321: The Privilege to Experiment
–WHEN you learn about the techniques of fellow artists, you come across suggestions that have the ring of truth, such as painting is nothing more than putting t...
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322: My New York Adventure
–RECENTLY I was a guest on the Zion Art Society podcast, with Dr. Micah Christenen, and was asked about my experience as an illustrator in New York Ci...
323: Anti-advertising
–WHY is art important? This is a question even artists, who should appreciate art the most, have trouble answering. When people choose to trivialize the importa...
324: The Difficult Truth
–I recently came across a video by Jeffrey R.Watts that had a lot of valuable information, especially for young artists. Watts spoke candidly about wh...
325: Our Dream World
–WHY do people like paintings? Why do they hang them in their homes and offices and travel to see museum exhibits? More people attend museums and galleries than...
326: The Importance of Daily Sketching
–EVERY artist knows the importance of a daily sketchbook. My problem has been that I often don’t have my sketchbook handy when I need it. I recently stumb...
327: Acrylic Show
–IF you are in Salt Lake City from June 1 to June 17, 2017, I hope you will drop into Alpine Art to view my acrylics show. It is a collection of acryl...
328: The Mystery of Plein Air Painting
–”YOU can’t till you can” sounds like a quip from baseball’s low-brow philosopher Yogi Bera. But it’s actually a quote from ü...
329: My Favorite Palette Knife
–I recently switched over to using palette knives for the entirety of my painting process. I cross-examined my motives, as I can embrace ideas for the wron...
330: My favorite palette knives
–HERE is a list of my current favorite palette knives. The first set listed is really all you need to start painting, and they are my current go-to brand. Many ...
331: The Cure for Bad Art
–THE poet Alexander Pope, describing the slippery slope of degraded expectation wrote, “vice is a monster of such frightening mien, that to be hated ...
332: Keeping Your Studio Safe
–THE best insurance is taking measures to keep ourselves safe and healthy. To comply with that belief I recently made several adjustments to my studio...
333: 9 Steps to Instagram Success
–MY favorite social media platform is Instagram (if you want to see painting updates click here). Many assume that internet sales are a common occurre...
334: Adding Audio to a Blog
–MANY writers have remarked on an overall drop in blog readership. This blog is no different and reflects the trend. Since May 2007 unique views have dropp...
335: Varnishing a Painting
–RECENTLY I was preparing a set of paintings to send to my new gallery, the Leopold Gallery in Kansas City. To hit a tight exhibition deadline I needed to ...
336: New video venue
–I AM just one exhibit away from being able to finish my new studio (my latest show will be this Friday, Nov 17, 2017 at Anthony’s Fine Art, from 6-9). Wh...