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[Q & A] What is Transparent Paint?
Every time we do an article on transparent paint, it seems to pique a lot of folks’ interest. The Old Masters knew how to use transparent paint to create some of the most beautiful art of all time. Painters who forgot how to use transparent paint left a lasting reminder of what not to do. Case in point. I heard of a painting by a late sixteenth-century artist. It was a … [Read more...]
What we’ve learned about stress!
How does stress affect your life and painting? OK, here’s the scary thing! Evidently, stress causes the body to create excess amounts of cortisol. Cortisol damages the brain and leads to premature brain aging. But I think there’s something even worse that happens. When you’re stressed, you don’t think clearly. Perhaps cortisol is affecting that area of your brain as … [Read more...]
What is the structure of art?
There is structure to art. In today’s video clip, Tom refers to that structure as "architectonics." While the definition of architectonics refers to “the scientific study of architecture.” It also applies to "artistic structure." Does not architecture have artistic elements? Is there not art in architecture? In fact, some of the most beautiful architectural structures in … [Read more...]
Don’t panic!
Today’s video clip comes from our upcoming Advanced Master Class. It seems, sometimes, when we are painting, that things can get out of hand pretty quickly. It usually starts innocently enough — an errant brush stroke. Oops! Got to fix that, you say. But the fix only makes it worse. Now you’ve got to wipe it off and try again. You can’t, though, wipe it all off. There … [Read more...]
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