These color photographs were taken between 1909 and 1912. Supported by Tsar Nicholas II, photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) photographed many aspects of the Russian Empire. Prokudin-Gorskii’s specialized camera captured three black and white images of the same scene, using red, green and blue filters. Subsequently, the photos were recombined and projected with filtered...
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A High School Junior in Garner, Iowa has come up with uniquely creative attire for her prom. Elizabeth Rasmuson will be attending the event in a dress she has handcrafted from gum wrappers. Reminiscent of Molly Ringwald's character, Andie Walsh, in the 1986 movie, Pretty In Pink...
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Someone recently asked, "How do you restore the color to a faded watercolor painting?" That's a good question. Can you restore the color to a faded watercolor painting? Fading can be an issue with any type of artwork that uses paper as its canvas.
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Okay, blog posting and websites like BLiPPEE - because everybody likes toys! are semi-fun and interesting, but writing a book is much more fulfilling.
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Okay, so I’m doing a half-hearted, one-eyed (because some days the web seems more boring than other days) internet surf, when I come across some pictures of Iceland. What a beautiful place. There’s a website, Art-Iceland, that hosts some amazing pictures. Art-Iceland describes the Reykjavik photo on the left: “Looking out on Reykjavik from...
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