Still life

Artists have an old quote, 'All work is made with the ratio of tones (values), and the award goes to colour'. The AcrylicWorks periodical decided to fight this injustice. They decided to select contemporary artworks for publication and the editors were guided by the skill of working with ...

I quite often see works at auctions attributed to Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna. They've conquered my heart with simplicity and sincerity. For several years, a decent collection of her watercolours has been being noticed. I want to present or just remind of them. Grand Duchess Olga ...

The first time I acquainted with the works of Richard Schmid was when I saw this charming picture: Truly mesmerizing strokes reveal the realism of his pictures. Richard Schmid was born in Chicago in 1934. He started studying human anatomy at twelve and had great teachers throughout his life. A ...

In the midst of spring, everybody wants to fill one's life with sunshine, warmth and something new. How beautiful the first flowers are! Buy a bouquet from a flower-woman, or pick it in the fresh air, bring home, sort out and put it in a vase on the windowsill... Anemones and coltsfeet will ...