A Work Of Art - Canvas Painting 101- Beginners Guide To Canvas PaintingPeople have been expressing themselves through painting for thousands of years. Still the cavemen showed great hunts or other events with paints made from berries and complexes. There just seems to be an innate need to show others our thoughts, feelings, and ideas through pictures. The phrase "A image is worth a thousand words" is so very true.With colors and design you can express every emotion you feel. Whether it is a woman in a garden holding out for her lover or an old barn set in a field of wild flowers, the subject bring memories and feelings to the fore front of the viewer's mental. All of this being accomplished on a blank canvas with paint.There are some basics the beginning artist should know. Although you could have been sketching and drawing for years, the first time you pick out up a brush it will be foreign toyou. This is fine. You will become very familiar with each of the brushes and the strokes they can make. They will soon be as cozy in your hand as the charcoal pencil you use on the sketch pad.