A Lean, Mean, Green Machine

Art takes me to so many unexpected places. I’m a curious sort of artist, and I’m always off searching for … 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

I’m truly in a bit of a gray mood today. It’s still very cold here and will be cold for … More

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

Yesterday I shared a quick study on “soft edges” in oil painting. Today’s painting is a counterpart to that. It’s … More

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

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

I’ve got my alcohol inks out again, I’ve downloaded another book from the Kindle Unlimited program, and I’m ready to … More

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

Every Wednesday evening — 5:30 PM CST — I check in with Matt Fussell and Ashley Bane Hurst, the two … More

After my discouragement yesterday, it was hard to come back to the studio today. I knew that awful acrylic pouring … More

By all rights, I should be in a very happy mood. Our Kansas Chiefs football team is on its way … More

Way back in time — 1961, to be precise — Debbie Reynolds starred in a film, “The Second Time Around”, … More

It’s not uncommon to feel a bit of a creative let-down following all the excitement of the holidays. For the … More

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

We’ve probably all sung that little song about learning our alphabet, and I’ve been singing it again quite often in … More

When I first met and fell in love — artistically speaking — with tonalist George Inness, it was his painting Home of the … More

Have you ever played with Wordle? I first discovered Wordle years ago. and I’ve had a lot of fun playing … More

I’m loving my 31-day oil-painting project! I definitely have a lot of work to do on bare trees, but this … More

My art work over the last few days has gone in two very different directions. With my oil-painting project on … More