A Quick Demo for Urig’s Plein-Air Nautical Workshop

by admin | Jul 6, 2012 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

Cape Cod School – Massachusetts Painters on My National Workshop Tour

by admin | Jun 30, 2012 | concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

This past week I had the good fortune of being blessed by a group of energetic and very hungry Massachusetts painters, through the Creative Arts Center of Chatham MA. They had a deep craving for positive concepts in painting. And this is what I gave them. Practical...

Coming Home to New Jersey

by admin | Jun 23, 2012 | concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale

It has been many years since I lived in New Jersey. I lived here just after I graduated art school and had my first job in a publishing company designing and illustrating book covers. So it was a bit like coming home. Words like charming and picturesque are well...

Old West or Wild West and Maynard Dixon Experience

by admin | Jun 19, 2012 | concepts in painting, Historical Sites, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

The old west has always been dear to my heart. I was raised with TV folklore of my era, the Old West, even the Wild West. As a child and then older adult it helped me to create great visuals about our past. My visit to Maynard Dixon’s home and studio, was like coming...

Had a Good Catch

by admin | Jun 9, 2012 | Oil Paintings for Sale

Hangin’ by the dock

by admin | Jun 5, 2012 | Abstract, concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale

We had a lively fun group at the Cincinnati Art Club in Cincinnati Ohio this past weekend. It was the get out of the box workshop, painting with painting knives in a studio set up. We painted from photos emphasizing the importance of doing a rough preliminary painting...