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Dave Peikon: Portrait artist of the newest Nobel Prize Winners |
Anderson Galleries was thrilled to hear the announcement of the new Nobel Prize winners, Liz Blackburn and Carol Greider, all Americans, one from Cold Spring Harbor Lab, and all having been painted by David Peikon, award winning Portrait and Landscape artist, represented by Anderson Galleries.
David has painted the portraits of 5 Nobel Prize winners along with many aristocrats, politicians and CEO’s as well as family portraits. He painted Nobel Prize winner, and Long Island pride and joy, Dr. James Watson, twice. Most people know David Peikon for his glorious landscapes which he paints most often of local scenery, but he also paints landscapes during his travels, often to Italy to do portraits of the Ferragamo family. There is already a waiting list for Portraits by David Peikon. Many of his landscapes are available at Anderson Galleries. |
Encaustic Art |
Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which resins and colored pigments are added. This results in a paste like meduim which is applied to a surface such as prepared wood or canvas. | |
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Introduction to Color Theory |
Color is a very broad topic. Entire books have been written on color and it would be quite difficult to cover every aspect of it within the confines of this article. My hopes with this introduction to color theory is to peek your interest and hopefully cause you to study this topic further on your own. Understanding color theory is perhaps one of the most important aspects of becoming a good painter. When you understand the elements of color and how colors interact with one another, you have unlocked one of the biggest puzzles of painting | |
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How to make your own oil paints |
Oil paints are made basically by mixing cold-pressed Linsed oil with pigment or color until a smooth buttery paint is produced. When the oil paint is used and applied to a surface the oil oxidizes or absorbs air and then forms a solid film that binds the pigment to the surface of the painting. | |
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