Flags never actually appear with undulating folds parallel to the flagpole. You can see this 'incorrect' mental image in all seven examples.
Instead, a set of folds radiates diagonally downward from the upper point of support.
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Leyendecker, re academic study: 'If I learned anything it was that a picture is really only valuable for the thought behind it. There is little talk of handling and of the catch tricks of the trade, and much emphasis upon a deep and serious significance in everything attempted.'

Painting a view of Bray, County Wicklow.

Two Paths for Career Building Online. Full vid: open.substack.com/pub/jamesgurne…

Four tips to help overcome creative melancholy.
1. Set up a different workstation.
2. Invent an alter ego and let them solve it.
3. Trust the process, follow the workflow.
4. Leave an easy step unfinished at the end of a work session.
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How I dealt with unexpected visitors knocking on my front door. open.substack.com/pub/jamesgurne…

Imagined lighting vs. reality.

Dutch artists did weird portraits, too:
a visit to The National Gallery of Ireland. open.substack.com/pub/jamesgurne…

All of the films by Laika Animation have 'Art of' books available, including Paranorman, Boxtrolls, and Kubo. But their first film, Coraline, doesn't.

Thoughts on Digital Media and Cultural Memory open.substack.com/pub/jamesgurne…

Edwin Austin Abbey’s Daughters of King Lear illustrates the moment Cordelia departs from her sisters. It was painted for exhibition at the Royal Academy.
What do the terms 'Fine Art' and 'Illustration' mean, and does the distinction matter? jamesgurney.substack.com/p/fine-art-vs-…

The still life and botanical art of Eliot Hodgkin open.substack.com/pub/jamesgurne…

What makes a good painting demo? I want to hear from veteran teachers (who have done a lot) and students (who have watched a lot). What were the best ones you've seen (OK to name names). Also, what made the bad ones bad? (please, without naming names). speakpipe.com/AskJamesGurney

Three-quarter short lighting.
Light comes from the farther, foreshortened, or “short” side of the face, as opposed to 'broad' lighting, which comes from the wider side of the face. More on Substack:
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What would it feel like to interact with an AI system that took more initiative?
Instead of humans always asking the questions, it would be surprising (and scary) to have the AI start discussions, perhaps reviving and connecting earlier topics, or pursuing its own 'curiosity.'

Irish Fiddler Dylan Foley open.substack.com/pub/jamesgurne…

Street Scene Demo open.substack.com/pub/jamesgurne…

Advice to a young artist: 'Work all for study, and none for either exhibition or commendation. As long as you fear criticism you will hedge while making experiments. So don't work for anything but your own progress.' —Louis Agassiz Fuertes (Hard to do in age of social media.)

Lilias Trotter's exquisite little gouache paintings open.substack.com/pub/jamesgurne…

Lilias Trotter's exquisite little gouache paintings open.substack.com/pub/jamesgurne…

What should you work on? (Assuming you want to make a living at it): open.substack.com/pub/jamesgurne…