Dianne Mize Studio

Tips and ideas for composing paintings and drawings

A Bit of a Visual Puzzle

Published: Sat, 12/21/19

Dear, Underlying every successful painting is some sort of directional structure that holds it together or gives a visual order. A directional…

Arranging Our Palette of Colors

Published: Sat, 12/14/19

Dear, Imagine trying to play a piano with the notes tuned randomly rather than arranged sequentially. I'm not sure even Horowitz could have dealt with…

Visual Balance Using Counterpoint

Published: Sat, 12/07/19

Dear, What do the melodies of "Three Blind Mice" and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" have in common? Answer: they can be sung in a round. Two distinct tunes…

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