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Fresno Art Museum: An Exceptional Experience Upon visiting the Fresno Art Museum, I was pleasantly greeted with several local as well as world renowned paintings, sculptures, pottery, and murals. There were numerous exhibits dedicated to art, Latin American pottery, and even one fully devoted to Gary Soto, a Fresno native, whose children’s books were displayed in the museum along with paintings from the illustrations of his several acclaimed books. The overall environment was filled with great…

Fifteen hundred years before 1770, Native Americans were roaming around what is now known to be Sylmar and San Fernando California. The Native Americans built a popular mission, dedicated to Saint Ferdinand. Because the Native Americans saw this structure as a very significant model, it became the foundation of the city of San Fernando. Around the 1800’s, a priest from Spain took charge of the mission in San Fernando, and desired to bring something to remind him of his home. The priest brought…

Petroleum(BP) was initially registered as Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited. It was founded in 1909 by William Knox D’Arcy an English who discovered oil in Iran. The company was state owned by Britain until 1970 it was privatized under the era of Margaret Thatcher. The company has been struggling and a posted loss of $811 million until it repositioned the company in 2001. The company wanted to be the leader of an environmentally friendly oil company and had associated themselves with the green…

12. Tea Tree Oil with Other Essential Oils Fundamental oils are broadly utilized nowadays in fragrance based treatment, and to treat a few issue like hypersensitivities. They have a magnificent smell and have bunches of therapeutic qualities, also. For this mind blowing blend, you will require 3 drops each of lavender, rosemary, and tea tree oil; 2 drops each of thyme and cedarwood oil; 4 drops of grapeseed oil and ½ Tsp of jojoba oil. These oils have cancer prevention agent, antifungal,…

portraits Édouard Manet painted of his wife. Madame Manet is a 23-7/8 x 20 in. oil painting, that was created between the years 1874-1876 in Paris for George Moore; however, it can now be found in the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. Also residing at the Norton Simon is Vincent van Gogh’s Portrait of the Artist’s Mother. Van Gogh painted this 16 x 12-3/4 in. image for himself while in Arles, France using oil paints as his medium. Both of these pieces depict portraits of a…

HELPFUL TIPS: Vi-Tae “Get Lathered Up –Patchouli Soap“ Sensitive skin needs to be handled with utmost care. If you have sensitive skin, sunspots, rashes, itching and pimples are very common. Vi-Tae’s Patchouli Soap is a one of a kind soap that not only helps to soothe sensitive skin; it also helps to get rid of body odor. Packed with antiseptic, antibacterial, astringent, antiphlogistic and antifungal properties, Patchouli helps to heal injured skin just as easily. Since Patchouli is also a…

reap the benefits of essential oils to treat our dry, oily, aging, wrinkly and even acne-prone facial skin: While we may use many creams and lotions in themselves to treat our faces, essential oils are also an ancient tradition that can help our various skin types. However, it's hard to know which essential oils to use for what, and how to apply them. Straight from the bottle? Mixed or diluted with something else? The answer is actually quite simple. Essential oils are very strong, so the…

back to the Savior, and they really emphasize the greatness, and the mercy of the Lord, and many of them portray events that occurred during his life. In this exhibit, I really like the painting by James T. Harwood, “Come Ye After Me”. This was an oil on canvas painting, and was painted in 1904. This painting beckons for all of us to follow Christ and His example. I love the meaning and symbolism behind…

This painting shows two figures siting on what look to be stools with all kinds of dark colors blending in the background. The figures and the background have extremely defined textures. The subject matter is way the models are portrayed in their respective colors and the way they are surrounded in the darkness with certain textures making scenes in the “abyss”. The colors of the figures are complimentary colors; colors across from each other on the color wheel are combined to make the color…

“Autumn in Central Park” On March 26, 2017, my husband and I were strolling through the town of Gatlinburg, TN when we came upon the Masters Edition’s Fine Art Gallery. We were taking in all the fine art when a piece caught my eye. The piece did not have a date on it, but was titled “Autumn in Central Park” by Rod Chase. It was created using the medium, Acrylic on canvas. The artwork and detail put into this piece was breathtaking. I knew immediately it had to be New York as the twin towers were…