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THIS is a two minute video of highlights from a show Debra and I recently had at the Frank Prince Gallery in Logan, Utah. Frank does our framing for us and had ...

ALTHOUGH I am primarily self-taught I have been privileged to take workshops from several excellent painters. But it has always mystified me how assimilating in...

I first met Edward Martinez in the summer of 2006 at an artists residency at Forbes Trinchera Ranch hosted by Christopher Forbes and American Artist magazine. A...

RECENTLY I purchased a set of encaustic paints. I was always somewhat intimidated by the medium, which I viewed as arcane and unnecessarily difficult, but felt ...

IN this video I paint a 30″ x 30″ painting alla prima, meaning I paint directly onto the canvas without going back and adding additional stroke...

I USE THIS grayscale in the field and in the studio. If you use it outdoors be sure that the light on the grayscale is the same as the light on your palette whe...

It has been over a year that I have experimented with putty, the little known medium for adding body to paint. I first stumbled upon putty in the entries o...

IN THIS VIDEO I paint a small acrylic in half an hour. The paint started to dry at about 20 minutes in. Next time I want to be sure to seal the canvas with acry...

IF YOU NEED an inexpensive solution to painting outdoors with acrylic I demonstrate how I made my pochade box (a miniature outdoor painting kit). I hope you fin...

THERE ARE A LOT OF MYTHS surrounding the creation of art. These myths do little to help students of painting find their way forward. To clarify the process I th...

I REALLY APPRECIATE all the people who sent links to find a replacement for my old, worn out chapeau. I really thought I would find a replacement. But although ...

I WANTED TO EXPAND AND ADD to the ideas I advance on this blog and thought making an iBook would be an ideal format. I decided sponsorship from Kickstarter.com ...

IN THIS VIDEO I finish up my painting that is painted with thick, multihued acrylic strokes. I failed to elaborate the scratching technique but it is clearly vi...

IN THIS VIDEO I paint a 16″ x 20″ acrylic  painting using thick strokes of broken color. I also allow the paint to dry at certain poi...

IN THE PAST YEAR digital publishing has evolved considerably. A digital book about thick paint could be extremely interesting. Imagine these blog entries placed...

I’m making an exception to my No Blogging Until March 2012 rule because a friend sent me this great web site. I found Austin Kleon’s ideas both inspi...