Tiny Terrors: History of Miniature Painting, Painting Process and Why I paint small
Added 2023-06-07 02:00:02 +0000 UTCI participate in Tiny Terrors every year at the Dark Art Emporium. This year in particular I got carried away. I usually paint pretty small anyways, A typical size is 5x7 inches or smaller. I went for 3x3 inches for this show. I can only show one piece, but I did 7. At the end of the process of painting all those, when I put them in their little frames, I kept getting this strange impulse to hold them and stare at them. That impulse led me to a rabbit hole about this history of miniature painting. In this video I go through my process of painting these. I talk about why I prefer painting small. Then I talk about the history of portrait miniatures.
I apologize about the vertical format for a long video (if it even bothers you.) I wasn't expecting this to turn into such a long video when I was recording the process footage.
Tiny Terrors 666 opens at the Dark Art Emporium on June 10 2023.
The Rabbit Hole
- James Gurney “Why do you paint so small”
- “The Enduring Allure of Miniature Painting: Exploring Tiny Masterpieces” Trekell Art Supplies
- The world of miniature painting from the Tansey miniatures foundation
I also realize that I forgot to even touch the world of Artist trading cards. Maybe another video another time.
Some of the artists I looked at
Most of them are from the Tansey Miniatures collection
- Nicholas Hilliard
- Peter Adolf Hall
- Frederic Dubois
- Abel Ernst Heinrich
- Alois von Anreiter
- Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin
- Louis Marie Autissier
- Ignazio Pio Vittoriano Campana
- Moritz Michael Daffinger
- Augustin Dubourg
- Johann Julius Heinsius
- Jean-François-Marie Huet-Villiers
- André Claude Martin Lefèvre d'Orgeval
- Louis Bertin Parant
- Louis-Lié Périn-Salbreux
Comments
Follow the tiny rabbit! it's very intriguing right? good luck with your little canvases
Parker Winans
2023-06-08 18:35:29 +0000 UTCThanks Mallory! Yeah unfortunately I couldn't find any fiery drama in the miniature art world. the closest I could find is that the Paris salon had to put a guard in front of one artists work because people would scuffle to get a chance to see it lol.
Parker Winans
2023-06-08 18:34:30 +0000 UTCLoved this video - I found it very inspiring and fun. The art history factoids (although they are not about any particularly unhinged person this time) are just the icing on the cake. I had to snag "Old Wound" - the juxtaposition between the viscera and the flowers in a couple of these pieces is just *mwah* chef's kiss.
Mallory Roseman
2023-06-08 02:44:44 +0000 UTCWow!!! 🖤 This video was very interesting, inspiring and informative! I’m definitely going to take a sip from the “Drink Me” bottle and fall down the rabbit hole on this!! 🐇 Thank you so for this “little” educational history lesson and the link references! I’m looking forward to putting my mini canvases to use!!😊
Tia Thistle
2023-06-07 10:45:46 +0000 UTC
