Vermeer paintings

Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid by Johannes Vermeer

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Learn Vermeer's painting techniques and how to apply them into your own painting! If you've ever wanted to paint like Vermeer, here are a few tips.

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When I was a child, maybe six or seven, I received a tin can full of wrapped candy in cellophane. Instead of being excited about the contents of the box, I was more impressed with the art work on t…

If you open a color catalog of almost any oil paint manufacturer in operation today you will probably find over 100 pigments available. This was definitely not the case in the 17th century. About only 20 pigments have been detected in Vermeer’s work. The process of painting was a little bit more complex during Vermeer’s … All About Vermeer’s Palette Read More »

It’s one of my favourite paintings. A view of ordinary houses in an ordinary street, the weathered brickwork, window leads and wooden shutters finely detailed, and a few incidental details of…