Unlocking Sargent's Color Secrets
Published: Sat, 02/03/18
Dear, Take away the fashions of the era. Subtract out the staging and posed stiffness of his portraits and turn your attention to the vibrancy of…
Dianne Mize Studio
Tips and ideas for composing paintings and drawings
New Video Lesson - NEW Series: Compose Like Sargent
Published: Fri, 02/02/18
February 2, 2018A New Series: COMPOSE LIKE SARGENT UNIFY WITH OPPSITES Using a scene of dune grasses as her reference, Dianne e plores Sargent’s…
Quick Tip 150: Adhering Paint to Canvas
Published: Wed, 01/31/18
January 31, 2018 This Week's Quick Tip 150ADHERING PAINT TO CANVAS
See For Yourself
Published: Sat, 01/27/18
Dear, How much of our e ternal world is influenced by what others have told us we are seeing?What do you see in this image? Was your first response…
New Video Lesson: BALANCE IN A CIRCLE from the Balance Like the Masters SERIES
Published: Fri, 01/26/18
January 26, 2018 The 4th lesson of our Balance Like the Masters SERIESBALANCE IN A CIRCLE Using as her reference a distant view through tree foliage,…
Quick Tip 149: Ripples in Water?
Published: Wed, 01/24/18
January 24, 2018 This Week's Quick Tip 149RIPPLES IN WATER?
An Experience with Color You Will Never Forget
Published: Sat, 01/20/18
Dear, Step 1: Go outside. Choose either a small piece of tree bark, a gray stone or some other natural object that is gray. I'm choosing a piece of…
New Video Lesson: OPPOSING DIRECTIONS from our Balance Like the Masters SERIES
Published: Fri, 01/19/18
January 19, 2018 From our Balance Like the Masters SERIESOPPOSING DIRECTIONSUsing as her reference a field with background trees and mountains, Dianne…
QUICK TIP 148: Portrait & Still Life Backgrounds
Published: Wed, 01/17/18
January 17, 2018 This Week's Quick Tip 148PORTRAIT & STILL LIFE BACKGROUNDS
Discovering Secrets of the Masters
Published: Sat, 01/13/18
Dear, For centuries, people have been copying master paintings. Teachers often suggest doing so as a way of learning, a method that can have big…