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Weekly Lecture: A Dialogue with Nicholas Stewart
Artist Nicholas Stewart gave a lecture in Contemporary Concepts class this morning: “How to Create Beauty out of Nothing”. All art, representational and non-representational, should always reference SOMETHING… In Stewart’s case, Nature and it’s patterns are what really inspire his … Continue reading
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Weekly Lecture: Painting Distance VS Viewing Distance
When working on a painting, Make a stroke, then… -STEP BACK -REFLECT -ADD A FEW SINGLE STROKES -REFLECT -SIP SOME WINE -ADD A FEW MORE STROKES -HAVE SOME MORE WINE -REFLECT
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Artists to Know: Joan Miro
If you’re hungry for more Miro, You should visit the ‘Picasso to Warhol’ exhibit at The High Museum in Atlanta. It’s not too far of a drive and it’s well worth it! I just visited in December and got to … Continue reading
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Weekly Lecture: FAT over Thin
- FAT over Thin: the process of painting thick paint over thin layers of previously laid paint. – More commitment to each layer – BUILD, BUILD, BUILD -More variety in surface -Undertone/wash/scrub 1st! – Thicker = Braver – Be confident in … Continue reading
Weekly Lecture: A Moment with Freddy Sprock
Artist, Freddy Sprock came and lectured to our Wednesday AM Contemporary Concepts class about Finding Your Own Voice and other things that set you apart from other artists. Thanks, Freddy! Great lecture, yet again.
Weekly Lecture: Find Your Identity
Don’t try to be the next POLLOCK, HOPPER, TURNER, or GAUGUIN… Be YOU-UNIQUE!
Weekly Lecture: BLACK BLOBS
-Black BLOBS give you a more detailed/realistic look. -Black forces the color to POP -Pop in areas of SKY COLOR -Use these tips to enhance what already exist -Your subject matter should be large -You want the viewer to stumble … Continue reading
Weekly Lecture: Highlights, Midtones, Shadows
You have many choices when it comes to painting, but for your work to read true, you must comit: -Let the detail in the shadows disappear OR -Let the detail in the lights disappear Things that push space … Continue reading
Weekly Lecture: Precious Painting
-Let the process dictate the painting -TRY NEW THINGS -AVOID becoming attached to a painting while it is still in progress, you’ll never learn to think about it objectively if it is now a precious object
Weekly Lecture: Figure Studies
A few important rules when it comes to Figure Studies: -eyes halfway down the face -nose halfway between eyes and chin -there should be a parallel line from the nose to the inside iris -another parallel from the outside corner … Continue reading