(ARA) - Paint can do more than change the color of a room - it can add texture, pattern and visual interest. Today's decorative painting techniques are simple and sophisticated alternatives to ...

When the historic homes we live in and admire in Brooklyn today were spanking new, they were often enhanced with decorative painting. Special paint effects have a long history in the U.S., going back ...

It’s well known that Henri Matisse was a champion of decorative painting — or perhaps I should say, the decorative in painting. His admirers will have in mind the words from his “Notes of a Painter” ...

The course in traditional painting techniques at the Van der Kelen Logelain institute in Brussels can involve working seven days a week for up to 11 hours a day. At times, students are required to ...

As early as age 5, decorative painter Katherine Jacobus knew she would work in the arts. While earning a bachelor's degree in illustration from Parsons, she spent a year at Christie's auction house.

The Society of Decorative Painters is auctioning off about 850 items of its museum collection. Travis Heying The Wichita Eagle The Society of Decorative Painters, an international membership ...

One of the hallmarks of a well-kept home or prosperous business is a fresh, professional coat of paint. But most people hate painting–it takes a lot of time and skill to do the job right–plus you have ...

The combined sales of decorative art netted more in 2025 than in 2024, but still came in well below the category's peak in ...

The people of the village of Petrykivka decorate their living quarters, household belongings and musical instruments with a richly symbolic style of ornamental painting, characterized by fantastic ...