In his 1889 book, “How to judge of a picture”, John C. Van Dyke thoroughly describes how » Read More
Judging Art
Advice for creating and critiquing paintings – Part 3
In his 1889 book, “How to judge of a picture”, John C. Van Dyke thoroughly describes how » Read More
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
Advice for creating and critiquing paintings – Part 1
In his 1889 book, “How to judge of a picture”, John C. Van Dyke thoroughly » Read More
Pros and cons of art competitions
It’s very possible that the painting you entered » Read More
Plein air painting and sobriety
Plein Air Today online newsletter has just » Read More
Why draw? Let’s just paint.
Some years ago, when I was asked to teach a » Read More
More thoughts about painting
How fortunate we are when a truly great » Read More
Pompeo Coppini’s words resonate still
I’d say most people, including artists, have not » Read More
“The Culvert” – Understanding the composition
A good question was raised by one of » Read More
More from Charles Hawthorne
I’m not a big fan of Charles Webster Hawthorne’s paintings, but » Read More
Charles Hawthorne discusses painting
Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872-1930) was born in » Read More