Virginia Woolf was a strong advocate for having a special private room to write, sculpt, paint, or just be and create. Here I have converted a room in my house that I now call "Lessons from the Low Countries Research Room" or just simply "Lessons Room." It was at one time a bedroom, a guest bedroom, a sitting room, and once I … [Read more...] about A Room of One’s Own
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Dutch Treat Sneak Peek
Another Sneak Peek
Pictured is The Hunter's Present by Gabriel Metsu from the Dutch exhibit. I used this image for painting #3 which was an immensely enjoyable color palette to use because of the many variations. From a rich vermilion in the woman's dress to a subtle muted green in the background the lovely tones were perfect for my project. This painting has … [Read more...] about Another Sneak Peek
Impenetrable Goo
Last Thursday evening I finished painting #4. Each one gets a little larger as I become more familiar with the handling and brushability of the paints. Unquestionably, these historic pigments are profoundly different from the modern ones. Paints without a wax binder or other stabilizers are "long", meaning slightly runny and not in any … [Read more...] about Impenetrable Goo
Sneak Peek
Here you can see a detail of the still life painted from the color palette of the landscape by Jan Asselijn. Other than the color on the vase, it has the same monochromatic tone as the Dutch painting with several touches of bright color on the teapot. This painting will not be shown in its entirety until the exhibition in June at the Lawrence … [Read more...] about Sneak Peek
Sneak Preview
A Sneak Preview....... Pictured here is one of the Dutch paintings used for this project. I have taken the color palette from a landscape by Jan Asselijn and painted a still life (a detail of painting #2). There are some beautiful rosy reds on the gentleman's cloak (not showing very well here) which I used in the color theme of the teapot(above). … [Read more...] about Sneak Preview