Tension is mounting! Painting #10. Only one more to reveal, and the Lessons from the Low Countries series is complete. As you can see it grew from the original 10 to 11 paintings which are now all completed, photographed, documented, and will be posted here in a few days. It is amazing how many chores must be done at this late date, and I am … [Read more...] about Pins and Needles
Lessons from the Low Country
Each work is inspired by the color palette of a select painting in the exhibit Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art, which traveled the United States in 2006-2007.
Rembrandt, Oysters, and Pronkstillevens
Many artists’ names in this Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art exhibit are not familiar like Rembrandt’s, but they are masters in their own right, non-the-less. This is true of Abraham Mignon, the painter of Still Life with Fruit and Oysters and is the source piece for #10 in my series. Mignon’s canvas, filled with flowers, ribbons, sheet … [Read more...] about Rembrandt, Oysters, and Pronkstillevens
Smalt Fears No More
I can't thank Dr. Kremer from Kremer Pigments enough for taking the time to respond to my blog post about Smalt. His expertise and knowledge is completely invaluable to me in my research for my Lessons from the Low Countries project. The information about smalt, in particular, is most helpful as I have been reluctant to use it at all. There is … [Read more...] about Smalt Fears No More
Veronese vs. Viridian the Sequel
Dr. Georg Kremer from Kremer pigments took the time to read my blog and wrote several comments, and I was quite honored. It is enormously helpful and educational to get information from an expert such as Dr. Kremer. He made a very interesting observation about my color tests on viridian and Veronese green from a couple of weeks ago. Even … [Read more...] about Veronese vs. Viridian the Sequel
Seeing Red
The color tests here are a perfect way to portray the differences between the modern pigments and the historic. On the left is the historic vermilion, pure above and mixed with white below. On the right is the modern pigment, cadmium red, pure on the top and mixed with white below. The intensity of the two colors is immediately apparent. The … [Read more...] about Seeing Red
Peek Performance
Posted here is a detail of painting number 9. The source catalog painting by Rembrandt is a very limited palette and includes many of the friendly colors described in Intimidations below. In spite of the limited range of hues used by Rembrandt, vermilion reds were prominent. I have attempted to capitalize on the chiaroscuro technique here by … [Read more...] about Peek Performance