Tag: Painting
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Bottled Sensation
“Painting from nature is not copying the object, but realizing one’s sensations.” Paul Cezanne (from The Painters Keys) Seasonal changes and their effects on artists are likely as different as one artist’s work is from another. Copying nature improves with practice. The tough part is the “realizing one’s sensations” part. Each season brings new and…
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Weekend Inspiration–Forging Van Gogh
Van Gogh’s energy, so evident in all his work, is not as easy to emulate as one might think. Follow the Master Forger as he helps three artists try to capture Van Gogh’s energy in self portraits. My first attempt at painting was a go at emulating Van Gogh. While the emulation was not…
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Brushing up Adventure
“The bold adventurer succeeds the best.” Ovid (from The Painter’s Keys) Suddenly the realization dawns that things have gone stagnant. The same direction is going on and on, endlessly. Everything is feeling redundant. It’s a circle going round and round. What can be done to stop this looming boredom? Maybe its time to go for…
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Sensing Sensitivity
“Sensitivity to touch is one of the key distinctions between an artist and a person who is just using paint.” Van Waldron Is sensitivity a key element in successful art? Much is written about the senses and sensitivity. Opinions are all over the board on whether sensitivity matters and whether artists and creative people are…
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Mossy, Knife Sharpening Green
“All theory, Dear Friend, is gray. But the Golden Tree of Life springs ever green.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (from Brainyquote.com) Landscape painters, ceramists, make-up artists, soap makers and more love this mossy green pigment. Chromium Green has been available for two centuries and has recently been discovered in the paintings of J. M. W.…
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Colorful Fridays–Soapy Violet Make-up
“A color is as strong as the impression it creates.” Ivan Le Lorraine Albright (from Susie Gadea) Organic mineral compounded Manganese Violet is short on talk from artists. Few have much to say about this rich reddish purple and direct compliment of Chromium Green. Manganese Violet has been around since 1868 where it was first…
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Missing the Muse Point
“O! For a muse of fire that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention.” William Shakespeare (from The Painter’s Keys) Much has been written and will continue to be written on what the muse is or isn’t. Do all artists have one? Is it a person? A place? A thing? An idea? Many writers on…
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Colorful Fridays–Forays in Grey
“There’s so much grey to every story-nothing is so black and white.” Lisa Ling (from Brainyquote) A sojourn into the land of grey can be extremely painful for those who are certifiably color addicted. Grey can quickly turn into depressing or dull or any other sad state you can think of. Most people associate grey…
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The Magic of Three
“I’ll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.” Mae West (from Brainyquote) Is there power in numbers? Or more specifically, is there power in the number three? If so what does that have to do with art? It just might possibly be the number of success. “Myth,” “innuendo,” “hocus…
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Happy Thieving
“Bad artists copy. Good artists steal” Picasso (from Austin Kleon) Did you ever think you would like to own the work of a major artist, like say, Picasso? What would you do with your Picasso? Would you have friends over for cocktails and appetizers so you can show off your newly acquired masterpiece? Would you…