What is it?
Today's featured technique is the dry brush technique. Like last week's technique, the multi-loaded brush, this technique deals with the way that the artist loads their brush before applying it to the canvas. With the dry brush technique, ...
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What is it?
Most everyone would probably be able to guess what exactly is meant by the phrase "loading the brush" as it relates to painting--you dip the paintbrush in the paint! It's pretty simple. There are all sorts of ways, however, that artists ...
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What is it?
Today's Technique Tuesday topic takes us on a trip to the great outdoors as we explore the world of Plein Air painting. The term "en plein air" is a French expression that translates to "in the open air." It is used to describe the ...
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Hello, everyone! Today we wanted to take a moment to introduce our new series of upcoming blog posts, called Technique Tuesdays.
We at Principle Gallery welcome and encourage all art enthusiasts. We're also aware, though, that there are some folks out ...
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Welcome to another Technique Tuesday! Today we're going to take a look at a substance that is near and dear to many an artist's heart: gesso.
What is it?
Pronounced "jesso", this unique substance acts as a type of primer for ...
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Sometimes a painting will come to the gallery and will elicit the same response from nearly every visitor when they first view it. In the case of "Life," by Scott Christensen, that reaction is, "WOW."
Below is the work, in all its beautiful framed ...
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A talented painter (and a long-time cherished friend of Principle Gallery) with a unique style and a thoughtful and philosophical soul, GC Myers is back in Alexandria this weekend to join us for the opening of "Traveler," his 15th solo exhibition at the ...
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