The Magic of Day’s End ~ The Art's Big Glass Of Wine

Wednesday, November 16th, 2022

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The Magic of Day's End

Daysend by Sterling Edwards

Landscapes can be beautiful for lots of different reasons, but when the sun slants low and the warm colors glow, the world transform in mood and feeling.

In his video Luminous Watercolor - The Evening Landscape, watercolorist Sterling Edwards shows you how to paint a warm, serene evening glow on a snow-covered field. Sterling starts with a few demos on how to use bristle brushes for everything from graded washes to grass texture. Then he puts his trusty brushes and four-step process to use as he paints a snowy scene--paint the midtones, lay in darkest darks, selectively glaze, add final details. His painting method is a great guide no matter what your subject.

In Painting the Golden Hour,oil painter Mark Shasha demonstrates how to catch that special time that happens only once each day, bathed in that golden light as the sun begins to set. In Painting the Golden Hour, Mark paints a beautiful beach landscape and shows us how that fleeting moment of exquisite light impacts the entire scene.

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What's New

Lon Brauer, Swimmer 2, oil on panel, 16" x 12"

Figure painting can be very complex, but Lon Brauer's DVD Abstract Figure Painting teaches a way to make it simpler.

Lon Brauer is an American artist from Granite City, IL, who's known for his work in figures and plein air landscapes, working primarily in oil with an aesthetic that leans toward early 20th Century Realism, Abstract Impressionism, and the Golden Age of Illustration. The result is a mashup of the traditional and the avant-garde — consider it a salad of Eakins, Henri, Wyeth, DeKooning, English, and Fuchs.

The trouble most novice artists struggle with is not knowing how to SEE shapes in the subject or photo reference. Beginner artists tend to "copy the image," but what you'll find in Lon Brauer's instructional DVD will get you closer to painting mastery. The shape is, ultimately, the core of all visual imagery. This means the "secret" to making even the most daunting of subjects 10x easier to paint is quite simple:

When you can take something as complex as a photo reference and break it down into basic shapes … painting essentially becomes almost as easy as painting by numbers. It all comes down to mastering the ability to identify shapes. What you'll discover here is how to recognize shapes in figure and portrait compositions in a way you've probably never been taught before.

You'll soon be able to see the "hidden" shapes behind any subject you wish to paint — a powerful skill that will last for life. You're going to have a firm foundation you can build upon, which only leads you to creating more powerful paintings viewers will love.

Get Brauer's Video here >>

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John Pototschnick, Evening Ritual, 12 x 16 inches

John Pototschnick, Limited Palette Landscapes & UNLIMITED COLOR WITH A LIMITED PALETTE

In two of the most popular DVDs in the library, John Pototschnik explains how to make hundreds of colors using his own version of the three primaries including a mix of transparent and opaque pigments. Through multiple paint-mixing exercises and landscape painting studies, John demonstrates the benefits of using a simple three-primary palette.

Discover the joy of painting anew as you learn to select the best color scheme for whatever mood you're looking to create. Learn how to achieve color harmony for more successful paintings every time, how to mix pure, clean color, and when it's OK to use "mud." And you'll learn how to modify and expand your color choices for nearly endless painting possibilities. This video is packed with helpful information that will encourage and inspire you to enjoy color as you never have before.