If packing up all your gear and driving to a scenic locale isn’t your idea of a great painting session, you certainly don’t need to make an expedition out of your time at the easel. There’s quiet beauty and expressive …
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Once you’re comfortable painting with brushes, a fun project is learning how to paint with a knife. You’re already familiar with a palette knife for mixing and blending paint, but using your knife to paint takes your painting experience to …
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Most beginning artists think of painting in terms of creating a life-like representation of what they see. They want to paint depictions of life, so they begin learning realism. This is really the most logical approach, as it gives a …
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This is a sort of watery week, and I’m going to focus on watercolor tips again. Sometimes watercolors get a bad rap over being pale, shadowy and less than vibrant. Some watercolors are soft and diffused, and it may be …
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Watercolor is a little more challenging than working with oils or acrylics. If you make an error with either of those mediums, you can simply scrap it away or paint over it. Unfortunately, watercolor isn’t quite so fancy free, but …
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I attended an art festival last weekend, and there were so many fantastic artists that I didn’t know where to look next. It seemed that every booth was crammed with creativity and unique interpretations from traditional to impressionistic to daring …
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Since it’s the holiday weekend, Independence Day, it’s time to talk about red, white and blue paints. These basic colors are part of almost every palette, and there are many variations that can significantly alter the appearance of your paintings. …
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