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The Slow Burn

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, June 1st, 2018

The illustrated novel has held a special place in my heart ever since I first visited the...

I Want What You Have. I Think.

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, May 4th, 2018

Allow me for a moment to talk about something petty, because I believe that we can all relate. At...

What The Heck Is An f-Stop?

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, April 6th, 2018

Cameras have become extremely intelligent. They calculate the brightness and color cast of a scene...

Great Expectations: Composition Lessons from a Film Classic

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, March 9th, 2018

Composition in visual art is a subject that I’m endlessly interested in. As a painter who...

What I Learned From The Manchester Takedown

Posted by David Palumbo | Thursday, February 8th, 2018

By now you’ve probably read or heard about the removal of Waterhouse’s Hylas and the...

September Moon

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, January 12th, 2018

I’m a strong believer that the earliest stages of any creative process are the most crucial...

Unconfusing Digital Photography Part 1: Sensor Sizes and Focal Lengths

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, December 15th, 2017

Confused about crop factor? To break it down real basic: the sensor is the part deep inside the...

Loosening Up

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, November 17th, 2017

Private commission, 20×28 inches, oil on panel, 2016 When I was a student, the only way I...

The One You Have With You

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, October 20th, 2017

Actual pixel crop from a recent reference shoot using a highres DSLR, fast prime lens, and studio...

A Comparison of Some Commercial Art Genres

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, September 22nd, 2017

-By David Palumbo A few years ago, I posted a piece on the varied landscape of my client base and...

Composing (And Referencing) With Creative Lighting

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, August 25th, 2017

– By David Palumbo One of the often overlooked tools for building mood in an image is how...

Some Pros and Cons To Working With A Rep

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, July 28th, 2017

Portrait of David Bowie, cover illustration for Rolling Stone Italia Because my career started...

If I Could Only Keep Ten

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, June 30th, 2017

-by David Palumbo Even before I had a career as an artist, I was an artbook collector....

Dealing With Downtime

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, June 2nd, 2017

-By Dave Palumbo In absence of any relevant image, just a fun recent little thing. I’ve...

Photo Series: Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 2017

Posted by David Palumbo | Monday, May 1st, 2017

Alessandra Pisano, momentarily overwhelmed while accepting the Rising Star award I went out to...

Pat Achilles on Sorolla’s House and Two Beautiful BooksHe has the most colorful whites. And that elbow coming right at us, then the hand curling back. Elegant.
Howard Lyon on Sorolla’s House and Two Beautiful BooksYou're welcome! These are both pretty wonderful books!
Howard Lyon on Sorolla’s House and Two Beautiful BooksThank you! Yeah, I have been really digging into Sargent, Sorolla and Zorn. Hard not to want to try and paint like them... much easier to type it, tha…
Howard Lyon on Sorolla’s House and Two Beautiful BooksThank you, Valerii!
Li-An on Sorolla’s House and Two Beautiful BooksThanks a lot for the videos and photos. It’s a long time I plan to buy a Sorolla’s book and this will help me to choose.

Author: David Palumbo

The Slow Burn

I Want What You Have. I Think.

What The Heck Is An f-Stop?

Great Expectations: Composition Lessons from a Film Classic

What I Learned From The Manchester Takedown

September Moon

Unconfusing Digital Photography Part 1: Sensor Sizes and Focal Lengths

Loosening Up

The One You Have With You

A Comparison of Some Commercial Art Genres

Composing (And Referencing) With Creative Lighting

Some Pros and Cons To Working With A Rep

If I Could Only Keep Ten

Dealing With Downtime

Photo Series: Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 2017

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