Category Archives: Art

These are blogs that relate to art, art photography, artwork reproduction, and fine art in general.

An adventure in Lego photo mosaics

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Brian Lawler

I am the father of a 25 year old young man who, when he was in his pre-teen years, was a championship Lego brick builder. Several times he won local Lego competitions, and his life seemed for several years to … Continue reading →

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Sitting for a Ken Christiansen portrait

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Brian Lawler

Los Osos, California artist Ken Christiansen is a wonderful impressionist landscape painter. His works are prized by locals, and praised by art collectors worldwide. I have always wanted one, but have not yet made the decision to purchase a painting … Continue reading →

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Making “fake duotones” – or tinted images

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Brian Lawler

While visiting the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian last fall, I was impressed by a photo montage in one of the galleries. This is a section of the wall in the museum where hundreds of lovely portraits are … Continue reading →

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Drawing on the iPad is a joy with Paper

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Brian Lawler

Blognosticator’s update – January 10, 2014: I have written a recent blog about a new Pencil tool sold by 53 to use with this app. You can read that post here. I have tried a variety of “natural” drawing apps on … Continue reading →

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Day One with the Lytro camera

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Brian Lawler

My initial reaction to the Lytro: cool! My blue Lytro camera arrived this afternoon at about 4:00 p.m. I had been out on a photo assignment most of the day, photographing a man and his collection of rare books. It … Continue reading →

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Fine art reproduction, complete

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Brian Lawler

This blog originally appeared on What They Think in September, 2010. I have updated it here with new information about fine art reproduction. In my last two blogs I discussed the process of reproducing fine art. So far we have … Continue reading →

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Fine art reproduction, continued

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Brian Lawler

This blog originally appeared on What They Think in September, 2010. I have updated it here, and will add new information on the topic in the coming days. In my blog yesterday I described how to make a “fine art” … Continue reading →

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Admiring the most valuable painting in the world

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Brian Lawler

Crowds gather in the gallery on the fourth floor of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City to see Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh’s masterpiece that hangs there, behind a nearly invisible sheet of glass. It really is … Continue reading →

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36 inches of missing sheetrock

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Brian Lawler

Lawrence Weiner, a fine artist born in 1940, has an incredible job: he designs museum displays that are stark, bold and simple. Lawrence Weiner’s exhibit, A Wall Pitted by a Single Air rifle Shot, on display at the Museum of … Continue reading →

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MOMA exhibits 23 digital fonts

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Brian Lawler

I spent the day at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. It’s a delightful place, filled with paintings and sculptures dating from the late 19th century to the present. Famous for its industrial design displays and its graphic art, … Continue reading →