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Salamander Resort Project 26 Aug 2013 | 09:04 pm
by Armand Cabrera I've just finished a corporate project for a resort here in Virginia. The Salamander Resort and Spa will have two of my originals in the public spaces of the Hotel and prints of my...
Protecting Copyright 19 Aug 2013 | 03:06 am
By Armand Cabrera An artist’s work is more than just the image they create whether it is digitally or traditionally made. It is also the rights to use that image for print, publication, advertising. ...
Charles Harold Davis 1856-1933 12 Aug 2013 | 09:48 am
by Armand Cabrera Charles Harold Davis was born in 1856 in Amesbury Massachusetts. Davis left school at the age of fifteen to become an apprentice carriage maker. After viewing a show of Barbizon pa...
The 2013 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction 29 Jul 2013 | 12:52 am
by Armand Cabrera The 2013 Coer d'Alene Art Auction has just wrapped up pulling in a nice 28.5 million in sales for 2013. The auction is a mix of historical and contemporary western art. Peppermill ...
Polychromatic shift 22 Jul 2013 | 02:10 am
By Armand Cabrera Polychromatic shift is a term I have coined to help explain what happens to the local color of an object when the surface of that object transitions from light to shadow. It’s not...
More on Color Theory 15 Jul 2013 | 12:00 am
By Armand Cabrera I have noticed more and more students eschewing direct observation from life for their painting and in doing so slowing their efforts to be better artists and illustrators. Some of...
The Long View 7 Jul 2013 | 11:01 pm
By Armand Cabrera Dean Cornwell How does an artist maintain success throughout their lives? I remember seeing an interview with Don Henley of the Eagles once. The interviewer was asking him about ....
Andrew Loomis Reprints 2 Jul 2013 | 09:43 am
By Armand Cabrera I have written about Andrew Loomis before on this blog, you can find those articles in the sidebar under Andrew Loomis. Now Titan Books has reprinted five of the six books written b...
Digital Sketches from Life 24 Jun 2013 | 07:22 pm
by Armand Cabrera Even though I continue to paint traditionally I like using digital painting tools like Adobe Photoshop, Corel Sketchpad, Artrage, Corel Painter, and Autodesk Sketchbook Pro. All of ...
The Artist’s Role as a Professional 17 Jun 2013 | 08:55 pm
By Armand Cabrera Jack lorimer Gray I have been in quite a few discussions lately revolving around a similar theme. That theme is an artist’s role in a project and should they have a personal style ...
