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Category Archive: Painting

In a word – panorama, which has outlived its original invention

A panorama is an image, usually broad in its extent, of landscape, and has seen extensive figurative application. What is remarkable is that it did not exist until 1789, and still thrives today.

April 25, 2015 General, Language, Painting

Making space: 5 Linear perspective

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Linear perspective is one of the most controversial topics in the theory of painting, and few issues about it are generally agreed.

April 25, 2015 Painting

Making space: 4 Aerial perspective

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Aerial perspective includes reduction in contrast, reduction in chroma, and colour shift towards ‘cooler’ i.e. more blue, colours. But it can be more complex.

April 23, 2015 Painting

Strength in Numbers 6: Pissarro revisited

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This article summarises the information that I have now obtained from working through that catalogue raisoné, and includes new information on Pissarro’s series paintings.

April 22, 2015 Painting

Making space: 3 Texture, shading, and shadow

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Considers the role of texture and detail gradient, shading and shadow in the depiction of depth in paintings.

April 21, 2015 Painting

Double Book Review: “Inventing Impressionism” and “Paul Durand-Ruel”; Saint or Sinner?

“Inventing Impressionism. Paul Durand-Ruel and the Modern Art Market” Edited by Sylvie Patrie; contributions by Anne Robbins, Christopher […]

April 20, 2015 General, Life, Painting

Strength in Numbers 5: Conclusions

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Perhaps they are the landscape equivalent of serial self-portraiture after all.

April 19, 2015 Painting

Clonovation

Visit the Louvre or another gallery and you will see copyists, usually skilled artists making meticulous copies of […]

April 18, 2015 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Strength in Numbers 4: Monet’s series – serial colour

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This article considers Claude Monet’s series paintings: how they developed, which major series he produced, and what he intended by painting them.

April 17, 2015 Painting

Strength in Numbers 3: Sisley’s series

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This article considers Alfred Sisley’s series paintings: how they developed, which major series he produced, and what he intended by painting them.

April 16, 2015 Painting

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