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How to Create a Wipe-Out Underpainting in Oil
When working with oil paint, a solid underpainting sets the stage for success. The wipe-out or bistre method of underpainting is one of the easiest ways to get it right,...
How to Create a Wipe-Out Underpainting in Oil
When working with oil paint, a solid underpainting sets the stage for success. The wipe-out or bistre method of underpainting is one of the easiest ways to get it right,...

Oranges and Abstraction: Combining Realism with...
This post is the tenth and final post in a series of oil painting project tutorials derived from coursework completed at Academie Noord in Brasschaat, Belgium. Projects were designed by...
Oranges and Abstraction: Combining Realism with...
This post is the tenth and final post in a series of oil painting project tutorials derived from coursework completed at Academie Noord in Brasschaat, Belgium. Projects were designed by...

Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, Rembrandt,...
I’ll confess. I visited the Mauritshuis with one objective: to see Johannes Vermeer‘s Girl with a Pearl Earring. Following my visit to Delft, where I retraced Vermeer‘s steps through historical...
Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, Rembrandt,...
I’ll confess. I visited the Mauritshuis with one objective: to see Johannes Vermeer‘s Girl with a Pearl Earring. Following my visit to Delft, where I retraced Vermeer‘s steps through historical...

The Reader: Incorporating Music and Memory into...
This post is the ninth in a series of oil painting project tutorials derived from coursework completed at Academie Noord in Brasschaat, Belgium. Projects were designed by Schilderkunst teacher Marilou...
The Reader: Incorporating Music and Memory into...
This post is the ninth in a series of oil painting project tutorials derived from coursework completed at Academie Noord in Brasschaat, Belgium. Projects were designed by Schilderkunst teacher Marilou...

The Nutcracker Suite: Incorporating Music and M...
This post is the eighth in a series of oil painting project tutorials derived from coursework completed at Academie Noord in Brasschaat, Belgium. Projects were designed by Schilderkunst teacher Marilou...
The Nutcracker Suite: Incorporating Music and M...
This post is the eighth in a series of oil painting project tutorials derived from coursework completed at Academie Noord in Brasschaat, Belgium. Projects were designed by Schilderkunst teacher Marilou...

Isabella, Overexposed: Sight Exercise for Oil P...
This post is the seventh in a series of oil painting project tutorials derived from coursework completed at Academie Noord in Brasschaat, Belgium. Projects were designed by Schilderkunst teacher Marilou...
Isabella, Overexposed: Sight Exercise for Oil P...
This post is the seventh in a series of oil painting project tutorials derived from coursework completed at Academie Noord in Brasschaat, Belgium. Projects were designed by Schilderkunst teacher Marilou...