In his 1889 book, “How to judge of a picture”, John C. Van Dyke thoroughly describes how » Read More
Deceased Artists
Advice for creating and critiquing paintings – Part 2
In his 1889 book, “How to judge of a picture”, John C. Van Dyke thoroughly » Read More
Edgar Payne on originality
Many artists are attracted to Edgar Payne’s » Read More
More thoughts about painting
How fortunate we are when a truly great » Read More
Some thoughts about painting
How fortunate we are when a truly great » Read More
Abram Efimovich Arkhipov
It was during the latter months of » Read More
Naturalism
I first heard the term “Naturalism” in 1987 when » Read More
The Barbizon influence
It was in an Art History class in college, » Read More
Charles-Francois Daubigny
An important art critic of the mid 1800s said » Read More
The value of still life painting
I have created a number of still life paintings during » Read More
The legacy of Paul Strisik
I had the good fortune of meeting Paul Strisik » Read More
Pompeo Coppini’s words resonate still
I’d say most people, including artists, have not » Read More