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Art today has become a major part of society, if you go into someone’s house very rarely will you not be able to find any form of artwork; be it a print, or an original painting, or even a sculpture. The question is how do you go about buying this artwork? If you are like me the idea of going to an art gallery or an art show might not necessarily fill you with joy, its not that I don’t like them or that the people selling aren’t usually very nice, its more that I feel pressured into buying something even if I don’t like it.

The internet, the phenomenon that it is, has changed all that. Now you can buy artwork online, from the convenience and the comfortability of your own computer, or your sofa. How ever you want it!

Finding a creative outlet for the passion of the people that are indigenous to Nova Scotia, local artist and painter Alan Syliboy has discovered the joy that comes through following his heart. Starting out as a struggling painter who was having difficulty making his subjects appear on the canvas, Alan Syliboy has studied the culture and history of the native Mikmaq tribes that once roamed the open lands of Nova Scotia. Following his inner spiritual purpose for picking up the paint brush this artist found his true calling and has since been very successful in creating masterful works of art that are based on the techniques and style of the indigenous Mikmaq people.

Too many people begin a painting by simply getting hold of a photograph, drawing it carefully on paper or canvas and then painting it. Whilst this can work successfully, it is a very limited approach. All you are achieving using this approach is demonstrating your ability to copy, there is no heart or soul or individuality in the painting. After all is that not what art should be about? The great artists such as Picasso are all individuals, working in a very individual way that is what people buy into, individuality.

So how do create paintings that will reflect your passion and individuality? The method I use is not unique in any way and is much more time consuming than copying photographs. However, using this method you will find you create much more interesting and creative paintings and should find the whole experience more challenging and exciting.

Every performing artist be it a musician or an actors, a painter or an art photographer needs audience to appreciate their work. The difference lies in the presentation of art; the former requires stage to display their performance, the latter requires frames that can display their art. However to get this done you need to have some good quality picture framing supplies. Frame is Only the Face. The frame might be the most apparent part, however a lot more is a part of the framing supplies. Now again, the photo framing supplies are a little different than those for paintings. Paintings are framed in wood however photos look excellent in metal frames. This is only an example how the supplies for photos differ from that used in paintings. A Firm Foundation Several of the supplies are used before the frame itself is put in place. This helps in keeping the art piece in place and offer protection from heat, light, moisture as well as the environment. Some of the necessary supplies include:

• mount board
• hinging tape or photo corners
• mat board
• glazing