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Whether you are a novice or an experienced artist, there is always something that can be learnt from the masters. Art itself is a very diverse subject and a matter of personal taste. So many different things can be classified as art.

As a race the Chinese and Japanese generally use black and white to express themselves. Very cleverly they use brushes for both their writings and their drawings. Brushes, in fact, made of hair with a very fine point, ideal for their delicate work, with a bamboo handle.

How fantastic then were the actual paintings of Zen. We need to look no further to have an appreciation of this type of art. When they draw and paint they brush on a wash before they paint later carefully with ink.

Not only do they appear very true to life, they often give the feeling of actual movement in the work. How delicately they must use their brushes to get this fragile effect. Nevertheless these same brushes are used for Calligraphy.

If you are looking for true to life form art I do not think you would probably choose Expressionism. To many this might appear pretty crazy as it comes in very peculiar representations. Basically letting your imagination run wild and feelings to give an usual outlook on subjects.

So many odd shapes which also often appears very unusual and hard to understand. Van Gogh seemed to have it right expressing his strange feelings on any amount of different subjects.

Impressionism is the Monet type of painting. Here you have very short dashes that bring together the painting when they are close together. Especially if you stand well back to look at them.

If you go back to about the 19th Century this is about where it started. This style is good for landscapes where the light makes such a difference to the actual scene.

If we go back to the 17th Century however and the Dutch Masters, around this time, I think Still Life was born. This style was very easy to understand as normal objects were portrayed. I cannot help think how far ahead some of these artists were in their ideas.

Although we might comprehend the subjects chosen, normal objects are not always easily achieved, such as bowls of fruit, tables and chairs as examples, as firstly you need an interesting background. What a rich talent these artists possessed.

The works of Toulouse-Lautrec and his wonderful pictures of the Parisian nightlife. The Can Can dancers etc. all brought to life. Generally he seemed fascinated with the theatricals of the " Moulin Rouge", the Montmartre and the Bohemian lifestyle.

What about Monet who produced such greatly coloured and inspired landscapes, and natural artistic scenes. Yet he did not stop at this as he also loved doing very amusing caricatures mainly of his friends.

So many wonderful artists, too many to mention, Constable, J.W.Turner, Renoir, and Picasso, and what a talent Salvador Dali.

For those who like art, prime examples to be recommended are to be seen all over Barcelona in the works of Salvador Dali, which seem to spread all over this city. To look at these one surely feels his brain must have been overloaded.