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Submitted by Gurney Journey
The development of modern, lightfast pigments owes a great deal to the automobile.
Cars are parked outdoors in all kinds of weather. The sun beats down on them year after year. That puts a tremendous demand on any pigment. Scientists had to develop reliable pigments, especially for yellows, reds, and violets, which had [...]
Rip It Up
Submitted by Ancient Artist: Developing an art career after 50
I have a little ritual that I perform on New Years Eve that cleanses the frustrations of the ending year and opens the way for the future. It’s not original to me: many artists throughout the ages have done this.
I rip up old paintings.
Some are paintings [...]
“Heavenly Sunshine” ~ 24″x 30″ A Painting a Day Hudson River School Luminous Sunset Landscapes by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
In painting this work, I was reminded the greatness of God…He is Omnipresent…present everywhere, Omniscient…all knowing, and Omnipotent…all powerful! He is above all… and over all in all these things… or He wouldn’t be God. I was reminded also of His wonderful thoughts and of his infinite goodness and mercies [...]
2009 Gurning Champions
Submitted by Gurney Journey
Here’s some thoughtful advice from Gordon Blacklock, 2009 World Gurning Champion. Gurning, the art of making funny faces, dates back to 1297 at the Egremont Crab Apple Fair.
Previous champion Tommy Mattinson was not able to take part this year.
My brother Dan and I have a long way to go if we want [...]
2009 Making-A-Mark Awards
Submitted by Gurney Journey
Congratulations to the group blog Sketching in Nature for winning the 2009 “Going Greener” award from Making A Mark. This award is for the art blog which is most stimulating for getting us in touch with nature and the environment. The blog does that by featuring artists from all over the [...]
Transparent Fish Head
Submitted by Gurney Journey
A fish with a transparent head. Proof that nature is way weirder than the imagination of science fiction artists like me trying to dream up aliens.
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Via National Geographic 2009 videos .
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“Majesty” ~ 24″x30″ A Painting a Day Western Landscapes Hudson River School Arizona Art by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
“Majesty” depicts the wide open spaces of the West. This was a tedious painting with much detail, but I was pleased with the finished painting. I hope you enjoy this painting as much as I enjoyed painting it. ~ Connie
“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of [...]
Abstraction Generator
Submitted by Gurney Journey
One reason I never understood the quarrel between realism and abstraction is that representational painting involves a constant attention to the dance of pure shapes, both at the micro level of brushwork and the macro level of composition.
Nature is full of delicious abstract forms, many of them powered by the controlled chaos [...]
“Autumn’s Gold” ~ 24″x30″ Hudson River School A Painting a Day California Landscapes by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
This original oil painting by Connie Tom sold at the “MARCH IN MONTANA” Fine Art Auction hosted by Manitou Galleries and The Couer d’ Alene Art Auctions. This work pictured first light in autumn at Cook’s Meadow in Yosemite National Park, located in California.
Now the God of peace, that brought [...]
Luminescence
Submitted by Gurney Journey
When hot or flaming objects give off light it’s called incandescence. But some things give off a glow at cool temperatures through a process called luminescence. There are many causes—and many artistic effects—you can create.
In Dinotopia: The World Beneath, (1995), large caverns beneath the island are lit by glowing algae, “sunstone” crystals, [...]
Christmas Surprise
Submitted by Gurney Journey
No one expected a new baby in the manger, not even the farmer, Lenny.
When the vet checked out the donkey Peanut recently, he said she wasn’t pregnant. He thought she was just a little fat.
So when Lenny was cleaning out Peanut’s stall on Christmas day, he got a big surprise. He saw [...]
Daybreak Blues
Submitted by Gurney Journey
What happened to the blue in Daybreak?
Maxfield Parrish painted his most famous work Daybreak in 1922. It appeared on several editions of art prints and on the cover of Coy Ludwig’s book from 1973. That book, and all those prints in antique shops have a decidedly “Parrish Blue” tonality (bottom image).
The painting [...]
Handbells
Submitted by Gurney Journey
Blessings materialize all around us when we least expect it. Best wishes to you this holiday season.
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Orchardwine = Richard Owen
Submitted by Gurney Journey
Little-known Dinotopia fact: The character named “Orchardwine” who Arthur Denison meets at the hatchery looks a lot like Richard Owen, the British scientist who coined the word “Dinosaur” in 1841. The names are anagrams.
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Time Lapse Plant Growth
Submitted by Gurney Journey
It took the BBC two years to produce a 60 second time lapse shot of plant growth for their Life series. The shot seamlessly combines a tracking move on location with a matching plant growth shot back in the studio. Here’s how they did it.
Via Best of YouTube
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Whelan at Mary Kate’s
Submitted by Gurney Journey
Here’s a portrait of the great accordion player John Whelan, painted in sepia watercolor by the light of a neon beer sign at Mary Kate’s pub in Mahopac, New York.
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Motivated Light
Submitted by Gurney Journey
Lighting designers say a light is motivated if the source is understood by the viewer. In a film, comic book, or illustrated book, this can be important in setting a mood and making the lighting look convincing.
In this clip from Hiyao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, the girl enters a corridor where she sees [...]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Submitted by Art Blog By Bob
Annie, Alex (shown above), and I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I apologize for the light to nonexistent blogging over the past few months. School and family have left me little time to indulge in the pleasures of blogging. Our family has [...]
“Aspens” ~ 20″w x 16″h A Painting a Day Hudson River School Autumn Tree Aspen Landscapes Paintings by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
I wanted to post this painting of aspens, because of the colors during this Christmas Day. I also want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed painting it. Connie
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin [...]
“Moon Over the Water” ~ A Painting a Day Hudson River School Luminous Landscapes Paintings by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
I really enjoyed painting this one, trying ever so hard to get that luminescence of light in the sky. It was achieved layer upon layer of paint. I wanted it to be a fairly simple in composition, mostly just nature, so as to evoke a feeling of peace and tranquility [...]
“Trail to Oregon” ~ 24″x30″ A Painting a Day Hudson River School Luminous Landscapes Paintings by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
This is another intense study that I did of Hudson River School Master, Albert Bierstadt, who painted back in the 1800’s. I love to try to imagine what it must have been like for these pioneers who blazed the trail westward, their hardships and trials and seeing the country as [...]
Dianatopia
Submitted by Gurney Journey
This 1992 political cartoon by Ed Stein of Rocky Mountain News says: “Visit the island kingdom of Great Britain, where the monarchy, which miraculously escaped extinction, lives lavishly at the expense of the common folk.”
Visit Ed Stein’s Website.
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“A Gentle Grandeur” ~ 18″x24″ A Painting a Day Hudson River School Landscapes Paintings by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
The scene is from an elevated stance overlooking God’s beautiful creation at sunset. An early evening fog meanders it’s way through the hills. If the viewer can imagine themselves into this scene, they would sense the calmness of nature and enjoy the solitude and breathe in the fresh country air. [...]
“A Romantic Memory II” ~ 28″ x 22″ A Painting a Day Hudson River School Landscapes by Connie Tom
Submitted by A Painting for You!
One more commission done! I love scenes (and movies) of old times. Times of yesteryear… that depicts a joyful and romantic memory. Of course, I love light and like how it is reflected from all the city lights onto the wet pavement. I guess the customer must have liked it [...]
Stay The Course
Submitted by Ancient Artist: Developing an art career after 50
It’s my art birthday this month. It’s been eleven years - nearly twelve - since I made the decision to follow my improbable dream. I was fifty years old and about as out of place as a person could get in my first college classroom filled [...]
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