Creative Inspiration from the Past

Latest Painting Directory Arcyhist: A Systematic Map 1. Periodization—Divide and Conquer Prehistoric to Ancient: Art as ritual, storytelling, or power—cave painting, sculpture, ceramics (Lascaux, Egyptian tombs, Greek vases). Medieval: Iconography, gold leaf, and religious discipline—Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic. Renaissance: Perspective, anatomy, and humanism; oil innovations and rigorous commissions (da Vinci, Michelangelo, Altdorfer). Baroque to Rococo: CounterReformation […]

Direct Painting Definition Arcyhist: The Core Direct painting—also known as alla prima (“at first attempt,” Italian)—involves applying paint in a finished state directly to the canvas without building up multiple, often timeconsuming, underlayers. Color and form are mixed, judged, and committed in the moment. Fundamental Principles Work wetinwet; a painting may be completed in one