by admin | Oct 26, 2010 | Oil Paintings for Sale
It feels good when it all comes together. When painting this piece, my emotions, vision, technique and knowledge flowed seamlessly together, allowing me to create a great piece in an unlikely places. This painting emerged while I gave a demonstration during a 2-day...
by admin | Oct 19, 2010 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air
For years hospitals and therapeutic facilities have hung art in their buildings to help patients. Studies have shown the benefits of art in the health care field. Paintings can reduce stress of patients and visiting family members, calm fears and aid in the healing...
by admin | Oct 14, 2010 | Oil Paintings for Sale
I am not totally sure why I came up with this idea. It may have been for many assorted reasons, I am not quite certain. All that I know is that my life has been in an upheaval since I was divorced and I can see everywhere I go that people are hurting, and all for...
by admin | Oct 12, 2010 | concepts in painting
I keep tweaking, reinventing everything I do when it comes to painting, conceptualizing and creating new artistic direction for my lives work. Some times I move two steps forward, sometimes I take one step backwards, but I am constantly moving towards a goal. And even...
by admin | Oct 7, 2010 | concepts in painting, Education
When I was studying the Impressionist painters it dawned on me about the importance of having a group of other artists that you can share your ideas with, get feedback, accountability and friendship. The Impressionist painters had a small group of painters who met...
by admin | Oct 5, 2010 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale
Dinner Bell, 8 x 10 inches, oil on gallery wrapped canvas As I mentioned in my last post when I was painting, I realized the importance of doing small studies before tackling larger paintings. I could then work out the color flow of the composition with larger more...
by admin | Oct 4, 2010 | concepts in painting, Education, online event
One of my favorite painters, Nicolai Fechin, Russian-born American Painter that lived from 1881-1955 had some very great concepts in a letter he wrote: He says, “It is impossible to limit art by any definition or requirements. Art, like the whole of our life, submits...