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We are often asked for the definition of painting as it relates to our industry. Painting is considered the process of applying coloring, pigment, shades or some other medium on to a surface area. Typically the medium is frequently placed on the actual base using a brush or knife however, alternative tools may be employed. Throughout the art industry the word painting relates equally to the actual work as well as the outcomes of the activity. Paintings could possibly have these kinds of surfaces: canvas, walls, concrete, glass, paper, plastic, wood, clay or various metals to name a few.
Paintings are utilized as a method involving imaginative expression. There are many styles of paintings, such as Abstract Expressionism, Academic Art, Cubism, Expressionism, Renaissance, Impression, Les Nabis, Luminism, Naturalism, Orientalism, Post Impressionism, Precisionism and Symbolism among many others. There are virtually an unlimited number of subjects. To make browsing easier we have also classified paintings into such subjects as floral paintings, abstract paintings, people, landscape paintings, historic and military, religious paintings, still life paintings and animal paintings to name just several of our subject categories. Additionally all paintings can be viewed by artists, and with over 4,000 artists in our online art galleries there are endless choices from which you can make a selection. |
