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Canvas
A closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for painting upon
The artist brought a bolt of canvas from New York that he intended to prepare once he arrived in Old Lyme.
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Stretched and nailed canvas over a wood frame on the easel in the
Art Colony Bedroom in the Griswold House
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Easel
An upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist’s canvas)
The artist set up his easel near our picnic and began to paint.
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Easel set up in Chadwick Studio
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Paint Box
A box containing a collection of artists supplies such as brushes, paints, palettes, solvents, pencils etc…useful when painting away from the studio
With his paint box in one hand and easel in the other, the artist headed away from the Griswold House for a day of painting.
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Clarke Voorhees outfitted for a day of plein-air painting |
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Palette
1. A thin and usually oval or oblong board with a thumb hole at one end, used by painters for holding and mixing paint
The painter moved the brush very quickly on the palette mixing just the right shade of green.
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Folding palette
2. The range of colors used by a particular artist
To set the mood, the artist only used a palette of browns, greens, and golds.
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Lewis Cohen (1857-1915)
Willow and Brook
Oil on artist board
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson C. White |
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Panel
A thin, flat piece of wood that can be used for painting.
Arthur Heming promised to bring the finished panel back the following summer to be installed in the dining room.
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Panel
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Studio
The workroom of an artist such as a painter or sculptor
Determined to be an artist, Sheila turned the unused attic into her studio where she could paint without interruption.
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The William Chadwick studio
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Chadwick studio interior |
