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Learn How to Fuse Abstraction and Realism in This Online Painting Class

The intermediate-level course is now available for pre-order when it launches on May 15, 2022. By buying the class early, you’re able to save 10%. Just used the codemixedmedia10at checkout. When the course goes live on May 15, it will automatically be available for you to watch on-demand. So, what will you learn fromAbstract Realism? Youll begin by creating your background using inks. This abstract element will form the basis of your painting....

Restored Footage Gives a Taste of San Francisco Before the 1906 Earthquake

The tremors ignited fire after fire around the city, which burned for three days. Recently, video restorerNASSremastered the footage, and the result feels like a trip back in a time. The original footage is stored at thePrelinger Archivesin San Francisco. What you see online is a scan of 35mm material, shot by Harry J. Miles hand-cranking the Bell & Howell camera placed on the front of the streetcar. San Francisco had a massive earthquake in 1906 that destroyed much of the city....

Study Finds That Colorful Road Art Prevents Traffic Accidents by 50%

Photo: MARCBRUXELLE/Depositphotos Murals are beautiful to look at, but can they make our cities and towns safer? The report found that colorful additions to pavement actually decreased traffic accidents involving pedestrians or cyclists by 50%. The team studied 17 asphalt art sites across the nation which have been adorned for more than two years. Photo: MARCBRUXELLE/Depositphotos Accident rates since installation were analyzed in comparison to the plain past. Crashes involving pedestrians or cyclists were halved and crashes leading to injuries were reduced by 37%....

Wildlife Photographer Captures Intimate Moments Between Mama Polar Bear and Her Cubs

Thanks to the help of local Innuit trackers, he happened upon a spectacular scene. Goldstein is well aware of how lucky he was to get these photographs. According to a2020 article, the Baffin Island polar bear population is stable at around 2,800. Interestingly, polar bears usually give birth to twins. This allows a better chance for at least one cub to make it into adulthood. Given the harsh Arctic environment they grow up in, this evolution is understandable....

Beloved Golden Retriever Spencer Named Official Dog of the Boston Marathon

After two years, the Boston Marathon was finally back to normal. This therapy dog is a fan favorite and racers line up to get their picture taken with him. Spencer first gained notoriety in 2018, when his owner Richard Powers put him in a yellow raincoat. Since then, runners can’t resist the opportunity to take their photos with this gentle soul. His fighting spirit shined through andSpencer beat the cancer....

Cámara en el bosque capta un momento majestuoso de una familia de lobos

Pero, sorprendentemente, esta toma es completamente espontanea, y fue tomada sin ningun tipo de intervencion humana. Los lobos son criaturas increibles. Son animales sociales que viven en unidades familiares conocidas como manadas. En la actualidad, hay 196 lobos grises mexicanos en estado salvaje en Estados Unidos. El WCC esta comprometido con los esfuerzos para salvar al lobo mexicano. En 2018, los lobos mexicanos Rosa y Alleno tuvieron una camada de nueve cachorros....

Estas suites flotantes de aspecto futurista funcionan completamente con energía solar

Al visitar la playa, quien no ha deseado terminar su dia con una puesta de sol? No seria increible ir a dormir sin salir del agua? ConocePearlsuites, unas suites de hotel flotantes de aspecto futurista disenadas por Pierpaolo Lazzarini deLazzarini Design Studio. Estan construidos alrededor de un caparazon principal reforzado, conectado con el casco circular. El espacio disponible en el casco ofrece almacenamiento para sistemas y fuentes de energia adicionales....

Gato japonés dormido en una posición extraña es comparado con un oficinista borracho

Los gatos son conocidos por quedarse dormidos en una variedad de posiciones divertidas. En Japon, la palabrasalarymanse utiliza normalmente para referirse a un oficinista de cuello blanco japones. Asi, la comparacion de este gato dormido con un oficinista es muy acertada. Es mas, el felino no muestra ningun signo de despertar pronto. Se ha quedado dormido… lol,diceel tuit traducido. Gracias por tu duro trabajo esta semana como guardia de seguridad de mi casa!...

How to Create a Store on Shopify to Sell Your Creative Products

Photo credit:Ruslan Grumble / Shutterstock. This post may contain affiliate links. yo readour disclosurefor more info. Photo credit:Ruslan Grumble / Shutterstock. This post may contain affiliate links. Please readour disclosurefor more info. One way is by running their own online shop. It’s something that you’ve got the option to do, too. Like blogging, it can seem like you have endless options when it comes to eCommerce. So, what will you choose?...

Los turcos otomanos creaban hermosas piezas de caligrafía en hojas secas

Estehilo de Twittercomparte 20 ejemplos de esta dificil y delicada practica. La caligrafia dorada resalta sobre las hojas oscuras y secas. Sin embargo, trabajar con este material natural no era facil. Hay que secar la hoja y retirar el tejido lentamente para dejar la membrana esqueletica,explicael museo. Al ver estas piezas, es imposible no maravillarse ante su complejidad. El hecho de que aun sobrevivan tantos ejemplares es un testamento de su valor artistico....

Photographer Spends a Full Year Taking Portraits of Strangers Every Single Day [Interview]

Like many of us, filmmaker and photographerRory Langdon-Downfound his life altered by the pandemic. And, in the process, Langdon-Down found himself pushing his creative skills to new heights. For the entirety of 2021, Langdon-Down photographed a different stranger each day. ButPortrait a Dayisn’t just an Instagram feed. Langdon-Down has also published a beautiful coffee table book with these portraits. Read on for My Modern Mets exclusive interview. With the benefit of hindsight, Id say yes....

Surfboard-Shaped Resin and Wood Tables Are Made to Glow-in-the-Dark

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. hey readour disclosurefor more info. This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. Wood and water converge in the striking custom-made tables byThunderWood Studio. I had no experience in carpentry at all. Although it was a difficult path, I gained fantastic experiences and began experimenting with new techniques....

These Futuristic Floating Hotel Suites Are Completely Solar-Powered

Have you ever wished your day at the beach didn’t have to end with the sunset? That you could just go to sleep right on the water? EnterPearlsuites, the futuristic floating hotel suites designed by Pierpaolo Lazzarini ofLazzarini Design Studio. The units are customizable and, if anchored, multiple units clustered together could become a floating resort. They are constructed around an enforced main shell, connected with the circular hull. Available space in the hull offers storage for additional power sources and systems....