209: The Art of Transformation
Blue Dream, 36″ x 36″, acrylic on canvas The art profession generates lots of controversy. But recently there has been an increase in articles decla...
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210: Art Hurts–the pain of Deliberate Practise
In blog 205 I wrote about Deliberate Practise. Much has been written about practising deliberately for musicians and athletes but what form would it take for pa...
211: The genius of Van Gogh, Part 2
Pen and ink sketch by Vincent Van Gogh In previous entries I noted elements that made Van Gogh’s work different from other painters. Another differen...
212: The limits of talent
In the book Talent is Overrated, Geoff Colvin outlines what separates world-class performers from everyone else—deliberate practice. (Read previo...
213: State of the Art Market
Trinchera Sky, 11″ x 11″, eight color woodcut I get many emails covering a wide range of topics. A recurring question is how the art market is doing...
214: Creative contrast
Islands on the Bear River, 13″ x 23″, acrylic on canvas While studying deliberate practise I’ve come to realize that a critical aspect of lear...
215: Dream of Light
Work in progress, Dream of Light, 44″ x 44″ “I spin a cocoon around myself; let others do the same. I shall leave it to time to show what will...
216: Painting acrylics like oils
Painting with 4 preliminary sketches Even if you use a heavy bodied acrylic pigment (which I recommend) painting with acrylics is often disappointing if yo...
217: The Art of Thick Paint Book
I‘ve been toiling for months writing a book about the art of thick paint. Although many chapters are finished I haven’t finished ...
218: The Challenge of color temperature
Study for Venetian Doors, 48″ x 36″ I was reading past comments on this blog and came across the following from fellow painter Tom Wa...
219: Make your [own] mark
Recently I’ve been impressed with the absolute necessity of developing a unique style. While it’s tempting to follow a current fad–especially if it ...
220: Upload your videos to THICK PAINT
Dream of Light, 44″x44″, Close-up As many of you know I’m an early adopter and enthusiast of Gbox–the superior alternative to YouTube. Th...
221: Creative Bucket List
Swallow’s Nest Rock, Pen and Ink, 14″ x 12″ I was intrigued by a recent blog entry by Lori Woodward expressing frustration with the current ar...
222: Learning to paint, Part 1
Dream of Light, 44″ x 44″, close-up In the book Make It Stick authors Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDanie...
223: Learning to paint, Part 2
Artists might think that sheer repetition is the means to improve their paintings. We often hear reference to putting miles on the brush. But according to the l...
224: Live Meercat demo tonight
Tonight (31 March 2015) at 9:00 Eastern Time I will broadcast a free live demo using Meercat which will consist of painting on two large acrylic paintings. If y...