Arted 4 Life

Addicted to color

Daria — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:20:51 +0000

Table of Contents1 What is your favorite color…2 The color black2.1 Playing with color black3 Nothing is as it seems4 The color white5 Black is the color that fascinates me6 Color is very emotional6.1 As a painter, I think of painting as a very emotional process7 Nothing is just “a color” Article by RUTH READ, [...]

Hurricanes through photographers’ point of view

Daria — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:00:55 +0000

Just in the middle of a hurricane season – the first hurricane of 2011 – Irene - is predicted to make her landfall some place on the east coast of U.S. That inspired me to do some research on how some artistic photographers see hurricanes – through the lenses of their cameras. . . After [...]

Rare and unusual chickens

Daria — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:15:21 +0000

I came across a photo of a funny chicken. That’s how I decided to put together a photo gallery of rare and unusual chickens. Oh, and funny ones… . . Photo “Polish Chicken” – courtesy of moocatmoocat . . Polish chickens actually originate from Netherlands. They were originally bred for egg laying but recently they [...]

Rain post

Erik — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:58:53 +0000

It has been raining here for the past 3 days almost continuously. All the rain has kept everyone in the neighborhood inside. I’ve spent a lot of my time sleeping (why does rain make people so sleepy?) However waking up to rain has made me stop and appreciate how much it changes and renews the [...]

Photo Boat Show

Daria — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:45:54 +0000

In my searches for stunning photo images I keep coming back to boats. I haven’t figured out yet what exactly there is about the boats on the water that intrigue me so powerfully. It really doesn’t matter. On a few memorable occasions, though, a boat took me to some places that I would have never [...]

New Year’s Eve Favorites of Mine

Daria — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:01:11 +0000

I love photography. Sometimes, to distract myself from things that do not feel all that that pleasant, I go and browse beautiful, inspired photos. They make me smile, they take me to the places I’ve never been to before, and sometimes their lively colors take my breath away. A few of my favorites, randomly chosen [...]

Hand Drawn Portrait Makes A Special Gift For Loved Ones

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:23:00 +0000

As luck would have it I managed to stumble upon a local artist (from London, Ontario, Canada) who is able to take any photograph you have and in just a few short days, turns it into a one of a king art picture that you can have hanging on your wall. When I saw the work he had done, I was amazed, and it wasn't long before I had all my friends drawn in charcoal pencil. Now as a favor to those out there looking for a practical way to have your hand drawn portrait made I will share the link to Jaret's website. So enjoy, all the best.

David McCandless – beautiful database examples

Daria — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:55:59 +0000

Image by Reggie Rachuba via Flickr David McCandless devoted his life to drawing beautiful database examples. Related articles The Joy of Stats available in its entirety (flowingdata.com) From When to Whenever: Mapping TV and Movie Time Travel (gearfuse.com) Data visualization videos (r-bloggers.com)

The art of choice

Daria — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:28:02 +0000

Image via Wikipedia I just watched this TED video of Sheena Iyengar’s speech on the topic of the art of choice. It clearly fascinated me enough that I want to share it with everyone who is interested in learning some surprising results of the studies on how people choose, what makes them think they are [...]

Random scenery photos

Daria — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:38:10 +0000

Image via Wikipedia For today’s post I picked some random but breathtaking scenery photos from a forwarded email I received a few minutes ago. Therefore, I don’t know where on Earth these places are – all I know is that they look breathtakingly beautiful to me. I also don’t know who the authors of these [...]