Rembrandt’s hidden sketch reveals how he planned a vast composition with light paint, dark lines, and an exposed brown ground Before Rembrandt painted the glittering costume, raised weapons, faces, and moving figures of The Night…
Art is my life. And my life is art. I can’t think of any better way to benefit society, while focusing on mental well being and stability. Art forms of…
A line across Saint Catherine’s mouth is neither a crack nor a brushstroke. It is a groove that Caravaggio…
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What Lucas van Leyden can teach us about building deeper, richer color
A seemingly simple green background can conceal an entire strategy of color underneath. Technical examination of Lucas…
How could Rembrandt apply oil paint so thickly that it held every ridge, stroke, and raised highlight instead of slowly spreading…
The thickest paint in Peter Paul Rubens’s Samson and Delilah is not on Samson’s muscular back, Delilah’s satin, or the brilliant…
In the Doni Tondo, shifting hues model drapery with the strength and clarity of sculpture.
What happens when yellow paint cannot describe a shadow without…
Painting has been a lifelong passion of mine, something I returned to whenever I could between raising my son and working. Recently, I’ve finally had the opportunity to dedicate more…
Today Art is so important in my life, if I am not drawing or painting I feel empty.
Drawing and painting allows me to loose myself and feel good and…
