GIMP is a free landscape painting software for Windows PC. GIMP offers a wide range of features that can be used for digital painting. This software is easy to use for beginners as well. To use GIMP ...

Having trained under the guidance of Shen Shijia, a legend in the field, Yu has dedicated his life to perfecting the art of Chinese landscape painting. Opinions expressed by Digital Journal ...

Lois Dodd, "White Echinacea + Butterflies" (1997-98), oil on linen, 36 x 58 inches (all images courtesy Center for Figurative Painting) There are many competing narratives about what happened in ...

The phrase “home staging” is becoming commonplace in the real estate industry where consultants have emerged to switch out furniture, plant new landscaping and put up fresh paint to boost the chances ...

A home in northern Douglas County boasts a new front entry — with stately pillars that fit the wooded setting. There are so many options for paving that no two walkways have to look alike. Boulders ...

Spending time in nature reduces stress. A number of scientific studies have found it can help lower cortisol and blood pressure levels, and even alleviate depression and anxiety. While few of us these ...

I’m about to disillusion numerous home renovators here, but the truth must be told: painting your facade and landscaping your yard is not enough to truly transform the exterior of your property.

There's still business for exterior work, including landscaping, house painting and heating and cooling. But interior jobs, if that's what you do for a living, right now are harder to come by. Like ...

The setting sun’s multi-faceted reflection on the water draws the viewer into the sweeping landscape of The Eternal Now, Saint Mary’s Lake, as if s/he were wandering toward the mountains, peering into ...