Tag Archives: James Frederick

Thoughts on the Art of Drawing

“To become a professional artist requires training. Training begins in the simplest way: that is by learning to draw“~Robert Fawcett I find no difficulty in drawing except insofar as it constantly challenges my limits, mental perception and interests. That which … Continue reading →

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3 Top Art Posts

I wrote a Blog Post a few months back that, for some reason, has had several thousand visitors. It was about drawing surfaces for graphite drawing. I don’t know, perhaps it was the comical anecdote that I told about … Continue reading →

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An Ongoing Art Lesson

I came across the picture on the left the other day, and I remember well the conversation I was having with my brother, Texas artist, Lynn Burton. It was all about color, the different hues of nature. I recall vividly … Continue reading →

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Review The Most Popular Blogpost of The Past Ninety Days

When writing a daily blog, it is important to jump back now and then to get some handle on interest from the viewers. This is why we will do a review here of the top blog post selected as the … Continue reading →

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Tips For Drawing Realistic Hands

I’ve always admired James Frederick’s graphite drawing, “The List”. The wrinkles and veins on the weathered hands tells untold narratives about the main character without seeing any other descriptive characteristic. However, when giving tips about the drawing of realistic hands, … Continue reading →

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Five Tips for Self-Critiquing

An artist needs to develop a ritual (if you may) that helps them determine the very best they can do when painting a picture. Over time, I have come to use the following procedure when finally deciding one of … Continue reading →

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Tips for Painting in Direct Sunlight

Depending on the subject you select to paint, direct sunlight usually produces high contrast effects. These effects are usually controlled by the time of day (angle of the sunlight), and how the observer is positioned relating to the direction of … 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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4 Quick Tips for Still Life Painting

Overlapping edge control is important when giving dimension to a still life. In James Frederick’s painting at the left, the center of interest is not just one object, but an area where most all the objects are clustered next to … 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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