When Alisa Burnette took a basic “Principles of Welding” class she immediately recognized there was a lot of potential there to create beautiful art. But while she loved the look of metal. . . read more
More than 20 years ago, Colorado artist Martha Kisling fell in love with the exciting and spontaneous nature of watercolor. A true believer in developing one’s own creative expression, Martha has taught classes and workshops for more than 12 years. . . read more
In order to sell art, we first need to bridge the gap between the value WE put on our art, and the amount that someone else is willing to pay. . . read more
In today’s video clip, Uriana Christy Tarbet is painting two trees, using oil pastels to create lifelike leaves, trunk, and branches.
Her primary technique for the leaves is to create the same specific movement with her pastels over and over again. . . it’s basically a. . . read more
Monday in Video Tutorials - Tomorrow, talented pastel painter Urania Christy Tarbet will demonstrate how she creates realistic, yet slightly impressionist trees using only oil pastels.
Tuesday in Art Marketing Tips - Aletta de Wal has written another great marketing article, this time on the. . . read more
A year ago, after a few months of “daily painting” and starting a new art blog, I felt it was time to join an online print service. Upon reading a few reviews of different companies, I decided on RedBubble. . . read more
Do you sell your art in various places on the internet and find it difficult to keep track of all those URLs, or point potential clients in the right direction? If so. . . read more
Award-winning watercolor and oil portrait artist Peggi Habets is more than capable of simply capturing the likeness of the person she is painting. . . but it is her personal style and artistic ideas that make each piece pop.. . . read more
The very first thing that parents needs to think about, before beginning any form of artistic teaching or expression, is to make a specific space for these activities. When the child feels ownership of an area . . . read more
Today, Jacqueline Sullivan is demonstrating one of her many techniques for adding texture to a painting or collage. Most of us have seen the heavy, painterly texture that can be achieved using molding paste. . . read more
Monday in Video Tutorials - Tomorrow, Jacqueline Sullivan will demonstrate how to achieve a very light, almost organic texture using molding paste. Most of the time I see molding paste used to create thick, painterly texture, but in this case the results are quite different.
Tuesday in. . . read more