Painting in Your Own Backyard by Deb Bartos

This sounds like something you would do if you were three and your mother was hanging clothes on the line.  It is really excellent art education advice.  Ordinary and mundane objects can be the best subjects ever.  An added advantage is not wasting time or money on the commute to painting expeditions. Consider the impressionists…..

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Jerry's -- 16/06/2010

Have we seen the last of the masters? by Valerie (Valry) Drake

Let me preface these comments by saying that I do not have a formal art education and that’s a shame and one day I am going to get it. One area I am particularly sketchy is in art history and, again, I regret this because there is always a great deal of value in knowing…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 12/05/2010

What will be your Artistic Legacy? by Wilson Bickford

  Have you ever wondered how your art will survive the ages? I don’t mean just the actual pieces of art you’ve created, but also your “reputation” as a bona-fide artist. I know it crosses my mind from time to time. Hey, we’d all like to be remembered after we’re gone, wouldn’t we? Artists have…..

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Jerry's -- 12/05/2010

Looking at art in Person by Valerie (Valry) Drake

  Have you ever seen a Picasso in person? WOW! I saw one recently and was absolutely mesmerized. There is so much about it that you just do not see from books or online representations. For one thing there was SO MUCH texture! Some areas were almost smooth and others had a LOT of impasto……

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Jerry's -- 12/05/2010

Venus to Olympia: An Art Timeline by Heather Goldstein

  Titian. Venus of Urbino. C. 1538 Oil on Canvas One of the most highly acclaimed Italian painters of the Renaissance, Titian, is well known for his beautiful portrait of a reclining nude, Venus, for the duke of Urbino. Titians mastery of color and ability to please his patrons gave him great success in his…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 12/05/2010

Why I Love the Renaissance by Heather Goldstein

  One of my favorite painters of all time is Jan van Eyck because of his amazing attention to detail and impeccable technical ability. Jan van Eyck was a Flemish painter known for his oil paintings on wood panel in which he used a glazing technique to create realistic, extremely well executed, precise, objective descriptions…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 12/05/2010