Hi! My name is Michelle and I am Western Australian artist and photographer who specialises in Pet Portraiture and Animal artwork and Photography. I have created this lens as a gateway for anyone wanting to increase their knowledge of the art world, art movements through history, art gallery websites from around the world, famous artist's and links to artists resources, online lessons and demonstrations for those keen to explore their own artistic talents!
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Michelle's Art and Photography Websites
My Pet Portraits website, Art Blog, Photoblog and MyArtProfile gallery
- My Online art gallery
- Online gallery website of my commissioned Pet Portraits, animal/wildlife artwork and photography.
- Dog Art Blog
- My art blog of dog paintings for sale to help support and promote dog rescue groups around the world.
- My Art Profile Gallery
- Myartprofile.com - a similar concept to MySpace with the biggest difference being it is strictly for artists.
A must have web presence for artists around the world.
Art By Michelle
Every Lens needs some pictures!
A small sample of my artwork which ranges from realistic pet portraits to modern, contemporary abstract paintings.
Pastel Painting of my black Shar Pei Tia.
Original Colour Pencil painting of Blink by West Australian artist, Michelle Wri...
Colour pencil portrait of a Chinese Shar-Pei dog.
Colour pencil painting by West Australian Artist Michelle Wrighton.
Colour pencil and acrylic painting of Aspen a Chinese Shar-Pei.
Dog Paintings for Dog Rescue
My Dog Art
Dog paintings for sale, a percentage of all sales is donated to dog rescue groups around the world.
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Pet Portraits and Small Format Art by Michelle
Excerpts from my art blog.
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Descriptions, Examples of art movements and famous artists
- Art Movements
- Alphabetical Listing of Art Movements from Abstract Expressionism to Symbolism and everything in between. Includes examples of famous artists in each movement.
- Artists Foosteps
- The lives and works of famous Australian Artists
- Artcylclopedia
- Large reference site for art related information online
- Abstract Art
- Description and Artists
- Abstract Expressionism
- Description and Artists
- Art Deco
- Art Deco described
- Art Nouveau
- History, description and artist list
- Baroque
- Art and artists of the 16th century
- Classicism
- Greek and Roman influences
- Contemporary Realism
- Realistic art 1965+
- Cubism
- Early 20th Century Art
- Expressionism
- Freedom of feeling expressed as art
- Gothic Art
- Beginning in the 12th century
- Minimalism
- Minimal colors, values, shapes, lines, and textures
- Modernism
- Art from colour and form
- Naive Art
- Non-traditional artists
- Neo-Expressionism
- A reaction to Minimalism and Conceptual art
- Pop Art
- Shattering the divide between commercial and fine art
- Rococco
- Decorative style stressing beauty over depth
- Renaissance
- Beginning in Italy and encompassing three phases, early High and late
- Surrealism
- Based on psycho-analytic theories emphasizing imagination and subconscious imagery
- Vincent Van Gogh Gallery
- The Art and Life of Vincent Van Gogh
- Claude Monet
- Paintings and Biography
- Pablo Picasso
- Official Website in Spanish and English
- Frida Kahlo
- Her Art and Biography
- Jackson Pollack
- Biography a examples of work created by the originator of abstract expressionism
Art lessons
Free online Art lessons, Tutorials and Demonstrations
- Demo - Painting Rocks under water
- Oil Painting - Glazing techniques for painting rocks under water.
- Demo - Pallette Knife
- Landscape Oil painting demonstration using a pallette knife.
- Portrait Drawing
- Lessons on drawing the human face
- JD Hillberry
- Mini tutorial on charcoal and pencil drawing by award winning artist
- Drawing Hair
- Lesson on Creating touchable tangivle hair in graphite
- Shading
- Tutorial on understanding the art of shading
- Proportions
- Proportions of the human head
- Color Pencil Flower
- Demonstration by Kristy Ann Kutch on drawing a poppy flower in color pencil
- Dog Portrait
- Step by step demonstration of a dog portrait in color pencil
- Using Grids
- Explanation on how to use grids to achieve accurate drawings
- Color Pencil Challenge
- This site hasn't been updated for a long time, but it has many great step by step demonstrations using different techniques and subjects
- Drawing Birds
- Tips on drawing birds
- Art Studio Chalkboard
- Website for art students that focus's on the technical fundamentals of perspective, shading, color and painting
- Composition
- Tutorial on the basics of composition
- Color Theory
- Excellent Wetcanvas article on colour theory and mixing
- Creating Waves
- Lesson on drawing and painting waves
- Painting Shadows
- Information on painting shadows
- Paint brushes
- If you don't know the difference between a hake, filbert or a hake, this paint brush glossary is for you!
- Canvas-Masonite Supports
- How to make your own canvas-masonite supports
- Painting with Watercolour
- Watercolour introduction and tips with a landscape demonstration by Peter Saw
- Watercolour Lessons
- Excellent lessons by John Lovett on painting in watercolor
- Painting Mountains
- Demonstration on how to paint mountains by John Ebner
- World of Watercolor
- Excellent online Magazine for watercolor and acrylic artists
- All About Pastels
- Information on the pastel medium from the Connecticut Pastel Society
- Pastel Portraits
- Demonstration of a portrait of Robert De Niro in pastel by Gerard Mineo
- Artists Paper Glossary
- Excellent glossary of art paper terminology
- Ocean and Clouds
- A wonderful demonstration of clouds and ocean by pastelist Amy Sanders
- Essential Painting How-To's
- Step-by-step information and essential techniques for beginner painters from About.com
- King Cheetah
- Color pencil demonstration of a King Cheetah drawing. A short demonstration showing a quick but effective method of working in cp's.
- Children's Portraits
- A detailed tutorial detailing a diagonal line stroke to create realism in color pencil.
- Wildlife Art School
- Step by step demos by the incredible wildlife artist, Jason Morgan - a must see website for any animal loving artists!
- Painting Dragons in Acrylics
- Tutorial showing a dragon painted in acrylics using the layering technique. You will love this site if you are into dragons, or just want to find out more about layering techniques. There is also another tutorial showing how to paint a chrome metalic dragon.
- Painting Horses in Mixed Media
- An excellent tutorial on painting two realistic looking horses using mixed media techniques including watercolor pencil, colored pencil, acrylic, graphite and ink.
- Grey Horse - Acrylic on WC Paper
- Another excellent acrylic horse painting, this time done on watercolour painting. Also has a good explanation and photos of painting a realistic background.
- Dog Portrait in Color Pencil
- A step by step demonstration of a dog portrait completed in color pencil by UK artist Bob Ebdon.
Resources for Artists
- Wetcanvas
- Cyber Living for Artists! The largest international artists community on the net.
- Art by Us
- A great online sales venue for independent artists.
- Australian Art Forum
- Discussion forum for Aussie Artists.
- Art Papa Forums
- Art Lessons, demonstrations and discussions
- CPSA
- Color Pencil Society of America
- Wildlife Art Society of Australasia
- Fosters the study, practice, and appreciation
of Wildlife art in all media and promotes the work of wildlife artists. - Pastel Society of America
- Promoting Professional and emerging artists who work in Pastel
- UK Color Pencil Society
- Promotion of color pencil artists in the United Kingdom
- Painters Keys
- Robert Genn's Twice Weekly Inspiration and Information
- Pastel Art Conservation
- Lecture information on Preserving Pastel artworks by Ross Merrill - Chief of Conservation at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. (USA)
- International Association of Pastel Societies
- Represents pastel societies uniting in a common cause - to demonstrate the validity and quality of pastel fine art around the world.
- Pastel Artists Canada
- Pastels are their Passion! Information, online tutorials and gallery of members artwork.
- Oil pastel Society
- Dedicated to the promotion of knowledge and understanding of oil pastels as a fine art medium, includes a members gallery of work.
- Art Scuttlebutt Forums
- This art discussion forum is for everyone from emerging artists to established professional artists who wish to discuss such topics as art business, supplies, education, techniques and more. Smaller than wetcanvas, but worthwhile checking out!
- Surreal and Visionary Art
- A discussion forum specifically for Surreal, Fantastic realist and Visionary Artists, with sections for drawings, paintings, photography, sculpture, digital art and collage.
- Scribbletalk
- Discussion Forum specifically for Pencil Artists - graphite, colored pencils, watercolour pencils, pastels, mixed media and other drawing media. Forums for Art Business, specific pencil media, composition, colour mixing, exhibitions/showing and much more including an image library. A must see for all pencil artists.
- Art Cards & Auctions
- Information website dedicated to ACEO's - Art Cards, Editions and Originals, including an online auction.
- A Picture of Australia
- Digital Art gallery to display the skills and talents of Australian Artists.
- My Art Profile dot com
- Similar to Myspace, but without all the rubbish;) This online art gallery is designed purely for artists, and is an excellent way to showcase and promote your work, make new friends and contacts within the art community, as well as offer your artwork for sale or trade. Free for artists to join and buyers to enjoy.
Famous Artists
- Pro Hart
- Biography and artwork of this wonderful Australian artist who sadly passed away this year
- Salvador Dali
- Gallery of Dali's work
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Online gallery and biography of renoir's impressionist art
- Jackson Pollock
- Abstract Expressionism, biography and paintings
- Vasily Kandinsky
- Pioneer of abstract expressionism, biography and paintings
My Favourite Artists
- Mike Sibley
- An incredible UK graphite pencil artist who specializes mostly in dog art.
- J D Hillberry
- A master of Trompe L'Oeil in pencil and charcoal
- Jason Morgan
- Stunning wildlife paintings and some excellent painting demos
- Leslie Harrison
- Beautiful realistic pastel animal paintings - make sure you look at all the horse images, they are breathtaking!
- James Sebor
- Incredibly detailed surreal artwork created by James Sebor.
- Eni Oken - Art Jewellery
- Exquisitely wire wrapped gemstone jewellery created by Brazilian artist Eni Oken - a must see website for anyone interested in the art of adornment! Website includes a range of tutorials on making this style of jewellery, most are free and the rest are very inexpensively priced.
Art Galleries
- Canada
- Canadian Art galleries with an online presence.
- United States
- United States Art galleries with an online presence.
- South America
- South American Art galleries with an online presence.
- Europe
- European Art galleries with an online presence.
- Middle and Near East
- Middle and Near Eastern Art galleries with an online presence.
- Africa
- African Art galleries with an online presence.
- Asia
- Asian Art galleries with an online presence.
- Art Gallery of NSW
- New South Wales, Australia
- World Wide Art Gallery
- Australian based gallery
- Queensland Art Gallery
- Queensland, Australia
- Art Gallery of WA
- The Art Gallery of Western Australia
- Art Gallery of SA
- The Art Gallery of South Australia
- Aboriginal Fine Art
- Aboriginal Fine Arts Gallery is the largest Aboriginal art gallery in the North of Australia.
- Art Gallery of Tasmania
- Tasmanian Art Gallery and Museum, Australia
- National Gallery
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
- Art Almanac
- An internet compliment to the print version of Art Almanac
- AWAAG
- The Association of Western Australian Art Galleries - Information, locations, exhibitions, web links and artwork examples for art galleries in Western Australia
Great Art related Books on Amazon
Nothing beats a good book!
Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil
This is one of the best books on rendering realistic textures in graphite/charcoal and is a must for any serious pencil artist. JD Hillberry is a brilliant pencil artist and I think this is one of the best book's available, although it is not a 'how to draw' book for the beginning artist, it does teach you how to achieve strong realism.
Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 10/10/2008)
Used Price: $12.49
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The Spirit of Horses 2006 Wall Calendar
Leslie Harrison is a supurb animal artist and the pure beauty of her artwork will be treasured by any horse lover for far longer than the year of this calendar.
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Painting Animals That Touch the Heart
A definite must have book if you want to create beautifully realistic animals in soft pastel. Easy to read and understand instructions with good clear step by step pictures.
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Used Price: $28.20
Colored Pencil Solution Book
A great addition for any color pencil artist's library, as the title suggests, this book is focused on providing solutions to a variety of problems that face artists using this challenging medium.
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Capturing Soft Realism in Colored Pencil
Step by step instructions and techniques to create realistic artwork without going overboard on the fine details. Written in a clear easy to understand manner with a number of helpful tips - another must have book!
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Colored Pencil Portraits
Color pencils are a challenging medium but if you want to learn how to create realistic skin and hair tones, you can't go past Ann Kullberg's Portraits book. It truly is step by step with excellent, clear instructions all the way through.
Amazon Price: $15.63 (as of 10/10/2008)
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Sanford Ink Corporation / Prisma Blender Pencil, Nontoxic, Colorless / SAN03503
A useful addition, the blender is used to mix and blend the pigment, and to burnish the color layers for different effects.
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Paint Radiant Realism in Watercolor, Ink & Colored Pencil
Another definite must have for the library of any artists who likes working in different mediums. Sueellen Ross explains in detail her technique of using waterproof india ink, watercolour and colored pencil to create artwork with incredible depth and light.
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