Performance Peaked! Final painting #11 revealed. Watch for all eleven images along with the Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art exhibit inspiration paintings in a few days. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has graciously given me permission to post the images here on the blog, and publish them in an exhibit catalog. … [Read more...] about Performance Peaked
Performance Peaked
Finish Line
The Dutch artist, Michiel van Musscher, painted Michael Comans, Calligrapher, Etcher, which is the source painting for number eleven in the Lessons from the Low Countries series. Musscher, 1645-1705, trained in Amsterdam and received instruction … [Read more...] about Finish Line
Pins and Needles
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
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