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Felipe Alonso; painting with courage
It is said that the biggest challenge for an artist is to find his way, his own voice. At the beginning of the learning process, technical achievements and execution skills attract all the attention. Then comes the admiration for other artists, the imitation of style, the inspiration of the forerunners. But focussing just on technical…
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Mylar a support for drawing and painting
I confess (and I know I’m not alone in this) that I profess a kind of fetishism for traditional artist materials. For example, I enjoy the feelings I get with drawing papers with their different textures and shades of white; I love sharpening a good pencil with a blade or sliding the natural fibers of…
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Benjamin Björklund, a unique voice from Uppsala
Things happen in mysterious ways. Not so many years ago, an artist acquired notoriety through a slow and laborious pathway made of exhibitions, galleries and collectors to end up hopefully in the biennial and public recognition. Nowadays, social media has become a gigantic gallery where many artists make their work accesible to the rest of…
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Oil color palette; tips for a personal choice
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After all that has been written about the oil color palette I have decided to add my own contribution. I do it because I would have liked to find something similar, to put my thoughts in order, when I began to worry about this issue in the old days of the academy. And also because…
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Vincent Desiderio; the technical narrative
A workshop memory I remember that, during a workshop I attended years ago, Antonio López held an informal colloquium at the end of the day. Urged by the questions, he talked to us about painting and painters; about his predilections and his rejections. Antonio López is not usually very condescending with other artist’s work; it…
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Stuart Shils Masterclass
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Nicolás Uribe painter; a podcast conversation in Madrid
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How to clean oil paint brushes and enjoy it
I have to admit to becoming a paint brush geek. I’ve gone from being completely indifferent to treating them with a care that borders on the unhealthy. And the person most responsible for my pious conversion to this good practice is my friend, and fellow painter, Miguel Coronado. Seeing the way in which he fusses…
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Alex Kanevsky; sharing the Art of Teaching
Alex Kanevsky stops in front of a student’s easel. With a hand placed on his chin, he casts a concentrated eye over the work and ponders on the exact words with which to articulate his ideas. His attitude expresses respect for the artist and a pronounced sense of responsibility. He does not want to impart…
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Jose María Mezquita, painting from nature
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Painting from a wicker stool It is December and the province of Zamora is experiencing intensely cold weather; ten degrees below zero. A shepherd looks on astonished at the spectacle laid before his eyes; Jose María Mezquita sits absorbed at his easel on a wicker stool, at the mercy of the elements. The water…