Tag Archives: memory

Portrait Demo: “Red”

Posted on December 7, 2010 by davidslonim

Here’s a demo portrait painted last Thursday for a workshop. 24 x 18 inches, oil on cheap stretched canvas. Since I didn’t have a model stand, which would have put his eye level even with mine or slightly higher, … Continue reading →

Posted in A Work In Progress Blog, Creative process, Influences, Instruction, Masters, workshops | Tagged Carlson, charcoal, Degas, demos, Levitan, memory, Pissaro |

Levitan on Painting from Memory

Posted on July 19, 2010 by davidslonim

“Blessed with a remarkable visual memory, (Levitan) advised his students to spare no efforts in developing theirs, believing that without it you could not paint a picture even from a sketch.” (Alexei Feodorov- Davydov, Isaac Levitan: The Mystery of Nature, … Continue reading →

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Flooded Field with Barns (20 x 30) oil

Posted on July 18, 2009 by davidslonim

This painting started out as a plein air piece. It was windy and raining- I was feeling great. Thought I was in the zone. Back home on the wall, the magic fizzled. Another dud. It sat on my studio wall … Continue reading →