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Amy Winehouse, the beehived soul-jazz diva whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent, was found dead Saturday in her London home, police said. She was 27.

Many people try to understand abstract art and walk away frustrated at the attempt. It will help to understand something about the history of abstract canvas art and how it first began, thus gaining a perspective of its philosophical and cultural origins. Abstract art has also been referred to as non-objective art. Beginning at the time of the Post Impressionists, Gauguin and Van Gogh and other painters were endeavoring to put their inner world, as well as nature, on canvas. Since the time of the Renaissance, artist had expressed visible reality and linear perspective in painting. With the advance of technology and changes in science and philosophical views, at the end of the 19th century artists were now seeking a new way to express these changes in their art. An early reaction to the Impressionists art movement was Expressionism, the bold use of painting in distorted imagery with intense color and often shocking forms of known objects. Examples of this art can be found in the pai...

Without formal training, it is still possible to create simple face painting designs that are also eye-catching and beautiful.  Cheek art is the best way to accomplish simple face painting. One of the biggest benefits of developing simple face painting designs (or cheek art) is saving time.  In a fraction of the time, you can paint a small design or character on a child’s cheek or arm and generate the same kind of “wow” that you would if you spent ten minutes painting an elaborate full face design. Versatility is a big advantage with simple face painting.  These small designs can be adapted and painted on the face/cheek, neck, shoulder, legs and arms.  A simple snake looks fantastic slithering up the arm.  A rose or other flower looks beautiful on the shoulder. Here are some things you can do to create simple face painting designs for your kids or kids at heart. 1.    If you’re at a loss as to what designs to start painting, look...

The Broncos have fired coach Josh McDaniels, the team confirmed today. McDaniels was fired in part because the Broncos had fallen to a 3-9 record, but also because of the integrity hits the franchise received following its video tape scandal.