Monday in Video Tutorials - In tomorrow’s video, Virginia Cobb will be demonstrating her approach to non-objective, abstract painting. Paint rollers, squeegees, and fingers all come into play - and that’s just the beginning
Year: 2010
In May of this year I began a year-long journey attempting to capture the city of Liverpool in paint. I’m taking to heart the words of French poet and philosopher, Gaston Bachelard, who said
Debra Gabel, author of Quilt Blocks Across America, started quilting as a teenager. When she had a family of her own, she started designing patterns for stockings, then baby quilts. But it wasn’t until 2003 that she seriously thought of making a career of it
Imagine yourself frosting a cake with a knife - every sweep of your hand delicately piling the icing into lovely, layered swirls. Fascinatingly, Halima Washington’s paintings have some of that same texture
If you’re anything like me, you have several social networking accounts such as Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, a blog, etc. With so many accounts, it can be extremely time-consuming to update each one individually
In today's video clip, Craig Nelson demonstrates how he starts laying in colors when painting with pastels. Of course, the first thing you'll notice is Craig's drawing - he starts with an excellent sketch before ever picking up any colors.
Monday in Video Tutorials – Tomorrow Craig Nelson will demonstrate some great tips for laying in warms and cools, using...
Last April I found myself creatively stuck, so I booked a weekend trip to Chicago in hopes it would jump-start my imagination. After buying my ticket, I discovered that I would be there for the Creative Chicago Expo, which is a bunch of free marketing workshops for artists. I was thrilled.
Have you ever stopped by your favorite blog and found that the latest post was written by someone other than the blog owner? Maybe you left wondering why someone would allow another person to write on their blog
When you’ve seen one landscape painting, you’ve seen them all, right? Well, probably not. At least, not if the landscape you’ve just laid eyes on is one of Randall David Tipton’s stunning paintings.
Winsor & Newton makes both professional and student grade oil paints. In order to get a good sense of how their student grade colors compare to their professional grade versions, let's examine three important colors up close
In today's short video tutorial, Gloria Page demonstrates how easy it is to create a simple "mask" for your stamping projects, whether you're working on paper or fabric. As you'll see in the video below