Tag Archives: Style

Painting Furry Critters in Oils

Today I tried something I have never tried before.  I attempted to paint a portrait of my cat, from memory and from a picture of somebody else’s cat.  What provoked such a folly?  There was a painting day, run by … Continue reading

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The First One Hundred

Some time ago, I found myself looking through some catalogues of famous artists’ paintings.  The paintings were arranged chronologically and each catalogue took you through the artist’s entire body of work, from their earliest painting to their famous masterpieces and … Continue reading

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On Being The Best

What does it even mean?  When I see art competitions or song competitions, I truly wonder what it is we are measuring here as “best”.  Is it popularity?  Is it conformance to a required style?  Is it alignment to popular … Continue reading

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