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Naturally Abstract
10 Nov 2020

Naturally Abstract

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Composition, Painting | 16

We have a preference for certain aesthetic patterns. In decorations we enjoy symmetry because regular repeated patterns do not distract us with irregular interruptions in the pattern. The reverse is true for paintings or sculpture. In a painting or sculpture … Continued

#abstraction, #arthistory #paintingwater, #artinstruction, #leavesinwater, #oilpainting, #waterscape
Create 3D Illusions with Translucence and Shadows
30 Oct 2020

Create 3D Illusions with Translucence and Shadows

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Composition, Painting | 11

The appearance of submerged subjects vs. subjects resting on or above water has long beguiled artists. Leonardo Da Vinci was the first to successfully evince the illusion of translucence. Previous artists had tried but their efforts appear unpersuasive to modern … Continued

#arthistory #paintingwater, #leavesinwater, #oilpainting, #translucence, #watercolor
Shimmering Luminosity
10 Oct 2020

Shimmering Luminosity

by David | posted in: Blog, Composition, Painting, Reading List and Thoughts | 7

As neurobiologist, Margaret Livingston observed Claude Monet built his wondrously luminous paintings from the principle of equiluminance. In his early and famous “Impression Sunrise” painting (example 1) we see the blue grays are the same value or brightness as the … Continued

#colorcontrast, #Misty #LightingEffects, #waterreflections, luminosity
MIst and Mystery
15 Sep 2020

MIst and Mystery

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Composition, Painting | 24

Once Leonardo DaVinci introduced European artists to atmospheric distance with blurred S’fumato effects we were on our way to using mist as an agent for mystery. And, Once Claude Gelee introduced European artists to atmospheric perspective in the 1600s we … Continued

#artinstruction, #Atmosphere, #Atmosphericperspective, #oilpainting, #PaintingFog, #photography
Deeper Space
8 Sep 2020

Deeper Space

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Composition, Painting | 11

Whether painting an abstraction, a still life, a portrait, a landscape or almost any image the ability of the artist to evoke the sensation of space will attract and sustain the attention of any viewer.  There are many modes for … Continued

#arthistory #artinstruction, #Atmosphere, #Atmosphericperspective, #composition, #waterscape
Creating Translucence with Layered Patterns
1 Sep 2020

Creating Translucence with Layered Patterns

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Composition, Painting | 13

Nature offers us myriad harmonized and ordered patterns.  Courtesy of their DNA plants leaf in repeated patterns (example 1). Crystals reconstruct their patterns as they grow. The arrangement of fish scales vary subtly across their repeated lines. You know I … Continued

#arthistory #paintingwater, #artinstruction, #translucence, #waterscape, #waves

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Filtered Sunlight, oil painting 24x24 inches 61x61
Filtered Sunlight, oil painting 24x24 inches 61x61cm. Join me for online demonstrations and classes for 3 Tuesdays in June. Register at daviddunlop.com.  se 35 new paintings at Susan Powell Fine Art in Madison CT  or online at susanpowellfineart.com #waterlilies #pondlife #sunlit #sunspots #contemporarylandscapepainting #colorharmony #cuadro #quadro #peintureabstraite #peinturealhuile #huile #olio #oleo #pinturaaloleo #pitturaadolio #ölgemälde #gemälde #bild #abstract_art #hiddenplaces #shadowandlight #intheshadows #naturepainting #blue #blueandyellow #bleu #solitude #azzurro #azul #estanque

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Join David this Saturday for his new Live Online Painting Workshop - Landscapes of Spring (Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 1:00pm EDT). David also invites you to an Opening Reception this Friday from 5-8pm at Susan Powell Fine Art for his new painting Exhibition - LUMINOUS ATMOSPHERES. The exhibition will be open from May 19 to June 17 (Susan Powell Fine Art | 679 Boston Post Road |Madison, CT | 203-318-0616).
We hope that we will see you at David's new Live Online Tuesdays in June Landscape Painting Workshops (June 6, 13 and 20, 2023 at 11:00 am EDT). He will demonstrate new landscape painting compositions in each class in his unique style blending art history, issues of perception and painting techniques. You also can submit a painting for David’s critique and David will be happy to answer any of your questions. You will also receive a bonus recorded version of the Workshops. You can register at www.daviddunlop.com and we hope to see you there!#daviddunlop, #oilpaintingclasses, #paintingworkshop, #paintingwater, #paintingreflections, #paintinglandscapes, #oilpaintingtechniques, #onlineartcourse#onlineart #artclass, #oilpaintingclass,#skypaintings, #lightpaintingart #seascapepaintings #springlandscapes



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