Scott Christensen to lecture at the Denver Art Museum

I thought I would pass along that Scott Christensen is scheduled to lecture in the Denver area next week at the Denver Art Museum. Scott will discuss representational art and his creative process.

Friday, March 19 from 2:00  - 3:30 PM
Denver Art Museum
North Building Lower Level Lecture Room 100
W 14th Ave. Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204

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Pauline Chapel Challenge Painting

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Pauline Chapel Sketch

Is it me or would it seem impossible to wing this? I made a few mistakes in the process of drawing the chapel while giving it my full attention. I can’t imagine heading right into this piece without setting the bones in place first. I had to get a three -foot piece of aluminum angle [...]

Saturday Morning at Shove Chapel

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Will Art Magazines Move to iPad?

As I have said before, the odds are good that Apple’s iPad will breathe new life into the publishing industry. Having been involved in marketing and advertising for the past 20 years, I have seen with my own eyes what the web has done to many trade magazines. Most seem to be scrambling to come [...]

Golden Gate Bridge from Fort Mason

My goal was to take two shots while I was in San Francisco last week. One of the San Francisco skyline at night and another of the Golden Gate Bridge from the the quintessential money shot location at Fort Mason. Unfortunately I was not able to get the skyline shot from my target location because [...]

Perry Brown to Show In Breckenridge, CO

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Photoshop HDR Plus Photomatix Tone Mapping

When did life get so complicated? The pursuit of visual perfection in photography has never been so achievable so confusing at the same time. Just look at the jargon we have to deal with! JPEG vs RAW, 16-bit vs 32-bit, HDRI, tone mapping, EV bracketing, tone compression, and more. The digital SLR camera and its [...]