Years after his death, Bob Ross is still teaching artists how to paint in his "Joy of Painting" series as well as many other art books and videos - and even though I don't agree with how he taught painting, ...
Art Opinion: Articles and Insight for the 21st Century Artist
Posted January 24th, 2008.
Posted January 10th, 2008.
The following article was written by Bernard Victor and contains 7 methods for painting abstractly. Each method was taken from his experiences in an abstract painting class held at Morley College.
Posted January 4th, 2008.
This week's poll question was: how many new year's resolutions did you make for 2008? There haven't been many responses so far, soI guess that just means I should keep these questions a little more art-related from here on out.
Posted December 31st, 2007.
It’s good to look back, isn't it? To take stock of where you’ve been and how you’ve changed? Well, with 2007 ending tonight, I thought I’d share some things I learned during the past year.
Posted November 28th, 2007.
Many artists have been discouraged from pursuing art at some point in their lives. No matter how talented and enthusiastic a young artist is, there almost always seems to be someone, often an art teacher, counselor, or parent, who strongly ...
Posted November 22nd, 2007.
Daily painting - have you googled that lately? I just got around 120,000 results for "daily painting." If you don't know, daily painting refers to the practice of "a painting a day" originally started by Duane Keiser in 2004.
Posted November 1st, 2007.
Can art be taught? Can you teach someone to be a painter, a sculptor, or a photographer? The quick answer is yes, I believe art can be taught. Many aspects of art, including the foundational principles of creating good art, ...
Posted October 18th, 2007.
Last week in my weekly newsletter I asked readers of EmptyEasel to write down what comes to mind when they think of "abstract art." Here are the responses I received from several artists around the world.
Posted September 17th, 2007.
I'm sure I don't have to mention it, but there's an extreme range of art prices online—from low-priced $50 paintings to high-priced artwork of $10,000 or more. Sometimes I wonder if those artists truly realize how many paintings they need ...
Posted September 14th, 2007.
In this week's reader-submitted article, Karen Cooper writes: After reading the recently submitted article on EE which criticized limited edition print artists for being "a bit snooty and egotistical," I realized I needed to respond.
Posted September 10th, 2007.
Is it important to sign your art on the front? Does a visible signature make your artwork more valuable? Here are three reasons why you might want to sign your art along with two reasons why I put my artist's ...
