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		<title>Site of the Month for December 2011</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Site of the Month for December 2011 is concerned with Artist Directory. List Artist is a leading art website providing web links to arts, artists, art history, vintage arts, fine arts, visual arts, performing arts, crafts, business arts, art museums &#038; galleries.]]></description>
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Site of the Month for December 2011 is concerned with <a href="http://www.listartist.com/">Artist Directory</a>. List Artist is a leading art website providing web links to arts, artists, art history, vintage arts, fine arts, visual arts, performing arts, crafts, business arts, art museums &#038; galleries.</p>
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		<title>Site of the Month for July 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Site of the Month for July 2011 is about Art Directory. Arts and artists Directory &#8211; An international arts web directories: art, artists, music, film, film directors, photography, sculpture, art history, dance, philosophy, art resource, art supplies, and more.]]></description>
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Site of the Month for July 2011 is about <a href="http://www.artmoz.org/">Art Directory</a>. Arts and artists Directory &#8211; An international arts web directories: art, artists, music, film, film directors, photography, sculpture, art history, dance, philosophy, art resource, art supplies, and more.</p>
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		<title>Drawing A Cat: How To Draw</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First of all, the action line represents the figure&#8217;s flow of motion. This is particularly important in portraying cats. Artists experienced in capturing a cat&#8217;s movement in drawing begin their composition doodling with waves of lines on their paper or canvas, trying to imagine a suitable movement or action for their figure. Finding the right [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First of all, the action line represents the figure&#8217;s flow of motion. This is particularly important in portraying cats. Artists experienced in capturing a cat&#8217;s movement in drawing begin their composition doodling with waves of lines on their paper or canvas, trying to imagine a suitable movement or action for their figure. Finding the right line of action is crucial to their drawing as they consider it the &#8220;mother of all foundations.&#8221;</p>
<p>To artists, a lines of action is never be complicated, lest it makes the figure awkward and mangled. Bear in mind that cats move, and shall always be expected to move, in a very graceful manner that when captured on film and viewed frame by frame, it would be like the cat were posing for a magazine cover or centerfold. Do also consider the fluidity of the cat&#8217;s movement. The gracefulness of its movement seems to provide an uncanny feeling of predictability, that you almost always know what it is going to do next, except that this understanding is based on your feeling, as if you yourself were the cat. A cat glides through an unbroken sequence of what may seem to be a pre-scripted motion. Notice this difference when observing birds. Birds are nervous and jerky, and will not stand still.</p>
<p>Cat artists will explain that there is a unique excitement derived from drawing cats, and it begins in finding the right line of action. While it is true that the line of action fundamentally determines the motion pose for any figure (human, for example), with the cat, the line easily becomes the figure. Usually, an action line appears as a pencil streak across a blank drawing field where a figure is later built upon. For the human figure, it is a vertical or diagonal line, slightly curved in representing its spine; for cats, it is many times horizontal but more bent like the current of a wave of water. The sprinting image of a cheetah, for example, with its all its legs up in the air, may begin with an action line that looks like a representation of an AC power stream. A kitten captured in a pouncing frolic over a yarn may basically look like diagonal overextended S.</p>
<p>An action line is a line of discipline. It controls the artist&#8217;s concept and the way a spectator sees the figure. Its straightforwardness facilitates an easier organization of the figure&#8217;s details as the stages progress; it will also aid to a trouble-free understanding of the figure when it is later viewed.</p>
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		<title>The secondary art market</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As there are secondary markets in the trade of goods or wares, there is a secondary market in the trade of art. The great difference is that art doesn&#8217;t depreciate with age, even if subject to wear, and that prices on the secondary art market aren&#8217;t determined by singular usability but by their universal desirability. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As there are secondary markets in the trade of goods or wares, there is a secondary market in the trade of art. The great difference is that art doesn&#8217;t depreciate with age, even if subject to wear, and that prices on the secondary art market aren&#8217;t determined by singular usability but by their universal desirability. What we understand by a primary and a secondary market in the art trade is important for our appreciation of the monetary value of a work of art. When an artwork comes to the market for the first time at a gallery or any other art exhibition we speak about the primary market. This is the moment when the price for the artwork is established for the first time. The artist, or the gallery owner / dealer in conjunction with the artist, establish a selling price based on art market indicators at the time of presentation. As with any commodity market, the mechanism of &#8220;supply and demand&#8221; defines this pricing structure.</p>
<p>Once the artwork is purchased on the primary market and the buyer, whether a private collector, an institution or a dealer, decides to resell it, it enters the secondary market. Most items sold through auction houses form part of the secondary market, as the artwork has already been purchased at least once. Secondary market trade means trade in art that is not coming directly from the artist. As in many other trades there is a great amount of speculation in the commerce of art. Some prices asked on the primary market inevitably raise dubitative questions as to longevity. However, such considerations matter little for the primary market&#8217;s dynamism; strongly sustained by marketing artefact, sales technique, fashionable trends and not least, by the Vanity Fair that is art collecting.</p>
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		<title>Contemporary Art Galleries in London</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Seaton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Art galleries are the perfect settings for exhibiting art, generally visual art such as paintings, sculptures and photography. Basically, art galleries feature a variety of art styles including contemporary and traditional fine art, glass art, art prints, and animation art. Art galleries are dedicated to the promotion of emerging artists. These galleries provide a platform [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://www.artzwork.com/" target="blank">Art galleries</a></strong> are the perfect settings for exhibiting art, generally visual art such as paintings, sculptures and photography. Basically, art galleries feature a variety of art styles including contemporary and traditional fine art, glass art, art prints, and animation art. Art galleries are dedicated to the promotion of emerging artists. These galleries provide a platform for them to display their works along with the works of nationally and internationally renowned artists.</p>
<p>Most famous art galleries provide an opportunity for visitors to purchase outstanding artwork. Also, they organize several art-related activities such as music concerts and poetry readings for children and adults. Art galleries organize seminars and workshops conducted by renowned artists. Committed to excellence in both art and service, most famous art galleries offer you a rich, unforgettable experience.<br />
Many famous art galleries display regional pieces of art such as <strong><a href="http://www.directorygallery.com/" target="blank">African art</a></strong>, American art, Indian art, and European art, along with folk art, modern and contemporary art, and photography. These galleries collect, exhibit, and preserve the works of art for the coming generations. Many famous art galleries strive to entertain and educate their regional, national, and international audiences. Some famous art galleries specialize in particular areas such as portraits. A good number of famous art galleries are owned and operated by government.</p>
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		<title>Contemporary Art Galleries in London</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 07:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sukbinder Singh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Art gallery is the name given to a place where some type of visual art is displayed. The two different types of art galleries are the art museum and the contemporary commercial art gallery. An art museum is usually publicly owned and is non-profit making organization rather displaying and preserving art. It also exists to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://www.artsfind.com/" target="blank">Art gallery</a></strong> is the name given to a place where some type of visual art is displayed. The two different types of art galleries are the art museum and the contemporary commercial art gallery. An <strong><a href="http://www.artistfamous.com/" target="blank">art museum</a></strong> is usually publicly owned and is non-profit making organization rather displaying and preserving art. It also exists to educate people about art. </p>
<p>Contemporary art galleries or commercial art galleries have the purpose of selling art rather than simply displaying it. Many of these galleries are just in the business of selling works of art and will offer pretty much whatever is available.</p>
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		<title>Visual Artists in the Web</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelique Ellerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visual artists (drawing/paint artist) can always create stunning works of art which seem to make our day just by seeing their beauty. Therefore, these artists can always create eye catching drawings. Visual artists in the web are called web designers but being artists like them doesn’t always happen instantly. Aside from having a beautiful eye, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.artyellow.com/" target="blank">Visual artists</a> (drawing/paint artist) can always create stunning works of art which seem to make our day just by seeing their beauty. Therefore, these artists can always create eye catching drawings.</p>
<p>Visual artists in the web are called web designers but being artists like them doesn’t always happen instantly. Aside from having a beautiful eye, designs they produce must also have a good interface system that will make it easy to use, navigate, explore and will guide website visitors browsing their website.</p>
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		<title>Free Clip Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Man</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating artful presentations, crafting interesting articles, and making readable documents could be made more visually exciting if clip art is used. In fact, many people are using clip art to decorate boring write ups and projects, make their own cards, and even make a point more interesting. Most people who use clip art at present [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Creating artful presentations, crafting interesting articles, and making readable documents could be made more visually exciting if <a href="http://www.artyellow.com/" target="blank">clip art</a> is used. In fact, many people are using clip art to decorate boring write ups and projects, make their own cards, and even make a point more interesting. Most people who use clip art at present use free clip art.</p>
<p>Free clip art are copied or cut images that are made available for any person or organization to use. People who are interested in using these clip art images need not provide their credit card numbers or shell out some cash. These images are free of charge. If these are printed clip art images, people could simply cut them out and paste them wherever they need the images. If these are electronic clip art images, simply downloading them from the website or copying them to your document would do the trick.</p>
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		<title>Digital Art Galleries</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damian Sofsian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Digital art is a new breed of fine art. Digital artists have forged new ways to express their creativity with their computer-aided tools. Digital art galleries exhibit of artwork created with the help of computers. The availability of photograph-manipulation software has increased the popularity of digital art. Mainly, there are two types of artwork: 2D [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.listartist.com/" target="blank">Digital art</a> is a new breed of fine art. Digital artists have forged new ways to express their creativity with their computer-aided tools. Digital art galleries exhibit of artwork created with the help of computers.</p>
<p>The availability of photograph-manipulation software has increased the popularity of digital art. Mainly, there are two types of artwork: 2D and 3D graphics. The collections in digital art galleries generally include specially designed 2D and 3D graphics, motifs, drawings, digital photos, animated artworks, and specially taken photos. Digital paintings, prints, digital imaging, and mixed-media works are the other items commonly found in digital art galleries. You can view different versions of the same photos. For the creation of these different types artwork, image-editing software, various scanners, and desktop printers are used.</p>
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		<title>Art Galleries &#8211; The Variations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesa Bolt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contemporary art galleries or commercial art galleries have the purpose of selling art rather than simply displaying it. There are as many different types of these art galleries are there are types of art. Many of these galleries are just in the business of selling works of art and will offer pretty much whatever is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Contemporary art galleries or commercial art galleries have the purpose of selling art rather than simply displaying it. There are as many different types of these art galleries are there are types of art. Many of these galleries are just in the business of selling works of art and will offer pretty much whatever is available. Other art galleries tend to specialize in one type of art or another.</p>
<p>Regards of the type of gallery, the purposes of the commercial art gallery are to get art in front of the public. This is not done so much for educational or purely art appreciation reasons, but to make sales and profit. This statement is not intended to make them sound overly crass. <a href="http://www.artsfind.com/">Art galleries</a> have encouraged the progress of art by providing opportunity to artists to exhibit their work and make a living. It might be said that the art museum is the place for the art of the past and the art gallery is the place for the art of the future.</p>
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