The architecture on the seafloor is Minoan. The idea came from the proposal that a historic volcanic eruption on the island of Thera devastated the Minoan civilization, thereby inspiring Plato's account of Atlantis.
My wife posed for the mermaid.
My wife posed for the mermaid.
Unfinished portraits by Sir Thomas Lawrence (English, 1769-1830) reveal insights into his painting methods.
"Lawrence always painted standing. ‘His constant practice was to begin by making a drawing of the head full size on canvass; carefully tracing dimensions and expression. This took up one day’
[I'm quoting from a webpage of National Portrait Gallery who sources these insights from Lawrence's own writings, those of his sitters, and of his early biographer Allan Cunningham, 1833 pp.194-5."]
OCT scanning is a non-invasive technique used by conservators for analyzing the surface layers of a painting.
OCT stands for optical coherence tomography, and it reveals a cross section of the top layers so they can distinguish yellowing varnish layers from pigment layers.
In this YouTube video from the Norman Rockwell Museum, former models of Norman Rockwell's painting "The Recruit" describe his sense of humor and his approach to directing models.
At Brooklyn, Generals Washington, Putnam, Greene, Sullivan, & Sterling were pointed out to me.
Currently in (#140 / August / Sept) of International Artist Magazine, the first of a two-parter about what artists can learn from neuroscience.
I explain how new discoveries in neuroscience can help us to see better and paint better. Learn about top-down vs. bottom-up processing and how the eye is different from the camera.