145: Vacuum sealed bottles
I‘m pleased to report that the experiment to vacuum seal Gamblin mediums proved successful. At least partially so. I used the Vacu Vin Wine Saver to ...
Author: Brad Teare
146 Rediscovering black and white
I‘ve been working on illustrations for a book entitled The Philosophy of Thick Paint. It’s a collection of essays I gleaned from my upcoming book Th...
147 Another acrylic 1 of 3
I had quite a few requests to do another acrylic video showing all the steps beginning with the sketch. This video is part one of a three part series. The third...
148 Another acrylic 2 of 3
Here’s the second part of the three part series about painting with acrylics. Those familiar with my methods will not be surprised that I painted into a l...
149 The anxiety cure
For reasons unknown many creative people suffer from uncontrollable anxiety. Three months ago after an exceptionally anxiety ridden week I woke up and said to m...
150 We are all lame
I was walking in downtown Salt Lake City one cold evening when hunger ambushed me and I realized I could use nourishment. I remembered a deli ahead and walked w...
151 Art synthesis
According to the German philosopher Georg Hegel the intellectual process involves thesis (an original idea), antithesis (an opposing idea), and synthe...
152: Interview with Rick Stevens
I DISCOVERED the paintings of Rick Stevens on Twitter several months ago. The first image I saw was a work entitled The Universe Surrenders to a Still Mind ...
153 Thick encaustics 1 of 2
In this video I show the basic set-up for encaustic painting. In the next video I will demonstrate how to add chalk and paint with thick textures using this uni...
154 Thick encaustics 2 of 2
In this second video I add chalk to the encaustic pigments. Not only does it make a very usable impasto application it also strengthens the paint film. The imag...
155 Adjusting an underpainting
Below is a video showing how I adjusted the underpainting I painted last time on Concert Window. Changes were very minor–it took less that 15 minutes– but neces...
156 Using palette knives
This painting was painted entirely with palette knives from a plein air sketch I did several years ago. Many people assume I use palette knives when I̵...
157 Return to Door County Plein Air Festival!
I’m pleased to report that I’ve been invited to the Door County Plein Air Festival again this year. The accompanying image is a field sketch I paint...
158 Repainting an old painting
In the video below I repaint an old painting that was done in a thinner style — almost a Hudson River School style. In the original painting I did some scu...
159 High sensitivity
Many artists have been plagued by high sensitivity including Vincent Van Gogh and Leonardo Da Vinci. As mentioned in a previous blog I was diagnosed w...
160 Painting with palette knives
Lately I’ve been feeling I need to get more variety of texture in my work. I’ve felt that by loading the brush I get a beautiful yet uniform paintin...