Artistic Lines from Joan Justis January 2017 Website: joanjustis.com Instagram: joanjustisstudios Libby Creek Joan Justis Paintings filled with tinted snow provide artists with many moods to color—orange with the setting…
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Artistic Lines from Joan Justis November 2016 joanjustis.com Nativity art depicting the birth of Christ has been portrayed by artists for centuries. The earliest known is a fresco painting on…
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Artistic Lines from Joan Justis October 2016 joanjustis.com #joanjustisstudios As an artist, I am often asked “How do you pick the price for this painting?” A related question is “How…
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Artistic Lines from Joan Justis September 2016 joanjustis.com From Sketch to Painting For centuries artists have been devising ways to enlarge or reduce sketches for paintings, murals, drawings and prints.…
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Artistic Lines from Joan Justis August 2016 joanjustis.com Illuminate the Text! The name “illuminated manuscripts” is derived from the Latin verb illuminare which translated means to light or enlighten. Very…
Read moreWhat is a masterpiece?
Artistic Lines from Joan Justis June 2016 joanjustis.com What is a masterpiece? How does a work of art or music or literature become a masterpiece? I watched a delicious performance…
Read morePierre Bonnard: Painter of the Fluid Memory
Artistic Lines from Joan Justis May 2016 joanjustis.com The effervescent paintings of Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) were not painted to show true form but to allow him to present his subjective…
Read moreThe Artist Invites You In
Artistic Lines from Joan Justis April 2016 joanjustis.com Paintings have a way in and a way out. When you look at a painting, you are entering it’s space. The artist…
Read moreEdges, Hard, Soft and Disappearing
Artistic Lines from Joan Justis March 2016 joanjustis.com website joanjustisstudios on Instagram Edges of images within a painting determine the painting style, the perspective, and the color motion. Edges can…
Read moreChildren Thinking About Art
Artistic Lines from Joan Justis February 2016 joanjustis.com We open up the world of visual art to our children when we take the time to talk to them about picture…
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