Tag: Oil Painting Techniques Tips & Instruction

Marvin Mattelson | Oil Portrait and Figure Paintings

Posted on February 7, 2012 by danielp

In 1969 Marvin Mattelson received a bachelor of fine arts degree with a major in illustration from the Philadelphia College of Art. By 1972, with an established professional reputation, he was hired by the School of Visual Arts in New … Full Article

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Marvin Mattelson’s Portrait Artist Hall of Fame

Posted on February 2, 2012 by hollyd

Pat and Jennifer (oil, 44x44) by Marvin Mattelson

Luminous skin tones, reach-out-and-touch fabrics, verisimilitude of facial features—these are all characteristics of a portrait by Marvin Mattleson, whose client list includes CEOs from Met Life, NYNEX and ITT, as well as composer Philip Glass and the Archbishop of New York, Edward Cardinal Egan. But whose work does Mattelson admire—and why? Read his answer—and find out why John Singer Sargent isn’t on his list. Full Article

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Christopher Fisher | Artist of the Month

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Cherie Haas, Online Editor

Christopher Fisher is our February 2012 Artist of Month. His oil painting, The Battle of Montgomery, was a finalist in the landscape category of The Artist’s Magazine’s 28th Annual Art Competition. Christopher Fisher Hudson Valley, New York www.coroflot.com/theartofchrisfisher How and … Full Article

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Everett Raymond Kinstler Exhibition

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Cherie Haas, Online Editor

Tom Wolfe oil painting by Everett Raymond Kinstler, portrait artist, art exhibition

Portrait artist Everett Raymond Kinstler be exhibiting over 60 works dated from 1943-2011 at the Norman Rockwell Museum, MA. Full Article

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Melanie Daniel | Abstracted Landscapes in Oil

Posted on February 1, 2012 by danielp

Having won the Rappaport Prize for a Young Israeli Painter in 2009, Melanie Daniel showed her work in a solo exhibition entitled “Evergreen” at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. She won the Sharett America-Israel Cultural Foundation Prize in 2001 … Full Article

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Caravaggio Exhibition at the Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Cherie Haas, Online Editor

Ecco Homo (Behold the Man) painting by Caravaggio, oil figure painting, art exhibition, Columbus Museum of Art

The Columbus Museum of Art will host the exhibition “Caravaggio: Behold the Man!” through February 5, 2012. Full Article

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Abstract Painting | Melanie Daniel’s Creative Process

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Cherie Haas, Online Editor

Antlers in Berry Season oil painting, abstract painting

Ruth K. Meyer describes the similarities between Wassily Kandinsky’s and Melanie Daniel’s intuitive process, as exemplified in Daniel’s ‘Antlers In Berry Season’ (oil, 35×43). Full Article

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Paul Fenniak | Mysterious Narratives

Posted on January 9, 2012 by danielp

A Fibre from the Brain (oil, 60x72) by Paul Fenniak

Born in Toronto, Canada, Paul Fenniak received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and a master of fine arts degree from Concordia University, Montreal. His work is represented by Forum Gallery in New York … Full Article

Paint Oil Portraits | Michael De Brito

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Christine McHugh, Managing Editor

Michael De Brito paints oil portraits of his family and friends, giving bravura techniques of the masters his own contemporary spin. Full Article

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Géricault’s Raft of the Medusa and Goya’s Third of May

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Cherie Haas, Online Editor

The Artist's Left Hand drawing by Theodore Gericault

Read about Théodore Géricault in the March 2012 issue of The Artist’s Magazine, where Jerry N. Weiss writes about The Artist’s Left Hand, which Géricault was driven to record while on his deathbed. The following is an excerpt from the article. Full Article