I’m pleased to post this wonderful article by Dean Fisher who writes about the experience he and his wife, Josephine Robinson had attending a workshop with Antonio Lopez Garcia in Spain over the past two summers. I would like to thank him and Josephine for providing this fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of a grand […]
Adrian Holmes’ addiction to the art of mokuhanga has led him to develop a warm and engaging approach as a teacher and a distinct and playful style within his practice. Following study in Japan and years of exploring the capabilities of this process, Adrian now makes work to commission as well as non-commissioned work that […]
What does the word quarantinemean? It changes every day. Glaciar Cagliero from Rio Electrico, by Carol L. Douglas, 11X14, available. Yesterday I outlined the problems we will have if we break quarantine to head back to the airport. These were reinforced by an email from the US State Department, which told us to comply with […]
by Elana Hagler I previously interviewed Jordan Wolfson for Painting Perceptions in 2012. Recently, I have taken notice of a new online educational project he is about to launch (starting January 14th, 2020). Rather than focusing on skill-development, this program tackles the big questions of how we exist as painters in this quickly-changing world in […]
Canvas has been the most popular painting surface for hundreds of years and has a range of benefits – it’s lightweight and has excellent absorbency, as well as a woven texture which artists love. For some painters, however, the rigidity of a board or panel offers the perfect surface. Aluminium panels have a number of […]
Women are the majority of plein air painters, but some are afraid to be outside working alone. The Alaska Range, by Carol L. Douglas Louise-Joséphine Sarazin de Belmont was a landscape painter who traveled around Italy painting ‘views’ at a time when nice women were expected to be chaperoned in public. She made a tidy […]
Houses on Jekyll Island, 2017, Acrylic on canvas, 23 x 34 inches courtesy of Betty Cuningham Gallery View from New Studio Window, 2012-2017, Oil on canvas, 65 x 63 inches courtesy of Betty Cuningham Gallery I am very pleased to be able to share this recent telephone interview with Stanley Lewis. I approached Stanley Lewis […]
Tess Gray is an artist born in South Wales, UK, who currently works in Cardiff. Studies from life, automatic sketching, photography, and found images are used in her process, resulting in works which reflect human experiences, from the mysterious and fantastical to the banal. As explored in her work Bacterium Stroll, shortlisted for Jackson’s Painting […]
Painters must be aware of all the intricacies of painting but for the novices, we bring a snapshot of certain technical aspects of painting which will help them out in developing this art. Media This refers to the medium used in paintings. It is the color type which is applied on the canvas. The choice […]
The kids are out of school, the heat is on, soon the novelty of no more school wears off and the kids are bored. They can’t stay in the community pool eight hours a day, so what else can they do? Summer Arts and Crafts – Makeover the Mailbox The most important item for this […]
