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Category Archives: Pre-raphaelite
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
Posted in Life, Other people's work, Pre-raphaelite
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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
Posted in Britain, Life, Other people's work, Pre-raphaelite
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Rossetti’s working methods
Having the good fortune to find an unfinished Rossetti “Lady of the Window” hanging in the Birmingham City Art Museum led me to an exciting time looking closely to see what technical insights I could gain from the work. Although … Continue reading
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Star turn
After continuing the patchy Raw Umber brown a little further by using a rag to lift leaf shapes from the paint, revealing the orange glow of the Iron Oxide ground, I’ve expanded the range of the star shaped jasmine flowers … Continue reading
Posted in Angel, Empress, Pre-raphaelite, The Star, The Traveler
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Shoot
Sunday morning I took photos of Lindsay, who’s a tall and slender young lady from my drawing class, whose looks are reminiscent of some of Burne-Jones’ lovely models, like his Sibyl in the panel painting to the left. Although I’m … Continue reading
Open Notes to Alexey Steele
Although technique and studio practice is obviously foundational to painting of a high quality, the style of the paintings need not imitate Impressionism, or the Academy, or the Pre-Raphaelites, or any other school; we need to work toward paintings that … Continue reading
Posted in Novorealist, Pre-raphaelite, Soapbox
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A Wet White Magician
The Pre-Raphaelites were famous for their use of a technique called “wet-white” painting, in which the artist first paints the flesh areas of a figure white, then blends into and over the layer of white with transparent flesh tones. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Magician, Making work, Pre-raphaelite
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Belt up
Instead of painting the face today I decided to continue working on the striped pants and jacket, bringing them to this state. It’s very satisfying to see the Magician emerging like this, the character is already so three dimensional because … Continue reading
Posted in Magician, Making work, Other people's work, Pre-raphaelite, Sources
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Sheer
It seems strange to post a picture that looks so similar to the previous post’s image, but the work I did today makes a substantial difference to the solidity of the figures, bringing warm shadows to the orange girl’s legs … Continue reading
Posted in Empress, Making work, Other people's work, Pre-raphaelite
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En Grisaille Skirt
The green skirt was irritating enough to deserve repainting, so it’s been replaced by a new version rendered en grisaille, bringing softness and gentleness where once there was a tweedy, rough surface. I’m considerably happier with this more balanced approach, … Continue reading
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