Abstract Painter.Art Educator.
David M. Kessler Fine Art
f you want built-in color harmony in your paintings, use a color wheel to select your color combinations. Someone centuries ago developed the color wheel and now we can reap the benefits - all we have to do is use it.The color combinations on the wheel, if used, will provide color harmony that many artist's work lacks.
Read MoreDear Friends,
In continued appreciation for your support this year, and as a continuation of last month's newsletter (A Random Thank You), I have some very special news for you.
In a previous post I talked about the importance of consistency when developing an exhibition. In this post I want to talk in broader terms: how consistency can help you be more successful as an artist.
Read MoreI began this painting with an underpainting mixed from Buff Titanium and Neutral Grey 6. I used plenty of water so that it was thin and dripped down the canvas. After the underpainting dried, I began painting large dark shapes with Payne's Grey. I applied these randomly with no pre-planning.
Read MoreI just want to thank all of you my friends, for your continued support and belief in me!
Next week will be the 35th anniversary of the day that I injured my dominant hand so badly I didn't even know if I'd be able to hold a pencil again. I told the doctor on call that day that I was an artist. It is still a very painful memory, and it was the low point of my life. Four years later I graduated #1 in my class in architecture school (it sounds fancy but there were only 13 of us!). I had no idea that I would go on to become an award winning architect, and now a professional artist.
I am calling this video part 1 of Consistency, because I may address other ideas of consistency for artists in other upcoming videos.
Read MoreI have been asked recently by several folks if I could talk about the time management strategies I use to get so much accomplished. I don't really have any strategies per say, but I do have a really simple system to get things done.
Read MoreWhen I began my painting life I had no idea what it meant to paint in a series, and it took many years before I was introduced to the idea. Once I began to embrace the concept, my painting skills quickly began to improve. What does it mean to paint a series? Painting a series is simply painting multiple paintings, one after another, around a common theme. The theme could be color related, composition related, subject matter related, approach related or location related.
Read MoreToday I'm providing some "Tough Love" for those that continually overwork their paintings - you know who you are!
Read MoreThe concept of Structure and Spontaneity is something I have talked about before: other posts in this blog, in talks to art groups, and in my abstract painting workshops. It is one of three main concepts that inform how I paint. The other two concepts being Bigger, Faster, Fresher, Looser and Paint First, Then Think.
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