Oil Painting Techniques: Still Life on Paper
Influences
A course by Remi Cárdenas , Painter
About the video: Influences
Overview
“The natural world is my major source of inspiration. Artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Diego de Velázquez, and the northern painters like Jan Vermeer are some of the influences of my artwork. ”
In this video lesson Remi Cárdenas addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Oil Painting Techniques: Still Life on Paper . Discover the colorful world of oil paint by learning essential techniques on a practical medium.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences Like I said before, nature is one of my greatest inspirations, so I usually navigate towards artists that investigate the natural world. One of them, my favorite one, is Leonardo da Vinci, more specifically his drawings. Let me show you some of my favorite ones. He was really famous for his anatomical drawings because he really got in detail and he really studied nature. He originally started these drawings as a way to master nature and be able to represent it in his paintings better. Some of these drawings you can tell they don't really inform his painting, but he was just reall...”
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Course summary for: Oil Painting Techniques: Still Life on Paper
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Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting

Remi Cárdenas
A course by Remi Cárdenas
Born and raised in Mexico, Remi Cárdenas started his artistic career at the University of Veracruz, where he studied painting and graphic design. He quickly discovered his passion for traditional painting techniques, which led him to study in places like The Academy of Realist Arts in Toronto, Corcoran College of Art + Design in Washington DC, the Arts Students League and at the former Grand Central Academy in New York.
He has done various commissioned work like scientific illustrations, book covers for Editorial Planeta publishing house, and large scale paintings for Museum of Natural History in Mexico City. In addition to painting, Remi also hosts regular drawing workshops.
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