Art

Ever since I began teaching, I get a lot of students who want to paint the beach and seagrass, so I feel it’s time to have a chat about both of those. Painting a beach scene can seem like a simple painting, but you would be surprised at how difficult it can be to choose

A lot of times an artist can overcomplicate their approach to a painting, which then results in an overcomplicated painting. As an artist, I’m guilty of this too. So this week I want to talk about keeping it simple. Using my new painting, Nubble Winter, as a reference to keeping it simple, let’s get to

The past few weeks, we have talked about paper, paint, and brushes. Today, I want to dive into a discussion of a recent painting of mine, A Night at Anchor, and the materials I used and why. When I did my preliminary work, AKA the thought process, I decided I wanted a painting that had

The first items I touch upon when teaching an artist of any level, are brushes, paper, and paint. There are a lot of unknowns about the materials you use and your tools. The past few weeks, I have addressed paper, paint, and brushes and even a blog on how I used those in one of

I know this week I promised to talk about student grade paint compared to artist paint, but I wanted to showcase one of my more recent paintings, Scarlet Red. The reasoning behind this decision is that this particular painting is a good example of how the paper, paint, and brushes I use in my own