In his 1889 book, “How to judge of a picture”, John C. Van Dyke thoroughly » Read More
Painting Basics
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
The proportion wheel
For every painting workshop I’ve taught since the 1980’s, » Read More
The value of black and white
I do like the clever title for this blog post because » Read More
Give up or keep working…your choice
A question occasionally asked of me by art students is, » Read More
Challenge free painting?
There’s a perception out there that for us professional artists, » Read More
Executing the Concept
In some ways, I believe, determining a concept for a painting is » Read More
Determining the Concept
David Leffel, in Linda Cateura’s book Oil Painting Secrets from a Master, says » Read More
Defining the Concept
When painting outdoors in Portugal some years ago, I had just » Read More
Value of the field study
Creating paintings en plein air has been an important part of my fine art career that began in 1982. I had just » Read More
Creation of a painting: Motivation thru completion
I’ll never forget the experience. It happened many years ago while » Read More
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot speaks
“Beauty in art is truth bathed in an impression received from nature. I am » Read More