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 […]
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I’m very proud to announce a workshop that I’ll be offering through the KAUST Art Club! KAUST is a graduate research university of science and technology situated on the Red Sea. To quote King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1924-2015), “KAUST shall be a beacon for peace, hope and reconciliation, […]
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 […]
This post is the ninth 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. It’s time to conjure up memories from your youth. Not the typical playful scenes that we all have etched in our […]
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 fifth 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 […]
This post is the fourth 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 […]
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 […]
This post is the second 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 the 1960s, German artist Gerhard Richter began compiling a series of newspaper clippings and photos of everyday life. He arranged them […]
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 […]