Phil Starke Studio Newsletter - November 2019
Phil Starke is a professional fine artist with prestigious gallery representation, participates in national museum exhibitions, and teaches workshops and online fine art courses.
PHIL STARKE STUDIO NEWSLETTER
November 2019
It’s been a busy summer and fall for me and Shari. We’ve made the big move from Tucson, AZ to Hoschton, GA. Partially to be closer to kids and grandkids here in Georgia and New York and partially for the painting here in Georgia and the Appalachian Mountains, which includes the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Smokey Mountains. I will continue to paint the beautiful, western part of the US, but I’m looking forward to exploring this new area soon.
I just returned from the "Small Works, Great Wonders" Exhibition at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK. Below are the 2 paintings I had in the show, both of them sold. It was a great show and fun to connect with friends and visit with art enthusiasts.
On November 23rd I will have 2 pieces at the "Great American West Show" at Settlers West Gallery in Tucson, AZ on November 23. An oil, 24" x 30" , "San Fransisco Peaks" and an oil, 24" x 36", "Changing Of The Seasons". Stop by the show if you’re in the area. Below are the paintings that will be in that show.
In the Easel Insight Membership I offer, I have 5 video lessons on Composition, Value, Color, Brushwork and Depth/Perspective, one each week. Last month the lesson on Color focused on "How To Use Color Intensity" to create more drama and a stronger sense of light in your painting. Here is a few steps from the video showing the use of strong and muted color.
After establishing the large masses of dark and light and warm and cool color, I’m going back into the light areas and using both intense color (or saturated color) and muted color. The only way to make your intense color have some impact is to use some muted color to make it stand out.
Lastly, I’m adding some dark accents in the light area to create more value contrast which increases the sense of light.
Easel Insight Membership is a membership with short concise lessons each week along with a private Facebook group where members can post work and get feedback from me, along with other members to help push through stumbling blocks or a second opinion. Also the opportunity for monthly in-depth critique with my Feedback Fridays. Lots more benefits, check it out at https://www.easelinsight.com/
ARTIST AT A GLANCE
Bertha Wegmann, 1847 to 1926
Bertha inherited her love of art from her father. She showed an early interest in drawing but didn’t receive any formal art training until she was 19 when she began taking lessons from Heinrich Buntzen. Two years later she studied in Munich and took several study trips to Italy. In 1881 she moved to Paris where she exhibited at the Salon and received awards.
She became the first woman to hold a chair at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In 1926 Bertha Wegmann died at the age of 79 in her studio in Dronningens Tværgade. After her death Toni Müller, her roommate in the building of the Women’s Reading Association on Gl. Mønt, inherited all the paintings and studies she had left behind.
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ARTIST TIP
Using Shadow Pattern to Set Up the Composition
When we think about recomposing a scene in the studio, it's best to think about the dark pattern that runs throughout the scene. The dark pattern or shadow pattern is the key to arranging and simplifying the masses. The key is to get away from the contour or outline, and the shadow pattern sets up the form of all the large shapes and makes it easier to see the whole composition and make it work rather than seeing lines and details. That doesn’t mean we don’t use line, but it becomes secondary to the shadow pattern.
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