Art Adventures Blog Posts

November 4, 2013

Chris Gamel Pro Photo Tip – Rule of Thirds

Quick Tip for better photographs: Use the rule of thirds. When creating a picture, many photographers place the subject right in the middle of the frame.  It’s easy, but it is rarely the best option.  Instead, consider using the rule of thirds. The rule of thirds is a simple, yet powerful way of placing a…

December 3, 2012

Fabulous Photos! #3 – 2 – 1

Winners of our 2011 – 2012 Photo Contest! That’s Number 3 above, by the Basile Family Next is # 2 below, the crab by the Hacohen Family And finally, our #1 winner, by an overwhelming margin I might say, is this beauty from the Weissman Family Safari:

March 22, 2012

A Few Reasons to Discover a Family Art Adventure

1) Your kids are open books, blank slates soaking up new ideas. Why not expose them to a new way of seeing the world around them? They might already love to draw and paint, or they might never have thought of it before; isn’t this an important thing to learn? And have fun in Costa…

April 7, 2012

Art in Adventure

Does the fresh smell of spring and the renewed warmth of the sun ever make you think of poetry? Did you know Billy Collins (two time Poet Laureate) is Smithsonian’s poetry consultant? In a recent posting in the Arts and Culture section of their online magazine, Billy Collins wrote a wonderful poem (below) describing a…

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