305: Painting as a Discipline
– WHEN I worked in the animation business, the sentiment was expressed that if you weren’t drawing enough to need an electric pencil sharpener you weren&#...
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306: Intuitive Composition
–AS a contrast to abstract elements in my new, looser painting style I thought I should improve my linear composition skills. (For a discuss...
307: Live Consult Via Carrot
–CARROT.FM is an online service that lets you consult with a wide variety of experts via mobile phone video. This Friday (tomorrow, Jan 13, 2017)...
308: Overcoming Creative Block
–I DON’T struggle with creative block often–but when I do it is overwhelmingly painful. It usually happens when the stakes are high, and I need to accompl...
309: Add More Joy
–WHEN we are unhappy, we fixate on what is wrong. It becomes difficult to focus on the positive. Our current unhappy state casts a shadow over our present ...
310: How to Scrape a Canvas
–ONE obstacle to painting thickly is the limit of one alla prima painting session. Once the highly textured paint has dried, it is no longer as easy to add...
311: Paradoxical Surrender
–ONE of the worst creative blocks I ever had was when I contracted to complete a 112-page graphic novel. I had already completed the first 32 pages, and the pub...
312: The Power of Meditation
–TO be successful artists need to learn how to generate and maintain energy. The best ways are to eat well, sleep well, exercise, and meditate. For me the key t...
313: Sleeping Well = More Energy
–SLEEPING well is a struggle for me. I often face the easel wishing I could have slept better, more prepared to paint well. Too often exhaustion casts a sh...
314: Building a Portfolio Website
–THE internet offers an unprecedented means to connect with fellow artists and potential art collectors. But the connection is only useful if we communicat...
315: The Art of Textured Paint
–I’M enthused about an upcoming landscape show at my new gallery, Anthony’s Fine Art, on March 17. As suggested by the photo below, the venue offers...
316: James Gurney’s Living Sketchbook
–IMAGINE being invited to your favorite artist’s studio and getting a chance to thumb through his or her sketchbook. That’s how I felt when I p...
317: Getting Temperature Right
–THE temperature of a painting is always relative. If a painting is mostly made up of blues nearly any color you add will appear warm–although varieties of...
318: Advanced Field Effects
–I HAVE often said in my posts and Youtube videos that the color it looks like is the color it is. Except when it isn’t. Like I mentioned while writing about co...
319: New Painting Workshop, May 2017
–I AM enthused to announce a new oil painting workshop Thursday, May 25, 4-8 pm, at Weber State University (click here to register). This four-hour session...
320: Repetition Fatigue
–WHAT type of artist are you? When I began my illustration career, my intent was to be a science fiction/fantasy book cover illustrator. However, due to th...