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April 2005 Summary




-April 1, 2005

New Printer-Friendly Catalog Pages

To enhance your browsing experience and add usability, we have added printer-friendly catalog pages...

RSS Feeds Now Available!

Galerie Verdun has implemented the use of RSS news feed technology...

Spring Decorating Fever

Well, its spring-cleaning time and it may also be a great opportunity to redecorate...


-April 2, 2005

New Larger Images for Viewing Details

Do you really get to see what you are buying?

Gicleé Prints: Coming Soon!

Fine art archival-quality gicleé prints will soon be added to our online gallery.

What's up with the Thumb?

Trivial facts: Why does an artist hold up his thumb to his subject while painting?


-April 3, 2005

Large Canvases Rock!

If you've never bought a large oil painting, you probably don't realize the powerful impact a large canvas can have to your home's living space...

How Do I Properly Care for My Oil Painting?

Probably the single most important chore for preserving oil paintings is also the easiest...

Commission Similar Work

If you see a painting you like that is already sold, you can still get what you want!..


-April 4, 2005

Make an Offer!

A great opportunity to negotiate a better price on your next purchase of fine art from Galerie Verdun...

What Qualifies as Art?

'That's not art!' Well, what constitutes art? How do you know when it's art?..


-April 15, 2005

Visage: Faces of Man

An exciting new gallery series featuring abstract oil paintings by Curtis Verdun...

I know what I like and that's not it!

How dare art critics try to tell us what is great art and what is not? What do they know?..


-April 18, 2005

Texture That Can't Be Reproduced

Did you ever see an abstract painting that appeared to have a very striking textural surface only to be disappointed when you get closer and realize it was just a copy?..

Can Computers Replace Artists?

It's amazing what computers can do! Aren't artists' careers in jeopardy when computers can be programmed to draw and paint?..


-April 23, 2005

Like it or Not, We are immersed in Art!

Everything around us these days seems to be made by human beings and since the choice of shape, color and texture has an effect on how we feel - it's art...

Oil Paintings: The Gold Standard for Fine Framed Art?

With a long and rich history, oil paintings have been held up as the epitome of fine art...


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Perpetual Fire, Original Abstract Art, Acrylic Painting by Leon Verdun
Leon Verdun
"Perpetual Fire"

Significance, Abstract Art Oil Painting by Curtis Verdun
Curtis Verdun
"Significance"

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."

Pablo Picasso


Young Nude Standing, Original Nude Art, Oil Painting by Quincy Verdun
Quincy Verdun
"Young Nude Standing"

Relic, Abstract Art Oil Painting by Curtis Verdun
Curtis Verdun
"Relic"

Nude Torso Relief, Nude torso relief, open edition Greek sculpture by Quincy Verdun
Quincy Verdun
"Nude Torso Relief"

Cascade, Abstract Art Oil Painting by Curtis Verdun
Curtis Verdun
"Cascade"
 

Adam and Eve, Open edition Hydrostone cast sculpture by Quincy Verdun
Quincy Verdun
"Adam and Eve"

Hard Day, Original Western Oil Painting by Curtis Verdun
Curtis Verdun
"Hard Day"

The Seated Nude, Original Nude Art, Oil Painting by Quincy Verdun
Quincy Verdun
"The Seated Nude"

"When you start a painting, it is somewhat outside you. At the conclusion, you seem to move inside the painting."

Fernando Botero


Face of David, Open edition Hydrostone cast sculpture by Quincy Verdun
Quincy Verdun
"Face of David"

"I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me."

Henri Matisse


Fearless, Abstract Art Oil Painting by Curtis Verdun
Curtis Verdun
"Fearless"

"Good art is not what it looks like, but what it does to us."

Roy Adzak