White Dress, 15″x30”, gouache on illustration board. I usually work 9″x12” to 12″x16” so this was a stretch in size for me. In “White Dress” Jay incorporated the principles of...
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Well Done Chantel on Completing Workshop H
In “Bouquet” Chantal incorporated the principles of Workshop H for her summary painting: contrast of brushworkcontrast of shaperight anglestie togethercomplementary or balanced color harmony “I cannot...
Well Done Susan for Completing the Apprentice Pro Program
In this painting, Susan used all the principles she learned in Workshop P. She created this for the Summary Painting: “Winter Wonder is based on photos from our hike in Shevlin Park in the winter of 2016. It is a...
Congratulations Jane!
“Way back in February, when nobody thought twice about crowded places, I entered the one-day Florida State Fair plein air painting competition. I was thrilled to learn I won First Place! Barry’s painting...
Well Done Diana for Completing the Apprentice Program
In this painting, Diana used all the principles she learned in Workshop P. She created this for the Summary Painting. “Glowing whites, luminescence, atmospheric perspective, rabatment of the rectangle, triadic and...
Virtual Art Academy Student’s Second Major National Exhibition A Major Success
Barry’s Virtual Art Academy student, Meng Qing Sheng, just held his second major national exhibition in Xian, China, home to the famous terracotta warriors. The exhibition was a tremendous success and attracted a...
Critiquing Art: Claude Monet, The Truth of Nature
The Denver Art Museum will be home to the most comprehensive U.S. exhibition of Monet paintings in more than two decades. The exhibition will feature more than 120 paintings spanning Monet’s entire career and will focus...
Well Done Sheila
Sheila donated four 6 x 6 inch “tiles” to an annual fundraiser for the Canadian Mental Health Association. They sold three and this one was selected to be framed and put into their silent auction.
John Singer Sargent at The Morgan Library, New York
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) was one of the greatest portrait artists of his time. While he is best known for his powerful paintings, he largely ceased painting portraits in 1907 and turned instead to charcoal...
Competition Finalist Painting “Actor, James Krystal” by Donald
Painted from the model with much studio time following, I was pleased with the force of colour work and entered this into a major portrait competition with a $20,000 prize and was delighted to proceed through several...