2018-08-23 00:49
There have been scammers preying on artists for ages. The internet age has made it possible for them to scam artists even more. 1340art is another of those scams, it seems. They claim to be… Read More
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The shapes, colors, and textures that abound in nature inspire the colorful abstract and impressionistic images I paint. Bold, bright, jewel colors are the hallmark of my work.
2018-05-03 21:45
I am experimenting with a new technique (new for me, at least), and am enjoying the results. The technique is referred to as acrylic pouring.Wandering Moon (acrylic on canvas, 12" x 16") Read More
2018-05-03 21:44
Here is another painting using the acrylic-pouring technique I have been experimenting with.Mineral Pool III (acrylic on canvas, 6" x 6") Read More
2017-05-26 17:37
Selling art in the 21st century. Gallery owner Jason Horejs always has good advice.***"I suspect that this [handing out printed brochures and photos] remains a common practice with many arti… Read More
2017-04-07 22:17
From Reddot Blog:"How many times have you heard this: 'I like this painting, but the size won’t work for my space'? I’m sure I’ve heard the phrase hundreds, if not tho… Read More
2017-04-07 22:05
Loving Vincent | A Look at the First Fully Painted Film"According to the website, the process for animating the film involved live actors who gave life and movement to the characters from Va… Read More
2015-03-29 00:04
Most of the time I create paintings from my imagination. This time, I wanted to do a sky painting and use a reference image, so I went through my photo reference and found a dramatic stormy… Read More
2015-03-08 21:51
I finished this new piece today. I was in the mood for an expressive, abstract floral with vibrant colors, and this is the result. I used only five colors in this piece: turquoise phthalo, q… Read More
2015-03-04 00:05
"Special Garden" - acrylic, 24" x 36" © Annette Ragone HallThis is another painting I completed recently that heralds the coming of Spring, even though the snow is deep upon the ground Read More
2015-03-04 00:03
"Wild Flowers III" - acrylic, 6" x 6" ©Annette Ragone HallI have a large supply of 6" x 6" canvases on which I often use the leftover acrylic paint that is still fresh on my palette fro… Read More
2015-03-03 23:55
"Wild Flowers II" - acrylic, 36" x 24"© Annette Ragone HallWith all the snowy, cold weather that most states have experienced for so long this winter, I felt like doing a colorful flora… Read More
2015-03-03 23:51
I just finished redoing my hand-painted jewelry website from scratch. It was originally created using Microsoft Publisher. Microsoft stopped development of Publisher as a website-creation to… Read More
2014-11-14 21:25
Sadly, sites like Etsy make it easy for ignorant thieves (ignorant of copyright law, that is, though I wonder how they don't think it's stealing), and the deliberate, it's-our-business-plan… Read More
2014-11-14 21:09
One is successful financially, the other is not. David Hettinger gives his opinion as to why."The differences between Bob and Don, besides their skill levels, is Don puts more of himself int… Read More
2014-07-17 00:41
I started this painting quite some time ago and set it aside. I took it out the other day and started working on it again. I finished it today. All of these colorful apples were painted from… Read More
2014-06-30 19:40
I just finished uploading my redesigned art web site. I had used Microsoft Publisher since 2001 to create my web sites because I am not an html coder and wanted something that worked like a… Read More
2014-06-29 21:24
There was a very interesting story this morning on the "CBS This Morning" show about artist Mark Wagner, who uses crisp, new dollar bills to create intricate collages. He cuts the dollars up… Read More
2014-06-28 13:59
Be sure to read the article at the link at the end of my comment. I have seen a lot of paintings by artists whose work screams "I took a Richard Schmid workshop." In my opinion, if a pa… Read More
2014-05-23 21:53
I started this painting awhile ago and thought it was finished. I had even signed it, but felt something still needed to be done. I set it aside. In late April, I took it out again and reali… Read More
2014-03-29 22:25
Spring weather is finally arriving after a long, long winter. We all love seeing crocuses coming up, brightening the landscape. They remind us that spring eventually does arrive. I completed… Read More
2014-03-29 22:25
Waterfall - © Annette Ragone Hallacrylic on canvas, 36"x 36"I love the otherworldly reflections in this piece Read More
2013-02-14 21:34
I decided that I needed something with more visual punch at the top of my blog, so I replaced the plain-vanilla header text with a custom image. The image on which the descriptive text is su… Read More
2012-09-20 22:06
Artist Harriete Estel Berman has written a very good article about how the law of supply-and-demand affects artists. In this economy, we experience very keenly that we are most definite… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
We have a white mirrored cabinet hanging on the wall in one of our bathrooms. Every time I opened it, the blank white space on the inside of the cabinet door (25" x 17") stared me in the fac… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A local couple has purchased a number of pieces from me over the past few years to hang in their home, which they have been remodeling. The remodel is complete and they commissioned me… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
After I have completed a complex piece like the commissioned landscape in my previous post, I need to do something loose and expressive. This little acrylic piece on watercolor board fits th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This is a piece that I started awhile ago, but set it aside. I wasn't sure what additional work I wanted to do on it, if any. I finally hung it on a wall so I could think about it. Yesterday… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Jason Horejs offers tons of advice for artists on his Red Dot Blog.Excerpt from this article:"I have long maintained that it’s a bad idea to try and show too much art at once. Whether… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
North Carolina artist Jeremy Sams creates beautiful, light-filled paintings. Below is an example. Be sure to visit his web site.Evening Snow by Jeremy Sams Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This is a purely abstract image of organic shapes, with strong, warm colors predominating. Scraped shapes add texture.Orange Is Comforting© Annette Ragone Hallacrylic on canvas48" x 12" Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I completed this colorful abstract floral. I had started it quite some time ago, applying a red background with white and dark areas. I set it aside and almost forgot about it. The first thi… Read More
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