It’s An Artist’s World

Posted on June 11, 2020 by

art photographyArt is something that is all around us. You scroll through your favorite social media pages and chances are good, someone has at least shared some type of artwork to you wall. It doesn’t matter whether it is a photograph, a GIF, or just words. To the right person, it is all art. Therefore, it shouldn’t surprise you to hear that its an artist’s world. To prove it, there are art competitions and other events going on all over the world.

The Beauty of Art

artworking colorsYou don’t have to be an artist or an art lover to recognize the beauty behind it. It takes so many different forms that it is impossible to not love some part of it. There is artwork in photography, painting, woodworking, digital graphics, and more. Chances are good, you enjoy taking your own photos or have seen a photograph that you felt was beautiful. What about a table that you felt was made exceptionally well?

Art is beautiful. It is everywhere. From a sunset to a painting of one. If you have the ability to recreate something, then you can consider yourself one of the luckiest people on Earth. As someone who is good at it, you should consider entering art competitions. If you are not lucky enough to be one who can recreate it, but enjoy trying to do so, looking at it, or owning it, you should take every available chance to view it. This can even include judging artwork on your own.

Art Competitions

pencil artsThere are art competitions going on all around the world at any given time. There is the Nordart International Exhibition of Visual Arts, Bucks County Plein Air Festival, Art for Animals, etc. You can see art shows in Tallahassee, Salt Springs, Laguna, and more. You have no reason to feel that you cannot attend. Virtually every festival in the world will have an art show of some kind, competition or otherwise. Which events will you attend? What will you create or see while you are there? The possibilities are endless and you are limited only by your imagination.

Let Your Creativity Shine

There are so many ways to create. You can take a piece of wood and transform it. You can take a picture and a coloring crayon, paint, or marker to create something fantastic. If you are unable to draw today, that does not mean you cannot do it tomorrow. The same is true for painting, sculpting, and everything else. In art, there are no rules to follow. Abstract painting is merely throwing beautiful colors at a canvas to see what turns out beautifully.

Just think of the people who have learned to make art by swinging paint over a canvas or splattering it. They use painted strings and pull it over the canvas creating a flower. If they can do it, you can as well. In our opinion, you should! You never know what you will be able to create, with just a tiny bit of effort.

Competition Quality Resin Art

Posted on August 23, 2020 by

resin artworkArt competition quality means that the artwork is a step above basic quality. It is stuff that stands out for its beauty. The more unique and extreme, the more everyone will feel it is worthy of winning that competition. What you may not realize is that anyone can make simple art projects at home. You don’t have to be a professional to have competition quality resin art.

What Is Resin Art?

Resin Valentine HeartsResin art is the practice of using epoxy resin in artwork. With it, you can create art that is clear and luminous, as well as artwork that has depth. It is done by taking clear epoxy resin and adding in colored pigments or other types of colorants. For instance, you can use watercolor paints, acrylic paints, oil paints, ink, alcohol ink, glitter, and virtually any other thing you can imagine. There are even people who have used chalk, herbs, spices, etc. to color epoxy and add texture to their finished artwork.

How Do Artists Use Epoxy Resin?

mica powder for epoxyResin art can be applied to a variety of surfaces. Some artists prefer to use a canvas for their creations, some use wood, and others use stainless steel tumblers. There are also some artists that prefer to create custom sculpture, paperweights, coasters, and more using resin casting molds.  There are molds available that allow you to create cute Valentine hearts, pyramids that you can fill with dried flowers or other tiny trinkets, and so much more. Even people who spend their days creating with epoxy can still find new ideas to try.

It is this that is perhaps what draws us to push the limits to see what more we can do with epoxy resin. Can you imagine turning a slab of wood into a river table that is filled with blue water, river rocks, shells, or other things? How about adding photographs to your favorite work desk or coffee table? Creating a picture using only epoxy swirled from a bucket to create abstract art? All that you can imagine can be done using epoxy and a little practice. Epoxy artists do it and you can as well.

Where to Start?

With so many potential crafts you can enjoy with resin, the hardest part is often trying to decide what you want to do. You may choose to start out with a flat wood surface to figure out how epoxy works. You may dive right into creating tumblers. Each of these projects will require some supplies.

The most basic is some epoxy, a way to measure it so that you get equal parts of hardener and resin, a stirring stick, and an idea. The rest, you can work up to once you get going with it. No matter what you begin with, we feel that everyone can create competition worthy resin artwork. You can as well.