Gillian Owen Blogs

I've been reading the discussions about art and earning money and somehow the two have almost joined together that is without earning money you are not an artist. I realise you need money to live and it's frustrating. However when you think of Turner... 

Look After Your Hands My experience used as a warning to all artists. A few years back I was decorating and my hand started to be a problem. Well I thought I just need to work hard and finish the job. How wrong could I be, at night my hand woul... 

Digital art can take many forms and when you look at the marvellous digital art on Fine Art America you begin to realise how all the digital art produced is so different. This relatively new art medium is incredible in many different ways. I have... 

Why Abstract Art is Powerful. You have to ask yourself a question, what do you want from a painting? Do you buy a painting merely because of the skill involved? By this I mean the drawing and painting quality? You may answer by saying of course th... 

Have you tried to create art using the computer, if you have you will know that it can be spectacular and if you have a creative spirit then the world is your oyster. Don't dismiss this lovely new way of working until you have put mouse to screen. Tr... 

Normally oil paintings are expensive, which is out of reach of many people's budget; this is where digital art comes into its own. Therefore what are the benefits of digital art? Digital art is completed on the computer using many different tech... 

Hot and sticky in the UK and one major problem with Gimp is the fact to create a new work you do need a large screen and to be in-doors to see what you are doing. However, sketching “en plein air” (outside) is good for the soul and can be used for a ... 

I was always a representational artist never painting anything abstract hence my large oil landscapes and portraits. Then my sister said something that changed my view forever. She simple said "why can't I like them" and this prayed on my mind. I was... 

I have always been a traditional painter, painting in oils and pastels but recently I have started working in digital art mainly to correct some photographs of my paintings. Then gradually I realized how amazing it was, and sometimes while experiment... 

Hi Everyone, The first thing, which is difficult with art, is trying to hold back your excitement as soon as a work is finished. I tend to rush to get it out in the public domain. I would love to know what you do. Occasionally however when I'm not... 

This new art medium is out of this world! I have always stuck to oil painting or watercolor but after my first cautious attempts, I love it. The freedom it gives is amazing you can experiment to your heart’s content. This is my latest creation of a b... 

First of all, you need to know where to find the tool, look along the top of GIMP to the filter menu then go down to distorts and on the right the 6th link down is the warp tool. You cannot, however, warp without something there to start with. Theref... 

After obtaining a computer tablet, I decided to try to develop a new work of art. Not having worked on computer art before it was a steep learning experience. The picture shown was developed from an initial drawing completed in 1976 and added to the ... 

At first, I created this piece and decided it was NOT worth adding to Fine Art America, but as time past, I had another look and totally change my opinion. The colours gave a fresh feeling and a feeling that spring was on its way. It just shows how w... 

A preliminary picture is shown here before the final work was completed, so that you can see an abstract work in progress. This work began with no intention of completing an abstract it was started as a design for a Zazzle card background; however...