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Random Inspiration: Howard Somerville (Updated)
Norahoil on canvas124.5 X 100 cmIn the current age, when there is so much information so readily available at our fingertips, it can be maddening to find oneself at a dead end while researching a...
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Words of Wisdom: Mary E. Cornelissen Lucas (1855-1921)
Mrs. Seymour Lucas (Mary E. Cornelissen)Mary E. Cornelissen was an artist working in late 19th century London, best known for her portraits of children. She was born in Paris in 1855, to an English...
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NJ: 2nd Annual High Bridge Paint Out
There is still time to register for the Second Annual High Bridge Paint Out, taking place next month on October 12th. Last year's event was a big success, and the town hopes that it can make the Paint...
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Upcoming Workshops (VT): Jeff Legg
The High Street Painters will be hosting a workshop with painter Jeff Legg next month, from the 24th through the 27th of October. Legg, who spends most of his time out West, is a Master Signature...
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On View (CA): "Terra Firma" at the Maxwell Alexander Gallery
Jeremy LipkingSummer Stream12 X 16 in.oilCurrently on view at the Maxwell Alexander Gallery in Culver City, California, is "Terra Firma," a new exhibit celebrating the landscape as interpreted by 14 of...
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Arcadia Gallery : Redefining Contemporary
Michael LukasiewiczLost in Thoughtacrylic on panel24 X 22 in.As many of you are probably aware, Arcadia Gallery in SoHo is no more. This is not to say that it is gone completely; it has instead...
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Marvin Mattelson Teaching Schedule at the School of Visual Arts, NYC
Marvin MattelsonWil de Hollander, President & CEO of the Velcro CorporationWhen I was in college, I was greatly disappointed by the lack of practical art training I was receiving (I know, I know -...
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On the Nightstand
One of the many bookcases in my house.As some of you have probably heard me say before, "I am a self-taught artist, and I have the college diploma to prove it!" During the interim between deciding to...
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Auction Preview: Illustration Art October 26 - NYC
Donato Giancola (b. 1967)The Lady of Shalottoil on panel46 X 57 in.Recent illustration auctions at Heritage Art auctioneers have been heavily composed of pin-up and pulp art, with a respectable amount...
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Auction Preview: European Art Auction, Nov. 8, 2013, Heritage Auctions, Dallas
Thomas Frederick Mason Sheard (1866-1921)Polishing Silveroil on canvas40 X 33⅝ in.Heritage Auctions, the third largest auction house in the world, will be holding its signature sale of European Art on...
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Auction Preview: 19th Century European Art October 28th, Christie's NYC
Edmund Blair Leighton (British, 1852-1922)To Arms! 'Sweet bridal hymn, that issuing through the porch is rudely challenged with the cry "To arms!"', 1888oil on canvas60 X 41 1/2 in.It's Autumn, which...
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Auction Preview: Sotheby's 19th Century European Art NYC, November 8, 2013
Pascal Adolphe Jean Dagnan-Bouveret (French, 1852-1929)Hamlet et les fossoyeurs, 1884oil on canvas40 X 33 1/2 in.The catalog for the upcoming auction of 19th Century European Art, featuring nearly...
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Auction Preview: Bonham's European Art NYC, November 6, 2013
Philip de László (Hungarian, 1869-1937)A Portrait of Mrs. Frederick L. Pratt, née Miss Jeannie Williams, 1928oil on canvas52 1/2 X 37 in.If you happen to be in New York City between November 2nd and...
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Testing the Tinting Strength of Paint
Occasionally, I have found myself wanting to test the tinting power of certain paints in my drawer. This usually happens after I purchase the less expensive brand of a color I have wanted, and find...
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Auction Preview: Fine American and European Paintings, Shannon's Fine Art...
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (Spanish 1841-1920)A Young Beauty at Her Vanityoil on canvas32 X 26 1/2 in.Currently on view at Shannon's Fine Art Auctioneers in Milford, Connecticut, are lots from the...
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Sneak Peek: Takahiro Hara at Arcadia Contemporary, NYC
Takahiro HaraBed and Clouds40 X 29 in.Later this month, Arcadia Contemporary will be hosting the highly-anticipated American debut of the talented painter, Takahiro Hara. Born in Fukuyama in 1971 and...
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Enlarging a Drawing & Squaring Off
Adrian Scott Stokes (British, 1854-1935)Autumn in the Mountainstempera on canvas31 1/2 X 42 in.The other day, I grabbed the book Practical Landscape Painting by Adrian Stokes from my shelf, and as I...
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