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Ten Women Artists Every Young Girl Should know About!

Female artists | Discover great women artists at http://schulmanart.blogspot.com/2011/06/ten-women-artists-every-young-girl.html 


Here is a quick top ten list of some of my favorite women artists, whom I think every female should know about. When someone told me that the names below weren't mentioned in the artist section of The Daring Book for Girls, I was startled and dismayed. The focus was on male artists in a book for girls! I'm not sure why, though, when there are so many wonderful and exciting female artists to...

Direct from the studio: Modern African Art Paintings Work in Progress

For a limited time I am offering a pre-order special price on work in progress paintings! These canvases are modern abstract original interpretation of African tribal sculptures on canvas! African masks are considered amongst the finest creations in the art world and are highly sought after by art collectors. Masking ceremonies in Africa have great cultural and traditional significance. Latest...

Special Collector's Edition Scarsdale Note Cards For Sale

Scarsdale Art by Schulman Art
by  Miriam Schulman


Special Collector's Edition of Scarsdale Note CardsThis week I have been focusing on putting together products that can be sold locally in gift shops and boutiques. Before they are available to the public in these stores, you can start purchasing notes cards and prints right now online! in my first special collector's edition I am focusing on my...

Here comes the bride! Five great ideas to celebrate weddings

Custom Bridal bouquet paintings
by Miriam Schulman 


Currently, I am working on building up my portfolio with samples of watercolor paintings of bridal bouquets. To get started, I posted a request on my facebook page for fans and friends to send in their wedding flower pictures for free art. For each photo I made three paintings in three different sizes. This is important because the larger the...

Watercolor Workshop: Painting Birds

After reading a wonderful article by in Somerset Studio's May/Juneissue, I decided I would try teaching a version of her simple bird drawing and painting techniques to my students. First I cut up watercolor paper for them in easy to mange 4x6" pieces. Then I gathered all my bird photo reference materials. Before they came I drew a few of my own birds. I chose a warbler, an owl and...

Free Drop in Drawing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City

A few times this year I have visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art for their drop in drawing program. This is FREE with your museum admission and one of the best kept artist secrets in the city. The best part about it --besides being free-- is that they supply everything, and I mean everything for you. You are given a canvas stool, a drawing board, charcoal pencils, erasers and paper. While...

Schulman Interview in Art of Man Journal






 
The Art Of Man  - Fourth Edition
 

The Art Of Man - Fourth Edition

Fine Art of the Male Form Quarterly Journal



 



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Firehouse Studio Publications


www.theartofman.net becomes a reality! This quarterly seeks to bring balance to a genre of art that overwhelmingly favors the female figure. We feature artists that are courageous enough to focus on the male figure as a...

Artwork from the Charles Reid Workshop

I spent a week studying with noted contemporary watercolorist Charles Reid.
I am very proud of the body of work I produced during the week.
Here I am posting some of Reid's lessons along with my drawings and paintings.
While he was drawing the models I likes to make my own charcoal sketches of them
I was sitting in a different spot than Reid so my perspective is different than his.

If you click on my...