Author Archives: Jerry N. Weiss

The 2010 Artist’s Magazine Portrait/Figure Winners

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See winners in the Portrait/Figure category of The Artist’s Magazine’s 27th Annual Art Competition.
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Create a Strong Painting Composition | Repeat Shapes

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Jerry Weiss explains how repeating shapes strengthens his compositions for two-figure portraits in this excerpt from his article “Take Two” in the September issue of The Artist’s Magazine. See the complete article for a discussion of using two figures as one shape, comprehensible space, a unified background and consistency of light.
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John Constable’s “Dedham Lock and Mill”