Painters Block and Overcoming It
Listen in to a helpful discussion around painters block and get tips on some things artists and students can do to overcome it, and work through it.
Teaching Art Can Teach You to Become a Master
Listen in and review the dialogue between Sherrie and Jackie in today's blog on how teaching art can teach you to become a master.
What Do You Learn from Teaching Art?
Jackie:
Hi, Sherrie. How are you?Sherrie:
I'm good, Jackie, how are you doing?Jackie:
Good. Good. Today I want... Read More
Abstract Realism
When Abstract Realism and Expressionism dawned in the late 1960s and early 1970s, some of its leaders—Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline and Willem DeKooning—came on the scene showcasing the abstract beauty of paint itself without the dilution of a recognizable image. Pollock highlighted creativity in the controlled accident. Kline in... Read More
How the Golden Section and Golden Mean Help in Composition
This blog will explain the Golden Mean, Golden Ratio and Golden Section. These terms all refer to the same phenomenon. They reflect a regularly occurring proportional ratio in nature that can be included in your art to achieve effective composition. The Golden Section is a mathematical ratio commonly found in nature, which is the ratio... Read More
Seeing Planes in Art
What are Planes? How do I see planes? In this blog you will heighten your art education by learning how to see planes. Students often can't decipher separate planes on a subject, which weakens the structural strength of their work. It is important to be aware of planes and to see them... Read More
Glazing and Scumbling in Oil Painting
Glazing and Scumbling in Oil Painting
David A Leffel
What is glazing in painting? What is scumbling in painting? When do artists use glazing in the oil painting process? When is it appropriate to use the process of scumbling? Enhancing an oil painting with the use of glazing is a useful tool.... Read More