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Daniel Ambrose Egg Tempera Painting Workshop in Maine
July 25 – August 1, 2020
Wolf Moon, egg tempera painting. Hughes Gallery – SOLD
The paintings of Daniel Ambrose are renowned for their extraordinary luminosity and soulfulness seldom attained by contemporary artists. Highly proficient in painting in oil and watercolor, Ambrose is also master of painting in the historic medium of egg tempera, perfected by the Renaissance artists centuries ago. To create his timeless egg tempera paintings, Ambrose makes his own paint from a 15th century Italian recipe, using egg yolks and natural earth pigments.
A Florida native with a professional career spanning over 25 years, Ambrose is a founding member of the American Tonalist Society. Ambrose’s paintings are exhibited in numerous solo gallery shows and museums and included in many important art collections worldwide.
Recently Acquired Paintings
A selection of paintings recently sold in fine art galleries.
Six for Gold, Egg Tempera -Hughes Gallery – SOLD
Sparrows & Sea Oats IV, egg tempera -Cheryl Newby Gallery – SOLD
Daniel Ambrose Exhibits at these Fine Art Galleries
HUGHES GALLERY
Florida
CHERYL NEWBY GALLERY
South Carolina
CROSSNORE GALLERY
North Carolina
From the Journal
Inspiring stories behind the paintings, life as an artist…
Egg Tempera Painting of a Brown Pelican
This sweet little egg tempera painting of a brown pelican just makes me smile. It is resting on my easel now along with other birds that I am painting for a show. It measures 7 by 5 inches wide. I think it looks nice, unframed... perhaps perched on a mini easel. It...
Bright April Days Will Come Again
The aroma of a backyard grill blends with salty air and takes me back to southern April afternoons when cares were few. Childhood days on my grandma Dewey’s beach-side back patio. Apricot sunlight bathes her fragrant magnolia blooms. Easter lamb grilling on the...
Wolf Moon
Wolf Moon sold during my show at Hughes Gallery in January, along with nine other paintings. We were off to a roaring season. Then Covid19 arrived and the island gallery shuttered their doors. Perhaps for the rest of the season. And even though I have a solo show...
The Art of Egg Tempera Painting
Exhibition • Enrichment • Enlightenment
What is Egg Tempera Painting?
I taught myself the technique of painting in egg tempera about 30 years ago from a recipe written in the 15th century by the Italian artist Cennino Cennini. While rummaging around an antiquated bookstore, I discovered a 1933 edition of The Craftsman’s Handbook.
How to Prepare Egg Tempera Panels
The humble egg has proven itself to be an enduring painting medium throughout art history. Egg was used as a paint binder by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks thousands of years ago. During the European Renaissance, the art of egg tempera painting flourished before gradually declining as oil found it’s way into painters studios.
Why Egg?
The earliest recorded history of using egg to make paint is beleived to be in the creation of the Fayum mummy portraits in 80 A.D.