Impressionist Techniques
MANZANO MOUNTAINS by Nina Baldwin10″ x 10″ on canvas – private collection short, thick strokes of paint are used to quickly capture the essence of the subject rather than its details. the paint is often applied impasto. colors are applied...A Little Bit More About Pigments, Oils, Wax and Techniques
It was the paints that allowed for the Impressionists to make the changes in techniques that they did… It was about the 1870’s…the younger artists were rejecting the techniques of the Academie…the dark, transparent shadows, subtle tonal...MONET and IMPRESSIONISM
I know that I invited you to come along with me on this journey in the last post…I guess it would be good if I actually showed up!! ahh, life!! is anyone else busy??!!! My intention is not to do a book report, but only to gleen from different sources snipets of...IMPRESSIONISM…a Spirit of Independence and Rebellion
“The “Impressionists”… were a diverse group of artists in style and temperament, unified primarily by their spirit of independence and rebellion.” (wiki) I am forever searching for the right...Kandinsky’s Formative Years
Wassily Kandinsky was born in 1866…to put that in perspective, that’s about the time of the end of the Civil War in the United States. He was born in Moscow, where his father was a tea merchant. His parents valued the arts, both being piano players, and so...Copyright
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