by houstonwine | Aug 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
After my painting workshop, I headed to the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). It has one of the largest art collections in North America. It also has a nice collection of Italian Renaissance paintings which is of interest to me since I am learning to paint...
by houstonwine | Aug 23, 2018 | Art Workshops
Luckily, today began with two students in another workshop asking our instructor to give them advice on varnishing their paintings. He decided to call us all over to explain the process in detail. It is something you never learn in school but ...
by houstonwine | Aug 23, 2018 | Art Workshops
Today began with a lecture on the “first painting” process. Fernando says the first painting is the first time you are actually painting the form. We are not to concern ourselves with the detail. Every time you look at your subject,...
by houstonwine | Aug 21, 2018 | Art Workshops
Today we discussed lighting. When setting up a subject, it’s important to understand the direction of the lighting to identify the form, light, and shadow for purposes of painting that subject. We learned about high light, mid light, drop light, cone...
by houstonwine | Aug 20, 2018 | Art Workshops
Day 3 of our workshop began with our instructor, Fernando Freitas, recommending that we see the nine-part television series called “The Power of Art” which includes an episode focusing on Caravaggio. Our goal is to better understand the life and...
