by Kristen O'Neill | Dec 27, 2022 | Art Lessons
Atmospheric Perspective – What is it? Atmospheric perspective helps us create the illusion of depth in landscape painting. As the land get further away from us the colors get less intense and shift in hue. This is due to the lightwaves scattering off of...
by Kristen O'Neill | Dec 20, 2022 | Art Lessons
The Quest for Realistic Greens Many painters find that mixing up a realistic green is the hardest color task. If you have struggled, know that you aren’t alone! Over the years, a painter often develops their “go-to” formula for the greens they need....
by Kristen O'Neill | Dec 13, 2022 | Art Lessons
What makes a great landscape painting isn’t always the scene before us. However, we have a magical superpower as artists, we can (and should!) move things around. Simplifying a landscape composition creates a way to celebrate the important things of the...
by Kristen O'Neill | Dec 4, 2022 | Art Lessons
What are Paint Sample Squares? Paint sample squares are a way to tell how a certain pigment behaves at a glance. You can see the true color, how it looks with one coat or two, which helps understand that pigments transparency or opaque qualities. There are different...
by Kristen O'Neill | Nov 25, 2022 | Art Lessons
One of the first things I noticed about some rivers in Oregon, and the Smith river in Northern California, are their colors. Wowza. It seems like unbelieveable, magical, fairy-land kinds of color. The water is clear, yet emerald. Not the murky green of algae blooms,...
by Kristen O'Neill | Nov 15, 2022 | Art Lessons
Why is Composition Important? Composition is one of the most important parts of making a good artwork. It is impossible to have a great painting with a bad composition. And, it can be one of the biggest struggles for a painter in the beginning. This post is to help...
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