I am very pleased to announce that I will represent my country in the book contains artist from all over the world. This is the link where you can check and see last two editions:
Aug31
Aug26
Gravatar – your own internet Visit Card!
I have found very interesting site where you can set your internet VISIT CARD. It is very usable for artists especially in nowadays when internet is maybe first or only one place for showing art and find contacts. It is also good for those which haven’t any website or blog. Check out it yourself! http://pl.gravatar.com/martajamroz
Aug25
ARTFLAKES – a good place for selling reproductions
Here are a gallery of available items (my creations) to buy as reproductions. If you like it please switch to the website and check details of prints. http://www.artflakes.com/en/shop/marta-jamroz
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Aug23
Stained glass project in one piece.
Aug21
Qiang Huang painting still life
Aug21
The Portrait Sketch with Jeremy Lipking
Jeremy Lipking is one of my favourite American artists.
We can read on his website:
In a remarkably short period of time, Jeremy Lipking has emerged as one of the country’s premier realist artists. His talent, which rivals that of the late nineteenth century painterly realists such as John Singer Sargent, Joaquin Sorolla and Anders Zorn, is outstanding for a painter of any age. It is all the more remarkable since he is only thirty years old. Like these great painters of the past, Lipking is a virtuoso artist. His canvases convey the magical aura of convincing imagery emerging out of a field of paint.
Aug21
Portrait of Kasia M.
portrait of Kasia M.
Sold
I painted this portrait last year. Kasia was my model. We did a photo session first in Vermeer style and then I painted her. Now Kasia is the happy owner of this painting.
Aug21
White Magnolia
White Magnolia
Aug21
How to beat the creative block
What should we (creators) do? Act! Simply act! – as they advice.
Surfing the web I found the interesting site about Painting and there were several usable articles. I find one of them extremely helpful for me. I have a problem with a creative block. As a part of Facebook community I observe how other artists evolve in their art carriers and I must say this causes my frustration. I started to think about myself as about someone who will never achieve nothing important in art. I couldn’t believe why other artists show their artworks in galleries, have thousands of fans and sell their paintings easily and I… have always painted pictures and “hid them in a drawer”?
…It was because I thought I am not good enough yet to show something to the world….and this kind of thinking effectively slowed or even stopped progress in my art carrier for many years.
After reading that article about creative block I discovered me feeling much better and having new ideas. And even went to shop for artists and buy some small canvases…
In the article you will find tips and readers respond how do they beat the creative block:
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Change It Up
- As an ex-graphic design major/photographer turned oil painter and ceramicist, I have learned in multiple mediums that the quickest way to overcome a creativity block happens in three steps: 1. Don’t stress — the worst thing to do is freak out over a blockage. That only makes it worse. 2. Change it up — if you are sitting, stand. If you have sweater on, put on a dress shirt. A musician friend of mine swore that parting his hair the opposite way always did the trick for him. 3. Be open — I draw a lot from literature and music, as well as film. So I will watch a film and focus on the imagery. Or I’ll read Capote’s or Lovecraft’s short stories. Or, I will go to the internet, and look up other art forms or times in art history, like art nouveau. The most important thing to remember is that by stressing over it, you only exacerbate the problem. If you are musical, go sing or play the guitar. Just don’t worry. It’ll be fine.
- —itastepaint
Just go crazy
- Take brushes and go crazy or do some nice backgrounds – you’ll want to put something on them later. Take any project that you might be interested in, not just painting. Also, I try to take a look at art that interests me, for inspiration and encouragement. Go to shop for new brushes, canvases, paint, paper — anything that looks brand new, or try some new media. And new styles you’ve never tried before. A great quote: “Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it” by Salvador Dali. So try your best at being you without chasing perfection.
- —Guest apelsinuke”
Aug20
Pink Magnolia
Pink Magnolia
Not so long ago I met a man. I met him in virtual life but I can really say than he is one of those people who can direct on the right way. I met him in the time when my life stayed very complicated, difficult and sad (personal matter) and he told me: “Marta, with all your training and even having a degree in painting, people need to know who you are! If I were you, I would start a blog about your artwork. Get it out there for people to see. It’s too beautiful to be hidden away.” And he meant “living blog”, not “dead website” without any movement. He was right. I didn’t believe in myself and he said: “No! You have to develop an idea and simply…START!!! Start to do something and keep at it and let people know who you are.”…After that I have started this blog and going to continue. That man’s name is Brian Kliewer, known American artist. Thank you Brian.
