How To Look At Art (on a wall or anywhere) - Part 2
Doesn't everyone know how to look at art? In the previous posting, I put forward a framework for looking at and thinking about, art. Here...
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Chris Simmons
- Aug 14, 2021
- 3 min
Digital Wall Art Sizing and Printing (or: How Big is a Pixel?)
A brief detour into some digital concepts Some questions go right to the heart of your understanding. When I was teaching Digital...
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Chris Simmons
- Aug 13, 2021
- 3 min
How To Look At Art (on a wall or anywhere) - Part 1
"Art is like love: it's about seeing yourself in someone or something else." These are my thoughts on how we can get more out of the art...
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Chris Simmons
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
Gallery Walls for Art - Why and How
What are Gallery Walls? Gallery walls are an idea for wall decoration which has been around for a long time. Yet it grew much more...
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Chris Simmons
- Aug 3, 2021
- 4 min
"Thinking Up" Abstract Wall Art
"You don't make art. You find it." - Pablo Picasso "Art is love and it covers. It sheilds."- Chrisette Michele...
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Chris Simmons
- Aug 3, 2021
- 3 min
What art is best for a bedroom?
Bedroom Art Moods and words Your bedroom wall art should suit what your bedroom is for, and what mood you want to be in when you're...
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Chris Simmons
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
Tips for choosing the best Frame for wall art - Part 1
How to decide on how much, and what type of framing to use on your wall art print, considering style, cost, the room and the art.
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Chris Simmons
- Jul 20, 2021
- 4 min
Three reasons why you need abstract art
"But isn't abstract art just...." You're admiring a piece of abstract art, and a little voice says: "...but it isn't real art, is it?" Or...
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Chris Simmons
- Apr 7, 2021
- 5 min
The Secret Art Print Resize - Resizing Digital Art
Did you know? The high quality digital image file you've bought from StillMovingArt, can be printed slightly larger or in a different shape.
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Chris Simmons
- Jan 12, 2021
- 2 min
Asemic Writing - Seeming Right
When I've needed a bit of a creative prompt, I've often searched Google and Pinterest for "abstract art" (and I collect some). Some...
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Chris Simmons
- Dec 29, 2019
- 1 min
Poster Boy
Stuart did a lot of looking. Stuart did a lot of painting. Stuart set up an egg-beater, and painted pictures of it. Again, and again, for...
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Chris Simmons
- Nov 22, 2019
- 2 min
Paul Klee, jazz rhythms, wobbly grids, and letters
When I made the drawing for this work ("One Two Three"), mid-20th artist and art teacher Paul Klee was on my mind. There's a powerful...
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Chris Simmons
- Oct 15, 2019
- 1 min
Once Upon an Art Project: StillMovingArt.Net
As a kid, I loved drawing. Then technology took my interest, study, and the "need to get a job". As a Uni student, I was fascinated by...
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