Art Display by the painter Iliana Metallinou
at 106, the new Display Hall at the new Port, Mandouki.
The display starts on the 30th May at 8.30 pm and will remain open till the 15th June 2011.
Showing posts with label paint. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paint. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
The White Snail goes to Festival...
www.betherefest.grI will be there! From the 7-10 April 2011
I will take part in the CARTOON art display at the Ionian Academy.
Join in and have fun!
Monday, July 20, 2009
The Helix Nebula
Hello there,This is my latest painting-in acrylics.
The Helix Nebula, also known as NGC 7293, is 3 light years wide and appears nearly half the size of the full Moon in our sky.
Source: Astronomy magazine
I am preparing a series of paintings about the universe. It really looks like surrealistic art but it actually is impressionism-the way I see them.
What do you think?
Thanks for visiting,
Liana
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
A book review
Dear visitor,
I usually publish my book reviews on my site http://LiaMetal.tripod.com, but this time I wasn't able to do so due to technical problems. This blog can definitely host my latest book reviews for the time being...
Thank you for visiting!
Liana
REVIEW
Color is Everything
Beginners to Advanced Painters Can Learn What All Great Artists Know
Dan Bartges
The Oaklea Press, 6912-B Three Chopt road,
ISBN: 978-1-892538-36-9, 2009,
Paperback, pp.96, US 14.99
Non fiction/art
Reviewed by Liana Metal
Dan Bartges, a full time artist since 1996, has produced oil paintings and water colors that have been acquired by private collectors nationwide and by a number of Fortune 500 companies. He currently lives in
Color is Everything is a useful mini guide that is a valuable tool for every artist. The book is in full color, illustrated, and gives step by step instructions on how to learn about colors and their use in different mediums. Dan illustrated his points by quick exercises that are easy to do and enjoyable as well.
This mini color guide is a must for every artist who needs a fast seminar on color combinations. Mastering color is made a lot easier to learn by following the author’s tips and advice. It also stimulates the desire to use the new hues one learns and create unique pieces of art! A very enjoyable and useful book that will become the bible of the artist!
Get it from http://www.OakleaPress.com
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Some comments...
Two Primary School pupils write about The White Snail book:
"I like the picture with the ants and the lizard. This is a funny story and I love all the pictures in it!"
Steven Kordas
"I like the snail that is painting its house. I think this story is fun to read".
Vaggelis
Monday, April 14, 2008
Summer time is just around the corner!
Looking forward to lying lazily on a sandy beach?
Summer is almost here!
This little picture I came across yesterday reminded me of the lovely beach at St.Gordios, on the western side of Corfu. The drawing is a mixed technique: Some white chalk, some black pencil, white gouache and tempera.
I always keep lots of sketches in an old file in the store room, and from time to time I love searching and picking up those that remind me of special occasions. In case some of you wonder who this lady on the beach is, well, it's not me. It was sketched years ago, from an old black and white picture my mum used to keep in a box. It shows my mum in the early 60s!
Friday, March 7, 2008
The White Snail ( a story for kids of all ages)
The White Snail
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A small snail lives in a large garden. He is one of a large family of garden snails, all brown but the little white one.
They all live happily together, and slide along the green grass and the green leaves of the vegetables. They love eating leaves and they are always hungry!
Soon the vegetables have small and big holes on them, for there are small and big snails everywhere in the garden.
The white snail likes strolling on the fresh grass and looking around. He loves the warm sun above. He loves the colorful flowers around him.
He even loves the birds chirping happily over him, but he takes care to hide well in his white home every time one of them comes closer!
He is a happy snail living in a beautiful garden. Then, one day, it rains.
Small raindrops fall everywhere in the garden. There are raindrops on the green grass, on the petals of the flowers and on the vegetable leaves.
The garden sparkles like a million stars!
"Wow!" the white snail says. "It's fantastic!" And he sets off sliding on the wet grass. He strolls until he reaches a huge lettuce.
"I am going to climb on this juicy leaf," he says and slides upwards. But halfway he stops.
He sees a small raindrop. It is crystal clear, like a mirror. He looks inside, and there he suddenly sees himself.
"Oh, " he says, "that's me! And this is my white home!"
He thinks for a while and then he says:
"I don't like it. I don't like my white home! I want to have a brown one, like all the other snails in the garden!"
And from this day on, the white snail is sad.
"How beautiful the other snails are! And I am so ugly!" he says to himself over and over again.
Every time he looks at his white home he becomes very unhappy.
But one bright day, he has got a bright idea!
"Wow!" he says.
He quickly takes a brush and some brown paint and starts painting his little home.
"It's going to be so beautiful," he says. "I am going to have a brown home soon."
He smiles happily and goes on painting. A sparrow flies over him and stares at his brown home in surprise. Then a bee buzzes over and circles around him for a couple of times before flying away to tell the strange news to her friends in the hive.
Read the rest of the story along with two more stories for kids at
www.lulu.com
where my book, Story time, is on sale. You can order either a print copy or download the ebook.
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