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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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Words of Wisdom: Sir George Clausen on Underpaintings
Sir George ClausenThe Barn Dooroil on canvas30 X 25 in.Another object of underpainting is the determining of the design of light and dark. All paint changes a little, lowers a little, with time ; and...
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Colour Composition with Michael John Angel
Recently, Michael John Angel, Master of the Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy, posted a lesson about "Colour Composition" on his school's blog. He was kind enough to share that post with the...
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Sneak Peek: Jeremy Lipking at Arcadia Contemporary NYC December 12 - 31
Jeremy LipkingOctober Aspensoil on linen20 X 30 inchesJeremy Lipking's long-anticipated return to New York City begins today with a one-man show at Arcadia Contemporary in SoHo. The exhibit features...
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Sneak Peek: One-Year Anniversary Show Maxwell Alexander Gallery Culver City, CA
Joseph TodorovitchPainting of a Girloil30 X 20 in.Opening Saturday in Culver City, California, is a new show at the Maxwell Alexander Gallery. It is a celebratory exhibition marking the one-year...
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The Art of Gerrymandering
Portrait of Elbridge Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Independence,5th Vice-President of the United States, and a former Governor of Massachusetts. It was hisplan of redistricting Massachusetts...
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New Instructional Video from Scott Waddell
Artist and teacher Scott Waddell has just released a new download to his growing list of instructional videos. This new film "Drawing and Painting," is over an hour long and features several...
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Portfolio: Vincent Giarrano (b.1960) Part 1
Connecticut artist Vincent Giarrano derives most of his inspiration from a small, six square-mile area of America's east coast (some could argue that it really centers on ⅟₁₀ᵗʰ of a square-mile), but...
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Technique: Vincent Giarrano Demo Part 1
Vincent GiarranoCommuiningoil18 X 24 in.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In this demonstration by Vincent Giarrano, the...
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Technique: Vincent Giarrano Demo Part 2
Vincent GiarranoLobster with Bowl of Applesoil12 X 16 in.Earlier this year, Vincent Giarrano (b. 1960) created a step-by-step still-life demonstration for Jerry's Artarama using Charvin Extra Fine Oil...
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Portfolio: Vincent Giarrano (b. 1960) Part 3
Ten Tips for Mapping Out the Figure by Vincent Giarrano¹During the mapping out stage of drawing, it's important to consider the small individual shapes you see and also how those shapes line up with...
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Workshop Database?
Image from a workshop with Jeremy Lipking (California, April, 2006)I have been considering establishing an online database of art workshops on the Underpaintings blog. I attempted this once before,...
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Underpaintings at Auction
This past holiday season, Underpaintings was given an extraordinary gift. Three artists – Teresa Oaxaca, David Gluck, and Katherine Stone– donated some of their original works to help raise funds for...
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Sketching and Drawing on Toned Paper with Stephen Cefalo
Stephen CefaloStudy for Self-PortraitStrathmore Artist Papers recently teamed up with Arkansas artist and teacher Stephen Cefalo (b. 1976) to create a series of 15 minute videos describing how the...
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Workshop Board - Updated 01.12.14
Christina Grace MastrangeloWHO: Christina Grace MastrangeloWHAT: 10-Day Still-Life Painting WorkshopWHERE: Wethersfield Academy for the Arts, Wethersfield, CTWHEN: March 18-22 and 24-28, 2014TUITION:...
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