Monday 9/3: There was no entry on this day.

Tuesday 9/4: For your art information, in post titled, Painting Light in Open Shade, we wrote that as a vantage point, open shade is the best choice from which to paint. It’s far better than placing a canvas (or whatever substrate) in full sunlight. However, when painting in open shade, the light generally is very cool, since it occurs in sunshine on a clear blue sky day, and the light striking the canvas is mostly blue. For more information, click on the picture >>>

Wednesday 9/5: In Tips for Manipulating Acrylics, we wrote: Manipulating acrylics on a surface can be interesting and rewarding, resulting in delightful effects by using such tools as various brushes, palette knife, old credit card, razor blade, and even an icepick, as well as, almost anything you can imagine that might give you an effect you wish to portray by scraping, scratching and abrading. For more information, click on the picture >>>

Thursday 9/6: There was no entry on this day.

Friday 9/7: We asked: How Important are Art Books?
We wrote: VERY! However, nothing will be a greater teacher than trial and error experience. The good thing about many art books is… For more information, click on the picture >>>

Saturday 9/8: In post article, The Why of Drawing, we wrote: The word drawing seems to be one that most professionals and students use freely, but which no two ever seem to use in quite the same way. For more information, click on the picture >>>

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