Sometimes when I come in from painting outside my piece will look grayer or more muted than it did outside. I do have a natural bent to painting darker ( I think everyone has a tendency to paint lighter or darker) plus the light is so different inside than out. The light here in the [...]
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January 21st, 2012
Frank Duveneck – American Realist Painter
Frank was born Francis Decker in 1848 in Covington Ohio outside of Cincinnati. He father died when he was young and he took his stepfathers name of Duveneck. Early on he worked as a sign painter and then as an assistant to a church decorator Wilhelm Lamprecht. At the age of 21 he traveled to [...]
January 19th, 2012
New Videos Added to “Front Row Seat”
Three new 20-minute videos have been added to the “Front Row Seat”. “Cottages” “San Miguel Street” “Street Cafe” The other available videos are: Chickens Herd of Cattle Mountains & Lake Painting A Head Snowy Field Sunlit Adobe Building Stop by and check out the paintings and videos. FacebookTwitterDiggItTechnoratiDel.icio.us
January 7th, 2012
Newsletter from Phil Starke Studio
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December 28th, 2011
Donna Schuster 1883 – 1953
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to a wealthy cigar manufacturer in 1883, Schuster attended the Art Institute of Chicago and the Boston Museum School where she studied under Edmund Tarbell and Frank Benson. In 1912 she went on a painting trip to Belgium with William M. Chase. The next yearshe moved to California and studied again with [...]
December 23rd, 2011
Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year
As 2011 draws to a close, I want to thank you for the support you’ve shown me throughout the year and I hope you and your families have a wonderful Christmas, and a happy and blessed New Year! Phil Starke Phil Starke Studio FacebookTwitterDiggItTechnoratiDel.icio.us
December 22nd, 2011
The Importance of Value
We all love to see good color in a painting, its what draws us to someone’s work. Color is the main reason I love to paint but….value is more important. Values, the dark and light shapes, are what gives the composition of a painting weight and shape. The right value of a color gives the [...]
December 19th, 2011
Childe Hassam 1885 – 1935
Born in Dorchester, Mass. in 1885 Hassam left high school to help support his family. He worked for a Boston engraver and started his art career as an illustrator. In 1883 he went to Paris and studied with Louis Bounlanger and Jules Joseph Lefebvre, two academic artists. In Paris Hassam responded well to the impressionistic [...]
December 17th, 2011
Phil Starke Specialty Gallery Shop
Christmas is almost here and these make nice gifts for those who love art. You can check out the new selections at Small Works – A Specialty Gallery Shop. If you’re unfamiliar with this section of my gallery site, let me explain why I have these paintings. “End of the Day” – oil – 6 [...]
December 16th, 2011
Tucson Art Academy Workshop in January
Tucson Art Academy Workshop in January Dates for this workshop: January 9 – 11, 2012 Focus: “Expressive Color and Brushwork” Come paint with me in beautiful Tucson, AZ, and take a break from the cold winter. Check your calendars now and register for my workshop: ”Expressive Color and Brushwork” Workshop: January 9 – 11 Click [...]
