Lately, I've been thinking a lot about my palette. I never realized how heavily I rely on the primary colors. One reason for this may be my dwindling paint supply. Since I am running out of black, I am forced to mix Ultramarine Blue, Quinacridone Red, and Indian...
It's surprising that in 1995 I was unaware of the Realist movement, but if you had asked me how I felt about the state of the art world, my opinion would have been completely in line with the Derriere-Garde. When I graduated from high school, I was shocked to hear...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgXHwPHDEFw&NR=1&feature=fvwp I took a painting class with Steven Assael at The NYAA. His paintings and drawings are amazing. I was surprised to find such a nice documentary on him. It is important to understand how figurative work fits into the art world today. ...
When I was in high school my mother found a newspaper article about The Ingbretson Studio which was located in a nearby town. I was ecstatic to hear about it because of their emphasis on academic training following the tradition of William Paxton and R.H. Ives Gammell. It seemed...
This is one of my favorite paintings by Thomas Eakins. I find myself thinking about it frequently when I paint. Eakins was trying to convey the intelligence of a child. This isn't just a picture of a child playing, but of a child's mind working and developing. ...
Sargent strikes the perfect balance between open- and closed-form painting. I have been thinking about this lately because I noticed my own work growing increasingly closed form. Since I started painting again, I am focusing on my technique more. In the past I neglected the surface quality entirely. I...