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Extended analogous palette
Have you ever ventured out and attempted a painting using an analogous color scheme? It can be a challenge, yet a very rewarding experience. Learning to paint with your neighbors. Many color wheels...
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Larry Clingman interview
There’s a quote by John Ruskin on Larry Clingman’s website that seems to be much more than a mere platitude for our featured artist. Clingman takes the words quite seriously and they are reflected in...
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OPA judging…fraudulent or fair
Questions and suspicions often arise when one’s work gets rejected from an art competition. It’s normal, particularly when you believe your work is worthy of recognition. Thoughts of favoritism are a...
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Phil Starke interview
When I think of artists that have a very distinctive uniquely personal style, and yet at the same time are consummate professionals, I would certainly have to include Tucson, Arizona artist Phil Starke...
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So, you’re an artist!
Years ago, before my fine art career, when working as a freelance illustrator, I was speeding home from my Dallas office when I heard the siren behind me and saw the blinking lights. Yes, it was for...
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On Entering Art Competitions
It’s very possible that the painting you entered in that last art competition was a real dog. You know, the one that was rejected. But hey, your mom loved it. On the other hand, you may have submitted...
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How I created, “Sorrento Harbor”
One of the most touching moments I experienced while in Italy a few years ago was in the town of Sorrento while visiting the Santa Maria Della Pieta Nursery and Primary School. Our group had been...
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Aldro Thompson Hibbard
Aldro Thompson Hibbard just may be America’s greatest snow painter…if not the greatest, certainly one of the very best. His style is very distinctive and easily recognizable. Many artistshave been...
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The Roots of Creativity
“Creativity is not simply a property of exceptional people but an exceptional property of all people” -Ron Carter, Language and Creativity: The Art of Common Talk- It was during the Renaissance that...
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Painting in California
It was 43 years ago that I left California to begin a new life in Texas. I had just been discharged from the Air Force, had been married for only seven months, and was about to see if I could make it...
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Sunset Over Monterey
Last week I told of my return to California after 40+ years, no longer an Air Force officer, but now a seasoned fine artist…a landscape painter. I showed some of the plein air pieces from the trip and...
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Overcoming discouragement
Here are three paintings, uniquely different, that I’d like to share with you. You won’t see it here, but these three paintings remind me of a very low time in my creative life. I was discouraged and...
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Charles Hawthorne teachings
I’m not a big fan of Charles Webster Hawthorne’s paintings, but then, who am I? In his day he was highly respected, had a huge following and taught thousands of students…Norman Rockwell among them....
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Guidelines for and benefits of art workshops
After teaching oil painting workshops for 30 years the time has arrived for me to step down, step back, and step out. There will be no comeback tour. Future teachings will be confined to my weekly blog...
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Rosie Sandifer interview
Rosie Sandifer is an artist of unquestionable talent and versatility. Persistence, determination, and hard work are hallmarks of her character. I’ve appreciated and respected Sandifer’s work since the...
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Importance of preliminary work
The great American painter, Edgar Payne, states in his book “Composition of Outdoor Painting”, that a pictorial representation is always a translation. Nature suggests ideas for interpretation; the...
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Stapleton Kearns interview
What do you ask a guy that has blogged about art for several years…in fact, every day for 1000 days? Is there anything he hasn’t discussed, opined about, or revealed within what ultimately amounted to...
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“Cherished Memories” reviewed
We all have them, you know, those special memories? At the time we didn’t think much about them, we were just kids, but over time after we’ve acquired a few wrinkles and come to realize there are more...
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Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot speaks
“Beauty in art is truth bathed in an impression received from nature. I am struck upon seeing a certain place. While I strive for a conscientious imitation, I yet never for an instant lose the emotion...
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Barbara Courtney Jaenicke interview
As any professional artist knows, creating art is not a lackadaisical pursuit. It requires dogged determination, persistence, dedication and discipline. Barbara Courtney Jaenicke (JAN-i-kee), as you...
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