Author: David Thrift

Artist, blogger, content creator & curator, craftsman, photographer, U.S. Army Veteran. Lately I am working on building a website directory at D98.co, my personal website, and most recently one at USAWEB.co, my professional directory.

Art Raid #4

Here is our latest art haul in round #4 of our “Art Raid” series. We love abstract art and we go on instagram and search posts tagged as #abstractpainting, and find ten favorite new abstracts posted there that are the most eye catching to us, and bring them to you for your enjoyment and your own discovery of new art, and artists.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYYk0N3he26/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYYeJFRnRss/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYYcxbxj6e-/

Note: these are random pickings of art. We are not affiliated with the artists who produced the art, meaning they are not in our directory. Although we are in the market for promoting United States residence artists, some of these may be international artists. We do not check this due to time contraints. We just want everyone interested to see some great art, and if tribute is made to some great international artists then weā€™re ok with that, and hope they enjoy the free showing of their work. These images and info along with them are not stored on our website. These are pulled directly from instagram via share url in which wordpress processes into embeded placement on our page. Copyrights belong to the respective owners listed with each artwork. Please enjoy.

We hope that you enjoy these artworks as much as we do and want to say thanks to all the artists out there creating such great works of art. We are the Nationwide World Of American Artists, and we invite all United States artists, photographers, and creatives to find out what we do, and get listed for discovery and promotion.

Art Raid #3

Here is our latest art haul in round #3 of our “Art Raid” series. We love abstract art and we go on instagram and search posts tagged as #abstractpainting, and find ten favorite new abstracts posted there that are the most eye catching to us, and bring them to you for your enjoyment and your own discovery of new art, and artists.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYZFeXKgYps/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYYsf3AF3SS/

Note: these are random pickings of art. We are not affiliated with the artists who produced the art, meaning they are not in our directory. Although we are in the market for promoting United States residence artists, some of these may be international artists. We do not check this due to time contraints. We just want everyone interested to see some great art, and if tribute is made to some great international artists then weā€™re ok with that, and hope they enjoy the free showing of their work. These images and info along with them are not stored on our website. These are pulled directly from instagram via share url in which wordpress processes into embeded placement on our page. Copyrights belong to the respective owners listed with each artwork. Please enjoy.

We hope that you enjoy these artworks as much as we do and want to say thanks to all the artists out there creating such great works of art. We are the Nationwide World Of American Artists, and we invite all United States artists, photographers, and creatives to find out what we do, and get listed for discovery and promotion.

Art Raid #2

Here is our latest art haul in round #2 of our “Art Raid” series. We love abstract art and we go on instagram and search posts tagged as #abstractpainting, and find ten favorite new abstracts posted there that are the most eye catching to us, and bring them to you for your enjoyment and your own discovery of new art, and artists.

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Elements, Gouache and Acrylic on wood.

A post shared by Michael Diamond (@michaeldpainting) on

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYZNa2OHmZS/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYZKi5Ggu58/

Note: these are random pickings of art. We are not affiliated with the artists who produced the art, meaning they are not in our directory. Although we are in the market for promoting United States residence artists, some of these may be international artists. We do not check this due to time contraints. We just want everyone interested to see some great art, and if tribute is made to some great international artists then weā€™re ok with that, and hope they enjoy the free showing of their work. These images and info along with them are not stored on our website. These are pulled directly from instagram via share url in which wordpress processes into embeded placement on our page. Copyrights belong to the respective owners listed with each artwork. Please enjoy.

We hope that you enjoy these artworks as much as we do and want to say thanks to all the artists out there creating such great works of art. We are the Nationwide World Of American Artists, and we invite all United States artists, photographers, and creatives to find out what we do, and get listed for discovery and promotion.

Art Raid #1

We love abstract art. We also love instagram. We also love discovering amazing art posted on instagram. With this post, we are starting a new series on our blog called “Art Raid”. We go on instagram and search posts tagged as #abstractpainting, and find ten favorite new abstracts posted there that are the most eye catching to us, and bring them to you for your enjoyment and your own discovery of new art, and artists.

Note: these are random pickings of art. We are not affiliated with the artists who produced the art, meaning they are not in our directory. Although we are in the market for promoting United States residence artists, some of these may be international artists. We do not check this due to time contraints. That’s ok with us. We just want everyone interested to see some great art, and if tribute is made to some great international artists then we’re ok with that, and hope they enjoy the free showing of their work. These images and info along with them are not stored on our website. These are pulled directly from instagram via share url in which wordpress processes into embeded placement on our page. Copyrights belong to the respective owners listed with each artwork. Please enjoy.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYY_eCGAbhL/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYY8dTRjdKg/

We hope that you enjoy these artworks as much as we do and want to say thanks to all the artists out there creating such great works of art. We are the Nationwide World Of American Artists, and we invite all United States artists, photographers, and creatives to find out what we do, and get listed for discovery and promotion.

DIY Folding Paper Fans

Paper fans have been around for ages, most notably known in oriental cultures. They come in all different colors, shapes, and materials. Some even have ornamental paintings and pictures on them. Some folks even collect these fans, or hang them on a wall for decoration. You’ve probably made one of some sort at some point in your life, maybe grade school when you were a child.

We’re bringing this post to inspire artistic creativity in making homemade paper fans. These in particular are a round style fan that you can easily make in an afternoon or longer, depending on your work flow, and how much detail you put into your project.

Check out the video below from MayMayMadeIt for some inspiring ideas on how to create some really neat handmade paper folding fans using scrapbook paper, and edge cutters.

We would like to add our own suggestions for artists out there who may want to get a little more grundgy and create some super cool, and very personalized paper fans for their own use, or even to give away as gifts.

  1. Use cardstock paper for a sturdier fan. It will be a little harder to make your folds, but your fan will last much longer.
  2. If you’re stocked up on spray paint, you could spray some awesome abstract art on your paper before folding.
  3. In line with the previous suggestion, you could use sharpie markers, a pen, or a pencil and draw something really cool on your paper before folding.
  4. Cut out photos from a favorite magazine, or book, and glue them to your paper (even make a collage) before folding.
  5. Make a basket full of fans. Put them on your coffee table, and invite your guests to take one as a departing gift when they leave. They’ll love having something so unusual given to them that you created.

If you want to spend some time learning more about paper fans, please visit this link on wikipedia.

We hope this page inspired the artist in you to get creative and make something fun. We are the Nationwide World Of American Artists, and we invite all United States artists, photographers, and creatives to find out what we do, and get listed for discovery and promotion.

Hello America!!

It is a beautiful day here in Alabama today to announce that we are open for promotion service to talented artists and photographers in the United States. We purchased our domain on Monday, August 21st, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. CST, which was the day of the 2017 solar eclipse that swept across our states. The event symbolically marked a new adventure for us, and we’ve been working hard to get our website in order to start working to build our directory. Now, just six days later, here we are. Please read on to find out what our purpose is.

We are the NWOAA, which stands for The Nationwide World Of American Artists Directory, which is a premium online website directory, promoting artist’s, photographer’s, and creatives throughout the 50 states in the United States.

We are here to serve visitors with the ability to easily find artistic talent that is local, or abroad across the United States.

We are here to diligently promote, and provide our American artisan’s with opportunities for discovery, and connection with new fans and buyers of their work. We want to be a part of the success of the best artists in the United States by only listing the hardest working, and most dedicated to their craft people, who have the talent to brighten our country (and the world for any international collectors) with their creativity and artistic talent.

We serve the “art at heart” spirit of America as a talent scout, searching the internet every day, seeking out artists who create fantastic art so that we can bring the best of America’s artistic talent to art lovers everywhere.

When you follow our website, and upcoming social media channels, you can rest assured that we are bringing you the most exiting, and eye catching art and artist’s to be experienced in America.

We Art United!

We are now open for directory listing submissions and anxiously waiting to start adding new talents. Please follow our blog (which serves as our directory and upcoming newsletters for updates).

Photo by: Jakob Owens on UnSplash. (not actually one of our members – it’s just a sample photo to show our clients our watermark style for our promotion program)

Artists and photographers click here for details on how to join our directory.

All other visitors keep checking back as we’re going full speed ahead to bring you the best artists and photography in the United States. Please tell your friends to visit as well, and if you know any artists or photographers who may be interested in our promotion service, please tell them about our website, and we thank you in advance.

You may follow us also on twitter @nwoaart.