Monday - Do you experience any drawbacks to being an artist? Perhaps side effects would be a better term. Every once in a while I catch myself doing something that only an artist would. Tomorrow I’ll share a few of my artistic foibles, some of which you might relate to as well.
Tuesday - On Tuesday I’ll review BoundlessGallery.com, another website that sells original artwork by current artists. From what I’ve seen so far it looks like a good option to consider, so if you’re an artist, you won’t want to miss what I have to say..
Wednesday - Willem Kalf was a Dutch still life painter and master of realism in the 1600s. Click the link to see several images of his paintings and read through a brief outline of his life.
Thursday - Speaking of masters of realism, this week’s featured artist definitely fits that description today. Check out this Thursday’s article to see three extremely realistic paintings by James Neil Hollingsworth.
Friday - Are you ready for more color mixing tips? If you are, then stick around. My original article on mixing paint colors didn’t go into much detail about some of the more neutral hues (browns and blacks especially) so on Friday I’ll be talking about mixing those and more.
Saturday - Yes, another cartoon—but wait! I’m going to be trying out some new drawing styles for the next few Saturdays, so I need YOU to promise you’ll drop in on the weekends and let me know what you think. All right? Good.
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Finally, my "big project" is finished! It’s been a crazy day with a lot going on, but foliotwist.com is finally live and online! Since I’ve kept it a complete secret up until launch, here’s a quick (mostly visual) overview of what it does. . .
read moreThis week's featured artist is James Neil Hollingsworth, an oil painter whose work is beautifully dramatic and realistic. Here is one of his paintings, titled Pool Platter II. Hollingsworth has several different themes that he likes to revisit, and his paintings of pool balls are consistently . . .
read moreThis week's featured artist is Karen Hollingsworth, an oil painter from Atlanta, Georgia. I featured her husband's artwork a few months ago, and at the time made a mental note to review her paintings too. Today seemed like the right time—after working all weekend on a project for a client, I n. . .
read moreIf you're an oil painter then you know that mixing neutral colors like brown or black can be just as tricky as any other color. And although it might seem easy enough to just use them straight from the tube, those basic blacks and browns are probably TOO neutral for the colors that you're tryi. . .
read moreIn today's article I want to explore four different color-mixing techniques that can be used with acrylic paints. To keep it really simple, we will only be making green, from yellow and blue. (The same techniques can be used for any color.) Of course, there are many possible greens in our worl. . .
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