Online art gallery featuring nude, abstract and expresionistic oil paintings, drawings as well as photographs. "The canvas is my playground of words and some of my writing is here, it is my art, it is what I have to offer".
http://www.antoineart.com
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Female Surrealist Elena Esina. A unique surrealistic style, exploring Nature, The Nude and abstract themes through mixed media and oil painting. Elena's Art site consists of galleries of original artwork for sale and information on the emerging artist herself.
http://www.elenas-art.com
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In my work I am constantly looking for themes. Finding a new theme usually results in a series of paintings in which there's a lot of room for diversity . Recent themes are: sports, female nudes, birds, flowers and dutch landscapes.
http://www.lintelo.com
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"There's no single reason why bicycle commuting has gone into high gear, though spiraling gas prices, concern about greenhouse-gas emissions, and an appreciation of messenger cool are surely contributing to the crowded bike lanes." But parking for bikes in Philadelphia has not kept pace, and existing racks are aesthetically and practically displeasing. "The time has come to build a better bike rack."...
The Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling prize is handed out tomorrow, and it ought to go to Pritzker winner Zaha Hadid for her Austrian ski station, Colin Amery argues. "It is notoriously hard to predict the Stirling's result, though on grounds of aesthetic adventurousness Hadid wins hands down."...
"Paintings and sculptures by emerging artists from Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries have defied slowing auction demand for top Chinese and Western works as global financial markets tumble and the prospect of a U.S. recession increase. Sellers at three art events this weekend in Singapore -- a fair and two auctions -- are hoping that sentiment will hold."...
The red-circle-and-blue-bar of the London Underground "is one of the earliest, best, most familiar and enduring of all corporate logos. It's been around in one guise or another for exactly 100 years ago this autumn." (includes historical slide show)...
"The craft show life. You might call it the artist's rendition of a traveling salesman. It's set-up on Thursday, pack-up on Sunday, with selling in between. Often, there are only a few days before the next show." Humble as it may seem, it's a multibillion-dollar industry. "Still, rising gas, motel, and other costs are cutting into profits, forcing some to leave the business...."...
Reggae music pioneer Alton Ellis, known as the godfather of rocksteady, has died at the age of 70 in a hospital in London, England. Officials at Hammersmith Hospital announced Sunday morning that Ellis had died from cancer.
The Vancouver International Film Festival wrapped up its 16-day run by honouring Kari Skogland's Fifty Dead Men Walking with the Western Canada film award.
