Lessons from August’s Amazing Abstract Workshop As often happens in August and September, I teach right up until it’s time to go to Italy with my Eat Paint Cook Tours….
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This is the final installment of my series of articles with Thoughts on Finishing a Painting. It’s been fun exploring the topic of how to know when “enough is enough”….
When is Your Painting Finished? How do you evaluate your painting? “A painting is finished when the artist says it is finished.” ~Rembrandt When it comes to evaluating your painting, to…
My Best Tip for How to FINISH? Set Some Art Goals “Art is never finished, only abandoned.” ~Leonardo da Vinci Paintings are never finished. In the quote above, Leonardo DaVinci…
Okay, so what’s the big deal about Abstract Painting?! These paintings “aren’t about anything”… It seems like a big ole mess on the canvas! Why should I even care? 🙄…
The Naked Beauty Contest: Share your Art “Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pictures.” ~Henry Ward Beecher Painting is risky. As…
I am a big believer in studying the art and methods of fellow artists and those you admire. It’s a quick way to make progress and move in a direction you’d like to go. Shirley Trevena is an artist you may already know, and if you don’t, I predict you’ll want to after seeing some of her work! I show you many of her paintings and outline some of what she’s taught me. Included is a list of things she does that I plan to try in future paintings. You may want to try them for yourself! ??
Happy St. Patrick’s Day Friends! About this time every year, I welcome a little green in my world. After a long winter, it’s wonderful to see the buds on the…
Any time of year, it’s great to get a freebie right? I’m hoping you’ll enjoy my little gift for you today in the form of a free “step by step” on…
Happy Holidays! I have a new video I’d like to share with you today as a little holiday gift, but before I do, I want to encourage you to take time for…
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