The Nature of Trees
Once when I was a teenager, I painted three dark, angry trees. Mother frowned, “But that’s not the nature of […]
You Don’t Know–What You Don’t Know
I should know everything there is to know about painting. After all, I’ve been doing it all my life. Mom […]
Battling with Paint Adherance
I recently painted over a few old oil paintings. To my dismay, after a couple of weeks of drying, I […]
Origins of Upper Window
Plein air painting is something I do, trekking outside once a week to paint the region and to see colors […]
Rewards of a Slow Painting Process
Challenges are Challenging During the last Oil Painters of America (OPA) national show, surrounded by world-class master artists and […]
7 Tips to Getting The Most from a Painting Workshop
Thinking about participating in a workshop to get your painting juices flowing? Workshops are fun. You learn a lot. And […]
Painting Palmetto Shadows
These spiky shrubs are palmettos – kind of like a palm tree without the trunk. They’re everywhere here on my […]
Plein air at the Fresh Market
Check out a quick video of me painting yesterday with my friend Valarie at the local fresh market, Rype and […]
Painting Down the Rabbit Hole
I live through artist eyes in a world of vivid color and abstract shapes. My mind breathes in a transcendent tangle similar to Alice’s Wonderland. My mind […]
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 […]