I love to paint with natural light, for me, is the best way to go. There are many lights that can give the illusion of sunlight, the chance, in a dark area, to feel like you have the sun. However, I recently had 4 skylights installed in my art studio and the difference, the atmosphere, the sheer joy of painting from natural light is undescribable! This allows me the feeling to, almost, feel like I’m painting outside. It’s great to have lights that give the sun rays, which I have, but there isn’t a feeling like painting with natural light! Has anyone come up with creative ways to enjoy the sunlight while they paint?
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So now is the time you can start painting outside without your fingers freezing off! There are so many places to choose from, so many types of scenes to see. I’m in St Louis and here we have numerous parks and just outside of the city, many fields and hills to choose from. So gather your paint, easel, camera and all your supplies and head out to any of the number of amazing places. If you are wondering, what all do I need to Plen Air paint or are there groups that do this, check out: http://painting.about.com/od/landscapes/a/plein_air_paint.htm A local group is: http://plein-air-painting.meetup.com/ Do you Plein Air Paint? What is your favorite scene to paint? Happy painting!! As most of us know art began from the beginning of time. We can see the art in caves, on walls and in the religious and architectual structures of civilization. Recently I was in a conversation about the Sun Gods in history and thier names and what they stood for. In general I’m familiar with the art of Sun Gods and how they came about. However, the conversation took me off guard as someone tried to point out I had the name of the wrong God. After much research, and it’s amazing how much there is, I can say, I was correct and so was he. There are numerous Gods in history and many of them go by different names yet are the same God. So to the question is, who was the Sun God? The list is long, the art is phenominal and the beief is as you may want to see it. If you want more information about Sun Gods just do a search, but here are a few I found about the subject: http://www.jimloy.com/egypt/gods.htm, http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/horus.htm. I’ve also compiled the information here, http://www.galleriadiangelia.com/sungodancienthistory.html It’s never a bad thing to be outsted, if you can back up your information when you do it. What do you think? Do you have more ino about the Sun Gods? Reply and let me know your thoughts. I have had a few ask this question over some time, how do I dry oil paint and what exactly is it. I have two pieces I’ve completed this way and absolutely love the technique. Here are the basic steps I use to complete a piece. I have painted these on very heavy paper and on cardboard. You can view the pieces at: http://www.galleriadiangelia.com/portfolio.html look under Figurative work, both are Erika.
HAPPY PAINTING! Art has always been subjective and possibly offensive to some and evident that it’s art to others. Since the beginning of time art has portrayed nudity, sexual preferences and a mixture of emotions. Art has also focused on the human body and all of its beauty. The emotion behind what an artist paints allows them to express their connection to the art, the piece being created. Recently my art offended someone and I have mixed feelings about their reaction. Since art is subjective and no one requires any one to look at the art I feel it is my prerogative as an artist to create what I want and a patrons prerogative to look or not at the art. I will continue to create what I want, focusing on the human body, nude or not and a mixture of different types of subject. One way to look at this issue, if I’m offending someone, obviously they are looking at my art and it’s causing a stir, thus providing me with exposure. That’s not always a bad thing for any artist. So you own a great oil painting that you purchased from a friend or a gallery. Oil paintings get dirty just like anything else in your home. From time to time you need to clean them. If you occasionally dust them that will assist in keeping them dust free but you need to have them cleaned once in a while. I don’t recommend doing this unless you are familiar with the process. However for some the cost of going to a curator may be more than you can afford. Here is a great link to a site that has the correct way to clean your oil paintings. Follow this closely as you can damage a painting if you aren’t careful. |
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