A sincere artist is not one who makes a faithful attempt to put on to canvas what is in front of him, but one who tries to create something which is, in itself, a living thing.
--William Dobell
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- Jennifer King
- Immersed in the art world is just where Jennifer King wants to be. Jennifer has served as the editor of four leading art magazines in the US: The Artist's Magazine, International Artist, Plein Air and Fine Art Connoisseur. She has had the opportunity to meet and interview many of the finest living artists of our times. Inspired by their passion for art, Jennifer King returned to her own love of painting, studying with figurative painter Tina Tammaro. Through this experience, she discovered her love of landscape painting, which for her, acts as a visual metaphor for human emotion. Constable, Corot, Pissarro, Inness, and Diebenkorn are among her artistic heroes. Jennifer King paints primarily outdoors, but also in her home studio in Cincinnati, Ohio. She also continues to serve as a lecturer and competition juror for various art organizations across the country, such as the Cincinnati Art Club. Jennifer is currently represented by the Greenwich House Gallery in O'Bryonville, a suburb of Cincinnati. As a confirmed landscape artist, her future goal is to use her experience in the art world to raise awareness for the need to protect our environment.
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Hey Jennifer!
ReplyDeleteMy studio has no windows (eek) but if you can find an Ott Light, or one of those Natural Lights. It makes a world of difference - colours are clearer, shapes (in the painting) are sharper. I don't even notice my lack of windows usually. They're expensive, but worth it.
For a cheaper alternative, make sure you're using natural daylight bulbs - not as big of a difference, but definitely helpful.
Hope this helps!
Hi Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI just got finished with the lighting in my new studio on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I have GREAT north light during the day, but by 4PM I was done for so I needed to find a good lighting situation. I ended up with daylight bulbs in flourescent overhead lighting mixed with halogen track lights. Home Depot has very reasonable plug in bar lights that you can mount to a board and then mount to your easel with a wing nut so you can take the bars down when you don't need them.They have halogen bar lights with 1-5 lights attached to the bar so you can choose the right size for your easel. They also have plug in flourescent bars that you can mount to the wall or ceiling over your easel with 2 or 3 screws. You can take the bars down when not in use and the only evidence of their existance is a couple of screws. Hope this economical tip works for you!!!!