Have you ever sat spellbound while looking out over a glorious landscape, and just wished you could somehow share it? Well Padraig McCaul feels this way about western Ireland, and it certainly shows in his rich oil paintings.. . . read more
It sounds logical: find the sweet spot between making art that you love and making art that sells, and build your business around that overlap. But does it always work? Seemingly, no. . . read more
Painting from life always brings with it a certain set of challenges, but perhaps the biggest challenge is finding a way to recreate all those vibrant, light-filled colors that saturate the air around us - while just using opaque oil paints.. . . read more
Monday in Video Tutorials - Tomorrow, Caroline Jasper will be demonstrating how artists can use contrasting colors to heighten the intensity of a painting - even if those colors don’t really appear in your landscape or still life.. . . read more
When I first started painting, the genre I was least interested in was portraiture. I was more interested in learning about floral, figurative, or landscape painting. After my daughter’s wedding, however, I began thinking about creating a portrait. . . read more
Chrysti Hydeck calls herself a Creatologist - an artist who combines various forms of artistic techniques under one roof. Online, she is best known for her “Artography” series, while her collectors know her for her mixed media.. . . read more
Karen Ramsay is an artist who enjoys capturing the “everyday ordinary” through her ink and watercolor plein air paintings. She unites paint with a waterproof fine tip marker in a process that she calls . . . read more
There may finally be some light on the horizon for BoundlessGallery artists. . . in an email that went out from BoundlessGallery HQ last week, the company offered the following olive branch to its members. . . read more
If design and composition isn't generally something that you think about while painting, it probably should be. A good design ensures that your viewers will stay interested in your artwork, even over a long period of time. . . read more
Monday in Video Tutorials - Tomorrow, Mark Mehaffey will be covering 5 elements of design that any artist can be use to increase visual interest in their work. This video is a bit longer than some of the others we’ve posted, but very informative.
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Hanging artwork can be a baffling process. . . but since it’s the first impression that people will have of your art, it’s very important to learn the right way to do it. Whether you’re preparing for a show in a coffee shop, hanging work in your studio, or . . . read more