Speaking of Dogs…
Yesterday’s Chair of the Day was Dog, so here’s a painting to go with it. It’s by Detroit artist Daniel Stewart. Dan is also a professor at The College for Creative Studies and taught me how to mix all the colors in the world (more about that later).
This painting is called Charlie In the Window. It’s acrylic painted on wood and set in an antique window, complete with glass (which you can’t see very well in the photo). Dan didn’t give me the measurements, but it’s approximately 30′ wide x 20″ tall. I love the eyes. Charlie sells for $750. If you’d like to buy it, visit Dan’s site for contact information. He’s working on setting up a new site so clients can purchase works directly from it.
So, here’s a good story from Dan’s color class. He had us students choose a famous painting and pixelate it into 360 squares. We then had to color match each of those squares, mix the paint and recreate the painting in the pixelated format. No computers allowed. Egads! I thought I’d go mad, but I chose a nice Velazquez and did my best. When you look at the two paintings from a distance the pixelated version does look like the original. More importantly, I can now mix colors like nobody’s business, which is more useful in interior design than you might imagine. I think I still have my Velasquez around here somewhere. If I find it I’ll post it.
Does anyone out there have a similar art school story?
