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Increase Your WordPower

2/12/2019

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Occasionally I throw around words in my blog that may be as unfamiliar to you as they were to me when I first encountered them in my art studies. I thought I might highlight a few with their definitions and give you a leg up on your word power. It could come in handy someday...like at Trivia Night or working a crossword puzzle. Here goes... 

Chroma: the intensity and purity of a specific hue (the absence of adding white or gray to a pure hue)

​Alla Prima: beginning and finishing a painting in a single session (often using thickly applied paint)

Impasto: thickly applied paint

Pigment: dry powder derived from plant, earth, animals that can become paint when mixed with oil, water, or other medium

Opaque: not allowing light to pass through, not transparent

Transparent: allowing light to pass through  (allows previous layers of paint to show through)

Luminosity: the measure of glowing light, appearance of radiating or reflecting light

Grisaille (pronounced gri-Zay): French word for painting in monochrome shades of gray or brown

Chiaroscuro (Kee-ahr-uh-skyoor-oh): Italian word for painting in light and dark shades of the same color



​That is enough for now! We are in the doldrums of winter here in Tennessee and I must say it looks way more like Seattle than the South. I'm trying to keep a steady schedule in my studio, painting from photographs of sunnier days. Here are a few tidbits of the paintings in progress currently:
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Janet
2/14/2019 02:00:10 pm

New words for my old brain!

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Mary Mainella
3/3/2019 05:54:16 am

Hi Wendy! I met you at Valerie B.’s back in October ( her book club meeting).... Finally got around to checking out your website after finding the slip of paper with your web address on it in a book Valerie gave me....
Great website, beautiful artwork... very inspiring to me. I especially like your blog. I’m trying to put together something similar and this is a great example. In my life, ( I write poetry and paint!) words and art go hand in hand. Thank you for sharing this important party of your life!

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Wendy
3/3/2019 12:17:38 pm

Of course I remember you, Mary! And I thank you for such generous words...made my day! I wish you success with your art in all its forms and would love to see where it goes❤️

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    Hello! My name is Wendy and I am passionate about oil painting! Whether in the studio or out in Mother Nature, I get lost in the experience of capturing on canvas the moment and the feel of what I am painting. I pour my love and energy into every single piece of artwork and I hope it shows! This blog is a place where I can use words to talk about art, painting, life, faith, things that make me laugh, and things that inspire. I love every response, so don't be shy about leaving a comment...

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