by Carrie | Develop Your Unique Artist Voice
I have a confession to make: I am an art book junkie. When I moved to Dubai from Massachusetts my suitcases were full of clothes. And books. Lots and lots of art books. Today’s Top 10 Takeaways is from The Artist’s Color Manual by Simon Jennings. In the past 200 years...
by Carrie Brummer | Develop Your Unique Artist Voice
What color comes to mind when I share these following words? Halloween. Happiness. Christmas. Blood. (I’ve been watching too much Game of Thrones). In last week’s article, I talked about how the color purple was reserved for Roman leaders because it was so costly and...
by Carrie Brummer | Build Your Skill
Did you know our first record of using the word orange to describe a color originates in Europe, during the Middle Ages? Before that, the color was described as yellow. Did you know the color purple was reserved for Roman Emperors because it took 12,000 mollusks to...
by Carrie Brummer | Why do the Arts Matter?
Several weeks ago during Eid Al Adha (an Islamic holiday celebrating the “sacrifice” of Abraham’s son) I traveled to Muscat, Oman to visit friends. Besides boating (see the previous post) we went on a day trip to the town of Nizwa, Oman. Nizwa is an...
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