Oil paint is a very versatile medium which can be manipulated in many ways. They dry slowly allowing them to be modified and moved around on the surface of the painting for a time after applying. After oil paints have … Continue reading
Oil painting was not discovered by any one artist. It was first used as early as the 1200s and only for decorating purposes. It was not until the 1500s that it was used for easel paintings by artists. Since the … Continue reading
Remember, your art is not ready to show publicly until you have amassed a serious body of work that shows a consistency of ideas. Of course, you must have mastered the medium used as well as all the tools necessary … Continue reading
As an artist, I know how frustrating it is to even think about getting your artwork shown. All you need to do is browse through the internet to see the tremendous amount of activity in the art world. It’s hard … Continue reading
As a young person the Regionalist artist, Thomas Hart Benton, had seen the murals in the nations capital and understood the importance of the visual for inspiration and information. When his father was a congressman, the family lived in Washington … Continue reading
In my short blogs while on vacation I’ve decided to blog my favorites from the paintings and drawings of all the artists that have shared their work on this blog. This painting of the long overhanging porch and sense of … Continue reading
I remember when I was a little tyke, and I do mean tyke because I couldn’t have been much more than three years old, I couldn’t wait until Sunday morning because I could go to church. I’m sure that sounds … Continue reading
Note: Subscribe to my newsletter and enter to win a beautiful art coffee table book>>> Watching Lynn Burton race up sandy West Texas slopes snapping his camera to record light and shadow values as reference for future paintings, snapping as … Continue reading
The blog of the day is re-posting some of my family’s favorite pics. One of my personal favorite painting of mine is “The Winter Farm.” A watercolor that I painted some time ago. I think the reason I prefer this … Continue reading
In visual perception a color is almost never seen as it really is–as it physically is…if one says red and there are fifty people listening, it can be expected that there will be fifty reds in their minds~Joseph Albers Colors … Continue reading
