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A good picture painted or drawn is like a living experience. It allows the artists mood to be vivid for the viewer. However, until details of texture and pattern are added it is not a complete composition no matter how … Continue reading

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Texas artist, Lynn Burton, has set the world on fire this past year, trying to outdo Van Gogh’s most prolific year of a tremendous multitude of paintings. “I’m not trying to do more paintings in a year than Van Gogh … Continue reading

Art takes much more than paint, brushes, and substrates. I usually paint the composition constantly in my mind, letting it mull over, before pencil or paint sketching. I then attempt pencil sketching the first composition, and as usual, it doesn’t … Continue reading

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  Texas artist, Lynn Burton, often uses a monochromatic painting as an under painting when painting a picture. He prefers the earth pigments using only white, black, and one color. “It helps work out the contrast, the darks and lights,” … Continue reading

The master artists understood color, hue, temperature, chroma, and value, and knew how to place the pigments onto their canvas (board, or whatever substrate) with meticulous care. Many of them also made and mixed their own colors, and painted with … Continue reading

Everything has its own challenge when painting, but there is no challenge quite as unique as when painting hair. When painting hair, an artist has to consider avoiding the stringy look. They should keep the masses simple. They need to … Continue reading

  Art Center Information’s Golden Member, Texas artist Lynn Burton, sent us a letter. We felt it was helpful and informative enough to pass it on to our members. Lynn: I once had a Poloroid camera that I used in … Continue reading

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For many realistic painters, there is a tendency to harness artistic freedom. They tend to feel lost when attempting to work freely with no drawing, no preparation, and only a vague idea of what kind of composition they’re after, what … Continue reading

The viewer of a piece of art work needs a place to rest their eye’s, especially if their are too many overwhelming vibrant colors. Many master artists are aware of this and plan, create and utilize harmonious grays within their … Continue reading

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Part 1: A Little Love~ It was in July of 1982, and my new bride and I were moving her and her two children to my apartment in St. Louis. We’d been married the week before. We were traveling from … Continue reading