Fine Art Blog
2/29/2016 12:15:52 PM
Why do I choose to paint with oils?
While I have painted with many mediums, I have found oils to be most open for free expression with minimal limitations - such as I found with the time constraint of acrylic or even watercolors. A helpful art tip when using oil paints...I have one of those palette boxes that have a sealed lid. I use disposable gray palette paper inside of the palette box and place in a freezer. When I retrieve it the next day - it is still wet and ready to use!
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2/17/2016 10:47:38 AM
This is a question that is different for every artist. I have always been sensitive and observing, a good listener, empathetic and able to "read between the lines." All of these attributes have helped me to recognize when my heart is stirred by colors, textures, patterns with light and shadow. I observe and wait until I feel moved. The more successful paintings, I believe comes when I am not thinking in my head as much but letting go and letting what is in my heart pour out through brush and paint.
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2/15/2016 9:18:47 AM
What makes a painting a figurative vs a portrait? That is a good question. While a portrait is of a particular person, a figurative painting "can be anyone." It reminds us of someone we know, love or can relate to. It tells a story. The artist has license to exaggerating certain areas while fading other features away, for example. A successful figurative can create a dialog with its viewer, has a bit of mystery worth finding out...what are they thinking? Where have they been or Where are they going? Here is a figurative painting I recently completed of a "Ballerina," 12 [...]
2/2/2016 10:29:53 AM
What makes great art? That is a "great" question. Art is very subjective. What excites and "moves" me, may not do that to the next person. If you put a group of paintings in front of 5 different judges, there may be 5 different favorite choices. Maybe, maybe not - some works of art speaks and moves the majority of us. So, in my humble opinion, I know I am looking at great art, like when I am listening to great music or when I read great book, I just don't want the experience to end... There you go - I [...]
