Make Your Painting Sing
When is a painting finished? There is a danger of overworking a painting; therefore, it…
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Texture, Depth, and Color
I admit that I struggle to remember all the rules of color but lately I’ve…
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Advantage of Painting In Series
I have discovered the advantage of painting in series: I once heard an art instructor…
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The Seven Elements or Foundations of Art
The 7 elements of art are: line, shape, value, color, texture, space and form. Even…
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The Zorn Limited Palette
Zorn Palette The Zorn Palette (named after Swedish painter Anders Zorn) consists of using only…
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Underpainting – Why?
Underpainting can make a huge difference to a painting. (I discovered that paint can be…
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Why NOTAN is SO Important
Notan is defined as the balance between dark, mid-tone and light values in art. Why…
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Artist of the Week
I belong to an art group on fineartamerica.com called “Old Masters and Traditional Arts” (old…