Posted on January 15, 2021
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Today’s Yellow Ochre is almost entirely made in a lab but don’t let that keep you from choosing this originally earth based paint in the painting of earth subjects.
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Category: Art, art education, painting, teaching art, botanical painting, drawing, flowers, nature, painting, watercolorTags: American Goldfinch, Black-eyed Susan, painting, Pigments Through the Ages, Sunflowers, Winsor Newton, Yellow Ochre
Posted on November 20, 2020
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“Red is obviously such a stimulating color, it has so many connotations.”P.J. Harvey Quinacridone Red and its Quin siblings, Rose and Magenta, cannot call up an intriguing history. No ancient minerals or archaic farming practices discovered these beautiful bluish reds. No Old Masters can… Continue Reading “Colorful Fridays-The Rosy Red Siblings”
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Category: Art, art education, painting, teaching art, flowers, painting, Uncategorized, watercolorTags: orchids, paint colors, Quinacridone Red, rose
Posted on November 13, 2020
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The green of spring, leaves and grass cannot happen without the wonder of Sap Green.
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Posted on November 12, 2020
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When science and art work together, the result is pure genius.
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Category: Art, art education, painting, teaching art, botanical painting, drawing, nature, painting, Uncategorized, watercolorTags: Camera Obsura, Cubism, Elliot Eisner, Genius, Leonardo da Vinci, Perspective
Posted on October 30, 2020
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For the perfect shadows in painting, viridian green is a must have for the paintbox.
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Category: Art, art education, painting, teaching art, drawing, painting, Uncategorized, watercolorTags: Alizarin Crimson, Colorbay, Gamblin, Golden Paints, paint colors, Payne's Gray, viridian green, Wetcanvas