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Official artist of the US Olympic team @ ArtRev.com

"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well." - Olympic Creed

As we celebrate the spirit of Olympic sportsmanship, we would like to highlight the importance of David Schluss as one of the official artists of the US Olympic team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

As the official artist of the US Olympic team, David Schluss received the honor of creating a painting that captured the ideals of unity and world peace of the greatest celebration of earth. The result of this commission is his acclaimed painting, "We Are the Champions", which is garnering international attention. The original "We Are the Champions" will be donated to the Art Museum of the USA Olympic team.

"We Are the Champions" (13”H X 19”W) is available as a serigraph on:

Paper (Edition of 180)
Canvas (Edition of 180)
Masonite (Edition of 30)

Bring a smile to a special someone with an art e-card!

Now you can Decorate Your Life™ and the lives of others by sending e-cards of your favorite items on ArtRev.com! An E-Card is similar to a regular postcard or greeting card, with the primary difference being it is digitally created and sent via email!

Sending an E-Card is very simple and you do not have to lick a stamp! Browse the ArtRev.com collection, click on the image that you would like to send as an E-Card, click on “Send E-Card” button below the large product image, add a message to personalize, and send! You will find something for every occasion!

Fun and quirky images to bring a smile… just because you can! View recommended images by Paula McArdle, Berit Kruger Johnson and Sarah Jane Szikora.

Say “I love you” to that special someone in your life with a romantic image by Benfield, Pino, Hofmann and Treby… perfect for anniversaries, birthdays, Valentine’s Day, or just to say that you’re thinking of them!

Share a little sunshine with sweeping landscapes and colorful vistas by Duaiv and Park to celebrate Earth Day, Arbor Day and the onset of summer!

Say if with flowers… every day of the year! Brighten someone’s day with a bunch of flowers created lovingly by Avi Ben Simhon, Bracha Guy and Cecilia Garcia Amaro… just in time for Mother’s Day!

Every day is Mother’s Day when you send mom a Lucelle Raad E-Card… just to say thanks or I miss your cooking!

Don’t forget to celebrate Father’s day and those important sports events and achievements… and who better to say it than one of the world’s sporting legends…

And to welcome a new baby into the world, ArtRev.com has a wonderful selection of animation works by Disney and Warner Brothers!

Have fun and share the joy of art!

Are You Lonely? Art could be the cure!

In today’s world, where everyone wants a happy home life and an exciting relationship, the phrase "I'm lonely" alienates you like the plague.

Fortunately, loneliness can be treated by examining the causes and finding solutions. A fundamental solution, whether your loneliness is absolute, caused by separation, or existential, is to keep yourself productively engaged in human interaction and interesting hobbies or activities when your loneliness is at its worst.

Existential loneliness is something that we all feel at some time in our lives – the realization that no one can take away our fears, we have to face them. No one else can take risks for us, face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No one can spare us from life's ups and downs. However, existential loneliness, the great burden of human consciousness, is also a great gift - if we give it the right treatment.

And that treatment is art!

In the face of great sorrow or joy, love or loss, many of histories greatest achievers learned to express themselves through different mediums: music, paint, clay, words, the movement of their bodies. They created works of art that were born from their suffering and loneliness. It helped them through a difficult time, and today, it serves as a reminder that we are not alone in feeling alone.

For example, Vincent van Gogh created most of his iconic works of art during the final two years of his life, which he spent in a mental asylum after his offer of friendship was rejected by Paul Gauguin. His feelings of loneliness and rejection were the catalyst for the creation of some of the greatest works of art in the history of the world.

Make your own artistic connections by appreciating the many forms of art or even creating it yourself. Read novels, listen to music, learn how to dance, visit museums, take an art class, watch documentaries: Seek art from every time and place, in any form, to connect with those who really move you. And try your hand at creation; put aside convention and embarrassment and do whatever it takes to convey your essential self. Use anything you can think of to understand and be understood, and you'll discover the creativity that connects you with others. You’ll soon find beauty and communication with other, like-minded individuals.

Instead of hiding your loneliness, bring it into the light. Honor it. Treat it. Heal it. You'll find that it returns the favor.

Proper lighting techniques for your artworks

Effective lighting can make or break the visual impact of your wall art and is crucial to art preservation and longevity.

What is art lighting?

For many artists, art and light go hand in hand. For instance, Rembrandt is considered the greatest master of Chiaroscuro (the contrast of light and dark) in history and his works are renowned for their luminosity.

Claude Monet, too, was a great master of light and famously spent hours in his garden in Giverny studying the play of light and painting his water lily pond in various stages of illumination.

Claude Monet, Nympheas a Giverny (1908)

While works by these masters look pretty good in any light, there are certain rules to adhere to in order to properly enhance and preserve your masterpiece. When lighting fine art, your choices are critical as even a slight difference in direction or type of light (fluorescent, incandescent, halogen, natural) can make all the difference.

What type of light should I use to light my artwork?

• Natural light (sunlight) – Many people believe that sunlight is the best type of light for art – it makes sense since art looks best in natural light. But while the art looks great, some art will deteriorate in this light. Natural light is hard to control in general terms. It causes a big problem for art as the infrared and ultraviolet (UV) rays of natural sunlight are so harmful that they can, over time, fade works of art. Works on paper, especially pastels, prints, photographs, and watercolors, are most susceptible.

• Fluorescent - Not recommended for art in most cases. Museums and galleries don't use fluorescent bulbs as a common practice because they give off a high amount of UV rays which are harmful. In addition, fluorescent lights do not emit light across the entire spectrum of colors.

• Incandescent – Incandescent lights bring out the warm colors within the color spectrum such as the red, brown, orange, and yellow tones, but the blues, greens, and violets within your works of art will be flattened out. In short, these lights are better than natural or fluorescent lights, but are not the entire solution to your lighting problem.

• Halogen - The use of a halogen light at low wattage may prove best for most works of art. Although museum professionals have not "blessed" the halogen light because of the strong white light that it emits, halogens are among the best lighting solutions when installed properly. A low watt halogen-based bulb has been recently introduced which redirects damaging UV and infrared rays of light.

Some Do’s and Don’ts

• DO rotate your artwork regularly. This will reduce the amount of light exposure during the works lifetime and will reduce the risk of fading.


• DO invest in top-of-the line picture lighting. Museum-quality picture lights provide a generous, evenly distributed glow that will beautifully enhance your artwork - without the risk of fading.


• DO shop around for the right lights for your décor. Choose between the clean, finished look of cordless picture lights, dimmable picture lights that you can adjust, or the ease of picture lights with remote controls.


• DO use halogen art lights to display your artwork - making sure that they conform to museum standards for UV output.


• DO angle your picture lights at a 30 degree angle to avoid a glare and to lend the most appealing effect.


• DON’T hang your artwork in direct sunlight or near windows. The sun’s infrared and ultraviolet (UV) rays are so powerful they can fade works over time.


• DON’T hang your art under fluorescent lighting. Apart from being unflattering, fluorescent lights emit extremely high levels of ultraviolet rays that can cause fading and overall deterioration of your artwork over time.


• DON’T hang your artwork beneath or across from a spotlight. Even ordinary incandescent light bulbs, such as an un-shaded 100-watt lamp, can cause fading and dulling over time if placed less than 10 feet from a work of art.

The bottom line? Professional, museum-quality lighting can draw attention to your artwork and enhance its colors and richness. Overexposure to sunlight and certain kinds of artificial light will cause it to dull or fade prematurely. So please choose your art lighting wisely!

Pimp Your Bathroom!

The bathroom is often one of the most overlooked rooms in the home. The focus is normally on the functional aspect of the room rather than creating an inviting and relaxing atmosphere. But why not have both? You have a captive audience! Provide some eye candy to enjoy during bath time!

Remember! The art in your bathroom should be carefully chosen to reflect your unique sense of style, humor and personality. But it must also be able to withstand temperature and steam fluctuations, so ensure that your art work is framed and sealed properly.

So where do you start? Most people that have already embraced the bathroom décor trend tend to favor romantic, more risqué, nudes or alternatively, quirky and fun art.



Quirky art with light humor injects a sense of fun into an otherwise staid room. A great recommendation for cheeky art that is sure to raise a smile is the work of Paula McArdle.

A bathroom is a place to relax, rejuvenate and melt your troubles away with a long soak in the tub! Create your own intimate boudoir with some scented candles and evocative art by Gary Benfield, Douglas Hofmann, Pino or Janet Treby.

Most importantly, add a splash of originality to an otherwise sterile and boring room. Create an atmosphere that promotes good health and leaves you feeling great! Browse the ArtRev.com collection and read our Exclusive Design, Decor and Home Improvement Articles for more inspiring ideas!

Douglas Hofmann Vs. Degas

Edgar Degas

Edgar Degas (July 19, 1834 - September 27, 1917) is widely considered a master of drawing the human figure in motion. His extraordinary draftsmanship, which stressed balance and clarity of outline, became a hallmark of his signature style.

Degas worked in many media, preferring pastel to all others. He is well known for his animated race horse paintings, but most of all, Degas is celebrated for his intimate renderings of nudes and ballerinas.

Fascinated with the movement of forms through space, Degas often sketched dancers from the theater wings, working spontaneously and capturing his subjects with an unrivaled poignancy and power, while emphasizing their status as professionals.

Degas is often classified as an Impressionist, which is not entirely accurate. Like the Impressionists, he favored spontaneity, off-center compositions and scenes from everyday Parisian life, but Degas was never an enthusiast of painting en plein air. Nonetheless, Degas' paintings greatly impacted the world of Impressionist art and he is inevitably linked with the genre. He strongly influenced many notable artists, such as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Mary Cassatt.

Edgar Degas, Dancer with a Bouquet of Flowers (1878)

 

Douglas Hofmann

Douglas Hofmann’s paintings are that rarest of things in the history of modern art in that they represent a style that is at once both classical and contemporary.

Inspired by Degas, Hofmann’s art is concerned with fleeting moments – portraying brief glimpses seized from the current stream of time. The viewer is made witness to a series of intimate but ephemeral exchanges: ballerinas waiting nervously in the wings, a ballerina adjusting her partner’s costume, or another smoothing back her partner’s hair.

There is magic in this device allowing the privileged observer to explore aspects of the world that normally pass so rapidly as to be all but invisible. Hofmann’s trained eye holds a magic looking glass up to the world and transient moments otherwise missed are reflected and preserved there to be observed at leisure.

A skilled oil painter and heralded as the modern-day Degas, Hofmann’s works have been documented in the New York Post and continue to fetch notable records. Browse the Douglas Hofmann collection.

Douglas Hofmann, Reflections Portfolio I

 

Douglas Hofmann, Reflections Portfolio II