Myles Murphy was born and raised in Ireland, and now lives in Indiana. He spent twenty years in the field of engineering before refocusing his life towards painting, drawing and raku pottery. . . read more
So, you're a visual artist - but for some reason you seem to have a hard time expressing verbally what your art is all about. Perhaps this is just because you haven't had the opportunity get a formal education in the arts. Or maybe. . . read more
Like every other painting medium, watercolors have their own set of quirks that you'll have to learn if you're going to successfully control them. One of those quirks in particular is. . . read more
Monday in Video Tutorials - Tomorrow, watch as watercolor painter Mark Mehaffey demonstrates how important it is to control the amount of water and pigment on your brush when painting wet-into-wet.
Tuesday in General Art Advice - Ever wish you were more knowledgeable about different styles of. . . read more
Vicki O’Dell has been featured on various television shows, including DIY, HGTV, and PBS. She considers herself “an experimenter, an explorer, and a mad scientist of creativity." And her art is pretty unique, too!. . . read more
Some artists boast about how they were born to create and have never lived without a paintbrush or pencil in hand. Mark McCullen, however, didn’t discover his talents and love of art until later in life. . . read more
Every so often (a few times a year, perhaps) someone will write me a nasty email accusing me of being a greedy money-grubber because of who I allow - or who I don't allow - to advertise on EmptyEasel. . . read more
It's easy to get tunnel-vision when you're working on a painting, especially when you're heading towards the finish line and the end is in sight. But before you call a painting "good" and walk away. . . read more
Monday in Video Tutorials - At some point in every painting it’s important to step back and evaluate the composition, values, color choices, etc. Tomorrow, watch as Cheng-Khee Chee demonstrates that process with one of his watercolor cityscapes.
Tuesday in Announcements - Recently I had. . . read more
Does it matter what you name your image JPGs? Absolutely! Naming your image files appropriately will allow them to be processed by a variety of different computer operating systems, and will also help art directors know who the art belongs to. . . read more
Have you ever visited an art blog and asked yourself, "Who owns this blog?" Did reading the bio in the sidebar still leave you with no clue as to who the blogger was or what he did? Then this article is for you!. . . read more