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Comment on Painting of the Week Episode 5 : Hokosai by Perceptive Impulses Clash in AA. Murakami's Floating World - Max Lowtide

Perceptive Impulses Clash in AA. Murakami's Floating World - Max Lowtide — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:54:08 +0000

[…] Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai […]

Comment on Painting of the Week Episode 4: Jeff Koons by Painting from Life versus Painting from a Photograph - Max Lowtide

Painting from Life versus Painting from a Photograph - Max Lowtide — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:47:54 +0000

[…] -because, of course, there is a very strong case to be made. We are so lucky to have this technology, when I look at portraits from way back when, I sometimes think – “How did they do that (without using a photo)?” A painting that always makes me think of that is The Tiger Hunt by Peter Paul Rubens which I briefly discuss in this Episode 4 of Painting of the Week. […]

Comment on Houston Plein Air Bicycle Painting by The Benefits of Painting from Life versus Painting from Photograph - Max Lowtide

The Benefits of Painting from Life versus Painting from Photograph - Max Lowtide — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 05:15:20 +0000

[…] wanted to give these methodologies their credence before diving into the truly age-old technique of painting from observation, also known as painting from […]

Comment on The Artist’s Guide to Sharing Art on Reddit by Painting a Self Portrait - Max Lowtide

Painting a Self Portrait - Max Lowtide — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:21:38 +0000

[…] If you may even call it that – was a bag of goldfish I very ironically titled “Self Portrait”. This was me invoking that quintessential millennial ironic detachment we briefly discussed last week in the posting your art on reddit blog. […]

Comment on Houston Plein Air Bicycle Painting by Farewell Houston Graffiti Park, The End of an Era? - Max Lowtide

Farewell Houston Graffiti Park, The End of an Era? - Max Lowtide — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:17:21 +0000

[…] other painting outlets at the time. I would ride my bicycle around the city (As my readers know, I still ride my bicycle around to paint), looking for spots to paint. Needless to say, when I saw Houston Graffiti Park for the first […]