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Our Models | Intermeccanica. WE magazine for women125 Grants, Loans and Scholarships for Women - WE magazine for women. Thank you for stopping by the WE Magazine for Women 125 Grants, loans and scholarships for women. This list has been completely updated from the original 100 Grants, loans and scholarships list posted in November 2007. As of May 8, 2010 all links have been checked for accuracy. Should you offer grants, loans or scholarships for women or know of additional resources feel free to leave them in the comments section below. 1. The Amber Foundation ~ 2. School of Computer Science ~ (replace ADA) 3. 74. 92.

Angle Investors, Venture Capital and Other FUNDING Resources 116. Additional Resources on Angel Investing, Grants and MORE: Earning Your Wings Angel investors are getting tougher. Who exactly are angel investors? Finance and capital mentor Guy Kawasaki defines angel investors, and when and how an entrepreneur should seek them out. Ziegfeld Follies Photos: 1920s Glamour In 23 Images. When producer Florenz Ziegfeld put together a small group of showgirls for a lighthearted summer show in 1907, nobody could have imagined the giant Broadway hit and lavish revue it would become. Yet the Ziegfeld Follies ran until 1931 — and would jumpstart the careers of several successful future Hollywood actresses. For those of us who missed the Follies in their heyday, there’s always Alfred Cheney Johnston’s iconic, wildly popular Ziegfeld follies photos. Though there were a startling number of performers in rotation over the years, Johnson’s stunning portraits of the Follies’ resident vixens capture the epitome of desirability — and in the 1920s, this meant something a little different than it does today: 1 of 24 Adrienne Ames, Ziegfeld girl, 1929.

Ames made 30 films in the 1930s, and after that hosted a successful radio program until 1947 — the year she died from cancer. Flickr 2 of 24 Alice Wilkie performed in the Follies from 1924 to 1926.Flickr 3 of 24 4 of 24 Barbara Stanwyck, 1924.

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Pinterest. Pinterest. Pinterest. Pinterest. Educate. Essential oils. Maintenance homemade. 10 Easy Pictures to Draw for Beginners. One of the most common complaints among new artists? “I can’t draw a straight line.” But why would anyone waste their time trying to draw a straight line when there are so many other interesting and easy pictures to draw?

Artwork and photos via CakeSpy unless otherwise noted Drawing is just like any other activity: the more you practice, the stronger your skills will become. These easy-to-draw pictures will help you build confidence in your drawing, and explore techniques while creating artwork which is gratifying and recognizable. Find even more easy things to draw with our free printable » 1. Food is a fantastic subject matter for artwork: It’s universal, recognizable, appealing and, best of all, it will stay still if you want it to pose for you. Pastries are a particularly fun type of food to draw. 2. Drawing an entire character might seem daunting, but you can get your feet wet by exploring faces and expressions. 100+ Things to Draw Enjoy 140 ideas for easy pictures to draw. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Drawing for Beginners {Free eBook} – DIYHomeschooler. 500px. 18 Sites With Free Drawing Ebooks. “All that you need in the way of technique for drawing is bound up in the technique of seeing – that is, of understanding, which after all is mainly dependent on feeling. If you attempt to see in the way prescribed by any mechanical system of drawing, old or new, you will lose the understanding of the fundamental impulse. Your drawing becomes a meaningless diagram and the time so spent is wasted.” – Kimon Nicolaides, The Natural Way to Draw These free ebooks include:- No comments yet. FREE Drawing, Painting Lessons & Art Downloads. Free Art Lessons by Genre How to Paint Landscapes Even seasoned artists can find that there’s some new or different way to practice a technique when it comes to painting landscapes.

Learn how to paint landscapes with seasoned landscape artist, Sterling Edwards today with help from this download. Read More . . . Portrait Painting Tutorial Artists are fascinated with capturing the human face: each wrinkle, dimple and freckle helps to not only identify but also to personify subjects that have interesting stories to tell, be it in their poses or just through their expressions. Perfect your portrait paintings in this download. Read More . . . How to Sell Your Art Many artists dream of being able to make a living using their creativity to paint, draw or any other means of making art. Read More . . . Plein Air Painting Basics Artists have painted en plein air for hundreds of years, and it’s no surprise that it’s a popular method even today. Read More . . . Still Life Painting Techniques Read More . . . Colored Pencil Art: Colored Pencil Instruction and Techniques. Blue Salt Fields In Australia Look Like Paintings From Above | Bored Panda. Reading an online blog I came across blue salt fields in Australia.

Photographer Simon Butterworth took aerial shots of them. Photos of blue salt fields look so surreal, like patterns of abstract painting. It’s obvious that he is worth the appreciation and he was also shortlisted for the 2015 Sony World Photography awards. More info: simonbutterworthphotography.com. Boredpanda. Street artists began painting on the walls of the Long Beach Museum of Art on June 26th of this year. The project, titled “Vitality and Verve: Transforming the Urban Landscape,” will feature a select group of artists that are either exploring urban art outside of the studio, or are thinking about taking up the studio instead of the street.

“Most of the works in this exhibition will be created on our gallery walls using both traditional and non-traditional art media ,” explains Ron Nelson, Executive Director of the Long Beach Museum of Art. “Once the exhibition ends, the walls will be repainted and prepared for the next exhibition. Therefore, it is important for art enthusiasts to see this amazing exhibition before it closes.”

The exhibit will run through September 27, 2015. More info: lbma.org (h/t: twistedsifter, thinkspacegallery) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. How to Draw with Colored Pencils with Easy Lessons for New Techniques and Methods Drawing Tutorials for Cartoons. You Might Also Like : Burnishing Your Colored Pencil Drawings Colored Pencil Basics : Colored Pencil for Beginners : Basic Pencil Strokes This lesson introduces some basic color pencil strokes which will be useful in your drawing.

Make sure to go on to the next page for some exercises to help you practice your color pencil technique. As with graphite pencil, there are a range of techniques which you can employ when drawing with colored pencil. Colored Pencil Portraits Tutorial Drawing with colored pencils is dramatically different than drawing with graphite pencils, in several ways. Color Pencil Drawings are Real Art! Color pencil drawings may not be consider finished works of art by some artists; however they are and are usually very stunning vibrant pieces of artwork.

Colored Pencils Techniques Tutorial This tutorial is written for the beginning to intermediate colored pencil artist, but not the beginning artist. Colored Pencils : Getting Started Colored Pencils and Juxtaposed Color. I Documented Two Years of Travel By Painting In My Moleskine Notebook. I am an American artist who left the United States in 2013 to study art in Turkey. I used to keep a written diary, but began recording my days by painting in a Moleskine sketchbook with acrylic ink. My medium is portable, so I was able to pack up my art supplies and continue travelling. The book slowly grew into a collection of one hundred landscapes that depict my journey through New York, Istanbul, central Turkey, the Moroccan Sahara and Paris. More info: missydunaway.com | etsy.com.