The large scale of modern art, including the American Color Field painters, was a major break with the historical convention of easel painting. The scale of these works allows the viewer to actually “walk into” the painting since the edges disappear from the viewer’s line of vision. This dramatically challenges naturalistic perspective. The spatial experience [...]
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Painting Big – Modern Art and the Large Scale Canvas
February 21st, 2010 
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Tags: Art Canvas, Canvas Art, Chevron, Chevrons, Different Shapes, Easel, Geometric Forms, Helen Frankenthaler, Interplay, Jackson Pollack, Kenneth Noland, Large Scale, Line Of Vision, Major Break, Modern Art, Negative Spaces, Painters, Rectangles And Squares, S Line, Spatial Experience 
No Comments »Art Supplies and Art Materials – What Do You Need To Consider?
February 2nd, 2010 admin When the creative muse hits you it can sometimes feel like it takes over your whole being.I know. I have been there. Sitting in front of a beautiful lake, my easel all setup, my paints on my lap, and a beautiful, tranquil scene in front of me just waiting to be captured for life in [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: Art Kit, Art Materials, Art Supplies, Beautiful Lake, Brushes, Cobalt, Creative Muse, Easel, Horizons, Knives, Muse, Painters, Painting Materials, Paints, Proper Inventory, Scrapbooking, Shelves, Spatulas, Temptation, Tranquil Scene No Comments »Florida Highwaymen Art
January 15th, 2010 admin Florida Highwaymen Art started in 1950s with a group of talented but unknown African-American artists who were painting Florida landscapes out of Fort Pierce in Florida. The group was founded by the original Highwaymen Alfred Hair, who was at one time a student of the well-known Florida artist Albert Ernest “Beanie” Backus. Knowing that their [...]
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