Why I Love Quick Studies

Lately you’ve seen a number of quick studies I’ve made in oils while working my way through Mood and Atmosphere … More

Quick Study in Red and Green

While I’ll be the first to admit that today’s “quick study” — part of my 100-day creative journey — is … More

L-7

Maybe you’re too young to get the reference here, but back in the day — those long ago times when … More

Something Which Vaguely Resembles Flowers

Every time I mention alcohol ink, I find myself using words about having fun. It’s only natural, I guess, to feel … More

The Last Light of Day

I was pleased by today’s “quick study” — an example of a triadic color scheme. What pleased me most with this … More

Quick Study: More Monochromatic Green

Over the next few days I’ll be doing a number of “quick studies” for my “Mood and Atmosphere” project. These … More

The Gold Bug

This drawing is from the most recent episode of “Gettin’ Sketchy” with artists Ashley Bane Hurst and Matt Fussell. One … More

Drops of Color

At some point in the future I’m planning to EXPLORE — that’s my word for 2021, remember — ideas and … More

A Soft Touch

Edges are important in oil painting. There are “soft edges”. There are “hard edges”. There are “firm edges”, and there … More

What’s the Big Idea?

Art instruction books typically begin at the same point — a long list of materials with helpful information about why … More

Mood and Atmosphere

NOTE: For some odd reason, Word Press has not been cooperative where this post is concerned. Despite careful editing and … More

Point of Departure

Every journey — even imaginary or creative ones — have both a destination and a starting point. It’s human nature, … More

A Single Dot

I’ll admit to feeling a little silly scanning this image into my computer. It is, as the title says, a … More

Splitting Things Up

I’ve had fun lately with colors and acyrlic pouring. You’ve seen a monochromatic pouring I completed recently, and you’ve looked … More

Consistency

Consistency is an interesting word with two very distinct meanings, both of which can be applicable to art. Conformity in … More

Anything Can Be Art

As I’ve journeyed along over the past few years, learning art, blogging about my experiences, and discovering new media and … More

Let’s Get Real

Art is very much about “finding” ourselves. We have to explore a lot of things, I think, before we can … More

How’s That Hot Pink Working Out?

Over the last few days I’ve been using my hot bubble gum pink gessoed manila dividers for my tonalist landscape … More

Three Twisted Trees — A Study in Symbolism

Maybe one of the reasons I’m so in love with tonalist art is that almost all of the landscape paintings predominately … More

A Congregation of Trees

Winter is here, I’ve been painting snowy scenes, and I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my December landscape-painting project. With yesterday’s painting … More