Historical Painting
Passionate Painter Podcast Episode 20: Modern Icon Painter Christina Miller on Keeping the Soul in Your Art
Christina Miller’s paintings offer a mystical and modern take on the ancient iconography of Catholicism. As the pressures on the environment and animal species have increased horribly over the past couple of decades, Christina’s work evolved toward environmental themes. Her Modern Icons now celebrate the intersection of Nature, Animals, and Sacred Images, embodying that we…
Read MorePassionate Painter Podcast Episode 4 – Toxic Materials, the Chemistry of Pigments, and Making Career Connections with Nelson Ferreira – Part 2
Portugese master painter Nelson Ferreira discusses his fidelity to ancient techniques and working with toxic materials, the chemical properties of pigments, and making professional connections in the art world. Nelson studied Fine Arts Painting and has exhibited and taught internationally. He is a visiting lecturer for the National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery of Lisbon, Universidade…
Read MorePassionate Painter Podcast Episode 3 – Classical Realism is Alive and Well with Painter and Instructor Nelson Ferreira – Part 1 of 2
Portugese master painter Nelson Ferreira discusses the state of realism in the West, his shocking rebellion against his academic institution, and how painting a haunting series carried him through a years-long depression. Nelson studied Fine Arts Painting and has exhibited and taught internationally. He is a visiting lecturer for the National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery…
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