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…. SOME may wonder why I bother to use a full-color, full-value under painting. And the answer is I usually don’t. But when a complex subject presen...

… THE color of light and the color of shadow relate to each other. If this relationship is off the reality of the scene is marred. Getting shadow color ri...

What is meant by the phrase ‘oiling up the canvas”? I give a brief explanation here of how I add chalk to a mixture of Gamblin’s Gel (G-Gel) a...

… IN the course of this blog I realized I have offered a lot of formulas and recipes for making art. I worry about the impression this might give because ...

ALTHOUGH I love thick painting one of the disadvantages is that once the paint is dry it is quite difficult to make changes. I’ve struggled with a variety...

... ALTHOUGH I love thick paint one of the disadvantages is that once the paint is dry it is quite difficult to make changes. I’ve struggled with a variet...

THERE are very few things I like to paint more than trees. There is something just as mysterious and inviting about a cluster of trees as there is about a lone ...

Here is a video about adding texture with acrylics and glazing the resulting texture.

…. IN athletics cross training is used to include a broader range of muscles exercised so the athlete doesn’t develop an imbalanced physique. More importa...

… TWO months ago I posted a survey at the bottom of the blog posing the question what is your favorite red? The list included permanent red (1% voting for...

This video explains the importance of edges. Edges direct the eye through the composition as well as other critical purposes.