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Testing the Tinting Strength of Paint (Revisited)
Tints of Prussian Blue (Prussian Blue mixed with Winsor & Newton Titanium White) : Winsor & Newton, Rublev, Vasari, and Michael Harding (from l-r)In a recent post titled "Testing the Tinting...
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"I'll trade you two Tademas for your Meissonier. . ."
There have been a few times in the recent past when some illustrators were so well known and liked that they were used as pitchmen in national advertising campaigns for non-art related products. And...
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Auction Preview: Sotheby's 19th Century European Paintings November 20th, London
Alfred Stevens (Belgian, 1823-1906)Le bouquetoil on canvas24 X 19.75 in.While Sotheby's New York sale of 19th Century European Art goes to auction tomorrow, their London sale of 19th Century European...
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Auction Preview: Sotheby's British & Irish Art, November 19th, London
Sir William Orpen (1878-1931)Portrait of Lady Idina Wallaceoil on canvas77.5 X 45.5 in.Complementing Sotheby's upcoming sale of 19th Century European Paintings is Sotheby's British & Irish Art...
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Auction Preview: Bonham's California and Western Paintings Los Angeles,...
David Chapple (Amercan, b. 1947)Oak Shadowoil on canvas affixed to board24 X 30 in.Bonham's auction house will be holding a sale of California and Western Paintings, with simultaneous bidding in Los...
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Auction Preview: Heritage American Paintings, Drawings, & Sculpture December...
Aldro Thopson Hibbard (American, 1886-1972)Logging in Vermontoil on canvas laid down on cradled panel32.5 X 40.375 in.Heritage Auctions will be holding previews of its Signature Sale of American...
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Exhibition Sneak Peek: A Treasure Trove of Small Things Haynes Galleries,...
Anna WakitschParametersoil on linen panel9 X 7 in.“Jewels come in small packages and so can great art,” says gallery owner Gary R. Haynes, of the upcoming show, "A Treasure Trove of Small Things,"...
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Exhibition Sneak Peek: Casey Baugh - Static Arcadia Contemporary NYC November...
––––––––––––––––––––"I've been painting for 10 years and right now I feel like I'm starting all over again with a whole new set of materials, problems, and challenges," says Casey Baugh. "I feel like...
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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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Blagues d'atelier
"After the money had been collected from all the nouveaux the entire atelier of over sixty students, dressed in working blouses and old coats, formed a line, and with deafening shouts of 'À bore! à...
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Exhibition Sneak Peek: Small Works 2013 Collins Galleries, Orleans, MA...
Joshua LaRockA Gary and Melancholy Dayoil on linen12 x 10 in.A new group show of small works – ie. measuring fewer than 20 inches in either direction – opens this Saturday, November 30th, at Collins...
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The Bre Project
Ryan S. BrownBre - "En Plein Air"24 X 32 in.oilOn this special day of thankfulness, it is only natural that our feelings of gratitude for the many good things we have in our lives would be...
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Auction Preview: American Art Sotheby's New York December 4, 2013
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)Saying Graceoil on canvas43 X 41 in.I have a tendency to dismiss "American Art" auctions whenever they appear on the horizon. It's not that there is no American art to...
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Auction Preview: Victorian & British Impressionist Art Christie's London,...
Edmund Blair Leighton (1852-1922)The Dedicationoil on canvas55 X 43 in.An impressive collection of paintings goes into previews next week at Christie's auction house on King Street in London. The...
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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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