Category Archives: Arts & Crafts

Anything to do with arts and crafts.

The Last Painting of the Year

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Aya Katz

The last painting of the year sounds so final. Will there be other paintings in the future? Maybe. But this is the last of the year. Sometimes the asymmetries and the disproportionate representation seem all too obvious in my work. … Continue reading →

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A Portrait in Red: Dominant Colors in a Painting

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Aya Katz

The above is a high contrast photograph of a portrait that I recently painted of my daughter. Red is the dominant color. Shadows are red. Low areas are red. High contrast is achieved through a vibrant, undiluted bright red. Below … Continue reading →

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Beginner Painting Project: A Cardinal for Christmas

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Aya Katz

Are you looking for an easy holiday painting project that can be completed in ten minutes? Consider painting a cardinal on a small square of canvas board. What you will need? A canvas board, prepainted light green. (A square four … Continue reading →

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Proportions Don’t Matter in Face Recognition

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Aya Katz

Some artists are very good at photo realism. They create excellent mockups of real world scenery, taking into account both perspective and proportions. And yet somehow those same artists fail when it comes to creating recognizable portraits. Why is that? … Continue reading →

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The Art in Our Beloved Summer

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Aya Katz

There are two artists responsible for the main character’s art in the South Korean drama Our Beloved Summer. The first of these is Thibaud Herem. The second is Seungbae Kim. REFERENCES

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Contrasting Acrylic Painting with Watercolor

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Aya Katz

I am sure we have all had the experience in childhood of trying to paint with watercolor. I remember how much fun it was to try, but the overall result was less than satisfying. The color went everywhere, and even … Continue reading →

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Review of “Her Private Life”

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Aya Katz

Her Private Life is a South Korean drama against the backdrop of the artistic life. Sung Duk-Mi is a curator at the Cheom Museum of art by day, and a fan of kpop idol Cha Si-An by night. She also … Continue reading →

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How to Correct A Painting

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Aya Katz

  You never have to erase not matter what medium you use. It’s  a little like never having to say you are sorry. You can still revise and correct your painting, but it does not mean having to remove the … Continue reading →

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The Secret to Painting on Paper

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Aya Katz

The secret to painting on paper with acrylics is this: you don’t have to prep the canvas. You don’t need gesso. You don’t need a strong coat of underpaint. You don’t need to pre-paint with sahara desert latex house paint. … Continue reading →

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Why Paint with Coffee?

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Aya Katz

I paint using acrylics on canvas and have done so for years. But lately I have started experimenting with coffee. I mean, I have started experimenting with brewed coffee as a pigment to paint with. I paint with coffee on … Continue reading →

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