Dimitri ROSS Fine Art

Why do academic artists fear charcoal? In this tutorial, I compare graphite precision against charcoal emotion using the same figure reference, and the results reveal something controversial about contemporary drawing.

Graphite vs Charcoal: The Medium That Changed How I See Shadows Why do academic artists fear charcoal? In this tutorial, I compare graphite precision against charcoal emotion using the same figure reference, and the resul...

I went to Valencia, Spain to see an exhibition by one of Spain's greatest artists of all times – Joaquín Sorolla. They call him "the painter of light". He is known for his amazing impressionistic seascape sceneries, happy families and children playing and having a good time at the sea on the beach. But in 1899 he painted something that almost ruined his career. He made a painting that Spain wanted to hide and forget....

The Scandalous Painting That Divided Spain I went to Valencia, Spain to see an exhibition by one of Spain's greatest artists of all times – Joaquín Sorolla. They call him "the painter of light". He is...

I started a new Youtube channel – The Notes from the Travelling Painter. Starting basically from zero (again). – Be my first subscriber :)
https://youtu.be/EDBgGjO6wN8?si=NBb5bZyPLu5iQm1g

Honestly, Youtube makes it very challenging for figurative artists to show their art and to talk about figurative art openly. So, this new channel is, yes, about art and my artistic discoveries while travelling. And no tutorials! (There are way too many of them on Youtube anyway).

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Notes from the Travelling Painter – Art, Beauty, Honesty I’m Dimitri Ross, a figurative painter living in Amsterdam. Here on Notes from the Travelling Painter, I share what I see and feel as an artist: the quiet be...

All artists do it. Unless they are abstract artists. But even for them – it won't hurt :) To simplify the shapes, to get rid of details and to see better the zones of light and shadow we simply squint our eyes. This rule is not optional! :)

The Rule of All Rules in Painting and Drawing All artists do it. Unless they are abstract artists. But even for them – it won't hurt :) To simplify the shapes, to get rid of de...

I have only six days to make an oil painting. I am going for the technique of Tiziano/Titian. This video is Day 6 of my Diary of One Painting. The last day of this diary and the finished painting reveal.

Day 6 – Diary of One Painting | Artwork Reveal I have only six days to make an oil painting. I am going for the technique of Tiziano/Titian. This video is Day 6 of my Dia...