Joseph Paquet Roman Temple Ruins  28” x 22” Oil

Joseph Paquet has won the Edgar Payne Award for Best Landscape at the 97th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition!

The 5th Annual Great Millbrook Paint Out & Art Auction
James Gurney will be participating in this annual event.
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Artists paint 9am - 3:30pm
Live Auction 5:30 pm
Auction Viewing & Reception 4-5:15pm
Auction held at the Historic Thorne Building in Millbrook, New York
http://www.barrettartcenter.org/paintout.html

Armand Cabrera In Dock 18x24 Oil

ARMAND CABRERA
ONE MAN EXHIBITION: THE CHESAPEAKE & BEYOND
Mille Fleurs Fine Art in St. Michaels, Maryland
May 24 - June 21
Artist Reception May 24; 5 pm - 7 pm

St. Michaels is a quaint waterfront village on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake. 
Come by car or boat!
http://www.millefleursfineart.com/

THE FOUR BASIC TYPES OF LIGHTING
By Armand Cabrera

The four images accompanying this article show the basic types of lighting.  Most paintings contain some variation of these basic lighting situations. Think about the type of light you observe when painting.  This will help guide you when considering your key for lights and shadows. These four basic situations, when combined with the relative angle of the sun in the sky as it rises and sets, provide endless tonal variety. Generally, the higher the angle of the sun, the less pronounced the effects of lighting situations.  By understanding the types of lighting, you can judge what overall value range is most appropriate for the painting.   

Front Light
In this situation, the light is directly behind you.  Anything facing you is fully lit.  The transitions to shadow are quicker and the range is lessened compared to Form Light.

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Greatness In Art
By Stefan Baumann

Stefan Baumann Road to the Foothills-  6x9 -Oil

Learning how to paint is invaluable, but by itself, knowing “how to” paint is nothing.  An artist who has learned how to represent an object faithfully has only learned the language by which perceptions are rendered. 

Great art is created when the artist includes what he feels about what he sees in his work, and the painting becomes more than a detailed re-creation of a subject.  To achieve this, an artist must explore the depths of emotions and
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Master Outdoor Painters

Robert Emmett Owen
By Armand Cabrera

Robert Emmett Owen was born in North Adams, Massachusetts in 1878.   He was raised by his single mother. His father had left before Owen was born. Owen showed an interest in art from an early age, drawing and painting in watercolor.  He dropped out of High School to financially help his mother by working in a local stationary store.
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Quote of the Month

I painted New England subjects because it was my birthplace and because I found old red barns and farmhouses and covered bridges and stone fences were my favorite subjects
~Robert Emmett Owen

WORKSHOPS

Stefan Baumann
Armand Cabrera
Brian Blood
Ned Mueller
Laurie Kersey
Charles Muench
Joseph Paquet
Kenn Backhaus

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