A Few for the Ages

By: Melissa
Art History, featured, Inspiration3 Comments on A Few for the Ages

I often go into periods of infatuation with artists whose work effortlessly illustrates a skill I’m trying to learn. I’ll read all I can about them and make studies of their work. But I have several enduring favorites. I’d like to introduce them to you through my eyes, although many or most you already know: Da…

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My Teacher’s Paintings

By: Melissa
Art History, Color, PaintingLeave a Comment on My Teacher’s Paintings

In trying to understand color I’ve been looking through my teacher’s archives and seeing her work with new eyes. I haven’t actually written about her directly, though I suppose I write about her indirectly quite a lot. Before I’ve always found her paintings beautiful but could never name what was so magical about them. Now as I…

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“Life Studies: What I Learned When I Learned to Draw,” by Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, June 2011

By: Melissa
Art History, Drawing, Inspiration1 Comment on “Life Studies: What I Learned When I Learned to Draw,” by Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, June 2011

This profile from June 2011 of Jacob Collins is one of the best explanations of the classical realism atelier movement I’ve read.

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