Class meets weekly for 2 hours in the Temecula studio March 6, 13, 20, April 3, 10, 17 Prerequisites: none This 6-week workshop introduces the fundamental concepts of drawing in graphite and charcoal. Students learn how to see through the eyes of an artist, and how to render their impressions […]
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An Exhibition of Art by WomenDecember 30, 2020 – March 2, 2021 Yesterday evening, Manhattan Arts International opened HerStory, an online exhibit curated by Renée Phillips. According to the show’s introduction, “HerStory” 2020-2021 presents art by 90 extraordinary women artists who express their unique creative visions with skill and originality. […]
When working with oil paint, a solid underpainting sets the stage for success. The wipe-out or bistre method of underpainting is one of the easiest ways to get it right, even if you’ve never touched a paintbrush. I use it often when teaching beginners, and love starting a painting this […]
This post is the tenth and final post in a series of oil painting project tutorials derived from coursework completed at Academie Noord in Brasschaat, Belgium. Projects were designed by Schilderkunst teacher Marilou van Lierop. The sample artwork is my own. The Schilderkunst (Dutch for Painting) course at Academie Noord was a one-year exploration of artistic practice and themes. We […]
I’ll confess. I visited the Mauritshuis with one objective: to see Johannes Vermeer‘s Girl with a Pearl Earring. Following my visit to Delft, where I retraced Vermeer‘s steps through historical and artistically relevant sites in his hometown, I just had to see his masterpiece in person. A day trip to […]
This post is the seventh in a series of oil painting project tutorials derived from coursework completed at Academie Noord in Brasschaat, Belgium. Projects were designed by Schilderkunst teacher Marilou van Lierop. The sample artwork is my own. In previous coursework, students were challenged to paint “away” from the photograph. In this project, we were asked to do the […]
This post is the third in a series of oil painting project tutorials derived from coursework completed at Academie Noord in Brasschaat, Belgium. Projects were designed by Schilderkunst teacher Marilou van Lierop. The sample artwork is my own. Faces firmly grounded in reality then reproduced, distorted, even destructed through the interpretation of a contemporary painter. This is the work of […]
A few weeks ago, I went to pick up my husband from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. As we passed the exit for Delft, I was awestruck. The birthplace of Johannes Vermeer, creator of Girl With a Pearl Earring, The Art of Painting, and The Little Street, known the world over as […]
