Sunday, December 29, 2013
My Blog Has Moved
My new website is;
http://www.artbyjrq.com
Thank You
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Edwin Allan Riguer Photography
So one of my good friends back in high school contacted me on Facebook. You can check his site to see a genuine professional photographer at work.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Art items on eBay.com
I just listed some items on eBay. Some ACEOs (Artist Trading Card) and two of my paintings including the Cotton Candy Tree.
You can also search using my sign name: JRQ
Friday, March 12, 2010
What users hate most about Web sites
OK, I know that there is server side contents involved in the following article, but I think the author should at least be mindful on where his or her article will be displayed. Click on the link to see the article.
What users hate most about Web sites | Applications - InfoWorld
This is one of those WTF moments. I mean, this is an article that talks about what users hate about some web pages, yet the article appears on a page which violates almost all the points the author is trying to making. The site itself will try to open 2 pop-ups. And if this site has a music or sound that automatically loads and repeats, it would have demonstrated almost all the annoyance you can find in some Web sites today.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
ACEO - Art Cards, Editions and Originals
For a part time artist, it is still quite amazing that I miss some new cool things about what is happening in the art world. So when I stumbled upon ACEO (also known as Artist’s Trading Card), it peaked my curiosity. Artist trading card, and yes in literal sense, is a subset of miniature art pieces that ranges from reproduction of original works including photographs to original collage and oil paintings. It is believed to have started in Europe when a group of artists decided to create their own trading cards that can be traded just like your kids’ Pokemon cards and the not-so-kids’ anymore Dungeons and Dragon cards. ACEO comes in 2.5x3.5 (inches) size which is a little over the size of a credit card. With some googling and searching on eBay, you will start to appreciate this small art movement. However, will these miniature art pieces really be traded or swapped, or hoarded by avid collectors still remains a question.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Recomposing Dull a Photo
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Morbid Art
What is art? A single most important question that one has to answer when presented with material that goes beyond ones perception of art. In fact, the question is truly not what is art but what is acceptable as art. Acceptability denotes conformity to social mores, traditions, and prevailing consciousness. Mores and traditions are for the most part non-transient even if they do change over time but nevertheless not easily malleable as prevailing consciousness that can change over night. Individual tries to provoke and even circumvent these norms of acceptability. Through ones incessant desire to make a statement or sometimes just as mundane as wanting to be noticed, we are presented with visual that, for the most us, will leave us very much confused and sometimes repulsed. This thought is embodied by morbid art. It is something that deals with death in graphic way not as symbolism. For those who have strong stomach you can follow this link Morbid Art Gallery for reference. The previous sample is just one aspect of morbid art which is a great departure from Salvador Dali’s subtle approach to the subject of death even if it is still way too graphic for casual viewers . This art movement now has expanded to subjects that deal with pain, gore, dark mystic visual, and gruesome fantasy imagery. We can debate all we want on the actual significant of this movement, but one thing is sure; it forced us to face suffering and death to its very core.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Winter's Last Cry
Art items on eBay.com
I finally decided to jump into the eBay frenzy. Some of my works are now up for bids on eBay. I’m still new to this eBay thingy, so wish me luck. For the list of available pieces on sale click here.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Canvas Prints And Printing | Canvas Photos On And To Canvas | Canvas Photo Printing
Digital photography has been a while which brought the art film photography to the masses. Many of us probably has a stack of photographs that are sitting in on our hard drive occupying storage space and often forgotten. So what to do with those pictures? Are you redecorating your place or can’t find the suitable art piece to hang on your wall? Yes, there are cheap pictures out there, but the thing is that those pictures are taken by someone else. You get his or her perspective but not yours. See, those images that are just sitting on you computer are taken through your own eyes. They are things that you inherently wanted to see. There are tons of treasures in those images. Look through them again. You can reuse them to decorate your room. One way is to go and get a good size prints of those photographs. 8x10 or 8x12 is a good size. Take them to an art store for framing like Micheal’s. This a good start, but there is a better option out there that won’t cost you an arm and leg. Photo on canvas comes to the rescue. You want your wedding photograph blown up to a 36x24 size for everyone to see right in the middle of your living room, go ahead.
Canvas Prints And Printing | Canvas Photos On And To Canvas | Canvas Photo Printing
This adds a new dimension to your digital camera. I believe its usability goes beyond just capturing a snapshot of a moment. It is a tool that is in fact under utilize in my opinion.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Monday, June 23, 2008
Starbucks
I will be rotating my display at Startbucks every 2 weeks or so.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Nancy' Angels
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Abstract
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Friday, May 04, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Child Art from a Grown Man 2
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Disposable Society
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
The Madness that is American Idol
Should the three at least have some choice on who gets booted among the bottom three? It’s a valid proposition, but remember the show is about the television viewers’ power to choose their "Idol." Just imagine an eventual winner who is saved from elimination because the judges think he or she should win. The possibilities are just as aggravating.
So the next time Sanjaya survives another week, don’t fuss too much about it because in the end that what makes you come back for more.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Enviromentalism is Not a Liberal Idea
Environmentalism is an often forgotten Judeo-Christian tradition. It is the first covenant between man and God in the book of Genesis.
The fact that most liberal groups embrace the idea only means that enviromentalism doesn't belong to any ideological spectrum. Don't blame those "tree-huggers" for insisting on environmental protection. It is the Christian-Conservative who has forgotten the covenant.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Creativity Bottle-neck
Keep checking, I'll be working on bigger canvas for my next series of paintings.