass offers cremation keepsakes with an artistic approach that is sensitive, yet powerful.