Well it has happened again - another exciting discovery of a master's work. A Van Gogh this time.
Click here to read the full story.
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3/14/12
A Lost Leonardo Fresco Found?
Did the famed renaissance artist, and biographer Giorgio Vasari hide a Leonardo da Vinci fresco behind one of his own frescos in Florence's famous Palazzo Vecchio?
The "Battle of Anghiari" is the da Vinci fresco that researchers have been looking for, and they think they've found it. By carefully putting probes through small holes in Vasari's fresco, they've uncovered traces of a black pigment on a hidden wall, which has traces of a chemical composition similar to those found in brown glazes in two other Leonardo works, "Mona Lisa" and "St. John the Baptist".
Read the details of this amazing story HERE.
JoeWinklerArt.com
The "Battle of Anghiari" is the da Vinci fresco that researchers have been looking for, and they think they've found it. By carefully putting probes through small holes in Vasari's fresco, they've uncovered traces of a black pigment on a hidden wall, which has traces of a chemical composition similar to those found in brown glazes in two other Leonardo works, "Mona Lisa" and "St. John the Baptist".
Researchers, sponsored by the US National Geographic Society,
probe the Vasari fresco for a hidden wall that stands behind it.
Read the details of this amazing story HERE.
JoeWinklerArt.com
3/8/12
New Steeler Still Life - Mini-Helmet
Last year I shared this image, of one of my still life drawings, with you:
I wanted to do a painting along the lines of this setup and wondered what I could put in place of that cheap “fan” figurine on the right. One option was to simply crop in on the helmet and get rid of the “fan”. The tougher option was to come up with a better object that would almost serve as an unobtrusive, yet related, background.
Well after some consideration, sketches, and new photos, I decided my Steeler T-shirt would do nicely.
When I say “new” photos, I mean I set up the shirt recently, lit it, then took about fifty digital shots with the shirt in different positions. After that I whittled the shots down to three I liked and retouched them into the existing photo of the helmet (which I shot about two years ago). I love being able to tweek compositions in photoshop.
Here is step one of the new painting:
"Commemorative Mini-helmet", step one
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I wanted to do a painting along the lines of this setup and wondered what I could put in place of that cheap “fan” figurine on the right. One option was to simply crop in on the helmet and get rid of the “fan”. The tougher option was to come up with a better object that would almost serve as an unobtrusive, yet related, background.
Well after some consideration, sketches, and new photos, I decided my Steeler T-shirt would do nicely.
When I say “new” photos, I mean I set up the shirt recently, lit it, then took about fifty digital shots with the shirt in different positions. After that I whittled the shots down to three I liked and retouched them into the existing photo of the helmet (which I shot about two years ago). I love being able to tweek compositions in photoshop.
Here is step one of the new painting:
JoeWinklerArt.com
3/2/12
"The Artist" and Hollywood Art
I rarely go to see movies anymore, mostly because I end up not enjoying the few things I see. However in the past three months I did see two of the big movies that were up for Oscars recently, “The Descendants” with George Clooney, and “The Artist” with Jean Dujardin and John Goodman.
LOVED “The Artist”! So much so, that I’ll be seeing it again in a few days with some friends who are seeing it for the first time. How refreshing it was to actually see a film that is not only beautiful to look at, but that requires a viewer to have an imagination!
See this movie. Then buy the soundtrack!
Too bad my favorite illustrator, J.C. Leyendecker isn’t alive today. I would love to have seen the movie poster he would have painted for “The Artist”. It was his era after all!
Growing up I saw many more movies than I do today, both in the theatre, and on video (yes video). Back then, before I got more serious about my artistic subject matter, what I saw in films and television would influence my art projects. I enjoyed renting the old movies of Robert Redford more than anything. Redford was cool. Ever see “Three Days of the Condor”? That’s what Um talkin’ bout!
So it is in the spirit of the good old movies that I’ll share one of my earlier paintings with you today.
“Icon”, 18x24 oil on canvas.
I titled it “Icon” because at the time, I figured everyone would always know who Robert Redford is. Wonder how many younger pups today would have no clue.
Anyway, - Here’s to the movies!
JoeWinklerArt.com
LOVED “The Artist”! So much so, that I’ll be seeing it again in a few days with some friends who are seeing it for the first time. How refreshing it was to actually see a film that is not only beautiful to look at, but that requires a viewer to have an imagination!
Too bad my favorite illustrator, J.C. Leyendecker isn’t alive today. I would love to have seen the movie poster he would have painted for “The Artist”. It was his era after all!
Growing up I saw many more movies than I do today, both in the theatre, and on video (yes video). Back then, before I got more serious about my artistic subject matter, what I saw in films and television would influence my art projects. I enjoyed renting the old movies of Robert Redford more than anything. Redford was cool. Ever see “Three Days of the Condor”? That’s what Um talkin’ bout!
So it is in the spirit of the good old movies that I’ll share one of my earlier paintings with you today.
I titled it “Icon” because at the time, I figured everyone would always know who Robert Redford is. Wonder how many younger pups today would have no clue.
Anyway, - Here’s to the movies!
JoeWinklerArt.com
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