Richard Schmid, though a well known and well respected contemporary American painter, is perhaps better known as an instructor, through his widely read book and, more recently, series of instructional videos.
His web site doesn’t do much to change this, in that the images of his work, though presented well enough, are frustratingly small. At least [...]

Here's one for the artists out there!
These are the most common question I get from other artists - always about my glazing. So I thought I'd try to answer here and share what I can.

What medium do you use?
Now, I use water. But I used to use Golden's fluid matte medium, and after that Golden's polymer medium. I would use touches of paint in a pool of medium, mixed with a palette knife. I first used the matte medium because I wanted my paintings to have a matte finish but later read Golden's own advice about it and they said sometimes a lot of layers of matte medium could cause a milky finish. While I hadn't seen that result I knew I was using upwards of 20 layers of medium so decided to switch to their recommendation of polymer medium instead. (At this point I also decided to start varnishing to get my matte finish.)  read more »

Dance of the artistic paint thrower:

A brush in hand and twitching fingers crossed,
the legs begin to wobble as the paint is tossed.
A stroke of genius as the brush extends,
aloft and pointed from my fingers end.

Squeezing and mixing the paint twirls out,
from the tube of choice spewing from the spout.
A fan brush or even finer utensil to use,
stroking and blending the paint is infused.  read more »

10:15 AM The Night James Brown Saved Boston by David Leaf (2007, 74 min.). On April 5, 1968the morning after the assassination of Martin Luther Kingas Americas inner cities went up in flames, trouble was also brewing in Bostons ghetto neighborhood of Roxbury, MA. As Boston mayor, Kevin White tried to determine whether to cancel the evenings James Brown concert, a call from a prominent Boston DJ pointed out, that if the concert was cancelled, Boston might see the biggest uprising since the Boston Tea Party. Rather than cancel the show, they sought the help of James Brown himself.  read more »

Damien Hirst Screws Himself artmarketblog.com On the 15th and 16th of September a total of 223 previously unsold works by Damien Hirst will go under the hammer at Sothebys. The collection consists mainly of different versions of Hirsts most iconic concepts including versions of his spot paintings, spin paintings, butterfly paintings, medicine cabinets, formaldehyde [...]

Starting September 21, the Museum of Modern Art in New York will feature the exhibition ‘Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night’. Starry Night Exhibition This exhibition will present new insight into Van Gogh’s depictions of night landscapes, interior scenes, and the effects of both gaslight and natural light on their surroundings. Representing all [...]

Several of the artists in our group (Daily PaintWorks )thought it would be fun to all paint the same subject. We decided to all paint tomatoes.

I thought I was very clever. I taped the tomatoes on a painted canvas board so I could have a different background color... Not two minutes went by after I finished drawing this arrangement and the tomatoes dropped off the board. The tape could not hold the weight so I had to reinforce it with a tack. Good thing the tomatoes didn't break off the stem.  read more »

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

One-hour tours, given by Museum-trained guides, feature masterpieces from this collection.

Location: Sharf Visitor Center
Tickets: Free with Museum admission.
Click here for details
Related Collection: Art of Europe
Language: English
(c) 2008 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Week 10: Aug 2529 Join us for a week of fun and creativity planned and led by our faculty of art educators. Groups of up to twelve children (grouped by age) discover new places and cultures; visit our galleries; and draw, paint, sculpt, collage, print, and more. Taught by program faculty. Price per week: members $150, nonmembers $200 Ages 9-12 Strong Impressions: European Vacation Discover Europe through works in the galleries: visit a Catalonian Chapel, join a family feast in Holland, and discover the art and culture of Paris. Location: West Wing/Museum Road Entrance SOLD OUT Click here for details (c) 2008 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

6/30/2008 - 10/1/2008 This select installation in the Lower Rotunda features masterpieces of twentieth-century modernism from the Lane Collection, including the lyrical Dancing Willows by Arthur G. Dove, shown above. Also on view are works by Stuart Davis, John Marin, Charles Sheeler, and Georgia OKeeffe. Location: Lower Rotunda Click here for details (c) 2008 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston