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Five Star Painting Named Top 50 Franchises for Minorities

November 7, 2008 - As the fastest growing and second largest painting franchise company in North America, Five Star Painting has just recently been recognized by the National Minority Franchising Initiative (NMFI) as one of the 50 Top Franchises for Minorities. Amongst rigorous competition, Five Star Painting received this distinguished honor and will appear in the November 7th 2008 issue of USA Today – Franchising Today. Factors contributing to this selection include one of the company’s objectives to both recruit and advance minorities within its organization. Additionally, Five Star Painting has proven successful in historical performance, brand identification, market dynamics, franchisee satisfaction and the level of initial training and ongoing support and financial stability.

Art: McCahon Painting Coming Home

Te Papa is pleased to announce that its bid for Colin McCahon's painting, Mondrian's Last Chrysanthemum, 1976, was successful. The painting was purchased for AUD$312,000 (including a 20% buyer's premium). The painting has been in a private collection in Australia for the past 12 years and was auctioned by Melbourne-based fine arts dealer Deutscher and Hackett yesterday. More >>

Museum of Modern Art exhibit explores Joan Miros wild side

NEW YORK - If a painter refuses to paint, is he still a painter? If an artist says that a painting isn’t a painting, what is it? What does it take to make a painting not a painting?

McCahon Painting Coming Home

Te Papa is pleased to announce that its bid for Colin McCahon's painting, Mondrian's Last Chrysanthemum, 1976, was successful. The painting was purchased for AUD$312,000 (including a 20% buyer's premium).

Matisse painting stolen by Nazis returned to British Jewish charity

French Culture minister Christine Albanel (C) poses with Stuart Glyn, (R), chairman of the British branch of the Magen David Adom after returning him a painting by French artist Henri Matisse stolen by Nazis during World War II from its Jewish owner, on November 27, 2008, in Paris. The painting named "Le Mur rose, de l'hopital d'Ajaccio" (1898) ("The pink wall, from Ajaccio's hospital"), was returned to Magen David Adom, an Israeli national emergency medical service, heir of collector Harry Fuld

Long-lost Koiso painting to be exhibited in Seoul

SEOUL--A long-lost painting by Ryohei Koiso (1903-1988) will be exhibited from Tuesday at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, which discovered the painting in its collection, the museum said Thursday.

Training in painting

Kozhikode: Desaposhini Public Library under its Women’s Forum is organising a free training programme in painting at the Desaposhini Community Hall on October 28 and 29. Basic training in fabric, glass, ceramic and pot painting will be given during the two-day event. For details, call 9961345534, 9349377100. —Staff Reporter

Theft attempt on 'Pollock' painting

An apparent theft attempt on a $50-million painting believed to have been created by Jackson Pollock has forced an east-end art dealer to pull the painting from her gallery.

Talents seen in painting competition

Bhopal, Nov 30: There were a large number of students present seen in Prayogik School at Shyamla hills Bhopal. Every student was seen in enthusiasm to do something new. Teachers also encouraged them. This was the occasion of inter school painting competition. The students of around 50 schools were participated in this painting competition. According to information the Prayogik School has been organising this competition from 1975. And that is why this competition was organised this year also and it was divided in four groups. The students of KG first and second standard were in group A and students of class 3rd to 5th were in group B, 6th to 8th in group C and 9th to 12th were in group D.

Virtuo Digital Palette Takes The Problems Out of Painting

One of my greatest passions in life is oil painting. I love everything about it—even the smell of turpentine (especially the smell of turpentine). However, for the novice the whole process can be quite daunting. It's messy and mixing the paints correctly requires skill. That is why designer Yana Klimava developed Virtuo—a digital painting system for beginners that overcomes these problems. The system consists of a monitor that acts as a digital canvas, a palette, a pencil, paintbrush, palette knife, airbrush and pastel stick.

Painting Tips for Interior House Painting

Homeowners can gain big, easy returns with interior paint by adding a colorful touch to their living space with a minimal time investment of one or two weekends.

Painting that inspired iconic Christmas card is found hanging in pensioner's home... and it's now worth 70,000

Painting that inspired iconic Christmas card is found hanging in pensioner's home... and it's now worth £70,000

Painting way out of a corner

Painting a jungle mural from a kit in the bedroom of her new twin grandchildren was giving the artist in Patricia Newton a pain in the neck.

Painting by famed artist Millais worth £50,000 discovered covered in dust in woman's loft

A painting worth £50,000 has been found behind an old mattress in an attic where it had lain collecting dust for decades.

Painting, Sculpture on Display in November

A painting and sculpture work by members of Young Brigade of Plastic Artists (BJAP) will be displayed on 15 November in Luanda, to mark the month's cultural festivities.

Painting sells for $60m

An abstract painting by early 20th century Russian artist Kazimir Malevich sold on Monday for just under $60-million in New York, bucking a dismal auction market.

Painting by Italian Master Turns Up in Texas After 300-Year Journey

DALLAS — A painting by Italian master Sebastiano Ricci, long presumed to be lost, has turned up in Texas after a 300-year journey from the hands of a European nobleman playboy to a fur trader and finally through generations of one family.

Painting by Italian master, long presumed to be lost, turns up in Texas

DALLAS - A painting by Italian master Sebastiano Ricci, long presumed to be lost, has turned up in Texas after a 300-year journey from the hands of a European nobleman playboy to a fur trader and finally through generations of one family.

Painting, seized by Nazis, given to chairty

PARIS - The Henri Matisse painting Le Mur Rose, once seized by Nazis, now belongs to a charity that supports Israeli ambulances.

Painting contest a big draw

VISAKHAPATNAM: ‘Portrayal-08’, a painting competition for schoolchildren held as a curtain raiser to a host of activities in the run-up for the Navy Day celebrations, on Sunday evoked tremendous response with nearly 1,200 children taking part in it. The fleet maintenance unit of the Eastern Naval Command organised the event for children of city schools at the Swarna Bharati Municipal Indoor Stadium.

Rwanda: Rebirth of Art Through Painting

Painting is an art and the practice of applying colour to a surface such as, paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer or concrete.

Painting stolen

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has returned a painting stolen by Nazis during World War II to the family of its rightful owner, reports The Seattle Times.

Painting returned

PARIS: France returned to its rightful owners yesterday a painting by French master Henri Matisse which was seized by the Nazis in 1941 after its Jewish owner fled anti-Semitic persecutions in Germany. – Reuters

Painting exhibition

KOZHIKODE: An exhibition of the gold medal-winning paintings in Varnolsavam 2008, the All India on-the-spot painting contest conducted by the Universal School of Fine Arts will be showcased at the Kerala Lalithakala Akaademi Art gallery here from November 22 to 27. The contest in February for children in the age group of 3-18 was conducted on the occasion of the 31st death anniversary of K.P. Antony, founder of Universal Arts. — Staff Reporter

Painting competition at Jammu

JAMMU, Nov 12:In connection with celebration of world Diabetes Day falling on November 14, the 8th annual on spot painting cum poster competition was held at Kamal Palace which was organised by Janta Diabetes Care Centre, Talab Tillo and JAKFAS wherein students from 16 schools took part.

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