Leonardo and Light
According to Mark Balma, Leonard Da Vinci was an innovator in the realm of painting, as well as his many other inventions. In the previous tradition before Leonardo, painters would
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The Progressive Focus Method For Painting a Portrait In Oils
By William F. Martin For years I struggled, attempting to paint a portrait that displayed a relatively accurate likeness of the subject. I tried gridding, sketching, accurate drawing, using “classic
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Save Every Last Drop of Canada Balsam
The well known and highly regarded artist Bill Martin has a great idea about how to save your Canada Balsam… Don’t waste even a dram of your precious Canada Balsam.
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The Bio-based Revolution and Art Materials
According to the University of Minnesota a bio-based revolution is underway, and it is fundamentally changing how the world produces and consumes food, animal feed, fiber, chemicals, fuel, energy –
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SPIKE LAVENDER OIL AND THE ANCIENTS
Oil of Spike Lavender has been known and used since ancient times, along with several other species of lavender. The doctors of the Ancient Alexandrian school used various lavenders in
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PAINTING WITH SPIKE LAVENDER – MARK PATNODE’S RECIPE
When Mark was young, he would come home from school to find his mother working on a painting in one room while preparing her latest dinner creation in the kitchen.
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KATHRYN NOSKA – DEEPER MEANINGS
My motto, “Take Time to Find the Unseen” is realized through Symbolism, the language of my art. I explore the deeper meanings of things which I bring to light by
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IS ART ABOUT PATTERNS OR PEOPLE?
In the historical development of Western art, early Christianity was a major source of inspiration, development and preservation. However, as defined by the highly influential Augustine of Hippo in the
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SAFA QURESHI SELLS PAINTINGS
Safa Qureshi sums up her art…. “My creativity seems to come from a place deep within me. I often feel like my eyes are only spectators of the whole
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SAMUEL SHELTON DESCRIBES HIS PROCESS
Here is a remarkable new painting by the artist Samuel Shelton! The Gift Giver is 24×30 oil on panel using colours from The Tree House. “I started with a detailed
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