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Eliminating Glare with Polarized Lighting
One of the biggest challenges in photographing artwork is eliminating glare. This is less of a problem when photographing matte surfaced work like watercolor paintings, but can be a real problem with work that has an inherent sheen. Here we will discuss a number of strategies for eliminating glare with polarized lighting. Let’s go through…
Featured Artist: Kelli Bechtel
A wildlife artist, Kelli Bechtel creates realistic renderings of wild animals. She uses paint, graphite, watercolor and ink, but favors the intricate quality of colored pencil. She focuses on endangered species, to promote their conservation through art. Kelli has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing from Kendall College of Art and Design. Passionate about…
Featured Artist: Rob Penning
Rob Penning, an art educator of 33 years, creates surreal paintings and three-dimensional works that the mind of the viewer. He creates geometric worlds in his paintings that alter reality in a way that viewers immerse themselves into the canvas. With a Undergrad and Masters Degree from Calvin College, Penning is the master of his…
Featured Artist: Amelia Polder
Self-taught and self-made, Amelia Polder is an up-and-coming acrylic and watercolor painter, whose style and color reflect the bright happiness her content emulates. Living on a farm in Lee County, Virginia, she draws much of her painting inspiration from the environment around her. Primarily painting images of nature, farm life, and even coastal settings, Amelia’s…
Featured Artist: Carla Bank
Using bright, bold colors as vibrant as her personality, Carla Bank paints in a way that expresses pure joy. Born in Mexico City and raised in Cancun, she incorporates her Mexican identity into her work, as well as experiments with “geometric abstraction and a return to paintings that are highly detailed and recall a sense…
Featured Artist: Neela Ahmed
Neela Ahmed recently graduated from Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas. She graduated with a bachelor degree in communications as well as a degree in digital art. Neela used our fine art printing services as she was developing her BFA solo exhibition “Colored Landscapes.” The inspiration behind the exhibition was the landscape of her…
Featured Artist: Rachel Oakley
Rachel Oakley is an acrylic painter based in Michigan. Her work is bright and vivid, allowing colors and shapes to create motion and emotion. With duo bachelor’s degrees in Studio Art and Marketing from Oakland University, she is skilled in painting, photography, and journalism. Rachel paints with intention of “celebrating the color of existence.”…
Featured Artist: Mary Sayre
As a member of the Ocean Artists Society and an artist for Ocean Geographic Society, Mary Sayre’s passion for aquatic life is evident. Painting oceanic wildlife as early as ten years old, Mary creates illustrative paintings with oil on canvas and, most uniquely, acrylic on marble. Her selection of marble as the foundation to her…
Featured Artist: Mary-Catheryn Baker
Mary-Catheryn is the founder of Copper Corners Art in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She creates her work with a focus on how art can influence a home. Coming from a background of artists in her family, she began painting with the intention to enhance her own home with artwork that she felt a connection to. Her…