Amazing Numbers and Varieties

Artists

I frequent an artists’ community called WetCanvas, which, despite it’s name, has areas for not just for  painters but pastel artists, photographers and more.  In additional to loads of posts on tips and techniques you can ask questions about the business side of art.

But what most attracts me to the site is seeing such a wide variety of art and the talent that is out there.  Here’s an example I stumbled on recently by Keith Murray:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1399330

I’ve always been attracted to the realism school and this work certainly has that aspect pegged — remarkable highlights in the vase, textures in the fabric.

The local art association I’m a member of, the Franklin Art Association, has several painters with a similar style, and the semi-annual shows brings out their talent and that of many others. Just a small local art community but such a rich pool of talent.  Then multiply that across the state, the country, the globe — an amazingly rich pool of artists.

Take a peek in that pool at WetCanvas!