Steemit Art Centre!! Wednesday's Update

Welcome to the 'Steemit Art Centre'.

The Steemit Art Centre is regularly updated so please come back frequently to see what's new!

So, what news do we have?

• In the Gallery, we have a new artwork by the artist @maxijgcomm. Please take a look at the full post.

• We have an article about Impressionist painter Frederic Bazille and an article about Salvadore Dali.

• We have an article about the work of the street artist Banksy.

• We have a new interview. @laputis is interviewed by her husband, @organduo. It's a great read!

Here is the much-awaited interview with @laputis:

Follow this link to read her interview:

https://steemit.com/steemitartcentre/@deemarshall/interview-with-the-steemit-artist-laputis-it-s-a-must-read

Steemit Art Centre gives your posts exposure. Just drop the link to your post in the comments below and I will add it here.

Exposure is important because the more your art is seen, the more followers you will attract and, in turn, that brings more upvotes and income for you.

We have the Steemit Art Centre Gallery running now. There room for everyone.

Please use the Gallery by dropping a link below, upvote and resteem this post and I'll be pleased to display it here.

Here is information about using the Steemit Art Centre Gallery:

Any artists who want to display their work in the Steemit Art Centre Galley should make their own post with the artwork they want to display then drop a link here in the comments below. That will enable me to display it. You can display as many artworks as you want

It also means you get income from your own post.

@aiskelzurita has submitted this artwork to the Gallery:

Please visit the full post to reward with this link:

https://steemit.com/artstorm/@aiskelzurita/steemit-art-centre-wednesday-s-update

Here is a piece of my own artwork:

Here's a link to the full post:

https://steemit.com/art/@deemarshall/my-flower-embroidery-with-a-new-look

@lildebbiecakes has submitted this fabulous digital artwork:

Here is the link to her full post where I'm sure you will want to upvote and resteem:

https://steemit.com/steemitartcentre/@lildebbiecakes/2u6bgd-steemit-art-centre-thursday-s-update

@maxijgcomm submitted this brilliant portrait of the LEGEND (TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR):

Please follow this link to the full post where you can read about 2pac, upvote and resteem:

https://steemit.com/art/@maxijgcomm/my-new-artwork-ball-point-pen-drawing-of-2pac-or-title-never-stop-dreaming

I've added a new section where we can give exposure to articles we write about our favourite artists. Just drop a link to your post in the replies section below and I will add a summary, link to the full post and image.

Here is an article about Edouard Manet who linked Realism and Impressionism:

Follow this link to read the full post:

https://steemit.com/art/@deemarshall/edouard-manet-the-link-between-realism-and-impressionism

Here is an article about street artist Banksy:

Follow this link to read the full post:

https://steemit.com/art/@deemarshall/banksy-the-elusive-street-artist

Here is an article about Frederic Bazille:

Follow this link to read the full post:

https://steemit.com/art/@deemarshall/the-detailed-paintings-of-the-impressionist-frederic-bazille-enjoy

Here is an article about the Surrealist artist Salvadore Dali:

Please follow this link to read the full post:

https://steemit.com/art/@deemarshall/salvadore-dali-an-imaginative-surrealist-and-symbolist

Creativity is intelligence having fun - Albert Einstein

Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love. - Claude Monet

Creativity takes courage - Henri Matisse

Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes and having fun. - Mary Lou Cook

An essential part of creativity is not being afraid to fail. - Dr Edwin Land

I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else. - Pablo Picasso

Good design encourages a viewer to want to learn more. - Alexander Isley

Design has allowed us to stand out, to look different and show that difference boldly. - Joe Mansueto

Art is what you can get away with. - Andy Warhol

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it. - Andy Warhol

There are three responses to a piece of design - yes, no and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for. - Milton Glaser

Creativity is a combination of discipline and a childlike spirit. - Robert Greene

The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness. - Joan Miro

The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. It's people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages. - Banksy

I do hope you'll join me in this initiative to promote art. Please visit often as Steemit Art Centre will be regularly updated.

Please let me know what you think about it! Do you have any suggestions?