What Should Art Schools Teach?

R. Ives Gammell, one of the keepers of the academic flames, makes an interesting point about art teaching: “A painter’s training does not ...

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Chasing a Glitter Path

New YouTube video covers: 1. Pathways of light reflected on water,  2. Hotspot priming  3. Contre-jour lighting. 4. The poetic traditi...

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Two Art Podcasts

I enjoyed my conversations with Michael Clawson, host of the American Art Collective Podcast ... and B. Eric Rhoads, founder of Plein Air...

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Two Art Podcasts

I enjoyed my conversations with Michael Clawson, host of the American Art Collective Podcast ... and B. Eric Rhoads, founder of Plein Air...

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A Brain Circuit that Detects Faces

  A brain circuit in primates that rapidly detects faces has been discovered. This circuit, involving the superior colliculus , explains h...

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Matěják's Three Favorite Art Books

Thanks to YouTuber Jan Matěják for featuring my book Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter in your shortlisted recommendations....

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Tiny Triads

 Here are two gouache plein air sketches painted with tiny triads.  Left: titanium white, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, and Prussian blue.  ...

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