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Here's the oil painting by Casper David Friedrich that I have on a postcard called The Sea of Ice (1824, oil on canvas, 38 x 50). In college, I created a series of mixed media collages that incorporated several of the same images, but each looked different in its final form and presented a distinctive...
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Judith and Her Maidservant by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1613, oil on canvas. I'm not one to put artist before artwork. If I like the painting or drawing, it has nothing to do with who the art-maker is. But that doesn't mean that I don't believe in acknowledging an incredible group of working...
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I’m always ready for a museum trip, so when my friend asked me to come along and see a Rembrandt drawing show I jumped at the chance. Looking back, the detail that still sticks out to me is the beautiful, delicate line of Rembrandt’s etchings. Looking closely at his drawings—some of...
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Abstract Buildings by CSNYfan , mixed media artwork. I wanted to pass along a bunch of free eBooks I came across at Cloth Paper Scissors . Each one gives you new avenues of artistic exploration--whether it is unusual processes or new media. At Cloth Paper Scissors , they're all about starting from...
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Five of Us , 1996, mixed media painting with gouache, charcoal, pastel, and collage, 23 x 40. Collection The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. All works by Alex Powers. When I was a kid, my mom always cut coupons on Sunday morning. I’d sit beside her...
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How about painting an abstracted landscape en plein air, like this mixed media piece called Walk in the Woods II by Skip Lawrence? Do you ever feel like you’re just painting the same old, same old when you are painting outdoors? Couple of trees, maybe some water—it’s actually fairly...
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An ink drawing from an artist's journal. Art journals are a hot trend right now for mixed media artists, and one that I'm especially attuned to. I love art journals. They are akin to sketchbooks, but usually have a lot more finish to them--as if each page is an artwork in and of itself. I was...
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Colored Innocence by Asghar Gonchehpour. One of the things I love best as the editor for Artist Daily is getting to know the artists in our community. A few weeks ago, I saw a mixed media portrait in the Member Gallery that caught my attention. The painting--a girl with wild, colorful hair and a tranquil...
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Art journals can combine several media including watercolor, collage, text, and drawing. Works by Jacqueline Newbold. So many of us keep sketchbooks to make quick drawings, work through compositional possibilities, and just practice mark-making. An art journal is exactly what it sounds like, a bound...
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Up the Block by Rose Frantzen, oil painting, 40 x 50. Rose Frantzen: Weekend With the Masters Instructor Rose Frantzen 's peers hold her in especially high regard as an artist's artist. In her 25 years as a full-time painter, she has also gained the attention and respect of both national and...
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An artwork by Andrienne Shishko that has been stuck in my head from my last visit to Cloth Paper Scissors. To me, one of something is never enough. And that goes especially for my artistic interests. I love painting and drawing as you well know, but I also love collage and assemblage...and encaustic...
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Ben by Melissa Carroll, 2010, 48 x 60. When we start making art, we don't start from a position of, "I want to paint like so-and-so," or even "I want to paint well." We should start from a position of, "I have a need to make art." This is an important principle; it gives...
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Painting in a group means gaining insights from others and solidifying your own point of view. As much as the stereotype of the solitary painter working alone and shutting him- or herself off from the world makes artists seem mysterious and cool, I’ve found that artists tend to be fairly social...
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Beginning at the Water's Edge by Jovan Karlo Villalba, oil on stainless steel, 24 x 24, 2010. I sometimes put so much emphasis on what I’m painting—thinking about what makes a strong composition and how to lead a viewer through a work—that sometimes I forget or forego the opportunity...
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Untitled by Mark Tennant, 2009, charcoal, 24 x 18. Featured in Drawing , Winter 2010. As we head into the holiday season and finish up 2010, I did the math and realized I’ve been working here just a couple of months shy of a full year. It’s flown by! I’m loving my time at Artist Daily—communicating...