Tag Archives: Painting

Agog about Goldfish

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Have you seen this? This takes trompe l’oeil to a whole new level. Inspiration comes from all sorts of places.  It says that the artist – Riusuke Fukahori – was struggling with artistic vision and became inspired by his pet goldfish. … Continue reading →

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John Singer Sargent

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

John Singer Sargent’s best known work is the Portrait of Madame X(Not to be missed if you’re ever in NYC at the Met).  A couple lesser known, but important ones are at the Huntington. This painting of a young man … Continue reading →

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Pulp Fashion

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

There’s an exhibit in SF at the Legion of Honor called Pulp Fashion.  (No, it’s not art from a Quentin Tarantino movie)  It’s an extraordinary exhibit of costumes, fashions, and textile items created in paper.  The artist behind all this … Continue reading →

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The Still Life of Beggar

Posted on March 19, 2011 by

Beggar the Dog is a well loved stuffed toy. He’s been the subject of many a portrait, in addition to being an important part of my painting instructor’s young life.  In painting class we each painted him in 4 poses. … Continue reading →

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A Lightbulb Moment

Posted on March 13, 2011 by

My oil painting learning and practice proceeds.  I’m working on seeing and painting reflective surfaces. “Oh, it’s a lightbulb.”The graphic on the box is the way I wanted to draw it.   The object is so much more complex seeing … Continue reading →

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Still Life

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Painting a thing makes me see a thing in a very different way. I look at an object and it gets abbreviated, tagged and categorized. Memorable or not?  Familiar or not? Unusual?  Gross? Funny? Painting and drawing realistically forces a … Continue reading →

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May as well get started

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

New canvas. New year.  I’m taking an oil painting class as well as this blogging class. Felicia Forte paints and teaches. She sent out a thing I like that a painter and friend of hers wrote. aFewWordsOnTalent_Wurmser

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