Word: paint
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fool-the-eye realist, Albright paints each object in the light most flattering to it. To paint the whole picture in a single light would make it "static," he believes. Another Albright idea 5 to paint different objects at different angles. He will turn the canvas upside down to paint a bottle on a bureau, then turn it sidewise to paint the bureau. At first glance, everything in his pictures seems well anchored in space; at a second glance things start spinning...
...flies. His first step, which may take years is to cover the canvas with a very detailed charcoal drawing. After fixing the charcoal with a spray, he begins applying thin glazes of oil color, sometimes spending weeks on a square inch. When I get sick to death of painting glass " he says "I paint wood for a while. Then when I get fed up with that'I'll paint bricks . . . and so forth...
...Northfield, NJ. (pop. 3,500), Mayor G. L. Infield thought bids to paint the City Hall were too high. So His Honor and 23 councilmen and citizens rolled up their sleeves, wangled free paint, and did the job themselves. Cost: $30 (for beer), a saving...
Under the Wing. Many a company now gives courses in plumbing, upholstering, how to make furniture, screens and storm windows, how to paint and lay tiles. Georgia Tech has a twice-weekly course for 23 doctors, businessmen and housewives on painting, wallpapering and carpentry. A dealer for Hachmeister, Inc., which makes floor coverings, has even gone so far as to advertise: "We guarantee your work...
...this the do-it-yourself addict also adds a paint spray gun with an attached air compressor for $60, an exhaust fan to carry off the fumes for $20, plus a $200 collection of chisels, wrenches, hammers, screw drivers, vises and pliers. For outdoor work he buys a $125 power lawn mower, a $35 hedge trimmer, a $115 chain saw for work on his trees, a $250 tractor to plow his garden and shovel snow from his driveway. By the time he is finished, he has as much as $2,000 invested in his new hobby, and he can build...