Fall 2016

Craig Winkel, keen observer, used color to highlight and bring a painting alive. He was deeply engrossed in studying the techniques of the old masters and aspired to being a classical realist painter after many years as a plein air artist.

He was a humble artist, but with coaxing he offered these tips for aspiring artists:

  • Squint to get values.
  • Recognize the anatomy of shadow; any shadow you see has color, but the shadow has different parts.
  • In painting human faces, skin isn’t anything like your brain wants to tell you it is.
  • Always trust your eye rather than what your brain tells you.

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