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Read on to find out the former american president’s painting abilities, see the collection of 1000 years old Islamic art, an ‘En plain air’ event and major selling en-cashing millions. George W. Bush paints: Still life, self-portraits and portraits of other world leaders Former United States president George W. Bush has opened an art-exhibition of the paintings executed by him. It is a collection of 24 pieces, which mainly includes the leaders of the world, whom he met during his presidency from 2001 to 2009. The portraits include Dalai Lama, Tony Blair, Angela Merkel and many others. It also includes a painting of his father on which he feels proud. All the paintings were made by looking at the photographs and former president has admitted […]

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Tiziano Vecelli or Titian was another Italian painter from renaissance era born in 1488. He was one important member of Venetian School which included other major artists like Tintoretto, Veronese and Bassano. By his contemporaries, he was considered as ‘The Sun Amidst Small Stars’. He drew portraits, landscapes, mythology and religious subjects. The style and use of colors in paintings was his most admired part in his paintings. His study in paintings started at the age of nine under a minor painter Sebastian Zuccato. After learning under him until he turned seventeen, he felt his mentor was not appreciating his work.  Then he decided to move to his brothers Genitile and Giovanni Bellini. They were fine artist themselves and Titian learned about using oil on […]

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