quote of Jean-Léon Gérôme

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Posted on July 3, 2013 by Sandy Taillan - admin

When you draw, form is the important thing. But in painting the first thing is to look for the general impression of color….. Always paint a direct sketch from nature every day”.

Jean-Léon Gérôme, via James Gurney’s book : ‘Color and light’.

Leprechauns Gardens : Continued

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Sandy Taillan - admin

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As you may have read in my last article, I had fun drawing a little leprechaun gardens (not to be confused with those houses). But I found him very gray, a shame for my poor leprechaun.

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Test still life: painting tomatoes

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Sandy Taillan - admin

After learning how to paint a sphere, I dashed into the following course (Painting Tutorial Online) : to paint tomatoes.

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The volume in painting

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Sandy Taillan - admin

I have already tried to paint an apple in the gouache. But I had failed to give it a round shape. Thanks to a lesson of the painting course of PTO, I understood how to make.

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A color can hide another

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Sandy Taillan - admin

For an exercise of painting, my teacher of PTO used of the burnt sienna. I saw that the color was not the same as the one I use…..

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Oil painting graduation

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Sandy Taillan - admin

I am currently subscribed to an online drawing course (DTO). I first took a week (1st week is free) and then a month of classes and now I am registered in the year. As I am delighted by these courses, I decided to take also courses in painting.

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Priceless paintings stolen in Corsica

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Sandy Taillan - admin

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Hello,

A theft of paintings was committed Saturday, February 19 in Ajaccio, Corsica (France).
The works stolen are :

A Madonna and Child by Bellini;
The Midas at the source of the river Pactolus Poussin;
Pentecost Mariotto di Nardo;
A Madonna and Child in a glory of seraphim unallocated dating from the fourteenth century.

Works of great beauty. If we had to estimate this theft, it will amount to several millions dollars.

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quote of Jean-Léon Gérôme

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Leprechauns Gardens : Continued

Test still life: painting tomatoes

The volume in painting

A color can hide another

Oil painting graduation

Priceless paintings stolen in Corsica

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