June 2000
The American Artist issue with an interview with Don talking about his favorite mediums.
Look at the color perspective on this cover painting. Notice that it only has two sets of aerial perspective values. A close one and a distance one. What's wrong here? There should be a forground, middle ground and the background. As it is there is no difference between the objects up close and those 50 yards out.
The second problem is the artist using black pigment in the shadows. All the shadows look the same. In my opinion, one needs a color wheel that will allow for different colored shadows on different concentric rings. Like those that appear in nature. |
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October 2005
From Dusk Till Dawn, Artist's Magazine,
PAINTING AFTER DARK
Why some artist love night scenes
This article talked about me painting at night. This was the painting at my friend Jo's House, on Ohau
For almost 30 years I've worked on location, driving up and down the island of maui to find scenes to paint. I paint from my mobile studio - a Volkswagen van - and use the steering wheel as an easel. Usually I paint whenever I see something worth painting, day or night. I paint what I see. If I don't like what I see, I move. The whole painting experience is about learning, and that's what's done from nature.
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April 2006
"20 Unforgettable Places to Make Art"
Don Jusko, Maui, Hawaii.
"I came to Maui because it's one of the most beautiful and paintable locations on earth", says acrylic artist Don Jusko. "I've been painting here for 27 years now. It has forests, mountains, rivers, old buildings and ocean scenes - everything one could ever want to Paint". Jusko points out an added bonus: "the weather is great."
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