Vincent van Gogh has his very own action figure!

See what I found :)) 
Spider-Man has it, Batman has it, and finally, Vincent van Gogh has his very own action figure!

Created by the art website Today Is Art Day, this figurine is made especially for those who are a bit kookoo for the classic art. As you’d expect, this Van Gogh action figure has a detachable ear and even some of his most famous paintings, available for exposition on a fold-out easel.
For now, you can only get it through the Kickstarter page, and the lowest donation that’ll get you the figurine is $21 (there’s no cheaper version without the ear just yet).
More info: kickstarter (h/t)

Most expensive painting in 2016: Monet's Meule

$81.4 million, sold via Christie’s New York on November 16

One of the last in Monet’s epic Grainstack series, Meule not only set the record for 2016 but also for a Monet piece, with the last record being set in June 2008 when an iconic Water Lilies piece sold for approximately $63.6 million. In anticipation of holding an exhibition, Monet completed 25 pieces in 1890, recording the differences in seasons and time of day. With a passion to represent ‘moments in time’, Meule has a stunning effect which makes you feel the scene as if you were there.

Christmas !!! Christmas fun Art

Since Christmas is just a few days away, I thought of posting some unusual artworks on the subject. Have been looking around & see what I found !

Arturo Rodríguez made this Van Gogh-inspired card for Helen L. Kohen, ca. 1980-1999. 

From Handmade Holiday Cards from 20th-Century Artists.

 Father Christmas joins in with a game of poker with the dogs in Coolidge's A Friend In Need

 Santa takes center stage together with some Christmas lights in Claude Monet's 1899 classic the Japanese Footbridge

Cute isn't it ? Merry Christmas all.

Art is Simple, dont over think, Just do it !

You don't even need any 'artistic talents'! I'm serious. All you need is some interest. Sketching or drawing is about observation, about dismantling what you are looking at, into lines, curves that make it up, & then translating or recording them on paper.

That's how most things work right? A Mozart Classical piece? it starts with a single note. Cantonese cooking? All you need is a step by step recipe & a wok!

Sketching or drawing works the same way. Everything you want to sketch is made up of lines &
curves. And you don't even need a perfect straight line or a perfect circle or curves. You don't need to learn to draw lines & curves, any more than you need a lesson on how to boil water or put on your clothes right? It's a combination of those parts (lines & curves) that makes the idea of sketching a little challenging yet most satisfying. Just a little challenging, definitely doable no matter who you are. All you need is to change your thinking. Art is not about perfection, we are not drawing up a blue print for a building, we are not trying to be an architect or engineer.

If you look at children's art, you'll see what I mean. Most of them are just so endearing & charming right? Get what I mean?

Ben Rubin's awesome Subway Doodle

Have you ever heard of Ben Rubin? Well you might not, but you will soon ! Since I chanced upon his work, I know I just have to add them in my blog. They are seriously fun & creatively ! Ben Rubin creatively integrates cartoon characters into normal subway scenes he saw on his way to & fro work on the subway in New York City. Below are some of my favorite from his work entitled Subway Doodle. Hope you enjoy !

More paintings by Celebrities

After I put up Johnny Depps painting, many of my friends were intrigued:) They didn't know he could paint that well! It got them quite curious. They were wondering, who other celebrities do it? Well here are more:

This beautiful painting of a dog is painted by the 43rd president of the America , George W Bush! Not bad right? In fact he has painted like 50 of them:)

Above watercolor landscape is done by Prince of Wales, Prince Charles. It's really pretty good. 

The above is by non-other than Paul McCartney. I think people could pay serious money for this eventually, not because he's part of Beatles but because it's really GOOD.
Well hope these has inspired you somewhat.

My Trip to Paris - the Lourve & Musee d' Orsay

Finally I've some time to blog about my Trip to Paris. My first stop is no surprise -the Louvre. Do you know it used to be a fortress, back in the 12th century. And then it was just a place for King Louis XIV to keep royal art. Well that's what I read in one brochure. I looked around & try to imagine the place back then, a few nobles & curly wigs wandering leisurely among the statues. Now it's mobbed with tourists with backpacks, cameras & hand-phones all there to see some of the most famous paintings & sculptures in the world.

The first one I recognized was Venus de milo. Heard she originally had arms but they broke it off! Winged Victory of Samothrace is missing a head. Piage who was with me commented that, that must be worse than not having arms ... we silently laughed ! We make our way to the Mona Lisa, which is surprisingly tiny for such a famous portrait.

Then its on to the Musee d' Orsay, a former train station that is now home to lots of paintings by legendary impressionists. We found Monet's famous water lilies. I imagine diving into the cool, light dappled water. I think it's interesting that Monet had a Japanese garden. Piage said we have something in common as we take Japanese food all the time ...lol.. Very little people know that he was going blind, that's probably why his paintings are so blurry. He saw the world differently & yet his unique vision made things beautiful.

We study his blossoms for a while , then move on to Dega's ballerinas. Piage didn't like the ballerinas too much. She said they reminded her of things she could never do with her chubby legs...lol.. We spent hours looking at all these beautiful Art. Felt so reluctant when it's time to go.

Musee d' Orsay