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Meet the Disrupters: Part 1

February 17, 2024

We’re six days away from the opening of More Disruption: Representational Art in Flux. The show opens this coming Friday, February 23rd, and will feature work from nineteen different artists. The exhibition has been curated by the author of Disrupted Realism: Paintings for a Distracted World and More Disruption: Representational Art in Flux, John Seed. … More Meet the Disrupters: Part 1

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Technique Tuesdays: Pointillism

June 2, 2015

What is it? Pointillism is a painting technique that popped up in the late 1800’s as an off-shoot of Impressionism. Essentially, pointillism uses small, distinct dots or strokes of different colors in a pattern to form an image. This technique relies on the ability of the eye to blend the dots of color–it’s actually quite … More Technique Tuesdays: Pointillism

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Technique Tuesday: Painting from Photos

April 28, 2015

Happy Tuesday! Today’s post is part one of a mini-series of posts looking at the different methods artists use for reference when they’re working on a painting. Essentially, there are 5 ways an artist might paint: 1. From life (this applies to both plein air painting and indoor painting from a still-life set or a … More Technique Tuesday: Painting from Photos

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Technique Tuesdays: Tonalism

March 17, 2015

Before we start to look at this week’s Technique Tuesday topic of Tonalism, we’re going to start with a mini discussion of two basics that are important to understand when talking about this style. So, in case you are not yet familiar with these concepts in art, let’s take a quick look at these 2 … More Technique Tuesdays: Tonalism

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Technique Tuesdays: Chiaroscuro

February 10, 2015

Welcome back to Technique Tuesday! Today we’re taking a look at one of the most basic and essential techniques in art: chiaroscuro. What is it? Chiaroscuro (pronounced “keyARo-scuro”) is another art term with its roots in the Italian language. As the two parts of the word translate to “light” and “dark,” chiaroscuro is used to … More Technique Tuesdays: Chiaroscuro

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