by admin | Aug 16, 2010 | Daily Painter, Historical Sites, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air
The Old Water Tower on 5355 Miami Road in the Village of Indian Hill, Ohio Oil on Canvas, 11 x 14 inches It was only when I started painting that I realized the large size of the old water tower in Indian Hill. In addition to that, the light at the time of my plein...
by admin | Aug 12, 2010 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air
Seeing Above the Tree Tops – 11 x 14 inches, Oil on Canvas Sometimes we need to take a step back and examine the bigger picture. Today must have been one of those times! Completing this plein air painting, I captured a fuller image than I usually do. I decided to...
by admin | Aug 8, 2010 | concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale
An accomplished painter once told me a painter needs to paint their fixation. He explained that painting our neuroses provides us with the most in-depth, emotional pieces we will ever complete. Taking his advice, I coined a simple phrase: Artistic Neurosis. It...
by admin | Aug 5, 2010 | concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale
I sometimes wonder what we, as artists, can do to breathe life into our oil paintings. We can always add colors, change textures, or alter our brushstrokes. But I find that even doing all of this is not enough. To make our paintings remarkable, we must look past our...
by admin | Jul 25, 2010 | concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air
I recently found a model in the most unlikely place: our bank. She had perfect features for painting, similar to those you see in Baroque Art. Even greater, she was a still model whom everyone enjoyed painting. During my first session, I painted her in the shadow,...
by admin | Jul 13, 2010 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air
See open paint #1, the beginning of this experience. It was too hot for the model on our second evening, and unfortunately, I hadn’t thought of that problem until tonight. But thanks to the ingenuity of a fellow artist, who suggested a fan and shortened pose...