tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33906827038938889132024-03-05T10:01:10.223+01:00Tuscany Plein AirPlein Air Painting in Tuscany 2018Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12253620999484319101noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390682703893888913.post-43084356323371094272018-04-20T16:08:00.001+02:002018-05-24T09:19:55.480+02:00 Life Drawing locations, Florence, Italy <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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A lot of people are passionate about life drawing. For those not
familiar with the term, it refers to the drawing of a living model,
usually nude, under controlled lighting conditions, sometimes as part of
a still life composition. Life drawing can be a study, the basis for a
painting or if the pose is long enough a painting can be executed.</div>
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Below is a short video of the monthly life drawing event at Cafe Giubbe Rosse, in Florence. </div>
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At the moment there are a few locations for life drawing in Florence, Italy. <br />
Thanks to the <span style="color: red;">Charles Cecil Academy,</span> <a href="http://www.florenceacademyofart.com/" target="_blank">the<span style="color: #cc0000;"> <span style="color: red;">Florence Academy</span></span></a> and <span style="color: red;">Santa Croce Arte.</span> <br />
These evening events occur after students of the academies and artists
studios have finished their work and the studio spaces are available for
non students to draw. The events are open to non professionals, people
who are self teaching, graduates of the academies and people with a life
long love of drawing the human form. So the range of styles and skills
of those who attend varies dramatically but the passion to create is
universal.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/artcultflorence" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">Art Cult Florence</span></span></a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/445333052286438" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Firenze Drawing Club</span></a>
organise Burlesque drawing events in the historical Cafe Giubbe Rosse
in Piazza Republica. It's a once a month event but it's spectacular. The
times and dates change. The cafe space is historical in the sense that
it has always been a place for artists to meet and they continue the
tradition to this day. For more information check the Art Cult or
Firenze Drawing Club facebook pages. <a href="https://youtu.be/qMEzzkVJ_w8" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Here is a sample of what occurs at the events.</span></a><br />
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Occasionally there is a daytime or morning drawing event in Florence. These spaces are usually donated by an Art Patron such as <a href="https://www.culturalsalonfirenze.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Cultural Salon Firenze</span></a> or an Artist with a studio space that is being unused while they are traveling or exhibiting abroad. </div>
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Below are the times, locations and costs of life drawing in Florence.
The events are open to artists and enthusiastic amateurs visiting
Florence and there is no membership process. No appointment is needed,
just turn up. The equipment supplied includes seating, easels, the model
and lighting. You provide your own drawing equipment, paper or painting
tools. There is no instruction. It’s important to be very quiet when
working and the sessions are usually between two and three hours long
with short breaks every 25 minutes. In the middle of the session there
is a long pose and this is traditionally when people pay for their
participation. It’s okay to leave an additional tip for the model in a
separate tip box.<br />
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Locations:<br />
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The Charles Cecil Academy.<br />
Address: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/Czt8KF9m1x82" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">BORGO SAN FREDIANO, 68. 50124 FIRENZE, ITALIA</span>.</a><br />
Time and day: Every Tuesday, 7.15pm - 9pm<br />
Cost: €5<br />
Easels and seating available. <br />
Note: The street numbers on Borgo San Frediano can be confusing for
visitors as there are two sets. One set are in red, these are commercial
address’s and the remainder are in dark blue, these are domestic
address’s. Charles Cecils is dark blue. Google maps will miss direct you
if you search for the address, so enter no.140 to arrive close to the
correct door. When you arrive, the entrance leads directly to a long
narrow stairs. At the top of the stairs turn left and the drawing studio
is on the left. Arrive in plenty of time to allow yourself to get set
up with seating or easel so as not to disturb the group. The poses are
determined by the administrator of the academy. <br />
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The Florence Academy<br />
Address: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/m7qEDEaHmcM2" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Via delle Casine 21/R 50122 Florence Italy</span></a><br />
Time and day: Every Thursday, 5.30pm - 8.30pm<br />
Cost: €2 for a half session. €4 for the full session.<br />
Easels and seating available.<br />
Again the street numbers are broken into red and dark blue. The studio
number is in red and the entrance is a double door at ground floor
level. It is generally closed so you ring the bell to gain access. Don’t
arrive too early but if you are late it’s okay as the hour of 5.30 may
not suit everyones work hours. Please be quiet during the drawing
session. The poses are determined by the administrator. <br />
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<a href="https://www.culturalsalonfirenze.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Cultural Salon Firenze</span></a>
may be providing a morning or afternoon studio drawing area in the
center of the city. Times and days will be added here as they occur. <br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/santacroce.arte" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Santa Croce Arte</span></a>
is a private Artists studio in the heart of Florence, where you will
receive a warm welcome from Claudia and Gianni. It's a very large studio
with many rooms. Twice a month they open their doors in the evenings
and welcome guests to draw with them. It's late and very often it
finishes by not finishing and people continue to chat until the wee
hours over a glass of wine. The pattern of dates changes each month to
accommodate the working plans of the studio. To verify the hours and
dates check their Facebook page. <br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/santacroce.arte"><span style="color: red;">https://www.facebook.com/santacroce.arte</span></a><br />
As a rule, there is a <span class="_5yl5">sketch night twice a month on Thursday with
live model in the historical Piazza of Santa Croce. <br /><br />Address: 19,
Piazza Santa Croce, 1st floor. Door bell, press ACSIT. <br />Time: Confirm on Facebook.<br />Bring your drawing
material.<br />Seating provided. No easels. <br />Cost: €10 </span><br />
Life Drawing is a way of learning anatomy, testing your capacity to
accurately draw and dare I say, it’s a spiritual experience for the
artist and the model. <br />
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<span class="post-author vcard"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12253620999484319101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390682703893888913.post-59222906871779920692018-01-10T01:19:00.002+01:002018-01-10T09:17:41.573+01:00Artists Residencies in Italy<div style="text-align: left;">
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Many artists and art students see it as a place of pilgrimage. Indeed it used to be a place of religious pilgrimage and it's still possible to walk through Italy, all the way from Canterbury to Jerusalem in the Holy Land. </div>
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While in Florence you are free to examine the great works of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Lippi and so many other great artists upon whose shoulders artists aspire to stand.</div>
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Artists residencies exist in Italy and it was surprising to discover that there are so many. They range from the very basic, almost monastic to the extremely luxurious. I'll describe a couple here, both of which recur annually.</div>
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feels like a small village clustering around a large villa. This in turn is surrounded by miles of organic farmland. All owned and maintained by the same family. The hotel itself is small but in time I imagine the small cottages which guests stay in, will spread out into the vineyards and among the fields of wheat.<br />
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Not far from the main hotel, in an area unpopulated by anything other than a lilly pond and a solidly built foot bridge (reminiscent of Monets Giverny) there is a small gazebo framed by a mature weeping willow. This is the artists studio. Inspiring and in a quiet isolated place with only the sound of ducks and birds to interfere with the creative process, it’s a place of refuge for guests and artists alike who come here seeking inspiration and instruction in art.<br />
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Each month there is a new resident artist who remains in the Borgo, painting, sculpting, performing or writing. Artists have only a couple of obligations to fulfill, to exhibit their art in the hotel and to give an introduction to their art, to any guest who requests it.<br />
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The next is a magnificent residency near Rome. It’s a bit of a marathon in many ways because during the 4 days, there are hundreds of other artists who also paint but are not resident. Resident artists are given accommodation, fed, partied and shown around the town. They are generally toasted as heroes while they are there. It’s a very warm welcome in a very historical town which oozes history and more than a pinch of mystery. The town is Subiaco, in the region on Lazio. Also known as the city of emperors and saints is located 75km from Rome. It was here that Nero built his summer palace and here that Saint Benedict founded his order. The spectacular monastery is unlike any you will have seen before. Neros palace did not fare as well over the centuries but the remains of the palace can be found near the monastery.<br />
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This really is a working residency. You paint every day and it lasts for four days. Usually they give you a location to work in and request that you focus on a subject or topic and there will be other artists there too. International artists are encouraged to take part and work in media ranging from watercolors to ink, oil and drawing. At the end of the event there is a party and award ceremony in the Abbey of Saint Scholastica where the order and sponsors, judge the art works submitted. Prizes are substantial and I’m the happy recipient of two awards.<br />
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If you decide to remain after the event you will find yourself in Mount Simbruini Natural Park, the largest protected area in Lazio and one of the largest Italian Natural Parks. I’ll post more information as we move through the winter on different art events which painters can take part in while visiting Italy.<br />
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To sharpen your artistic skills you can reserve a place with the Florence Studio to study plein air watercolor or oil painting this Spring. <br />
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To contact <b><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><a href="https://www.theflorencestudio.com/home.html" target="_blank">The Florence Studio.</a></span></span></b><br />
Email: <a href="mailto:info@theflorencestudio.com">info@theflorencestudio.com</a><br />
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Here are a selection of workshops for you to enjoy this Spring in Florence
Italy. There's something for everyone, from oils to watercolor and urban
sketching. The Florence Studio is centrally located, near the Duomo and is run by graduates of the Classical Art Academies here in Florence.<br />
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Discover how to paint a plein air in just 20 minutes.<br />
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Italy has always been the first choice location for artists who flock
here from all over the world to experience the light, friendly people,
good food and verdant Italian countryside. <br />
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Tom J. Byrne will be demonstrating painting techniques to both beginners
and more established plein air painters, using oils and watercolor this
June 3rd - 10th in the beautifully converted Watermill at Posara along
the river Rosaro. It offers very comfortable accommodation with a great
chef, comfortable quarters and good company.<br />
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Painters will visit local beauty spots to explore painting opportunities
with their easels and demonstrations will take place both in the villa
and on site. From very quick study methods to more elaborate painting
techniques. We will focus on composition. 20 minute painting studies in
both oil and watercolor. Best practice in laying in a plein air
painting. Under painting for plein air and alla prima in oil. How to use
watercolor in wet on wet and color layers.<br />
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Visitors to the garden were polite and those few who spoke to us were genuinely interested. <br />
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The next location was Piazza della Signoria, which is a very different environment where you are challenged not just by the fast moving light but by the enormous crowds. The light appears to move faster because you are basically inside a sundial whose shadows are constantly racing. Statues which are brilliantly lit one moment can be obscured within a few minutes and brightly lit spaces can quickly fill with shadow from a pivoting tower or giant statue.<br />
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Three of us returned the following day and set up our easels. I set up at the mouth of what seemed to be a quiet and unnoticed laneway to the left of the Loggia. Here I prepared to paint the statue of Neptune and the surrounding Piazza. This time I was careful with my light planning and composition.<br />
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Every half hour or so a tour guide wishing to evade the other crowds would bring their group through the alleyway and it was necessary to either move the easel or hope that no one would trip over one of the legs. <br />
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The scene of the San Niccolo tower and the reflected morning light in the Arno is a popular one among artists and students of art, living in Florence. It pops out of the opposite riverbanks trees and is complimented by the remains of a mill at the weir opposite. The calmness in the water created by the weir creates beautiful reflections in the early morning and is best from 9am onwards. A civilized hour for a working artist to begin a painting. <br />
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The tower is illuminated while the trees are mostly in shadow and the waters reflections are like a slow moving ripple and are easily captured if the artist can work quickly and reduce them to their essence. <br />
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The first thing is to consider the changes in light which each day brings to the scene. Get involved by looking at the intensity of the light, clarity of sky, and strength of shadows. Look for colors in the darks but don’t try to reproduce them. Just be aware of them so that there is a tendency towards the colors in your darks. A hint of red or purple in the shadows can be your guide to the color tendency of the whole scene. Imagine how the scene is going to change by considering the position and direction of the moving sun. Try to animate that in your mind before you begin painting so that you can anticipate changes that are coming. <br />
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The painting process isn’t only about recording what’s in front of you. It’s about your response to it and if it doesn’t engage your imagination then the scene will be dull and uninteresting. When an artist feels that they have a connection they don’t worry so much about the details. They simply get into them as a process of painting. Having said that, experience and lots of painting practice help to get past the worry about ‘how’ to capture something that seems very complex and demanding. <br />
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My first step is to mark in the position of the shadows on the canvas which in this case I’ve given a toned ground of pinkish red as the season is beginning to move into autumn. I am using a burnt umber and cad red to paint in the shadows position and will supplement this with other colors later. I don't do a charcoal drawing. Just marks with the brush and erase with another brush loaded with some medium.</div>
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In the sky I’ve used a combination of cobalt, ultra marine, and a tiny bit of red mixed with white to make a greyish blue which moves from darker to lighter at the treeline. I like texture in the sky so am using a white from which I’ve removed a lot of the medium. I’ve painted in a lot of the foreground grass and it’s shadows. In the water I’ve very quickly describing the reflections at the edge of the far bank, the main lights reflected and the sense of movement. </div>
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However the dark drawing peeks through at the edges which makes this acceptable. I didn’t paint a lot of detail in the shadows on the face of the tower. They are just suggested. Intense shadow moving to lighter. 3 bands of color value are used. The value in the shadow of the tower is painted over the red, which is allowed to show through. In the weir arches and butress’ to the right of the tower we see the fall of light and turn of light as the values go from high to low. I’ve increased the chroma here using the appropriate colors in white to compliment the shadows. If you look into the shadows of the trees you will see a light purple popping out of the dark shadow. This note of color describes the reflected light coming off the water. See the trees on the right over the weir. Under the line of
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In this image you get a better sense of the water and again can see that the red underpainting is peeking through, helping to create the sense of ripples and reflected shadow. Red and green are complimentary colors and one emphasizes the other so the shadows under the trees sing. By adding lights in the most eye catching forms on the far bank I lift
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This side by side view of the painting and a photo gives a lot of information about the paintings progress. The sharp eyed will notice the photo is taken later in the process because the shadows are longer (sun is higher in the sky). This is why painting in the shadows first is very important. It unifies the painting before you begin to add color. I haven’t labored over detail. Just enjoyed the process of quickly observing everything I’m seeing and recording the vibrancy of light. </div>
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The painting gives the impression of realism but doesn’t attempt to record every line or brick and aerial perspective is very strong right here because I wanted to create the sense of trees falling away in the distance behind the weir using lighter values.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12253620999484319101noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390682703893888913.post-81811006410367793882016-08-17T00:46:00.001+02:002016-08-29T10:16:18.668+02:00Dear Tuscany Pleinair - Congratulations to Pat Mahony GetzOur <span class="_5yl5">congratulations go out to Pat Mahony Getz for her successful sale of paintings from the Tuscan Landscape. Pat took part in last Septembers Plein Air event in Florence Itay and these scenes were done on the spot in the hills of Florence. </span> <br />
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"Dear Tuscany Pleinair, I am coming up on almost a year since I had the
amazing opportunity to paint with all of you in Tuscany. I want to
thank you for the experience. Last night I was part of a large
landscape show in Davis, CA. I had one wall devoted to eleven small
paintings of Tuscany. Many of the paintings I did during the week.
Some were more elaborate that I either completed or started from scratch
based on studies or sketches. The huge surprise was that when I walked
in for the opening reception every one of my paintings had sold. I
have not had something like that happen since the the mid-80's. Thank
you for allowing this to happen. I will attach two images from the
first day's workshop where we were experimenting with value. I tore the
images from my notebook, framed them and voila!"<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12253620999484319101noreply@blogger.com0Florence, Italy43.7695604 11.2558136000000143.7695604 11.25581360000001 43.7695604 11.25581360000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390682703893888913.post-60348426445731146932016-08-16T01:44:00.000+02:002016-08-29T10:08:28.976+02:00Sargents 'In the Luxembourg Gardens'<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Artist: John Singer Sargent:<br />
Title: In the Luxembourg Gardens.<br />
Date: 1879<br />
Though not on public view, it is stored in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.<br />
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Examining the works of great artists and analyzing them help when
considering my own compositions and the
impact which paintings make. The
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At first glance we have the impression of crowds and a romantic couple walking together under the setting sun.<br />
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Sargent gives us the impression of scattered blurry groups of people around the park and a couple walking together silhouetted against a line of trees and architectural furniture. The ambiance is very calm and relaxed with the setting sun blending into the grayish sky. It seems a very simple scene. Sargent hasn’t focused on detailing the foliage or even the furniture scattered around the park. His brush suggests more than describes the background and the crowds. These people may be simple silhouetted values but they are masterfully done. Illusion is the most appropriate description of this painting. </div>
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The rest of the scene is under the light of dusk with the sun and it’s golden reflections in the pond. The color value of the sun and the sky are the same despite the impression of luminosity so it doesn’t drag our attention away from the central element, the face of the man.<br />
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There is a musical rhythm in the pattern of lights and reds which dance around the mid value background forms. The positioning of the sun and it’s reflections in the pond correspond to the luminous band of the mans straw hat and the golden reflection from the woman’s bonnet in a way which brings the main characters forms even more forward. The eye moves across and down and back across the painting, never resting long on any one thing, as long as the viewer is not too close to the painting.<br />
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Sargent put a lot of detail into the couple and particularly into the gentleman. As the eye travels across the painting the lack of real detail allows our eyes to wander without distraction until we arrive at the couples faces. Here our attention becomes fixed and the eye stops. Suddenly there is some subtle detail and it is as though the entire painting conspired to bring us there.<br />
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Above it, the tip of the mans cigarette glows in the dark and draws us in. It even has a yellow point in the center. His brightly lit collar ends the flow of movement and we bounce back to the details of the face. We can see his eyes and the brows but even as we get a grip on who this person might be, our focus begins to fade as everything begins to blur once again.<br />
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This appears to be a very simple, attractive painting from a distance but as we look closer, much more is revealed and a great deal of artistic alchemy is expressed. Was this an experiment of Sargents to control the viewers experience. As though telling a story about this couple or to make us wonder about the young man and his future. So much around them is out of focus, yet they glow and twinkle in the scene. Perhaps Sargent was thinking that the main characters light was about to be obscured just as the sun glows in the sky on it’s way to setting.<br />
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You will be one of the artist guides this October with Tuscany Plein Air. Perhaps you can help us to get to know you a little with some questions and answers. </div>
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Q. So how long have you been an artist.<br />
Caridad: I’ve been a professional artist since 1991 when I moved from southern California to Italy.<br />
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Q. You come from California. Why have you decided to live in a small rural community in the region of Umbria?<br />
Caridad: I had been living in northern Italy for 15 years and was looking for a change of "scenery" so to speak. I needed a quite place and through my friends in California I found a tiny medieval hamlet perched on a hill overlooking the Tiber Valley. <br />
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Q. I believe you stopped painting for a few years after graduating from Art college.<br />
Caridad: Yes. Life is an adventure and often we don't know where that's going to take us. I was going through a difficult moment and fortunately or unfortunately I wasn't able to dedicate myself to my practice.<br />
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Caridad: After 10 years of not painting it dawned on me that it would've been a tragedy to lose my ability to paint altogether. I stumbled upon the American artist Duane Keiser and his "Painting a Day" practice on the internet. I immediately thought: THIS is the type of project I need to get back into the saddle. So I made a deal with myself to paint a small 5 x 7 in. oil painting of a still life everyday from Monday to Friday for one year. <br />
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I think it took a good 8-9 months to finally feel at ease with painting and really be happy with the results. Needless to say I sped up and was able to finish in about an hour. <br />
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Caridad: I like to think of myself as an explorer. I'm a very curious person and I love to experiment with different materials such as paper, thread, wax, found images to create collages. I've also worked with a group of musicians to create their light design. I love ceramics as well. Does cooking count as an art?!<br />
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Caridad: Of course, I prefer oil paints because of<br />
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Caridad: Drawing is the base for painting. It's the initial stepping stone to understanding and seeing what you have in front of you whether that be a still life or landscape. <br />
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Q. Is there something special about painting en Plein Air in Italy?<br />
Caridad: Absolutely! Italy has a particular light. I think that has to do with the fact that it's a thin strip of land surrounded by the Mediterranean on both sides which reflects onto it and around. <br />
When you step into the landscape it's like you're stepping into a dream or a page right out of an art history book. No wonder artists and writers included it in their Grand Tour.<br />
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Caridad: In the summer, I prefer painting either early morning or late afternoon. I love that warm lateral lighting and the long shadows.<br />
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Caridad: Summer is my favorite. I hate the cold and always have ever since I was a child. I admire painters that can paint outdoors in the winter. I prefer to sip a hot tea next to a fire!<br />
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Caridad: This is a hard one! I really love Umbria but I think all of central and southern Italy is beautiful. Don't get me wrong, northern Italy is nice too but the sky can often be greyish even in the summer. <br />
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Caridad: I live in a very provincial environment. I think the only community out there is composed of squirrels! Large cities offer more chances to paint together with other artists . In fact I often paint with other artists from Rome and Florence. <br />
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Caridad: For now, I think I would choose exactly where I am now. It seems to have everything I need at the moment: beautiful landscapes, about an hour north of Rome, peacefulness and excellent food. <br />
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Autumn in Tuscany with Tuscany Plein Air brings you the bountiful crops and colors of October.<br />
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The hills of Florence are extremely pretty at all times but especially as the colors begin to change to a golden autumnal hue.<br />
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Though still warm, the summers heat has dissipated and a springlike ambiance cloaks everything in a gentle colorful gold as
the plush greens of summer turn a gentle amber yellow.<br />
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A beautiful time
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It's the time for the harvesting of fruits, grapes and olives. Locals and farmers work
together to take in the harvest and you will have plenty of opportunity
to capture rural scenes that are rarely experienced by people who are
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Ancient abandoned farms in this area provide many rustic painting scenes and have won recognition and exhibitions for previous attendees of Tuscany Plein Air.<br />
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Octobers colors are magnificent. Changing from green to yellow and red especially among the ancient oak trees. The key to capturing this transition is an understanding of color values. We will show you how to translate colors into values and how they work with nature. <a href="http://tuscanypleinair.com/Bookings/reservation_form.html" target="_blank"><br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Reserve your place</span></a> as soon as possible to take advantage of this great event. Spaces are limited and the deadline for bookings is the 29th of August.</div>
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But values are just one element of the artistic process. Composition is important. Although we can all recognise a good composition it's not always easy to translate that to a canvas or watercolor paper. We show you the simple methods that realist painters use. Step by step. It's very easy when you know how. <br />
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Yes, there's more of course. We'll go through everything that we show all our artists and explain brushes, mediums, paints and how to prepare a canvas.<br />
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Thanks to our arrangement with the owners of <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://tuscanypleinair.com/villa/villahistory.html" target="_blank">this ancient 13th century villa</a></span>, we can dedicate even more time to our students and the painting process. <br />
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The residence is close to Florence and you will see the early morning
mist as it rises over the not so distant city. We will be far from the
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12253620999484319101noreply@blogger.com0Tuscany, Italy43.7710513 11.24862080000002640.8155433 6.0850468000000264 46.726559300000005 16.412194800000027tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390682703893888913.post-86325938007024165692016-07-23T19:34:00.001+02:002016-08-29T10:19:09.825+02:00Painting Belgrade, SerbiaIn a few days there will be an exhibition of paintings in the Beograd
Project artists residency here in Belgrade. The paintings are to record en
Plein Air, the streets of the city. It's a beautiful
place with a dramatic history. The underlining quality of the art,
sculpture and architecture scattered around the parks are a pleasure to experience.<br />
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It's many streets and small parks are in the process of transformation with the arrival of dramatic new architectural developments. Who knows if they will still be here in years to come.<br />
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Knowing that the light would very soon change I focused on
the main abstract shapes which would soon be exposed by the changing
suns position. The house was in shadow
when I started but I knew it would soon be lit. With that in mind I
painted out the general forms first and prepared to work from dark to
light.<br />
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Here's a step by step of the process.<br />
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This is the scene before the sun had moved.<br />
It's simplified forms are actually an advantage and within an hour it had changed dramatically as more light fell upon the building and trees.<br />
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I began blocking in the main shadow forms using burnt ochre, blue ultra and my favorite green.<br />
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The same color with a tint of red was used for the shadow on the building. I quickly began pulling out lights in the face of the house by sketching in lighter values around the shadow forms. <br />
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It's almost there now. At this point you can see the dramatic effect that adding a bright green to the painting has. It's strong shadow forms hold it together and it pops nicely. It's tempting to stop but an additional hour of painting lighter values on the building and greens in the foreground proves rewarding and none of the spontaneity is lost. I still haven't focused on any real details preferring to draw the lights out of the dark. <br />
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The final painting. Be sure to protect yourself by staying in a well shaded spot. Beautifully lit locations also tend to be very hot. <br />
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The wheels have been turning in the search for a new painting location for this autumn in Tuscany and the dates for the Autumn Plein Air Workshop are: October 2nd - 9th.<br />
Further details can be found here. <a href="http://www.tuscanypleinair.com/">http://www.tuscanypleinair.com</a><br />
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The 2016 Spring Villa was very beautiful. A great location in the hills overlooking Florence. It was so perfectly orientated for painting with wonderful landscapes all around and spring blossom, fresh herbs and even wild deer wandering in the fields of olives. Everyone had a great time and it was great to make new interesting friends. <br />
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A big thank you to everyone who came together for the workshops / paintout. <br />
I say paintout because the workshop is optional and people are welcome to take part in the demonstrations or not, as they please.<br />
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Nature provided such beautiful local amenities and the location was so interesting that I determined to find something equally
interesting in nearby for Autumn. It's easy to imagine how beautiful this will be when the colors change.<br />
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Because the owners of the Spring villa were finding their feet in terms of looking after guests, some firefighting / problem solving was going on in the background to keep the wheels turning and it was distracting but like all good magic tricks, no one noticed. <br />
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So the hunt was began for a better location and one was found. A new and
amazing house with gardens in a 13th century Domican building which has been lovingly renovated and restored.
It's going to be a lot more fun and the rooms are very beautiful in a moody, autumnal way. There's a lot of
painting space and in the evenings, the owners organize small local events.<br />
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The architecture is an odd combination of lavish culture and monastic simplicity. It's
reminiscent of Hogwarts School of Magical Arts and overlooks Florence
which is a short taxi ride away for anyone who gets the urge. Not that I
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Here's a short film in Italian on the history of the ancient hospital. It's located in the region of Bagno Ripoli, very close to the painting location of the 2016 Spring workshops, so I know the region quiet well. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12253620999484319101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390682703893888913.post-74393542708055261512016-06-19T12:03:00.002+02:002016-06-19T12:03:18.663+02:00Thoughts on the value of Artists and Art dealers.Thoughts from the shower:<br /><br /> <br />
The value of art for collectors with large budgets, is not based on the
quality of the work, the skill of the artist, their ability to create,
nor their connection to the muse. Unfortunately.<br /><br />The dealer will tell you that
it's a combination of all these and then some. The 'some' in question is
often rarity and track record. <br />
Track record consists of several things: <br />
How long the artist has been painting (replace painting with sculpture,
drawing, photography, sculpture, etc). What kind of progress they have
made in that period. Whom they have earned the respect of. Galleries
don't matter. They come late in the artists career, after they have made
a name for themselves. The galleries which sell art for big money are
taking advantage of artists who have done the ground work. When an
artist comes to the attention of a big gallery through rumor, that's
when they want the artist. Rumor equals ground swell. They want to be
the one who has discovered the artists work. They want that title and
they will push that artists reputation because doing so pushes their
reputation.<br />
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Rarity:<br /> Rarity is a commodity and it is based
upon a whole lot of rubbish (relative to the later work) being created
in the process of becoming a real artist. You create and create. This
builds a mountain upon which the artist stands to get the overview of
their work. Experience both in terms of their art, disappointment,
success, disillusion, realization, experience with dealers, collectors,
other artists, etc. Then at the tip of the mountain of experience, like
pure water distilled from mud, comes the art. The artist brings together
everything they have learned and creates, sometimes with and often
without conscious plan, through the filter of their experience. They
produce their best works. Something divine passes through them. Not
divine in the beautiful sense. Divine in the sense that it isn't locked
to this earth but is of the earth. This is the rare element. The early
works are also very important but the later works are often the ones
containing this rarity.<br />
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-That's a rule that should be broken.
Sometimes, with almost no experience an artist taps into something
divine and creates splendors which can't be matched in later years.
Often an artist allows outside influences to interfere with their
creative growth and the art suffers. Even this, to a collector, has a
value. To a collector, this can be a bookmark in history. A way of
connecting to the past. It's complicated and subjective.<br />
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The other kind of rarity and track record are based on commerce. <br />
When an artists work is sold at auction or through a dealer, the value
is recorded. The next time the artists work is sold the difference in
value is noted. If that value is greater than the rate of interest on
commodities or oil or interest in the bank, this begins to be seen as
another commodity. <br />
Once enough collectors become interested in
an artists works and the history and profile of the artist are agreed
and universally appreciated, their work becomes firmly established as a
commodity. This commodity value can only grow if the artist is already
dead because their work is fixed, cannot change, can only become rarer
and has a firmly established value based on past exchanges of currency
for the works. In effect, the art becomes a currency in itself. One with
an agreed value and which is easily transported, stored and protected.
Is not effected in a negative sense by the passage of time and is easily
transferred from one person to another.<br />
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If the artist is still
living the works can also depreciate in value depending on how the
artist behaves. Who he upsets, what his political actions are at the
time. In effect, the actions of a living artist can make the collecting
community jittery. Uncertain or over enthusiastic. After a period of
artificial enthusiasm often comes a period of uncertainty and this can
be exasperated by the actions or lack of actions of an artist. Far
better for an artist who has established a reputation to disappear from
the public limelight to become a figure who creates without making much
in the way of public statements. Imagine how scared Picasso must have
made some of his more serious collectors while he was living <i class="_lew" title="smile emoticon"><span class="_4mcd">:)</span></i><br />
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Or for instance the works of Damian Hirst. There are a number of
elements undermining the value of his current works. He has become a
living commodity. That is noted and agreed. However he communicates with
the public through the media, who initially defended and promoted him. <br />
Recently a lot of debate has arisen around the fact that he and a
number of other international living commodity artists don't actually
make or even design the works which they sign and promote as their own.
This is justified by misrepresenting the historical position of the
artists apprentice. Old masters who used apprentices and who did not
actually create the works themselves did acknowledge that they were
merely giving their approval to the works when they signed them. It was a
statement that they approved of the works and that the artists involved
in each piece were trained by them. A mark of quality.<br />
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Historically, the master artist would also be very involved in the
creation of the works. At the initial design / conceptual stage and at
the finishing of the art. This kind of art has a lesser value than one
that is acknowledged to have been completely created by the master
themselves. The point being, that the master, was a master. He was the
best. Was either extraordinarily skilled or was tapping into divine
creativity. He stood out and above the others, directed the works at the
very least and made a firm contribution to the creative process.<br />
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The same cannot be said for many of the so called artists today who
don't often even know how to use the media which the art is constructed
from.<br />
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Another point about rarity is that it is rare. There are
not hundreds of pieces being produced and sold per month and the work
which is created falls within a certain category and definition. The art
is generally created by the artists own hand. <br /> -------------------------------------------------<br /> <span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>These revelations come in a flash. Then I labor to explain it to myself and
write it down in a way that another person can get it. </span></span></span></span><br />by Tom J. Byrne.<br /><span><span class="fsm fwn fcg"><a class="_5pcq" href="https://www.facebook.com/ArtTom/posts/10151009655251998" target=""><abbr class="_5ptz" data-shorten="1" data-utime="1340098812" title="Tuesday, 19 June 2012 at 11:40"><span class="timestampContent" id="js_2">Originally published 19 June 2012</span></abbr></a></span></span><span role="presentation"> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12253620999484319101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390682703893888913.post-2793614667461244702016-05-21T13:15:00.002+02:002016-05-21T13:42:44.705+02:00Half way through Spring PleinairThe workshops and paintouts have been great so far. We've had some really brilliant people with us and have had lots of fun and made good friends.<br />
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The weather was mostly wonderful the first week but it rained occasionally on the second. None the less it was extremely beautiful and we took advantage of the tower which afforded us great views and protection from rain, to explore that atmosphere.<br />
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The villa exceeded our needs in terms of space and we barely used many of the rooms. The tower room was probably the most useful. Not only does it sport a large fireplace and lots of seating arrangements but we could pop in and out from painting to chill out with a cup of tea very easily up there.<br />
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Some of the rustic buildings are being renovated so in the next couple of years that ambiance will have changed but the aerial perspective across the hills won't change. It's in sharp contrast to the brilliant Spring light and the colors are marvelous.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12253620999484319101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390682703893888913.post-31804925764144523152016-04-29T09:40:00.002+02:002016-04-29T23:41:44.522+02:00Our first Spring Workshop.Our Spring workshops begin in Tuscany from the 30th of April and tomorrow we meet the participants for the first time. Many have already arrived in Florence and we are enjoying their posts on Facebook as they explore the city.<br />
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There are students from Australia and England participating in this weeks workshop and we're really looking forward to meeting with them.<br />
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In addition to the workshop participants two people are offered a scholarship on each workshop event and this Spring we have gifted an honorarium to one artist who has been very important to the Plein Air movement in Europe.<br />
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Tony Robinson is a founder of Art in the Open, the Irish Plein Air event that so many in Europe and the USA love to take part in. Ireland is an incredibly beautiful country. Despite that it doesn't have a huge reputation in the visual arts so the influence of Art in the Open and it's effect on Irish peoples awareness of the painting is very admirable and important. <br />
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The scholarship winners for the 30th of April - 7th of May are Jennifer Sendell and Michele Karlsson. Jennifer is from England and Michelle is from the USA.<br />
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The scholarship participants during the May31st - June 7th workshop are George Thomas from England and Natalia Eremina from Moscow, Russia. <br />
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We're really looking forward to meeting everyone and getting into that creative dynamic.<br />
Have a great and painterly day.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12253620999484319101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390682703893888913.post-36135914355686789742016-03-08T15:41:00.003+01:002016-03-08T15:50:34.206+01:00Plein Air SketchingApart from Plein Air painting, sketching around Florence is a very good
way to see and get to know the city.<br />
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Today was a drawing day with a group of
artists in the Fondazione Romano which is located in the Piazza Santo Spirito in Florence. Here we studied the architecture and artifacts which were <span class="_fbReactionComponent__eventDetailsContent fsl">donated by the son of a sea captain, Salvatore Romano. Inside are
statues, paintings and access to the cloisters of the church of Santo
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The group consists mostly of young artists some of whom are students in the local Art Academies. <br />
After drawing we escaped the March winds with a coffee
in the 'Volume Cafe' in Santo Spirito where we compared notes and tips on art and painting. <br />
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Palazzo Belfiore and Tuscany Plein Air invite you to participate in a Plein Air painting event for artists of all levels of experience and age. Participating Artists will be exhibited at a reception in the Palazzo after 2 days of painting.<br />
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<b>The opening reception is at: </b><br />
Palazzo Belfiore. Via dei Velluti, 8, 50125 Firenze. It is open to artists at all levels of experience. There is no participation fee.<br />
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<b>Description:</b><br />
Artists are invited to paint the Oltrarno en Plein Air this Spring. The Oltrarno is famous for it's creative community and this Spring we would like artists to celebrate the fresh new light and inspiration which the end of winter brings.<br />
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<b>Dates: </b><br />
17th of March 6pm. Welcoming reception and introduction.<br />
18th-19th March: Painting the Oltrarno.<br />
19th March: 3-4pm deliver paintings to the Palazzo Belfiore.<br />
19th March. 6pm Exposition and prize giving. <br />
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<b><span style="color: #e69138;">More Details: </span></b><br />
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17th March at 6pm. </b><br />
The opening reception and introduction where you can meet and team up with other participating artists and prepare to paint together for the 2 day event.<br />
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<b>18th-19th March:</b><br />
Over the following 2 days you can paint the Oltrarno from any vantage point. Paintings made on the bridges and paintings made from the opposite side of the Arno, looking towards the Oltrarno are acceptable. Prizes for novice, experienced and professional level artists will be awarded at the final reception.<br />
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<b>19th of March: </b>
Artists are asked to hand in their work for judging between 3 and 4pm.
A reception and announcement of prizes will be held in the Palazzo Belfiore from 6pm.<br />
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<b>Rules:</b><br />
You can paint or draw the Oltrarno using your own materials, in any medium, with no artwork size restrictions. Paintings made on the bridges and paintings made from the opposite side of the Arno, looking towards the Oltrarno are acceptable. Artworks of participating artists should be for sale. No commission is placed on sales. Artists supply name, contact number and price on the works when handing in between 3 and 4pm on the 19th of March. Framing is not obligatory but the works should be capable of supporting their own shape. The organisers are excluded from entering artworks for prizes but can hang their works in the event. There is no fee for participation. <br />
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About Palazzo Belfiore: http://www.palazzobelfiore.it<br />
About Tuscany Plein Air: http://www.tuscanypleinair.com<br />
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#pleinair #palazzo Belfiore #painting #oltrarno #tuscany #firenze #florence #estemporanea #pittura #ItalyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12253620999484319101noreply@blogger.com0Florence, Italy43.7695604 11.2558136000000143.586129400000004 10.93309010000001 43.9529914 11.578537100000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390682703893888913.post-8315863899974269932016-01-04T15:46:00.000+01:002016-03-08T17:09:28.560+01:00William Turners intriguing SeascapeWhile researching one of my favorite landscape painters, William Turner, I learned a little about the back story of one his seascapes which now resides in the John Paul Getty Museum.<br />
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I was studying his painting method when I noticed something odd about the painting and discovered that Turner was also a master of hidden messages. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Title: Van Tromp, going about to please his Masters / Getting a Good Wetting.<br />
Painted in 1844 using oil on canvas on canvas. The painting measures 92.4 x 123.2cm.</td></tr>
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The scene, like many other great Turner paintings, has few defined details and almost no hard edges. Despite this there is enormous energy and our imaginations are swept up in the impression of waves crashing together. We imagine that we can see the sailors aboard and feel all the ships being battered about. <br />
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On closer examination that is true of one ship with a sailor tipping his hat to an audience looking out from other vessels. But the other boats are in calmer waters.<br />
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How does Turner create this contradictory visual impression in the same painting and why?<br />
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Lines:<br />
Turner uses the patterns of lines very cleverly. The masts, twisting into the sky give the impression that all the near ships are being tossed about on the waves. They point into the sky in opposing directions as though they were on the crests of opposing, clashing waves. The waves in the foreground support that impression by rolling and cresting in dramatic fashion.<br />
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Closer detail:<br />
When we look a little closer, following the view of the sailor we see that his audience are in fact in boats resting in very calm waters. They are also using oars, with no need for sails. So the sails are just for show. Turner has used them like a magician, to give the impression that all boats are in the same waters, together.<br />
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So what could this painting be telling us?<br />
The military gun boat in the distance might offer a hint.<br />
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When the back story is known this scene makes some sense and it's clear that the painting contains a message.<br />
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The sailor tipping his hat is Admiral Von Tromp whom Turner was an admirer of. Von Tromp was dismissed from the Dutch naval service in 1666 after failing to follow orders. This failure would later prove to be his saving grace.<br />
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Quoting the J. P. Getty Museum: <br />
"Van Tromp was reinstated in service and reconciled with his navy
superiors in 1673. In perhaps a symbolic overture signaling his
submission to authority, Tromp is shown, in Turner's words, "going about
to please his Masters." <br />
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The warship in the distance suggests a threat of military enforcement and the people viewing from the ships in calmer waters may be his military superiors with the Dutch West Indian shareholders. So the painting, on closer examination is probably a story of political and commercial interests bringing an adventurous spirit to heel. <br />
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To learn more about the backstory, which is rippling with intrigue, follow <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Dutch_War" target="_blank">this link</a>
& scroll down to the engraving of the St James day Fight. A short overview of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelis_Tromp" target="_blank">life story of</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelis_Tromp" target="_blank"> Cornelis Tromp</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank"> here</a>.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12253620999484319101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390682703893888913.post-29614868723430196092016-01-01T23:55:00.000+01:002016-01-03T23:53:12.547+01:00Happy new year. Winter light in TuscanyHappy New Year. <br />Here's wishing you a very happy, inspiring, artistic and creative 2016.<br />
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Exploring the Tuscan countryside is always amazing. Even in winter it's incredibly beautiful and full of surprises.<br />
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While exploring painting locations I recorded the setting
sun in a rather beautiful location within easy walking distance of
Florence. The photos below are all taken on the same day with a mobile phone on a tripod and I just thought you might enjoy them as they look more like early autumn, rather than the pinnacle of winter.<br />
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Hope you enjoy them. <br />
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#Tuscany #Florence #Firenze #Italy #painting #Landscape #oils #watercolor #drawing #art #workshop #paint #winter Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12253620999484319101noreply@blogger.com0Florence, Italy43.7695604 11.2558136000000143.586129400000004 10.93309010000001 43.9529914 11.578537100000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390682703893888913.post-55920295669194522632015-12-29T01:30:00.000+01:002015-12-30T21:17:12.172+01:00Artists who paint in Italy - Mary Pettis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Mary Pettis is a plein air painter who visits Italy for it's magnificent Plein Air painting opportunities. </div>
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Firstly, we would like to congratulate Mary for her recent award and fabulous painting which won 3rd place in the "<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/enpleinairtexas?source=feed_text&story_id=429254937271436" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; line-height: 19.32px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="_58cm" style="cursor: pointer;">En Plein Air Texas" </span></a><span style="line-height: 19.32px;">P</span><span style="line-height: 19.32px;">ainting Competition. She painted this scene en Plein Air with no photographic reference, over a 4 hour period. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her strategy for capturing th<span style="font-family: inherit;">is moving artistic <span style="font-family: inherit;">feast w<span style="font-family: inherit;">as t<span style="font-family: inherit;">o know</span></span></span></span></span> the goats eating habits in advance, where and when they were fed<span style="font-family: inherit;">. S</span>he <span style="font-family: inherit;">shows</span> her<span style="font-family: inherit;"> process <span style="font-family: inherit;">in her <span style="font-family: inherit;">color sketch<span style="font-family: inherit;"> (see below). </span></span></span>L</span>aying in the important elements, separating light and dark <span style="font-family: inherit;">forms</span> on her canvas and positioning important objects. <span style="font-family: inherit;">A</span>s a goat would move into a convenient position, <span style="font-family: inherit;">she <span style="font-family: inherit;">paint<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed</span></span></span> it in using very simple light and dark shapes. The completed oil painting is magnificent and it's amazing what can be achieved with a good plein air strategy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Breakfast at Treva's </i>- oil by Mary Pettis. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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The initial stage. Sketching in the main forms and shadows on the canvas, including the person in the distance.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: start;"><br /><br />She also recently visited, Cinque Terre, Italy with a group of artists and I wanted to share some of her photos which describe the adventure. They give an idea of the great beauty, light and painting potential of Italy. Mary allowed me to share the following images and her descriptions below. </span><br />
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lovely Italian woman (seen above) popped open her window and started
calling down to us in Italian; she was showing off her flowers and the
beautiful steps up to her house (seen below). I asked if I could paint
it for my demo and she was joyous! She went on calling down to me,
pointing and telling </span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">me where I should stand to get the best view.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"></span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"></span><br /></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12253620999484319101noreply@blogger.com1Tuscany, Italy43.7710513 11.24862080000002640.8155433 6.0850468000000264 46.726559300000005 16.412194800000027tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390682703893888913.post-24567658645426580732015-12-27T23:45:00.001+01:002015-12-29T03:30:11.894+01:00The Tuscany Plein Air Villa in 2016Welcome to the Tuscany Plein Air Villa in 2016.<br />
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<b>T</b>his magnificent villa, which is very close to the city of Florence has been carefully chosen for the landscape painting opportunities it presents. It's extremely beautiful and comfortable. The landscape and access to it were the deciding factor. It's a magnificent building and also very exciting.<br />
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Around the grounds there are beautiful painting and sketching spots within a few feet of the main entrance. Olive fields with vistas of Florence, a local village with historical churches, views of other villas, interesting designated public hiking areas, a nearby bar and small restaurant. The villa also has wifi. <br />
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Cresting a hill, the villa is surrounded by landscapes on all sides. <br />
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One of the most exciting elements are the painting opportunities which the tower presents. With 180 degree views of the Tuscan hills and valleys, the tower provides an impressive location for workshops on landscape painting principles such as ariel and drawing perspective, color mapping, speed painting and more. Once the principles are grasped artists can search out views, set up their easels and create art in nearby locations. The principles taught apply both to oil and watercolor paints or any media. Complete with fresh coffee or a glass of wine, this tower makes early morning and late evening painting, very convenient. </div>
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As for the gardens, they are beautiful with seating areas looking over the valley below. A private swimming pool on a lower level and <span class="style15">al-fresco dining table on the terrace for evening meals and breakfasts.</span> We are here to learn and enjoy creating art and there is no harm in feeling pampered. </div>
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To see more photos of the villa follow <a href="http://tuscanypleinair.com/villa/the_rooms.html" target="_blank">this link.</a> </div>
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The countryside around the villa is also very beautiful. Photos were taken in October and an article will be published later. The autumn it is excitingly beautiful. Spring will no doubt be quiet awe inspiring. </div>
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An introduction to paint brushes for artists preparing their for 2016 materials. Best viewed at full screen.<br />
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