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In an Abstract Harbor
3 Dec 2020

In an Abstract Harbor

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Composition, Painting | 4

Even before Ulysses ports were starting points for adventure and welcoming sites of homecoming. They have been the nexus of cultures. New ideas arrive as others are exported. Life is sustained and enriched as trade passes through them. Inevitably, they … Continued

#abstraction, #arthistory, #artinstruction, #composition, #shipsinharbor
Reflecting Lights
20 Nov 2020

Reflecting Lights

by David | posted in: Uncategorized | 4

The motif of painting wet city streets was not in the pictorial canon prior to the mid 19th century no doubt because city streets were rarely bricked or cobblestoned.   Even those surfaces were not as smooth and evenly reflective as … Continued

#artclasses, #arthistory, #cityscape, #Misty #LightingEffects, #oilpainting, #onlineartclasses, #waterreflections
Electric Rain
20 Oct 2020

Electric Rain

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Painting | 6

With modern Cities came paved streets. With smooth and wet paved streets artists found new visual menu. Rain hits the smooth surface and spreads out like glass as it searches for depressions and flow opportunities.  On relatively level surfaces rainwater … Continued

#arthistory, #Atmosphericperspective, #cityscape, #linearperspective, #Misty #LightingEffects, #oilonaluminum, #waterreflections
Building Color Vibrancy
28 Sep 2020

Building Color Vibrancy

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Painting | 18

Our eyes are designed to see colors in daylight. The brighter the light the better our cones can sense the micro wavelengths of yellows and reds especially. As light is diminished we detect less color but, we can still accurately … Continued

#arthistory, #artinstruction, #colorcontrast, #oilpainting
Under The Influence of Historic Postcards
25 Aug 2020

Under The Influence of Historic Postcards

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Composition | 10

Artists often look to alternative sources for inspiration. Picasso wandered through the Trocadero Museum in Paris and discovered inspiration in African Masks. Gauguin traveled to Tahiti. Monet looked to the Japanese woodcuts of Hokusai and Hiroshige. Artists of the late … Continued

#arthistory, #artinstruction, #postcards, #translucence, #waterreflections
To Abstraction and Back
17 Aug 2020

To Abstraction and Back

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Composition, Painting | 20

Monet’s late water lily paintings demonstrated nature’s capacity to inspire abstraction for later 20th century abstract painters.  While Cezanne complimented Monet for his color harmonies he bemoaned his lack of formal structure. Monet did use classic serpentine designs but, he … Continued

#abstraction, #arthistory, #arthistory #paintingwater, #artinstruction, #waterreflections

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