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How to Enlarge Your Canvas by Sewing | Demonstration by Jan-Ove Tuv | 🎨 School of Apelles
Having the need to expand your motif?In this video, Jan-Ove Tuv demonstrates how to enlarge your canvas by sewing two pieces of canvas together.For this, you need: Two pieces of canvas Cotton-wrapped polyester thread A needle A ScissorWhat's next?We will soon launch another painting video with Jannik Hösel. After that, there will be painting videos featuring Sebastian Salvo and Hjalmar Hagelstam!*Best wishes from the producer,Bork Nerdrum
How to Paint a Rembrandt Eye from Sketch to Completion (2/2) | Demonstration by Jannik Hösel | 🎨 School of Apelles
Jannik Hösel demonstrates how to increase volume through cool and-warm local glazing.Watch Part One here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-paint-eye-79494157In this video you will learn about: Applying a glaze with sun-thickened linseed oil Starting with local glazing How cooler tones recede, increasing spatial depth Making differences in temperature rather than value Using glazing to deepen shadows Tips for glazing with black to emphasize texture*🔴 Live demonstration by Sebastian Salvo on FridayDon't miss out on Sebastian Salvo...
🔴 Live painting session with Sebastian Salvo | Friday 17th March 7pm (UTC)
Sebastian Salvo will do another live painting session, continuing on the tilted self-portrait from last time!Where: School of Apelles on TelegramWhen: Friday 17th March 7pm UTC:11 am (11:00) San Francisco time2 pm (14:00) New York time7 pm (19:00) London time8 pm (20:00) Oslo time9 pm (21:00) Moscow time4 am (04:00) Sydney timeWho can participate: All our patrons that have joined our private group chat on Telegram (click the link to learn how you can become a member).Sebastian will answer any questions you might have during the painting session...
How to Paint a Rembrandt Eye from Sketch to Completion (1/2) | Demonstration by Jannik Hösel | 🎨 School of Apelles
Jan-Ove Tuv observes as Jannik Hösel demonstrates how he paints an eye from sketch to completion with the rembrandtesque Osamu Obi medium.Also watch how Hösel mixes his medium: https://www.patreon.com/posts/lost-rembrandt-78836861In this video you will learn about: Starting in Grisaille, focusing on texture Painting with Jannik's "Rembrandt" medium and chalk Emulating the structure of skin to catch light in a realistic way Direction of strokes relating to the direction of light Using the ground as a middle tone Painting thinner ...
Beyond Tragedy: How Masterworks Unite Calm-Inducing Mandalas, Opposites and "Divine Comedy" | 🔥 Dark Flame
What are the key factors of masterworks such as The Flaying of Marsyas by Titian? David Molesky, Sebastian Salvo, and Jan-Ove Tuv sit down to talk about myths, perspective on life, archetypes, eternity and more. Chapter markers00:00 Titian's Flaying of Marsyas: two stories in one 05:10 "Long looking" and movies that go inwards 09:56 Masterpieces are calming like Mandalas 17:01 Repetitions and the comfort of archetypes 20:16 Collectivity & individuality, sky & earth 27:40 David successfully identifying as an elk 30:13 Strive, but do ...
🍷 Critique Night | Get feedback on your painting from Tuv and Salvo | Monday March 6th 7pm (UTC)
We will host another Critique Night. Who's in?Where: School of Apelles on TelegramWhen: Monday, 6th of March at 7pm UTC:11 am (11:00) San Francisco time2 pm (14:00) New York time7 pm (19:00) London time8 pm (20:00) Oslo time9 pm (21:00) Moscow time4 am (04:00) Sydney timeHosted by: Jan-Ove Tuv and Sebastian SalvoWho can participate: All our patrons that have joined our private group chat on Telegram (click the link to learn how you can become a member).Do you want to submit a work for the critique? Please comment "I'm in" below....
Ruben Hanssen on How Urban Planning can be Beautiful, Transforming Dystopic Future into Bliss | ✨ Featured
Growing up in Rembrandt's hometown Leiden, Ruben Hanssen developed an interest for the built environment and has studied Urban Planning at the University of Amsterdam and Urbanism at the Delft University of Technology.In 2021 he founded The Aesthetic City which is a podcast devoted to the discussion of how to build a more livable, healthy and beautiful environment.The channel is also featured on YouTube with educational content, such as the very informative video called "Why is it Beautiful?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9pg2j2...
🎨 Painting Issues | New segment focusing on technical questions | 28th February 7pm UTC
As of March 2023, we are starting up Painting Issues, a new segment focusing solely on technical questions related to painting.These quarterly live transmissions will be hosted by David Molesky and Jan-Ove Tuv (occasionally with additional hosts). The very first one is coming up soon:Where: School of Apelles on TelegramWhen: Tuesday, 28th of February at 7pm UTC:11 am (11:00) San Francisco time2 pm (14:00) New York time7 pm (19:00) London time8 pm (20:00) Oslo time9 pm (21:00) Moscow time4 am (04:00) Sydney timeHosted by: Jan-Ove Tuv and David M...
The Lost Rembrandt Medium? | Jannik Hösel Shares His Painting Method | 🎨 School of Apelles
In a world where options for an education in classical crafts are scarce, some decide to take on a more difficult and empirical approach. Being self-taught and learning by observation, Jannick Hösel is one of them, and now he has entered Odd Nerdrum’s studio where emphasis is placed on philosophy and the ability to convey a gripping story on the canvas.Starting his paintings in a muted, cool tone, Hösel’s method allows for a great potency of the subsequent application of warmer colors.At the time being, he is infused by the dark and torn-...
🔴 Live painting session with Sebastian Salvo | Saturday 18th February 8pm (CEST)
Sebastian Salvo will do another live painting session, continuing on the self-portrait from last time!Where: School of Apelles on TelegramWhen: Saturday 18th February 8pm (CEST):11 am (11:00) San Francisco time2 pm (14:00) New York time7 pm (19:00) London time8 pm (20:00) Oslo time9 pm (21:00) Moscow time4 am (04:00) Sydney timeWho can participate: All our patrons that have joined our private group chat on Telegram (click the link to learn how you can become a member).Sebastian will answer any questions you might have during the painting sessio...
Painterly Excellence and Mishandling in Nicolai Fechin's Portraits | 👑 Masterclass
Jan-Ove Tuv gives his analysis of the portraits by Nicolai Fechin and compares them to works by the Russian-American's contemporaries and older colleagues.In this video you will learn about: Reflecting the background in the main character Separating forms by temperature instead of value Keeping solidity in a roughly painted portrait Dividing a form into multi-shapes to achieve volume How to pull off thick in the shadows, thin in the lights Why Munch and Boznanska are superior to Fechin How too much structure of paint can defeat the form Wh...
🍷 Critique Night | Get feedback on your painting from Tuv and Salvo | Tuesday February 7th 8pm (CEST)
We will host another Critique Night. Who's in?Where: School of Apelles on TelegramWhen: Tuesday, 7th of February at 8pm CEST:11 am (11:00) San Francisco time2 pm (14:00) New York time7 pm (19:00) London time8 pm (20:00) Oslo time9 pm (21:00) Moscow time4 am (04:00) Sydney timeHosted by: Jan-Ove Tuv and Sebastian SalvoWho can participate: All our patrons that have joined our private group chat on Telegram (click the link to learn how you can become a member).Do you want to submit a work for the critique? Please comment "I'm in" b...
Fusing a Plen Air Study & Old Masters | Sebastian Salvo Paints a Two-Figure Composition (Pt. 2) | 🎨 School of Apelles
Jan-Ove Tuv visits Sebastian Salvo to observe him as he continues to work on a two-figure composition of a loving couple in his studio.Part one: https://www.patreon.com/posts/painting-two-of-77041887In this video you will learn about: Combining a plen-air study and masterworks in a composition Slowly developing a synthesized landscape Arranging dark/light, big shapes and general color range first Contrasting vertical vs horizontal lines How changes of temperature can be enough Establishing a rhythmic connection between different elements The i...
Jannik Hösel on How He Taught Himself to Paint and His Take on the Role of Symbols in Storytelling | ✨ Featured
Hello everyone!Our guest for the featured interview which will be released to the public in February is the young talent known as @nicksenium on instagram.Jannik Hösel is a German classical painter currently studying with Odd Nerdrum.Growing up in an environment that offered no possibilities to be formally trained in the craft, he chose to go down the autodidactic road, and sits down in the Cave to share his knowledge on self-learning, which ranges from suggested exercises and how to think as you study — to basic awareness of painting materi...
From Violent Rejection to Adoration | Öde Nerdrum Shares his Whole Beat Experience with Wim Winters | 🔥 Dark Flame
Öde Nerdrum sits down with Wim Winters to talk about Whole Beat, sharing the story of how he discovered the YouTube channel @AuthenticSound and the life-changing effects it had on him as a musician and human being.But is whole beat a bullet proof concept? Nerdrum puts it up to the test by challenging Winters with the main counter-arguments.▶️ Watch Jan-Ove Tuv's interview with Wim Winters on Cave of Apelles: https://www.patreon.com/posts/single-or-whole-75425997What is Whole beat?Check out our snippet based on the interview with Wim Wi...
🔴 Live painting session with Sebastian Salvo | Sunday 29th January 8pm (CEST)
Sebastian Salvo will do a live painting session!Where: School of Apelles on TelegramWhen: Sunday 29th January 8pm (CEST):11 am (11:00) San Francisco time2 pm (14:00) New York time7 pm (19:00) London time8 pm (20:00) Oslo time9 pm (21:00) Moscow time4 am (04:00) Sydney timeWho can participate: All our patrons that have joined our private group chat on Telegram (click the link to learn how you can become a member).Sebastian will answer any questions you might have during the painting session.Best wishes from the producer,Bork S. Nerdrum
All You Need to Know about Wim Winters and the Whole Beat Revolution in Classical Music | 🔱 Culture Wars
Hello everyone!As you might know, our interview with Wim Winters will be publicly released today, so I thought I would share this 10 minute video with you that I made about Whole beat and Winters, to give you a brief introduction.In my research for this video, I was quite shocked by how rude and disdainful his critics were towards Wim Winters as a person in their critical remarks about whole beat. It goes to show that people see his project as a big threat and considering that whole beat could radically change the modern idea of a virtuoso on t...
🔴 Recording with Jannik Hösel and Ruben Hanssen from The Aesthetic City in January 2023 | 🗨️ Ask your questions
Jannik Hösel, painterJannik Hösel is a German classical painter currently studying with Odd Nerdrum.Growing up in an environment that offered no possibilities to be formally trained in the craft, he chose to go down the autodidactic road, and sits down in the Cave to share his knowledge on self-learning, which ranges from suggested exercises and how to think as you study — to basic awareness of painting materials.Hösel is also concerned with the psychological faithfulness of motifs.He warns against becoming too "symbolic" or "d...
Painting a Two-Figure Composition with Sebastian Salvo | 🎨 School of Apelles
Hello everyone!It is time for another painting video with Sebastian Salvo. This time, Jan-Ove Tuv observes him as continues to work on a composition of a loving couple.I have to apologize for the lack of better camera angles in this video. The space was tight, but in the follow-up video which will be released later on, we improved this quite a bit, so stay tuned for that!In this video you will learn about: Painting transparent in the beginning Painting the model in altered lighting Painting "dry" (no medium) How dynamic lighting creates...
🍷 Critique Night | Get feedback on your painting from Tuv and Salvo | 8th January at 8pm (CEST)
We will host another Critique Night. Who's in?Where: School of Apelles on TelegramWhen: Sunday, 8th January at 8pm CEST:11 am (11:00) San Francisco time2 pm (14:00) New York time7 pm (19:00) London time8 pm (20:00) Oslo time9 pm (21:00) Moscow time4 am (04:00) Sydney timeHosted by: Jan-Ove Tuv and Sebastian SalvoWho can participate: All our patrons that have joined our private group chat on Telegram (click the link to learn how you can become a member).Do you want to submit a work for the critique? Please comment "I'm in" below....
🏛️ 🎉 Architecture Bonanza and other Surprises | Summary of 2022 from the producer
Fellow Apellesians: a Happy New Year to all of you!For the Cave of Apelles, the past year has been phenomenal, so I would like to summarize the most important things:Approximately one year ago, the Danish composer Frederik Magle appeared on our show with his father's trumpet. Magle has composed wonderful pieces such as "The Secret Garden" and it was especially interesting to hear him talk about overcoming the fear of becoming kitsch.Early on last year, we also released a new tier here on Patreon where we offer one-on-one feedback fr...
Vitruvius, Vernacularity & Two Horses' Asses: How Exquisite Architecture is Always Based on Nature | 🔥 Dark Flame
Knowledge of the craft and what you are up against is vital for the revival of classical architecture. Carl Korsnes sits down with Eric Norin to talk about the knowledge handed down to us by Vitruvius, good examples of building projects with local coloring, the impact of seemingly innocent standardizations, the driving force of early modernists, and more. ▶️ Watch the initial interview with Eric Norin: https://www.patreon.com/posts/eric-norin-on-is-73330482Chapter markers:00:02 Modernism: a gift to carpenters 05:37 Big scale, standardized a...
Imitating John Constable & Lars Hertervig for a Landscape Painting | Sebastian Salvo | 🎨 School of Apelles
Jan-Ove Tuv visits Sebastian Salvo who is working on the landscape painting he previously started outside:https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-paint-of-74530031In this video you will learn about: Integrating elements from master painters Cheapest trick to focus attention! Repeating forms and action to achieve a cohesive image "Tweaking" the sketch for usage in a large composition Having a story/mood in mind while painting Merging realistic and symbolic qualities Identifying the protagonists of the sketch Making symbolic figures realis...
Single or Whole Beat? | Wim Winters Uncovers how Beethoven has been Performed WRONG for Centuries | ✨ Featured
Good evening to all of you!This is an episode I have been looking forward to sharing with you. Wim Winters is a brilliant speaker and passionate proponent of an idea that is viewed as absurd by academics.Sounds familiar?You could perhaps describe Winters as the black swan of musical performance practice, much like what Odd Nerdrum is (and Caravaggio was) for painting, Heinrich Schliemann, Charles Hapgood, John Anthony West and Graham Hancock for archeology, Brunelleschi for architecture, Hans Zimmer for music, Paracelsus and Fleming for medicin...
How to Enlarge and Restretch Canvas on New Stretcher Bars | Jan-Ove Tuv | 🎨 School of Apelles
Hello everyone!In this video, Jan-Ove Tuv demonstrates how to reduce disturbing edges when restretching canvas in order to re-position the motif.Best wishes from the producer,Bork Nerdrum
Understanding the Gearing of Modernism: Vasily Kandinsky's Manifesto "On the Spiritual in Art" | 🔥 Dark Flame
Magnus Vanebo and Jan-Ove Tuv sit down to discuss the meaning and significance of Vasily Kandinsky's manifesto "On the Spiritual in Art". What exactly is "pure" mimesis and the "innate" power of color?Who knows, are the thoughts presented in the abstractionist's essay even as original as the author wants them to be, or are they borrowed and perhaps even taken directly from previous thinkers? Chapter markers:00:02 Predetermined development 10:10 Outer form hindering the inner content? 15:00 Inner necessity and uni...
🍷 Critique Night | Get feedback on your painting from Tuv and Salvo | 6th December at 8pm (CEST)
We will host another Critique Night. Who's in?Where: School of Apelles on TelegramWhen: Tuesday, 6th December at:11 am (11:00) San Francisco time2 pm (14:00) New York time7 pm (19:00) London time8 pm (20:00) Oslo time9 pm (21:00) Moscow time4 am (04:00) Sydney timeHosted by: Jan-Ove Tuv and Sebastian SalvoWho can participate: All our patrons that have joined our private group chat on Telegram (click the link to learn how you can become a member).Do you want to submit a work for the critique? Please comment "I'm in" below. And re...
Hjalmar Hagelstam on Odd Nerdrum, Rembrandt, Florence Academy and the Failure of Finnish Painting | ✨ Featured
The young draughtsman and painter from Finland has proven his talent with narrative portraits from live model.Aiming for the Classical Greek ideal, Hjalmar Hagelstam is already well-equipped, having studied painting with Odd Nerdrum and sculpture at the Florence Academy Growing up in a country known for Sibelius and Gallen-Kallela, Hagelstam asks the following question:"Which lessons can we learn from the strange fate of 19th century Finnish painters?"As he sees it, they were rightfully concerned with Kalevala, the native, mythical epic...
How to paint a Summer Landscape without Blue & Green Pigments | Using the Apelles Palette Outdoors | 🎨 School of Apelles
Hello everyone!We decided to do an outdoor landscape painting video with Sebastian Salvo. It is something he has never done before.In an upcoming video, he will bring the landscape painting into his studio to work more on it from fantasy and to possibly use it in composition.In this video you will learn about: Getting blue color from white and black pigments The "watercolour" start Using the ground as an integral colour Marrying empirical studies with poetry Importance of cool vs warm in achieving volume What being "detailed" ac...
How to Prepare Toned Paper Drawings like Odd Nerdrum | 🎨 School of Apelles
You might have seen a drawing like this by Odd Nerdrum:This is exactly the technique Jan-Ove Tuv demonstrates in this video, using sand paper, toilet paper and pencils.*Best wishes from the producer,Bork Nerdrum
