Ten Tips on Painting:
Lessons Learned in Civita Castellana, Italy
I met Laura when I was in Italy this summer, when we shared the same apartment building. She is an incredible artist and I enjoyed having long conversations with her about art and life. Today on my blog, she shares ten important painting tips she learned after a month of painting in Italy. I've included the tips with eight of her stunning paintings.
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"Path" 14.5x11", $450
1. Composition wins over content
2. Reality begins after 3 large simple masses are the correct value, chroma, and temperature.
"Farm," 12"x7 7/8", $350
3. Ask the motif.
4. A painting is a radical commitment to an idea
"Old Civita," 12 1/8"x 16 1/4", $500
5. All colors must either be in the light world or the shadow world.
"Blue Car", 16"x12" $500
6. Humans have hunters' eyes to see in the dark. When we look into a color our eyes automatically lighten the color. Squinty peripheral vision shows us a more accurate color read.
"Bench". 15 1/8"x 11 7/8", $500
7. A painting is a box of light and air
"Balcony View" , 16"x 12 1/8", $500
8. Color relationships are the most exciting
"Cypress" 11 1/8x 11 1/8", $400
9. A lifetime of motifs are in my backyard
"Rooftops" 6 3/4x 6 7/8, $1,000
10. Allow for accidents.
"Olive Grove" 17x14" $650