Ok, so normally I am not a fan of a digital reproduction of a master’s art. There has been interest in computerised software that paints in the style of an old master painter, with the aim of not being able to distinguish between the real paintings and their digital ‘siblings’. There are many reasons this… Read More »
What gives an artist their style? Or whatever it is we call ‘style’ – those distinguishing characteristics which we may or may not be able to put into coherent words. That distinguishing mark that sets one artist apart from others is what every artist searches for in their work. The perfect blend of skill, personality… Read More »
Oil painting medium has always been popular for its versatility and the freedom is gives artists to change, add to, or completely repaint their work. For art historians and art lovers living hundreds of years later this provides an opportunity to glimpse into the artist’s intention, perhaps revealing something about their relationships, their work, or… Read More »
Brace yourselves, artists! There is a new shade of blue only just discovered – YlnMn blue. Sometimes the best things happen accidentally. This is how scientists at Oregon State University came across a new shade of blue. The scientists were experimenting with new materials to be used in electronics when they came across a pigment… Read More »
A little while ago I had the opportunity to attend a lecture on 3D modelling of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers hanging in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. This was part of the University of Queensland World Science fair, with a guest speaker Emeritus Professor John Drennan, specialising in electron microscope and conservation work of some… Read More »