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Bill Farnsworth interview
Bill Farnsworth has been a professional artist for a long time. You’ll find his experience and shared insights valuable and helpful. How did it all begin? He remembers drawing on the walls of his...
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Plein Air Live 2022
I’m honored to be part of the International Plein Air Live faculty again this year. My presentation will be on “Beginner’s Day”. My assignment is to get you all going in the right direction and help...
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Special offer for PleinAir Live 2022 attendees
I’m honored to be part of the International Plein Air Live faculty again this year. My presentation will be on “Beginner’s Day”, March 9th. My assignment is to get you all going in the right direction...
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The Barbizon influence
It was in an Art History class in college, taught by a very boring professor, that I first learned of the French Barbizon School. Specifically, it was the paintings of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and...
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Naturalism
I first heard the term “Naturalism” in 1987 when the designation was used to describe my work in a Southwest Art magazine article. Coincidentally, around the same time, Texas real estate developer and...
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John Buxton interview – Life as a professional illustrator
I have so enjoyed interviewing artists for this blog over the years, more than 100 so far. Why it is so interesting and why you readers enjoy them so much is because each story is unique, yet it seems,...
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Value and color…brothers or distant cousins?
It all began as a way of clearly demonstrating to those who have signed up for “Beginner’s Day”, PleinAir Live 2022, the importance of value preceding color when creating a successful painting. I...
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John Buxton interview – Leaving illustration for Fine Art
Beginning a new career takes courage and is a considerable challenge. It can put stress on everything, including one’s health, marriage, finances, and even emotional stability. When difficulties arise,...
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Canvas Rebel interview
Voyage Dallas magazine recently contacted me for this short interview. I’m happy to share it with you. (Click images to enlarge) We caught up with the brilliant and insightful John Pototschnik a few...
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John Buxton interview – The painting process
We’re all interested in learning how an artist creates a painting. In the case of John Buxton it is quite involved. The work shown here not only reveals the physical steps involved but also something...
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An interview with Riley
With a desire to continue providing good content and expanding the way that content is delivered, I plan to continue interviewing important artists and those related to and involved in the arts. Once a...
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John Buxton interview – Final thoughts
John Buxton has had a long career as a professional artist. Beginning as an illustrator, he worked for some of the top corporations, book and magazine publishers. His love of American history,...
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It is finished
There is such a sense of accomplishment, relief and satisfaction when we can sign our name to a painting. Knowing that we have done a good work, all that we can do to the best of our ability, we lay...
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Abram Efimovich Arkhipov
It was during the latter months of 1991 that the Dallas Museum of Art hosted a spectacular show named “The Wanderers – Masters of 19th Century Russian Painting”. If there has been one show I’ve seen in...
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Best use of values
The National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society just announced its winners for its 5th Best of America Small Works National Juried Exhibition. My painting, “Transitions Series: Afternoon” – 10″ x 16″ –...
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Arts School Live
On Wednesday, May 11th, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, I will be live with Art Publisher, Eric Rhoads. on his daily program, Art School Live. The one-hour program features a variety of artists offering...
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Destination Arete interview
I’m honored to be interviewed by Mark and David Baral for their Destination Arete podcast. We discuss when I first decided to become a fine artist; what’s the first and most important step in my...
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Dancing with the angels – Part 1
In this repost of a popular four-part blog series, 12 professional artists were asked to talk about being “in the zone” while painting; what it’s like and how to get there. Their comments are still...
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Dancing with the angels – Part 2
There are lots of words for it…“in the grove”, “singularly focused”, “in tune”, “wired in”, “centered”, “on a roll”, and “in the moment”. Some have described it as “going with the flow”. It is said of...
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Some thoughts about painting
How fortunate we are when a truly great artist not only has the ability to create wonderful, enduring paintings, but also has the gift of teaching and is able and willing to share that knowledge with...
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