Carolyn anderson

Figurative Art > If your paintings look stiff, if your figures don’t turn, and objects appear flat and look like paper cut-outs, then ...

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Detail from John Singer Sargent "The Daughters of Edward Boit" Note the variety of edge information, especially on a horizontal plane. Edges are not arbitrary. They define our three-dimensional reality and are the transitions between value, shape, and color. In painting, edges help to define or diminish form and are necessary in creating the illusion of three dimensions. The reason so many artists have problems with edges is simply because edge detection is a major component of visual…

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Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten what you went in there for? Research by Psychology Professor Gabriel Radvansky from the University of Notre Dame suggests that the doorway itself is the cause of these memory lapses. "Entering or exiting through a doorway serves as an 'event boundary' in the mind, which separates episodes of activity and files them away," according to Radvansky. In other words, your brain files away the thoughts you had in one room in preparation for a new…

Young Girl with Braids by Carolyn Anderson

Carolyn Anderson Carolyn is originally from the Chicago area, but has lived in northern Montana for many years. She has participated in major national shows, including the Prix de West and C.M. Russell Museum Show, won numerous awards, and been featured in most major art publications.

Girl in Pink by Carolyn Anderson, Oil, 12 x 9