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Art Center Information Weekly Wrap-up~8/27–9/1/2012

On Monday: We found an old interview with Andrew Wyeth and reprinted here. It was fascinating when he talked about his painting, Christina’s World. His description of working months on the brown grass imagining a pink crumpled lobster in the … Continue reading →

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Tips to Keep Colors Permanent

To make sure your art will last as long as it possibly can without fading, it is imperative that you understand the permanence and the lightfastness of the colors used in your artwork. More than likely, this blog post is … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Wrap up~8/13–8/18/2012

MONDAY, 8/13: We wrote about composition your artw0rk and discussed: Shape Line Value Color For full read, click on picture at the right>>>       TUESDAY, 8/14: We introduced a plan for artists to share their work on our … Continue reading →

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Art Center Informations’s Weekly Review for 8/6 thru 8/11/2012

On Monday, August 6: We presented the coffee table art book we are going to give away in a random drawing, ART, features over 2500 paintings and sculptures from around the world, from prehistory to the 21st century. Absolutely beautiful. … Continue reading →

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Art Center Information~Weekly Review July 30 Thru August 4, 2012

Monday, July 30~ We discussed monochrome and the mother color principle. We said: there are similarities in some respects to working with a monochromatic palette and the using of the “mother color” principle. To read the article, click on the … Continue reading →

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Most Popular Blog Posts on Art Center Information

Be sure to sign up for the Art Center Information newsletter and enter the drawing to win a free coffee table art book>>>Upper right hand corner of page. For whatever reason, out of 184 blog posts I’ve introduced on my … Continue reading →

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Art Center Information Weekly Review for July 23 Thru July 28

The weekly review covering July 23rd thru July 28th is covered in the following snippits. If you wish to see the entire blog post, click on the thumbnail picture to the right of the description.   On Monday: we discussed … Continue reading →

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Paul Gauguin: A Taste for the Exotic and Primitive Cultures

His childhood in Peru and travels while in the Navy gave Paul Gauguin a taste for the exotic and primitive cultures. He lived mostly in the South Seas after visiting Martinique in 1890. He had a great may sources of … Continue reading →

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