The Painter's Essential Cheat Sheet

Got that feeling that you're missing something before you sit down to start on a project?  Read through this painter's cheat sheet to make sure you aren't.. Maybe even find something you didn't know you needed. 

Austrian painter, Gustav Klimt, born in 1962 left school at the age of 14 to attend Vienna School of Arts and Crafts on a full scholarship. He later opened a studio with his younger brother, Ernst, and a mutual friend of theirs.  They won numerous commissions to paint churches, theatres, and more public spaces.  A year after their studio opened, Gustav lost his father and brother Ernst.  Their deaths impacted him greatly, he began pushing away the techniques of his teachings and adopting a more personal style.  Early 1900's started Klimt's Golden Phase, during this time he created a series of paintings (Shown Below) that made use of copious amounts of ornamental gold leaf and a flat, two-dimensional perspective.

Read and see more about Gustav Klimt here.

"Judith" 1901

"Danae" 1907

"The Kiss" 1908

"Art is a line around our thoughts."

Gustav Klimt Quote

I have always admired Gustav Klimt's work.  His incorporation of gold leafing to his portraiture is seamless, in my opinion.  I admire his work as much as I do this quote.

Klimt Background

Here is a video with a little bit of background on Klimt and his work.

Behind the Art

Here is a podcast that explains the style behind the works of Gustav Klimt a little bit.