Golden Mean
by Stefan Baumann

During my demos “The Power to Create” I hear more and more questions on “Golden Mean” or “Golden Ratio”. Artists think that it is a new idea. The concept began in the Renaissance with architects and artists who witnessed, in nature, a natural order to things. Artists seem to instinctively put objects into their painting by their feelings. But there is a mathematical equation to what we feel. You can experiment with this by taking the length of your painting and dividing it by 1.618; then do the same with the height. Where the lines intersect, place your central focal point in one of the intersections.
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WHY PAINT SMALL?
By Armand Cabrera

Armand Cabrera Red Roses - 8x6 Oil

Working in a small format is the best way to break painting down to its essentials. Painting 7” x 9” or smaller forces the focus on what’s important. It also limits your ability to paint too much unnecessary detail. You’ll find this especially true when using a large brush on a small canvas.

I recommend to my beginner students to start small, then work their way to larger canvases after they’ve mastered painting the smaller format. Regrettably, I see too many artists’ prematurely painting large-sized canvases outdoors---often with mediocre results.
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Master Outdoor Painters

Frank Benson
By Armand Cabrera

Frank Weston Benson was born in Salem, Massachusetts in March 1862. He was the oldest boy of six children. The Bensons descended from a prominent seafaring family. Frank’s father, George, was a prosperous cotton merchant in Boston. Frank Benson had all the privileges of wealth with a good education and strong family and social structure. Frank excelled in sports and enjoyed hunting and sailing.
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Quote of the Month

Those things which you do when you are freshly inspired and excited by the beauty of what you are seeing before you are important things.
~Frank Benson

WORKSHOPS

Stefan Baumann

Armand Cabrera

Brian Blood

Ned Mueller

Laurie Kersey

Charles Muench

Joseph Paquet

Stefan Baumann
Carmel LOCATION painting WORKSHOP
at Asilomar
Discover the secrets
of painting

In this three-day weekend workshop you will be amazed at the facts and breakthroughs you will experience in your art.

WHEN: June 8, 9, 10, 2007
WHERE: Carmel California
LODGING: Asilomar Conference Grounds Pacific Grove, CA
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