TODAY'S FEATURED POST
You Probably Need a 2025 Calendar!
Ah, it’s that time, yet again! The time of year when I start thinking about just what sort of calendar will I get for the next year? Actually, I probably should’ve done this earlier because mid-November is cutting it kind of close, isn’t it? Maybe not too close but still. It’s a little close. Either way, speaking as someone with a tenuous grip on time and projects (particularly these last several months) one thing is…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Studying the Portrait Using George Bridgman’s Book
October 28, 2024 - One of the most influential art instructors was George Bridgman who was part of a core group from the Art Students League back in the early 20th century who defined and refined the process of learning how to make art for commercial and fine artists. Bridgman was one of the first to define a process for breaking down the human form, and compared it to the machine and its mechanical parts, indicative of the times he was living in during the industrial revolution. His descriptions for defining the form were also very revolutionary, teaching his students how to see the human machine in planes and forms, using perspective to solve the dimensions, massing in shadows first before defining the subtle nuances of half tones in the light, and simplifying the anatomy into basic mechanical shapes…
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Once upon a time…
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Beginnings & Endings
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Professional Framing & Happy Thanksgiving!
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A Note on What´s Important
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
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Painting a Series
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
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Rule of Thumb
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