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Which Colors Are Primaries?

Which of these colors are primaries? One of the most basic art questions turns out to be not so simple.Full story on Substack today.

I’m Editing a Video, and I’d Love to Include Some of Your Questions

I’m editing a YouTube video, where I paint this little plein-air study of a stranded sailboat:It’s painted in gouache over a casein priming.If you have a quick question about the process, you can ask it here in the comments. Or, even better, you …

I’m Editing a Video, and I’d Love to Include Some of Your Questions

Painting from Imagination

The key to painting imaginary subjects is to hold onto the dream image as long as possible, even if it’s hazy and tentative. Then you work like crazy to find analogues in the real world, and gather references of any kind. Be like a sponge, and “f…

Painting from Imagination

‘You should be sketching always, always’

Abbey wrote to an art student: “You should be sketching always, always. Draw anything. Draw the dishes on the table while you are waiting for your breakfast. Draw the people in the station while you are waiting for your train. Look at everything….

‘You should be sketching always, always’

Is the Computer a "Bicycle for the Mind?"

Steve Jobs wanted the personal computer to be like a “bicycle for the mind.” Has it worked out that way for you?More on my Substack.

Is the Computer a "Bicycle for the Mind?"

Steve Jobs wanted the personal computer to be like a “bicycle for the mind.” Has it worked out that way for you?More on my Substack.

Cesare Tallone’s Sight-Size Paintings

Cesare Tallone was an Italian painter born on August 11, 1853, in Savona, Italy. After losing his father at a young age, he moved to Alessandria, where he began his artistic training under decorative artist Pietro Sassi, and then he continued his …