Welcome back to Technique Tuesdays! First of all, on behalf of all of us at the gallery, allow me to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who attended this past weekend's opening for Jeremy Mann's exhibition, as well as the live painting … [Read more...]
Technique Tuesday: Nocturne
What is it? Simply put, a nocturne is a painting of a night scene. James Abbott McNeill Whistler was the first to apply the term to paintings (it is originally a descriptor of a piece of music whose composition is evocative of nighttime) and in art … [Read more...]
Technique Tuesday: Atmospheric Perspective
What is it? Atmospheric perspective is a visual phenomenon that occurs when we view a landscape. A very simple way of understanding the phenomenon is through the phrase, "fading into the distance." When we view a landscape, the objects in the distance … [Read more...]
Technique Tuesday: Broken Color
What is it? The technique we'll be looking at today is a fun one: broken color. This term refers to a technique where an artist will apply colors to a painting in small strokes, but does not blend them, so that they blend optically rather than … [Read more...]
Technique Tuesday: Egg Tempera
What is it? Last week, we took a look at oil paints and acrylic paints, but this week's topic is a painting medium that predates both of them--egg tempera. Egg tempera is an ancient type of paint that is made by mixing powdered dry pigments with egg … [Read more...]
Technique Tuesday: Oil vs. Acrylic
Today's Technique Tuesday topic is often a hotly debated one in the art world; many artists and art appreciators have very strong feeling one way or another about the type of paint they prefer between oil and acrylic. Before we get into this discussion, … [Read more...]
Technique Tuesday: Genre Painting
Thanks for bearing with us as we've juggled a very busy September at Principle Gallery! Between the International Guild of Realism Exhibition, the GC Myers Artist Talk this past Sunday (check out his new works here!), and the upcoming opening of the Casey … [Read more...]
Technique Tuesday: Surfaces
Today's Technique Tuesday post is going to take a look at an aspect of art creation that many art appreciators easily forget--the surface under the paint! Here we have pictured just a few examples of the many different types of surfaces fine … [Read more...]
Technique Tuesday: Colored Pencil
What is it? This is an easy one! We're all very familiar with the wonderful medium of colored pencil, due to its frequent use in schools and for children's play as well as the enjoyment of adult artists of all skill levels. Colored pencils don't have a … [Read more...]
Technique Tuesday: Watercolor
What is it? The topic of today's post is a medium that many folks (and certainly anyone who had a childhood art class!) are familiar with: watercolor. One of the very oldest types of paint, watercolor consists of pigments suspended in a water-soluble … [Read more...]
