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Teaching students about color is essentially teaching them how to see—and then explaining how to paint beyond the literal. According to students, Montana painter Ned Mueller succeeds in doing this in his plein air workshops. by Bob Bahr Ned Mueller helped Jim Mossman with a scene just outside of...
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The Gallery at Lincoln Center will present the New York City debut of Ann Marshall and Matthew Wood June 7th through June 30. Ann Marshall & Matthew Wood June 7 through June 31 The Gallery at Lincoln Center New York, New York (212) 875-5017 The Gallery at Lincoln Center will present the New York...
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This valuable lesson plan explains how to teach high-school students to draw landscapes. by Erica Yonks Green Trees 9th grade student, 2006, colored pencil. Grade Level: 9 Duration: three days Objectives • To depict landscapes with the illusion of depth and space by properly laying out compositional...
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Read the transcript from our online chat with colored pencil artist Alyona Nickelsen. This chat was brought to you by Legion Paper . 2007-03-08 11:00:27.0 Administrator: You have joined a chat with Alyona Nickelsen, a colored pencil artist featured in the April issue of American Artist . Feel free to...
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We present an online exclusive gallery of Ann Sanders' pastel landscapes to supplement the print feature in the April 2007 issue of American Artist . Cherry Creek 2006, pastel, 8 x10. Collection Cody Hartley. Donner Creek 2 2005, pastel, 10 x 8. All artwork this gallery collection the artist unless...
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Californian Kim Lordier has succeeded by pushing herself to create better and more original paintings with pastel and by stopping herself from rendering photographic details. “I had to gain enough confidence to make marks that expressed what I wanted to say about a subject, and then walk away from...
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Florida Artist John Bowen increases his palette of colors and adds texture to his paintings by mixing zinc white gouache with his transparent watercolors. by M. Stephen Doherty Many watercolorists avoid using Chinese white or zinc white gouache with their transparent watercolors because they think they...
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Line has been around for a long time. Ever since the prehistoric era, when that first artist picked up a lump of wood ash from a spent campfire and outlined a hand on the cave wall, lines have described forms of all types--human, animal, and landscape. On its own, line is a very powerful force. A line...
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Nine years ago, Mark Norseth moved his family to Hawaii and discovered the perfect place to record the power, movement, and coloration of the sea in pastel paintings. by Tamara Moan It’s easy to spot Mark Norseth around the town of Kailua, perhaps down by the boat landing on the beach or under...
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Jean Ranstrom’s artist-friends are often surprised that she can create stunning pastel paintings in locations they would ignore. “If a painting has a strong focal point, as well as varied edges, values, and color temperatures, it can be successful even if the subject is otherwise unremarkable...
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This exhibition of work by pastel artist Susan Bennerstrom will be on display at Terrence Rogers Fine Art through March 3. Susan Bennerstrom Through March 3 Terrence Rogers Fine Art Santa Monica, California (310) 394-4999 This exhibition of work by pastel artist Susan Bennerstrom will be on display at...
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Time in Giverny with Monet transformed Theodore Robinson's work, and much of what he learned he later passed on to another promising young painter. by Stephen May A recent exhibition on Theodore Robinson (1852–1896) highlighted the importance of his relationship with Claude Monet, who was his...
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by Edith Zimmerman From Hart’s Cartooning series (Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, New York). Anyone interested in the techniques of cartooning has probably heard of Christopher Hart . His instructional books have been read and reread by millions of both young and adult artists and have been...
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In the winter 2006 issue of Workshop magazine, we offered an inside look into Montana painter Ned Mueller's plein air workshops. Here, we showcase his figurative and landscape paintings as well as a few drawings. Norwegian Summer 2006, oil, 11 x 14. Courtesy the National Cowboy and Western Heritage...
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Featuring works created between 1839 and 1936, this exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum includes seven works on paper that served as preparatory drawings for oil paintings in the museum’s permanent collection as well as some of the completed paintings themselves. First in Line: Preparatory Drawings...