Stephen Quiller - From the Acrylics category:
Acrylic may not be for everyone, but it is used by more artists today that any other painting medium. (Stephen Quiller)
Stephen Quiller - From the Acrylics category:
I do not advocate utilizing a set formula for painting. There are many ways to paint and each expression should take its unique path. That is why acrylic is so rewarding – if you understand the medium's potential. (Stephen Quiller)
Stephen Quiller - From the Collage category:
Collage is a natural for the acrylic medium... gels, matte medium as an adhesive, standard-body acrylics, fluid acrylics, acrylic gouache or watercolor, metallics and interference colors – anything can happen and usually does. (Stephen Quiller)
Stephen Quiller - From the Colour category:
At a certain point the well-versed musician does not need to think of the keys, where they are located, or which scale or sequence of notes will recall a certain mood... The artisan can think of the palette as an instrument with each of the colors representing a different note on the keyboard. (Stephen Quiller)
Stephen Quiller - From the Discovery category:
Learning versatile approaches increases the artist's vocabulary and adds another dimension of expression. And that is what painting is ultimately about: to discover the best way in paint to most closely express what you want to say. (Stephen Quiller)
Stephen Quiller - From the Emotion category:
Color is the most emotional element that we, as painters, have. And if it is used well, color can go a long way toward expressing an artist's intention or enhancing a mood. (Stephen Quiller)
Stephen Quiller - From the Masters category:
The one common element that I have discovered when studying master painters is that they were all students. (Stephen Quiller)
Stephen Quiller - From the Methodology category:
Many times I find myself using a variety of methods on one painting to help it be the most exciting. (Stephen Quiller)
Stephen Quiller - From the Order category:
I've found that keeping my studio and artist materials organized is important so that I don't waste valuable time and energy looking or waiting for supplies. (Stephen Quiller)
Stephen Quiller - From the Painting category:
Painting is much more than a pastime or hobby. It is a way to place our energy, feelings, and soul before the viewer. (Stephen Quiller)
Stephen Quiller - From the Questions category:
Why do certain paintings live in one's soul? (Stephen Quiller)
Stephen Quiller - From the Success category:
If the painting process is to be successful, we need to be able to apply paint expressively, to compose originally, and to maximize color as well as design. (Stephen Quiller)
Stephen Quiller - From the Texture category:
If the painter has a good sense for the feeling that is to be conveyed in the painting, it will be easy to select the right texture to work with it. (Stephen Quiller)
Stephen Quiller - From the Theory category:
Color theory can change one's direction in painting. (Stephen Quiller)
Stephen Quiller - From the Values category:
It is the relationship of value and intensity that is essential to using color well. If you master value and intensity, you will go a long way to expressing any mood you desire. (Stephen Quiller)
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