Our spare room/hopefully future nursery has ugly wood paneling on the walls. What can I do to make it better? [more inside]
posted by christinetheslp on Nov 22, 2009 - 26 answers

This is driving me insane. What is the name of the 19th century American folk painter, called something like Franz Vogl, Kogl, Vogel, Fogel - something Austrian sounding - who drew very distinctive landscapes featuring buildings with mildly distorted perspectives and a lot of horizontal lines, usually titled below with calligraphic captions like "Miss Joanna Cunningham's House." [more inside]
posted by fire&wings on Nov 13, 2009 - 4 answers

I had an idea for my sisters Christmas present, help me make it... [more inside]
posted by Marky on Nov 10, 2009 - 6 answers

Looking for a painting/image from Kubrick's "The Shining". [more inside]
posted by loquax on Oct 30, 2009 - 4 answers

For a friend: Who is the artist who painted this picture, and how can I get a copy?
posted by aheckler on Oct 16, 2009 - 2 answers

So, it's time to paint my 100 year old house in Portland. How to choose colors? Are there any good online resources, in particular image galleries of homes painted specific colors? (i.e., "this 1925 craftsman is painted Benjamin Moore 741 Eggplant, with trim colors 219 Cream Soda and 987 Driftwood Sand") [more inside]
posted by dacoit on Oct 3, 2009 - 16 answers

(Asking for a friend) Is there a place on ye olde interwebbes where I can see a gallery of all the artwork currently on display at the Chelsea Hotel? ALTERNATELY can anyone help me identify this painting? [more inside]
posted by shakespeherian on Sep 25, 2009 - 14 answers

My grandmother had a painting hanging in her bedroom for many years, and I'd like to find a print of it. Hoping that someone here can identify it for me. [more inside]
posted by thanotopsis on Sep 11, 2009 - 5 answers

Who painted the cover to Royal Trux' Accelerator album, and do they have any other work I can look at?
posted by mediareport on Aug 23, 2009 - 2 answers

What's your favorite place to buy artists' canvas in NYC? [more inside]
posted by aquafortis on Aug 14, 2009 - 4 answers

How do I smooth out creases in a fairly fresh oil painting? [more inside]
posted by hermitosis on Aug 13, 2009 - 7 answers

Can you help me identify at least the painter of this impressionist painting? [more inside]
posted by FortyT-wo on Aug 9, 2009 - 5 answers

IDThisBookFilter: I'm looking for a fantasy book by several authors which features a family of painters who can trap people in a painting if they mix their bodily fluids in with the paint. [more inside]
posted by snoogles on Aug 5, 2009 - 3 answers

What painting am I thinking of? [more inside]
posted by ekroh on Jul 9, 2009 - 10 answers

Does anyone have any information about this adorable, satanic image? [more inside]
posted by maryh on Jul 5, 2009 - 5 answers

Help me find three men (or women, or whatever) in a boat, please. [more inside]
posted by TochterAusElysium on Jul 5, 2009 - 15 answers

Help to find a print of a painting for my MIL. Difficulty:only have a description of the subject matter, not the title nor artist. [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on Jun 23, 2009 - 11 answers

What your tips, "cheats" and hacks for painting the interior of a house? [more inside]
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Jun 14, 2009 - 36 answers

Painting Filter: I am purchasing some second hand wicker chairs for my porch. What's the best way to repaint them? [more inside]
posted by Weaslegirl on Jun 6, 2009 - 7 answers

I'm moving out of my apartment, and my walls need to return to thermostat. [more inside]
posted by shesaysgo on Jun 5, 2009 - 17 answers

What is the best way to view fine art without visiting the gallery? [more inside]
posted by vespr1610 on May 29, 2009 - 15 answers

Help me identify a painting I saw, loved, and forgot... A group of "bohemians" are eating/drinking/sitting under a bridge... there may or may not be a bonfire... it may or may not be night... I use the word "bohemian" because it has stuck in my mind... I don't know whether that's part of the title, whether the painting is German, or whether it just struck me as abstractly "bohemian" - I had just become an artist :> - I saw it in a museum, most likely in NY, San Francisco, or London - sorry for the slight reeds of info - anything sound familiar to anyone?
posted by LittlePumpkin on May 23, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm looking for an American illustrator from the 1940s/50s who painted detailed, photorealistic, optimistic visions of the future, often with scientific explanations of how and why things would pan out this way. [more inside]
posted by gentle on May 18, 2009 - 12 answers

How will I know when I'm done scraping the paint off of this window molding? What are the final steps before painting? [more inside]
posted by OmieWise on May 7, 2009 - 9 answers

Name this painting! Here's a link to one of the best portraits ever. But who is it? Who painted it? When?
posted by Beautiful Screaming Lady on Apr 27, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm going to be making this Parsons side table of poplar and MDF soon (Popular Mechanics link). How can I get the painted finish like the one in the picture? [more inside]
posted by jroybal on Apr 24, 2009 - 10 answers

I dumped a substantial portion of matzoh ball soup on a canvas. After it dries I'm going to glue the larger chunks down, and then I need to varnish/shellac/something the canvas. What would work best? [more inside]
posted by andoatnp on Apr 22, 2009 - 9 answers

My grandmother just gave me an old framed print of a 1903 painting entitled "Summer-Girl" by a James Arthur. I haven't had any luck finding out who Mr. Arthur was, but he seems to have been a capable artist and popular enough to have prints made of his work. There's a torn look to the top of the print, as though it were ripped from a book of prints, but I can't find any info about that book or where the image comes from. If anyone knows more about James Arthur, this picture or his other work, I would be most grateful. Thanks!
posted by ktoad on Apr 11, 2009 - 4 answers

ArtFilter: Please help me identify this French impressionist painting, perhaps the most violent I've seen. [more inside]
posted by Bobby Bittman on Apr 7, 2009 - 4 answers

Can anyone identify this painting? [more inside]
posted by applemeat on Apr 1, 2009 - 8 answers

I live in Madison WI and am looking to move to a larger city, under the impression that being in a larger city will provide me with more exposure and greater opportunities. I was thinking of moving to the outskirts of Chicago because it's close to my family in Madison and I love it there. I also miss Denver CO where I was born, but am unsure what kind of an art community it has. Does anyone know what cities are best for making a living as an artist? I have a degree in illustration but am also trying to get into gallery shows as well if that helps. Thank you very much for any advice.
posted by RaceTheDream on Mar 31, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm trying to remember a famous painting or graphic in which the artist presents a word such as "blue" painted in red. Or vice-versa. Or some other color combination.
posted by Jeff Howard on Mar 29, 2009 - 17 answers

Painting ID question with hilariously scant details. [more inside]
posted by saladin on Mar 20, 2009 - 4 answers

What is the name of a contemporary American figurative painter, in his 40’ies, lives on the East Coast, possibly Philadelphia, who paints very realistic, elongated female nudes? [more inside]
posted by ssimon82 on Mar 20, 2009 - 4 answers

Can you help me find a painting? [more inside]
posted by iconomy on Mar 19, 2009 - 22 answers

Help me identify this painting. [more inside]
posted by unidyne7 on Mar 8, 2009 - 7 answers

I want to paint the miniatures in a Transformers boardgame as a gift for a friend. Can people please point me to reference images for the models in this pic? The more, the merrier. TIA.
posted by krisjohn on Mar 4, 2009 - 10 answers

who painted the painting on the cover of this audiobook? Thanks!
posted by redheadeb on Feb 27, 2009 - 5 answers

Art Lovers: Help me track down the identity of a painting I saw at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). [more inside]
posted by TheOtherGuy on Feb 20, 2009 - 8 answers

What do you wish you had done to your new house before you moved in? [more inside]
posted by robocop is bleeding on Feb 18, 2009 - 52 answers

What Japanese art magazine is this? [more inside]
posted by pengale on Feb 16, 2009 - 5 answers

How do I find out who owns this painting? I would like to use Thomas Gotch's "The Child Enthroned" to illustrate an article in a scholarly publication. I need to get a good b/w reproduction of it and permission to publish worldwide in print and online. The trouble is, I can't work out where it is, and so don't know who to write to for permission etc. I've tried ARTSTOR and google, but am not getting anything - how do art historians go about sourcing material like this? Given that it's on wikimedia commons, do I even need to?
posted by melisande on Feb 16, 2009 - 8 answers

Where in NYC can I see works by Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt on display right now? [more inside]
posted by D.Billy on Feb 14, 2009 - 6 answers

I'm feeling arty. Help me choose an easel. [more inside]
posted by cymru_j on Feb 9, 2009 - 6 answers

Google fu is failing: Who is the artist who painted the image of the little girl walking the bear that the main character owns in Amelie?
posted by Astro Zombie on Feb 5, 2009 - 3 answers

I'd thought it was a Goya, but the (self?) portrait I'm looking for isn't turning up amongst his collected works. The striking feature of the Renaissance-y painting is the joyous, somewhat impish expression of the subject. [more inside]
posted by Ogre Lawless on Feb 4, 2009 - 8 answers

Translation filter: Can you help me ID this artist signature? [more inside]
posted by esunshine on Jan 27, 2009 - 3 answers

Having read a little about Vincent Van Gogh's life, I have a feeling there must be hundreds of technically proficient painters around with an interesting (and joyful) view on the world who will never be discovered because their personal story is not compelling enough. Where might I start looking for them and their work?
posted by zaebiz on Jan 7, 2009 - 8 answers

Looking for traditional glass painting [more inside]
posted by ok on Jan 5, 2009 - 2 answers

I once owned a t-shirt that had a painting of a dog walking through a neighborhood at night. Help me identify the painting. [more inside]
posted by IvyMike on Jan 2, 2009 - 3 answers