Dianne Mize Studio

Tips and ideas for composing paintings and drawings

The Mystery of Value Contrasts

Published: Sat, 06/19/21

Dear, It's 8 a.m. I'm looking out my window facing northeast. The sun is behind my woods, but there is a gap between the woods and a maple in my yard.

The Joy We Can Find in Drawing

Published: Sat, 06/12/21

Dear, Drawing can be one of the most stimulating things we do as artists. Yet I hear from so many who say they don't care about drawing, they just…

A Tribute to Richard Schmid

Published: Sat, 06/05/21

Dear, "Somewhere within all of us is a wordless center, a part of us that hopes to be immortal in some way, a part that has remained unchanged since…

What Does It Mean To Compose a Painting

Published: Sat, 05/29/21

Here's another brushed-off and slightly polished post from four years ago. And the one four years ago was a relaunch from 2015. That's how important I…

June Workshop -CONTROLLING VALUE CONTRASTS

Published: Thu, 05/27/21

Dianne's June Live Stream Workshop Controlling Value Contrasts June 9, 2021 11 AM Eastern 8 AM Pacific 10 AM Central We use the term value contrast…

The Language of Edges

Published: Sat, 05/22/21

Dear, One of the remarkable things about creating paintings is that each component or element contains its own language. An entire piece well done is…

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