Portrait drawing is one aspect of art that has universal appeal. Ask anyone you know and they will tell you that they would love to have their portrait done, even if they cannot afford it. This fact offers those who are interested in drawing portraits quite an opportunity to learn the craft. Drawing likenesses is not easy but with practice you can master it and there is hardly any shortage of persons willing to let you use them for practice.

With a huge following of Western Sci-Fi and Comic Books and Japanese Anime and Manga fans, there is to be an event somewhere near to celebrate the existance of what fans of these interests love as there are events for marketers and car enthusiasts. There are new conventions starting every year and around every corner as more and more people become interested in their new found hobby. In the mainstream media, a convention of this kind is seen as a loud, expensive, once-a-year event taking place in one huge room big enough for a basketball game and lasts for one day, possibly with the help of paid employees.

The Department of Fine Arts owes so much to the women of substance! Mrs. Anwar Afzal is one such woman who with all her affection, love and rationale, nurtured the first generation of artists at the Department of Fine Arts of the University of the Punjab.

While walking through the galleries of the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art I wondered what the Mad Potter of Biloxi would think of the Frank Ghery museum designed in his honor. Taking into consideration the potter's designs (at the time of their creation considered to be, for lack of a better work, radical) I can't help but think he would love the odd shapes and angular lines of the buildings. Georg Ohr, to say the least, was an artist and potter ahead of his time.

Handmade in Ireland these cute little fairy dolls make lovely gifts. The ‘Away With the Fairies‘ fairies are stuffed with lavender so they smell lovely, and no two are made to look alike. They can be personalised to suit the occasion, be it birthdays, weddings, or a new baby. Why not spread some fairy love with one of these sweet Valentine fairies? Visitors to Co. Galway can pop into the Secret Garden fairy shop in Kinvara, where you will also find a treasure trove of locally made crafts, clothing and art.