Plein Air Tips and Tricks
If you're an avid outdoor painter - aka, Plein Air painter - then this blog might be redundant for you. But if you've only been painting...
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Welcome to my educational, informative, inspiring, and sometimes downright quirky art blog! If you like art and design, stopping in for a lunch break might just be what you need.
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Crystal Rassi
- Jan 2
- 4 min
The Golden Rule of Achieving Your Goals
Every year, we make new resolutions and every year, most people fail. Why? I'll tell you. It's because their goals are not tangible. Have...
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Crystal Rassi
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
Christmas Shopping the Right Way for Creatives
There's a right way and a wrong way to buy gifts for your creative friends. Discover the best gift giving ideas in this article. 1 - Art...
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Crystal Rassi
- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
8 Rules for using Tonalism in Interior Design
Coined around the late 19th century by American painters, Tonalism provided a break from classical subjects of narrative paintings, and...
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Crystal Rassi
- Jun 22, 2022
- 2 min
5 Things You Didn't Know About Buying Art
1 - You can barter with an artist or gallery. Many North Americans like myself, feel bad about asking for a better price. We don't want...
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Crystal Rassi
- Jun 21, 2022
- 5 min
The Fine Art of Art Framing
So, you acquired a print, a photo, a graphite image, or a canvas painting. Whether you bought it, received it as a gift, or inherited it,...
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Crystal Rassi
- Apr 25, 2022
- 4 min
6 Ways to Bring Art Into Your Home
Art is not the first thing most homeowners think first about. And that's okay, getting the essentials like furniture, fixtures, and...
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Crystal Rassi
- Mar 31, 2022
- 3 min
Meaning of Art vs Meaningful Art
In 2011, I received an email from someone I have never met before. Sandra Fehr began to tell me of her story. Recently her family was in...
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Crystal Rassi
- Apr 22, 2021
- 1 min
Renting Art 101
Renting art might be for you if: You aren't sure if you'll like the painting in a month or two You aren't sure if it will look good or...
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Crystal Rassi
- Apr 22, 2021
- 3 min
Art and Interior design - a wholistic approach
We've all felt the effects of staying home during the pandemic. When people couldn't travel, they spent their money on renovations...
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