In previous posts, I described the history of indirect painting and also some of the techniques. In this post, I plan to show you how an indirectly painted landscape can mimic the light effects in nature and create both an interesting and varied surface quality and multiple optical effects. Indirect painting using the Venetian tradition […]
Why "Paint What You See" Is Not Good Advice
“In every object there is inexhaustible meaning; the eye sees in it what the eye brings means of seeing.” Goethe “Paint what you see.” Has anyone ever told you that? The other day I was reading something online and ran across a discussion where several artists were offering advice to another artist about how to […]