ReCOLLections Art Blog: March 2010

If you asked me how I come up with names for my artwork I would be the first to put up my hand and admit that sometimes I...click on image for more

Take a look at a condensed but captivating journey through art history's timeline, to see what happened and when.

There are not a lot of big events that happen in Hamilton, but one that does every year is the Balloons over Waikato where hot air balloon enthusiasts from all over....

Said to be one of Edvard Munch’s most important and famous paintings, it’s not widely known that there are actually four versions of....

What percentage of artists are left-handed?
Although the population in general are more right handed, in comparison there is......

Once upon a time I ran an artist online chat group. It was a place for artists to come to and talk about art stuff mainly and to....

What do we know about the concept of right brain and left brain thinking and how it affects your art?

Working with animals in art can be rewarding as well as frustrating. Heres some tips and tricks for your animal portrait painting by nz artist Collette

I have quite a few pieces of both my daughter’s artwork around the house, it brings back many happy memories of days painting or drawing together

Tips on how to use glass paint, by Hamilton NZ artist Collette Fergus. Its more versatile than you think

Discover the distinction between trademarks and copyrights in the art world. Explore how trademarks protect branding elements, and copyrights safeguard creative works

I’ve noticed a trend in more round paintings these days, the last group exhibition I went to had four different artists work on round canvas’s with each one being quite impressive in how they artist’s worked the shape of the canvas into the theme of the artwork.

It wasn’t that long ago that round canvases were hard to come by; needing specialist framing for the stretched canvases or.....click on image for more

what is Yin Yang? It comes from Chinese culture and represents the two opposite principles in nature. Yin Yang means black vs. white, day vs. night, good vs. evil

Explore the meaning of green in art, culture, and nature. Discover the symbolism of this vibrant colour in Collette's insightful article

Unleash your artistic spirit and conquer self-doubt with a captivating tale of apple paintings. A journey of growth, passion, and triumph.

Tap into your artistic spirit with winemaking. Dive into the world of flavours, blends, and labels adorned with your art with NZ artist Collette

Artists studios like office spaces are as diverse as the people who work in them. There is no hard and fast rule as to how they should be laid out or what....click on image for more

Andy Warhol aka Andrew Warhola was the main figure of the Pop art movement as well as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. His main claim to fame was...

Take a look at the captivating realm of Surrealism, where imagination defies reality and embraces the mysterious world of oddities and dreams in art

Artists ask me this question more often than any other when talking about techniques in artwork. What is varnish, what does it do and why do we use it?

Contemporary means 'present day', or reasonably close. Contemporary art is art produced....

This mens business shirt refashion is probably one of my favourite revamps so far. Have a look and let me know what you think......

Autumn is the transition from warm summer months to the cold weather of winter, and its related status as the season of the primary harvest, has dominated its themes and popular

Jewellery, the art of creating items in gold or silver or other metals as well as many other materials for adornment and beautification is an interesting and.....

This is such a personal thing and can be summed up in “How long is a piece of string” its pretty much impossible to put a time on such things. Like the Mainland ad, all good things take time......