The Open Window

Posted by Theo | Apr 27, 2016 | Acrylic, Blog, Craftsy Course, Featured, Landscapes, Paintings | 0 |

Acrylic on canvas, 16″ x 20.” The inspiration for this picture was Pierre Bonnard’s oil painting, the Open Window.

I used a technique that I learned in a Craftsy course by Molly Herman, which she referred to as the “bezold effect.”

I did an undpainting using the complements of the final colors you see in Bonnard’s painting below. The Bezold effect is an interesting method. I’ve got a long way to go but I have done one other painting using Molly’s approach.

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Theo

Theo is Jack Hassard, a writer, and Professor Emeritus of Science Education, Georgia State University, who is learning to draw and paint using various resources and websites on the Internet including Craftsy, Art Tutor, The Will Kemp Art School. This website documents most of the art that Theo has completed since 2015.