http://blog.weatherburn.com Largest Fine Art Gallery Southwest Florida Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:06:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Florida climate is such that special considerations should be given to our paintings. We are only caretakers of fine art. A properly cared for painting can be enjoyed by the generations to come. Special care should be taken in respect to humidity, temperature and sunlight. Florida has an abundance ... http://blog.weatherburn.com/conservation-and-restoration-of-fine-art/ Disaster can strike at any time.  Fire and flood can destroy your more precious acquisitions in minutes.  A thief can steal your most valuable assets while you’re out to dinner.  A hurricane can blow away treasures that may next be seen shredded in another county.  For these reasons and many ... http://blog.weatherburn.com/documenting-your-art-is-a-must/ Auctions can be fun and bargains can be had.  But if you’re not familiar with auction protocol and choreography you could find yourself suddenly center stage doing pirouettes of anxiety, clutching a Degas dancer you had no intention of owning.  Here are some hints that might help ensure you go ... http://blog.weatherburn.com/art-auction-etiquette/ If you don’t love it, don’t buy it! Written By Heather Begley Taking the leap from viewing to collecting art can be a frightening process for the beginner collector. However, those that start down this road can quickly find they've caught the "collectors' bug", and it doesn’t have to be as ... http://blog.weatherburn.com/a-beginners-guide-to-collecting-art/ TRY NOT TO BE IN THE DARK ABOUT LIGHTING Lighting is critical when it comes to viewing art most favorably, yet it is often given far less attention than it should. Bad lighting can darken a painting and make it appear gloomy and dull. Over-lighting can create glare and ... http://blog.weatherburn.com/lighting-fine-art/ Two and a half hours drive north-east of Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci airport are the narrow cobbled streets and twisting stone-cut passageways of the magnificent hilltop towns of Umbria. For lovers of history and art, they are irresistible, and as textured and richly colored as a medieval tapestry. Texture is provided ... http://blog.weatherburn.com/in-the-footsteps-of-saints-and-sinners/ The St. Petersburg Academy of Arts - One of the world’s great art schools For three centuries the St Petersburg Academy of Arts has admitted only the most gifted students in the nation, and for three centuries it has graduated alumnae whose work has transcended that of their peers. Many graduates ... http://blog.weatherburn.com/the-st-petersburg-academy-of-arts-one-of-the-world%e2%80%99s-great-art-schools/ Known in earlier times as Anatolia and Asia Minor, Turkey is a land that has witnessed the rise and fall of so many great and advanced civilizations it has inherited a legacy of outstanding art and architecture that ranks among the foremost in the world. It’s been said there ... http://blog.weatherburn.com/a-traveler%e2%80%99s-tale/ As Beijing hosts the Summer Olympic Games this August 2008, millions will visit China for the first time. Recently returned author, photographer and travel writer Roger Weatherburn Baker reports on what visitors to Beijing might expect from the ancient city and three more of the country’s four-star destinations. If you’re ... http://blog.weatherburn.com/behind-the-bamboo-curtain/ At first glance, Naples and St. Paul de Vence, the most visited medieval village in France, appear to have little in common.  One is a community less than 100 years old at sea level.  The other is an ancient village on top of a mountain.   But there is at least ... http://blog.weatherburn.com/a-mountain-of-art/