I must confess that I have always been a bit geeky about painting technique and when I started trying to learn how to paint the word “glazing” seemed to be something of a siren call, beckoning me to the lost land of the old masters; a mysterious land of beautifully lit, richly glowing, wonderous paintings. […]
Glazing, and the problem with technique Read More »
She was too ill to make it to the third floor of the Parisian townhouse her family occupied so her bed was brought downstairs to the large room which served as her studio and sitting room. Lying here pale and weak she waited while another invalid was carried up and settled on a sofa opposite,
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I am thinking a lot about the importance of value at the moment. I think most people who have ever spent any time trying to paint realise that it is a hugely important topic but the monochrome studies I am doing at the moment are really reinforcing the crucial role they play in a picture.
Values, and a little confession Read More »