241: One Million YouTube Views
On the evening of 7 July 2015 the Thick Paint YouTube Channel clocked over a million views since the first video posted on 20 November 2009. What does 1,00...
Author: Brad Teare
242: Woodcut Show in April 2016
Woodcut, 9″ x 6″ I’m currently preparing for a woodcut show in April 2016 at the Alpine Art Gallery in Salt Lake City. It will be the first ti...
243: The Role of Symbolism
Sketch for Reflected World, Graphite FINDING your way as an artist is not easy. As I look back over my career I wonder at all the techniques and styles I’...
244: Poetry and Power
AS ARTISTS why do we express ourselves the way we do? When I was younger I played in a rock band. One evening we were playing to a full house at the aptly named...
245: Using photoshop to adjust an abstract
ACRYLICS allow me to paint over an abstract as many times as I need to–the surface texture only gets richer. One of the tools I use to help me move forward...
246: Best Studio Lighting
Northern wall of studio model I HAVE struggled with lighting in a variety of locations over the years including a basement studio. I’m currentl...
247: Instagram vs. Facebook vs. Twitter
Along the East Bench, 16″ x 20″, oil on canvas DURING the opening of my abstract show the gallery director for the event suggested I post images of ...
248: New video series, parts 1 and 2
“Reflections”, 20 x 20, oil on canvas. I made a new series of videos–one of the first where I show the entire painting process from s...
249: Energy = Creativity
Your art reflects the energy level you had when you painted it. “Everything requires Time. Time is the only permanent and absolute ruler in the unive...
250: Landscape Painting Tutorial
HERE are the next to last installments of the four part landscape tutorial. In the last two chapters I fine tune the composition by adjusting values b...
251: Painting with Lines
Warmth of Summer, 16″ x 20″, oil on canvas I HAVE often stated that painting with thick paint is like walking a tightrope–there seems to be so much ...
252: Landscape Painting, 4 of 4
IN this final installment I demonstrate how I make final adjustments to a painting. In this phase my primary objective it to remove any dots, dashes, line...
253: Using Sun Oil to Oil Up a Canvas
A VERY useful medium I use lately is sun oil mixed with about 1/3 Gamblin Alkyd Gel (or G-gel). In the video below I give a very brief demo of how to mix and ap...
254: Social Media Wars–the power of Pinterest
Screen shot of my woodcut board IN the ongoing clash between social media a few favorites are emerging for visual artists. I’ve had a Pinterest account fo...
255: Using Calcite Sun Oil–An Interview with Louis R. Velasquez
RECENTLY I needed a thicker oil medium and have been experimenting with sun oil. So far I’ve enjoyed painting with a mixture of very thick sun oil and Gamblin G...
256: Mix Rich Color
Country Road, 20″ x 20″, oil on canvas I’VE been having a lot of success with my latest mixture of sun oil and Gamblin Gel. I do a full c...