In the early 1950s, Jackson Pollock became the “darling” of the art scene in New York with his Abstract Expressionism paintings. Some called him Jack the Dribbler because of laying canvases on the floor and dripping paint onto them straight … Continue reading Wassily Kandinsky was a brilliant, well educated student of life. In 1896, […]
Wassily Kandinsky: “Composition VII” (1913) Wassily Kandinsky was a brilliant, well educated student of life. In 1896, at the age of 30, he was pursuing a promising career as a law and economics instructor. Fortunately for the world of art and all future artist he made a passionate and major career change at this time […]
In the early 1950s, Jackson Pollock became the “darling” of the art scene in New York with his Abstract Expressionism paintings. Some called him ‘Jack the Dripper’ because of his laying canvases on the floor and dripping paint onto them straight from the can or with a stick or trowel. He created labyrinthine images that […]
“Everything painted on the spot has a strength, a power, a vividness that cannot be recaptured in the studio.”~Eugene Boudin There are some great arguments and discussions about the importance of painting in open air rather than in the studio. … Continue reading Posted in art information, Artist, Claude Monet, Impressionist, painting Tagged art, art […]
Who and What Inspired Wassily Kandinsky? Wassily Kandinsky was a brilliant, well educated student of life. In 1896, at the age of 30, he was pursuing a promising career as a law and economics instructor. Fortunately for the world of … Continue reading Posted in art, art review, Composition, Drawing, Edward Hopper, El Greco, R. […]
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Techniques of the famous artists in the world is as revealing as their biographies. Consider this, the reason artists painted landscapes for hundreds of years without moving toward impressionism lies not in the subject matter but in technique. Do you realize that before Van Eyck (some believe to have invented oil paints) artists working in […]
When you toss a coin, it will not always land on heads. Not all paintings will be a masterpiece~Lynn Burton Many artist change in time, from the time they begin their life of art to the time they pass. They … Continue reading In the spring of 1961, art dealers in New York City began […]
“Nothing much is really the way it seems. If you could travel faster than light, you might set out on a trip and arrive back before you leave.”~Einstein Einstein also said that there’s really no such thing in the universe as a straight line. In the art world, when it comes to perspective, that seems […]
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 Posted in art center information, art lesson, Burton, drawing, Drawing, Father Time, […]
In the spring of 1961, art dealers in New York City began promoting the Soup Can school of art (POP ART) as being different from Abstract Expressionism. The movement sharply returned to recognizable subject matter, veering away from Abstract Art. … Continue reading Posted in Andy Warhol, art, art information, Artist, Beatles, James Rosenquist, Lynn […]
Artist Lynn Burton posing with oil painting Artist Lynn Burton often starts an oil painting with acrylic paints. Why? You may ask. His purpose is to work mainly with dark colors and light colors in an effort to control the value, which he feels is the number one purpose for a successful completion. Once he […]
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 finely conceived and solidly constructed. Texture is everywhere. It can be found in the simplest […]
Prickly Pears and then some 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 did the last year of his life that ended with […]