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This image reflects some of the composition techniques used by Willem Claesz Heda and contemporary painter Pietr Claesz. they were both known for his Ontbijt or breakfast pieces. They painted the typical wealthy Dutch breakfast of their times which included wine or champagne. These masters included several surface textures and colors to demonstrate their skills. They often painted the reflections of the objects on some other objects as in this photo. (see the Ming plate reflection on the tea pot)

You love paintings, you would love to paint but you have trained yourself as a photographer. Can you merge your two artistic passions? I did…. I grew up admiring classic paintings, specially the Renaissance and the Dutch Golden Age periods.There is one particular feature of Dutch Golden Age paintings that led me to believe that I could try to reproduce them. Their level of detail is unparalleled in painting history, they look like photographs. Some are so detailed, that they can trick you into the removal of an ant or to scare away a fly. I decided to use a photographic camera to replace the hard work of the brushes, paint, the strokes.This is how I came up with the concept of Photographic Painting, which is the creation of a...