It was one year ago that I » Read More
Painting Techniques
Richard Earl Thompson
When I entered the fine art field in » 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
Advice for creating and critiquing paintings – Part 4
In his 1889 book, “How to judge of a picture”, John C. Van Dyke thoroughly describes how » Read More
Silent Night
In my latest painting, “Silent Night”, there is » Read More
Painting in the Flint Hills
I had been painting alone in the » Read More
Creating “A Bitterly Cold Morning”
It all began when the » Read More
Realism Live is fast approaching
I enjoy depicting simple, common, everyday life » Read More
An unlikely connection
When my wife and I visited Vermont and » Read More
Developing concepts
Certainly new things can come into existence by » Read More