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Da Vinci painted Mona Lisa using two models: art detective

Edit Press TV 26 Apr 2016
Before, it was believed that the painting was a portrait of a lady from Florence known as Lisa Gherardini, whose merchant husband had requested the painting....

Mikulski Announces THUD Spending Bill Makes Important Investments and Reforms for Housing and Lead Paint (Barbara A Mikulski)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Apr 2016
Mikulski (D-Md.), Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations bill includes important investments in housing agencies and reforms to the Housing and Urban Development agency regarding lead paint ... Lead Paint ... Lead paint is an especially bad problem in old, Northeastern cities....

Reed Gallery presents Plein Air Painters of Maine (University of Maine at Presque Isle)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Apr 2016
These artists are uniquely experienced in capturing their impressions of the Maine landscape and coastline that can only be experienced while painting under the open sky ... Many may ask, 'What is plein air painting?' One of the PAPME artists featured in the exhibit, Carol L ... 'The term itself is a loan-phrase from French, meaning, simply, open-air painting ... The exhibit will be showing over 30 paintings from artists around the state....

Using an old medium to create new effects

Edit China Daily 26 Apr 2016
When accessing ink artist Zheng Chongbin's website, you see an animated front page on which ink is poured over a sheet of white paper, achieving the three-dimensional effect of Chinese ink-and-wash painting ... But he was not satisfied with limiting his vision to ink merely as a painting material ... In his abstract ink paintings, Zheng uses white acrylic ......

Mona Lisa: research backs theory on male and female models, 'art detective' claims

Edit The Guardian 26 Apr 2016
Silvano Vinceti used infrared technology to examine the painting and believes results show Da Vinci used both sexes as inspiration ... While the identity of the woman is not certain, historians believe Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Florentine silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo, sat for Da Vinci for the painting. But Vinceti says he used infrared technology to examine the painting and made key findings in its first layer....

Sydney mural of musician sparks tributes from fans, requests for similar artwork in his hometown

Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 26 Apr 2016
An artist who recently painted a popular tribute mural of Prince in Sydney is asked by fans to travel to the US to paint a similar mural in the musician's hometown ... ....

Unusual Georgia O'Keeffe painting going to auction

Edit Times Union 26 Apr 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — A monumental painting by Georgia O'Keeffe that can be viewed horizontally or vertically is coming to auction and it could bring up to $12 million....

Honest Ed’s offers reward for stolen sign

Edit Toronto Sun 26 Apr 2016
The hand-painted wooden sign says ... The hand-painted signs of Honest Ed’s have become very popular with collectors and those wanting to possess a piece of history of the retail store whose doors will close forever after 68 years.” ... ....

Chinese artist's timely response to migrant crisis in Europe

Edit China Daily 26 Apr 2016
Titled Migrazioni (Migrations), the collection features a total of 182 multithemed works including paintings, photography, photo painting, explanatory text and a video documentary ... "In Prato there is this very quiet, not very visible presence ... Among the most striking works in the collection is a huge painting of a classic Tuscan landscape seen from the edge of a swimming pool tastefully cut into the hillside....

Go Gaga for Green: See which rain barrel is in first place (George Mason University)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Apr 2016
(Source. George Mason University) ... Visitors to the 'leader board' website can see which rain barrel-hand-painted by students from 37 Arlington County schools-is in first place ... Rain barrels represent environmental sustainability, and Arlington school children learn about their use and water conservation as they design and paint the barrels ... on Saturday ... Registration information can be found here ... Original Document ... (noodl. 33242804) ....

See “Grant Wood: Prairie Rebel” at the McHaffey Opera House (American Gothic House Center)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Apr 2016
(Source. American Gothic House Center) ... Prairie Rebel' ... at the McHaffey Opera House ... The Center's piece, Through the Eyes of Grant Wood was designed by Ottumwa artist Chris Abigt and painted by her and Joshua Langgin. The statue highlights pieces from twenty other paintings and lithographs by Grant Wood to intrigue visitors to look deeper into the many accomplished works Grant Wood created during his lifetime ... Original Document ... (noodl....

PPG announces executive appointment (PPG Industries Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Apr 2016
(Source. PPG Industries Inc) ... After joining PPG as a paint formulator in Mexico in 1984, Macouzet advanced through automotive coatings roles in pretreatment, operations planning, and sales and marketing before moving to Argentina in 1995 to develop new business in Latin America South ... At PPG (NYSE.PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and materials that our customers have trusted for more than 130 years....

Alberta oil fetches high dollar on canvas

Edit CBC 26 Apr 2016
Calgary artist Edward Michell paints with bitumen from the oilsands, fetching up to $40,000 per canvas from international clients ... ....
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