Archive for 2008
From Behind the Camera: Choosing the right pigments
Integral to becoming who you are as a painter is finding the paints that help you achieve the look you want. The search can take years. It might help to know why some of the CCP artists have chosen the pigments they use.
Carla O’Connor is a shape painter. As part of her process, she continually [...]
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From Behind the Camera - Workshop Expectations
e-Newsletter: 060308
The expectations students bring to a workshop greatly influence the benefits they gain from an instructor. Students may overlook details of the process if they are intent on copying a teacher’s painting. A useful goal for a student is to try on a teacher’s technique and thought process, then permit the things that don’t [...]
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CAROLINE JASPER’S COLOR TIP: Value is worth a lot!
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-by Caroline Jasper Value is a significant color characteristic. Contrasts between darks and lights are key to visual impact. Through comparison of such differences our brains perceive objects and determine depth. Lighter things stand out against dark backgrounds. Dark ones show up better against light. Strong darks and lights together read as close; lack of [...]
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Projecting vs. Drawing
To draw or project ones subject on paper…ah, that is the question? I see nothing WRONG with projecting a photograph taken by the artist. Sometimes a very complex subject, that requires accuracy, requires one to project the image. Restless subjects, such as children, also require the use of photography. However, projection has major creative limitations [...]
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RESIN JEWELRY - Sherri Haab
Sherri Haab has done it again! She has done all the research so you can just enjoy this new exciting product with confidence and safety. Resin opens new vistas of transparency and inclusions into jewelry, ephemera or just to seal a treasured keepsake. You learn about the material while making 15 unique projects. Sherri uses [...]
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