Old Masters/New Painters
Amateur cover ... freehand painting! This 'new painter', will add a few more words ~ This photograph was taken of one of my oil painting 'covers' - covering one of my hero's works - namely, Johannes Vermeer, the fabulous Dutch artist! More of his details and examples can be found online these days... rather than traditional book reading methods. We need to bear in mind that every 'master' began as an amateur... worth saying, but not always a credible challenge! Admittedly, when hearing artists stating that they couldn't draw... professional modesty? - not always! I used to think that drawing was a prerequisite for being a true artist... the ability to draw reasonably well. That opinion lasted well into my later years - until I learned about using 'Tracedown'. What is Tracedown? I've used the 'wax free tracing down paper' version, which states that it's "an all-