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A link to the newspaper story in the Star has been doing the rounds on Facebook, producing an amusing comment from one peeved visitor who said “these painters are the art world’s equivalent of the tea party”. Didn’t Donald Trump … Continue reading
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Star Newspaper Article
The Star have put an article about the New Romantic Figure exhibit and the resurgence of contemporary figure painting into the paper. Good stuff. Please will you visit the article online and recommend it on the Facebook link at the bottom … Continue reading
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Burne-Jones and Beautiful Botticelli
It’s truly an extraordinary experience to see room after room of great art in the Louvre, although despite the exceptional quality of the huge collection of ancient sculpture from Rome and Greece, the wonderful Egyptian antiquities, and the splendid decoration … Continue reading
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Pre Raphaelites in London
I have no photographs to share from today’s Pre Raphaelite adventures, because once again the paintings we saw were concealed under thick glass, preventing me from getting decent pictures and making close examination difficult. This time we were at the … Continue reading
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Legs
Two layers of paint on the legs have given them some solidity, but I’m not yet satisfied with them; once I’ve applied a glaze coat of Ceramic White the color will match the upper half of the figure. The jug … Continue reading
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Background
This has been quite a week, including an unexpected visit to the hospital for a little investigation into my heart that turned out well, showing that my ticker is strong and pretty much ok for now. I’ll spare the details, … Continue reading
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California Art Club
On Saturday night we went to the opening reception of the 100th California Art Club gold medal exhibit at the Pasadena Museum of California Art for a very enjoyable evening with many of California’s finest landscape and figurative painters, including … Continue reading
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Popular Taste in Painting (for less than $500)
I came across this unusual survey of what people like in paintings. There are some surprises here, including the difference in taste found in different countries, and the price that people are prepared to spend on art.
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Penultimate
This has been a day of almost finishing. I’ve added a little Iron Oxide Orange to the flames, making them look nicely fiery, and almost concluding the work on the Magician painting with the exception of a little lightening of … Continue reading
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Wet White Feet
Working with wet white again, I’ve blended some Burnt Sienna into the feet for shadows, with a touch of Cadmium Red to give them a little warmth. I’m thinking that they should get dirtier because the Magician must have walked … Continue reading
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