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To Mix Color – You must understand how you See Color
It is fundamentally the most important thing to a painter is to know How we See and to Study Nature! We all have learned some color sense from nature and are able to be sensitive to its application with our … Continue reading
A Plein Air Process – In general …
Note this process is not my own but that obtained from others such as Sargent, Bongart, …… Just modified a bit for me. You must do the same for you! ANALYSIS – State the following on your thumbnail or in … Continue reading
Plein Air Classes at the Burritt – Starts this week
Plein Air Classes at the Burritt – Summer 2011 PAY AS YOU GO $40/class member or $45/class nonmember Just come and pay when you get there. No registration required. Plein Air Studies greatly improve your painting skills and your understanding … Continue reading
Few Spots Left in the Color Workshop
“Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.” Claude Monet Thursday JUNE 23, 2011 9:30 – 3:00 $125 ALL SUPPLIES (oils) included ALONG WITH LUNCH At My Studio, 3405 Lookout Drive, Huntsville, Alabama You will receive a COLOR WORKBOOK with … Continue reading
Summer Days
To have warms you need cools, to have lights you need darks, to have yellow you need violet, to have excitement you need calm…it is all a balance. …Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, is our destined end or way ; … Continue reading
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Words to Paint By
In the July 1995 Artist’s Magazine, Irwin Greenberg offered superb advise for a student of art in his Words to Paint By. ”Succeeding takes more than technical skill, inspiration or simple forbearance. It incorporates your state of mind, your powers of thought and expression, … Continue reading
Learning to Draw Begins With Gesture and Contour
A few weeks ago I talked about the goals of drawing. (See post below.) I now want to explain what you can do to SEE the Large Shape, Rhythm and Sensitive Line. In addition to seeing the “Simple Line of Action” you must … Continue reading
Lots of Opportunities This Summer – See Workshop Pages
Plein Air at the Weeden House Tuesday May 24, 31 – 10:00 – 12:30 $10 donation to the museum per session requested, no Registration Required Open Studio Format – Relaxed, No instruction, Friendly gathering of artists. Anyone Welcome – Beginners too! … Continue reading
An Innocent Impression
Michelangelo. The foot and hand are innocently presented here to be what the artist simply “saw,” not what he “knew.” How ironic that this is the genius of it all! Strip it all away! Do it quickly. Remove all essence … Continue reading
Plein Air On The Mountain – The Big Picture
What a blessing to be able to go on the mountain and really see the magnificent skies and vistas. I love looking at the horizon; it helps me to keep my perspective on the big picture and not on my … Continue reading
