You enter an art museum… you come around a corner… and there it is: a painting that immediately draws you in. Somehow through mere paint on a canvas it speaks, stirring your soul, even though the painting was painted long ago. Amazing isn’t ... Read More...
Archives for September 2018
Packing for A Painting Trip
September 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Recently I had the pleasure of taking a trip to Maine with other painter friends. This was not a workshop. We wanted to get together to paint beautiful scenery, talk about our shared passion and enjoy each other's company. Packing for ... Read More...
No Matter What, Paint
September 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
I love to paint most everything but my passion is doing figurative work, especially portraits. Nothing is more satisfying than to first capture a person’s likeness and then catch at least a glimpse of what I think of as his or her spirit ... Read More...
BACK TO BASICS: COLOR
September 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment
In a fall post last year, I spoke about the importance of value in the hierarchy of a painting’s success. Color was the third item listed: 1. Drawing 2. Value 3. COLOR 4. Edges In this post I’ll briefly share a few thoughts on ... Read More...
