Breathing Color
I’ve been excited about creating more impressionistic, even semi-abstract landscapes lately. A foray into sharper lines and brighter color. Diverging […]
Blog Notes
Plein Air Season in Florida
By the end of May, Florida gets hot. Week-long organized plein air events aren’t even offered during the hot months, […]
Focus = Success
Artists are obsessives. We talk about art, live art, breathe art. Plan, research, create. All the time. Even on vacation we’re snapping reference photos […]
Painting With Your Eyes Closed
Someone mentioned in my class today, wouldn’t it be fun to paint with your eyes closed. We had been talking […]
Quick Demo: Village House Study
Last week, I painted in the gardens of the historic Fatio House in downtown St. Augustine, Florida – a museum […]
Too Much Art
Most of my professional artist friends are overwhelmed by their growing amount of art. Even many of the highly successful […]
Trees in the Breeze
I’ve just created a lovely group of minis – small plein air landscape studies of trees in the wind. More […]
Fighting Online Art Theft
I have had my art stolen in many ways: by galleries who “lost” my work by gallery customers who pocketed […]
Small Studies – A Critical Part of the Art Process
It helps to do a quick 30-second 2″ thumbnail sketch before starting a painting. With a quick thumbnail, you can work […]
Artist Leaves Corporate America to Live in the Sun
The local entertainment weekly, the Compass, interviewed me last week about my art in the sun. The story ran today! […]