In today's video clip, George James is demonstrating some of the methods he uses while painting on Yupo paper. You'll notice that because of the Yupo surface, he is able to adjust his composition on the fly, by easily. . . read more
Monday in Video Tutorials - George James will demonstrate how easy it is to add a new visual element (perhaps to balance out a composition) while using watercolors on yupo paper. As always, George’s work is incredibly intriguing, so just being able to see part of his process makes this. . . read more
As artists, we often obsess about the many and varied elements of our work. Everything from subject matter to color theory and paint handling come under close scrutiny. But there’s one aspect that many of us often overlook. . . read more
John T. Davis, of J. Davis Studios, has been a full-time working artist for more than 30 years. One day, while working on a pet project for his daughters, he uncovered a business idea that has lasted 15 years, and is still going strong.
While he enjoys the success of that “pet. . . read more
Finally able to paint full-time at the age of 70, a blank canvas is still Jane Tracy’s ultimate inspiration. Her highly personalized acrylic paintings are intense, compositionally sound and uniquely textured. . . read more
Painting is a solitary activity. You can’t paint to your fullest potential while you’re “connected” to the internet and social media, or surrounded by people. You’ve got to unplug from that bombardment, at least for a while. . . read more
In today’s video, Dale Laitinen demonstrates how he mixes natural-looking greens, grays, and violet for use in his amazing watercolor landscape paintings. Take a look. . . read more
Monday in Video Tutorials - If you saw last week’s video, you already know that Dale Laitinen is a master of mixing watercolors. Tomorrow, he’ll take it one step further and go through several of his favorite color “recipes” for natural-looking greens, grays, and. . . read more
Here's a question for you. In your opinion, do you think the following painting would be accepted into a juried art fair by a typical jury in 2011? Or, if you're not sure about that one, what about. . . read more
Aside from taking great photos of your art, it's important to understand the basics of preparing and uploading your images to your art blog. This will help with everything from load time and bandwidth usage to SEO and user accessibility. . . read more
California artist Victoria Veedell’s landscape paintings are not, by any means, restricted to reality. Indeed, many of them are supremely abstracted, alive with dramatic, otherworldly light and decipherable only to those wielding rich imaginations.. . . read more