Coloured pencils are a match made in heaven for botanical subjects, precision and detail. They are portable, forgiving and accessible and by using layering techniques they offer you the ability to create and reproduce vibrant pure colours on the page which are a joy to behold. As the seasons change […]
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Print of the Month, November 2022 – Adoration!
Nov 1 2022 Print of the month is back just in time for the upcoming holiday season! It seems like a good time to spread a message of family and affection, so I’ve chosen a classic film shot from the early 1990’s of an emperor penguin chick and adoring parents. […]
Art With Mr. E: Sunday Devotional With Mr. E: MAKE TIME
As artists, we are often known for what we do/create/make. It is not just what we do, but it also is a major component of who we are. If we are not making, if we are not creating, if we are not sketching, planning, or researching…then we are neglecting a […]
Episode 6 of Portrait Artist of the Year 2022 (Series 9)
. I provide some detail which got left out of some of the bios on television. Links to websites are embedded in names. The Sitters The sitters this episode were: Jim Carter – a very experienced actor whose roles have included Mr Carson from Downton Abbey – who brought a cricket […]
The Spun-Glass Dress That Made a Splash at the World’s Fair
Dress and parasol (1893), Libbey Glass Company, spun glass threads, Toledo Museum of Art (all images courtesy the museum) Forget the glass slipper fantasy — this glass-spun dress is the real deal! At the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA), one of only two dresses designed by the Libbey Glass Company […]
Become a successful artist: a step-by-step plan
How much money does an artist make? You shouldn’t apologize for wondering. Like any career, art needs to provide you a decent living. But becoming a successful artist means more than mastering your chosen medium. You need to build an art business. That requires goals, business plans and financial targets. Success […]
Sybaris Collection © | Is There A Digital Photography Revolution?
Photography brings memories, feelings, and ideas to life. We enjoy looking back on things that once happened in the past and digital photographs give us the ability to shorten that “past” exponentially. Digital photography has also opened the world to sharing like never before, as we can invite friends, family, […]
Juxtapoz Magazine – Fabio Viscogliosi Takes Us Through a “Palazzo” @ L21 Gallery, Palma, Spain
The doors open and we enter L21’s Room 5. Before we know it, we find ourselves walking through the “Palazzo” that Fabio Viscogliosi has created for us. A palace with gleaming floors and greenish walls where a series of paintings with a strong cinematographic character will accompany us throughout the […]
In memoriam Tünde Wehli (1943-2019)
Photo of Tünde Wehli, taken at the celebration of her 70th birthday, 2013 It is with sadness that I report on the passing of art historian Tünde Wehli, on November 18, 2019, in the 76th year of her life. Tünde Wehli had been a long-time senior researcher at the Institute […]
All About The Adoration of the Shepherds by Giorgione
Title of Artwork: “The Adoration of the Shepherds” Artwork by Giorgione Year Created 1505 – 1510 Summary of The Adoration of the Shepherds Giorgione, an Italian Renaissance painter, finished The Adoration of the Shepherds in 1505–1510. The painting is sometimes still referred to as the Allendale Nativity, after a previous […]