At the end of the eighteenth century, art flowed along several currents. History painting, the primary current, was in its heyday and remained the undisputed champion until ‘history’ intruded into contemporary events with the French Revolution. This current continued into the middle of the nineteenth century with Delacroix. Another important current used myth to launch…
Bio, Cleveland, Vermilion, OH
Reminds me of winter
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•materials, Shop Talk, Uncategorized
Transparent earth colors
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•Oil paint can be profitably judged for either its covering strength or transparency. This comports with some well known bits of studio wisdom: “fat over lean,” and “thick lights, thin darks.” Covering colors, often called ‘body’ colors, hide everything beneath them. Transparent colors modify what is beneath them while leaving them visible. In watercolors, transparent…
Bio, Uncategorized, writing
Poem: The Poet’s Wife
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•materials, Reviews, Uncategorized
Review: Michael Harding oil paint
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•Grumpy review, materials, Reviews
Review: Van Gogh oil paints
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•When I started my oil paint brand reference, I excluded ‘student grade’ brands. The distinction between student grade and other brands was based on price. Everyone understands that you get what you pay for but art supplies is one product area where the old adage is not reliable. Art supply manufacturers include some of the…
aesthetics, anecdotes, Bio, Uncategorized
Castles in the air
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•current affairs, Politics, Uncategorized, war
They lost Jeffrey Sachs
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•Six months ago I would have described Jeffrey Sachs, the Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, as the consummate insider. For the past 30 years Sachs has taken leadership roles in economic and public health issues with Africa as a special focus. After the adoption of his Millennium Village goals in 2000, he…