[image_with_animation image_url=”9378″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Preparing for my mini workshop “Paint like Cezanne,” I ran across this work by Joel Meyerowitz, a photographer who documented still life objects of famous painters, particularly Cezanne and Morandi. Meyerowitz’ photographs are handsome recordings of plain yet interesting objects. Unlike the painters who assemble compositions, Meyerowitz framed each of the objects individually as if they were little portraits. Here are some of Meyerowitz’s photographs of Cezanne’s still life objects, from Meyerowitz’s book, including a beautiful shot of Cezanne’s studio (above).
See that studio wall color? I read it took Cezanne 5 weeks to find that perfect grey. Oh, it can be so difficult to be an artist. We’ll talk about wall color, and other extremely important issues of life as a painter, in my “How to Set Up Your Studio” class.
Later this week I’ll post Meyerowitz’s photographs of Morandi’s objects. I wonder how many times I can write Meyerowitz. (7)
Image credits: Joel Meyerowitz (8), and Hyperallergic
As a genre, daily paintings tend to use high contrast colors and values that translate well to the internet, and have very easy subject matter for buyers (still lifes, landscapes, pets). Posted online, these artists get instant feedback on their work. They know within 24 hours what subject matter, colors, and styles attract the most …
A pioneer in 20th century printmaking, Glen Alps was the professor and creator of the Printmaking Department at UW. Alps coined the term “collagraph” for his prints in the 1960s. The process was much more involved then traditional printmaking methods such as engraving, serigraph, or etching. Collagraphs are a low-tech, low toxic, and accessible printmaking process. …
[image_with_animation image_url=”9773″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Draw a tool. Focus on negative space: the space around the object, not just the object itself. Artists’ choice to collage, trace, draw, cut, or integrate multimedia. Inspirations by Richard Diebenkorn and Jim Dine. Thank you for sharing your work! I love seeing these artworks online. People who post …
Building walls for our Big League Art Show. Opens 1st Thursday April 5th at Galvanize. #artandbeer #firstthursday #seattleartistleague A post shared by Seattle Artist League (@seattleartistleague) on Mar 28, 2018 at 11:23am PDT Our Instagram feed is back online! Please help us grow by clicking here to follow all our pretty pictures.
Cezanne’s Objects
[image_with_animation image_url=”9378″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Preparing for my mini workshop “Paint like Cezanne,” I ran across this work by Joel Meyerowitz, a photographer who documented still life objects of famous painters, particularly Cezanne and Morandi. Meyerowitz’ photographs are handsome recordings of plain yet interesting objects. Unlike the painters who assemble compositions, Meyerowitz framed each of the objects individually as if they were little portraits. Here are some of Meyerowitz’s photographs of Cezanne’s still life objects, from Meyerowitz’s book, including a beautiful shot of Cezanne’s studio (above).
See that studio wall color? I read it took Cezanne 5 weeks to find that perfect grey. Oh, it can be so difficult to be an artist. We’ll talk about wall color, and other extremely important issues of life as a painter, in my “How to Set Up Your Studio” class.
Later this week I’ll post Meyerowitz’s photographs of Morandi’s objects. I wonder how many times I can write Meyerowitz. (7)
Image credits: Joel Meyerowitz (8), and Hyperallergic
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