Get Out of the Box – Self Portrait

by admin | Dec 27, 2011 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale

We have all heard the saying, Get Out of the Box. I am even calling one of my workshops using painting knives (pallet knives) with this title. So when thinking on a self portrait to paint I thought this would be a good idea. I shot a video to look at different angles,...

How do we express ourselves? By abilities or the lack of them?

by admin | Dec 7, 2011 | concepts in painting

I wonder sometimes if artist express themselves by their abilities or the lack of abilities. What I mean is, if I where able to represent it in a different way, would I? Why do I chose one way over another at the time of my painting experience? In painting a stylized...

I agree with Vincent Van Gogh – I am rich

by admin | Nov 17, 2011 | concepts in painting

I agree with Vincent Van Gogh, “I am rich – not in money, but because I have found in my work something which I can devote myself to heart and soul, and which inspire me and gives meaning to life.” Vincent Van Gogh Information on Workshops &...

I love to push paint outside of the lines. – Out of the box

by admin | Nov 7, 2011 | concepts in painting

The painting knife allows me to create space so much easier than a brush. Though the principle fits well with a brush also. I love to push paint outside of the lines. Getting out of the box. The outlines that restrict and encumber artists so much. Then I can come...

It is a humble occupation being a painter

by admin | Oct 26, 2011 | concepts in painting

The CSI Approach to Painting

by admin | Oct 20, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education

Treating your next creative painting like a crime scene investigation may not be a bad idea. We may not have any fancy labs like on the TV shows, though many early oil painters where chemists and formulated there own paints. Some still do today. Most times my...