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25th Oil Painters of America National Exhibition review
The day that Oil Painters of America announced the artists accepted for the 25th Annual National Show was certainly not one of my happier days. Scanning through the list, my name was not to be found....
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The greatest monument in America?
I guess one could say that I’m somewhat of a sentimentalist. I like monuments and memorials. I like some of them for their appearance, while others I like for what they represent. The best ones combine...
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Oil Painters of America winners speak
Three weeks ago, the award winners of the 25th Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition were announced. The best of the best had the honor of exhibiting in this important show, and only 10...
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Kim Casebeer interview
My wife and I occasionally have a good laugh over the phrase, “I am woman”, mainly because women generally have an uncanny ability to multi-task. Now for me, it’s all about focus. I don’t like...
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Challenge free painting?
There’s a perception out there that for us professional artists, painting comes fairly easy…after all, we were born with the gift. Well that idea, at least for me, is very far from the truth. In fact,...
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Give up or keep working…your choice
A question occasionally asked of me by art students is, “Do you ever create paintings you’re not happy with?” Voiced in slightly different ways with each individual, the implication is that “his...
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Preserving liberty
One could make a pretty good case for me being a “glass-half-empty” kind of guy, particularly when it comes to discussing the condition of my beloved country. The “half-full” guys look at charts,...
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Kaye Franklin interview
Kaye Franklin tries to convey in her paintings the beauty of this world. She hopes that is evident to the viewer. When she’s painting, especially en plein air, the world seems quiet. “I love the sounds...
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The value of black and white
I do like the clever title for this blog post because it expresses a duel truth for artists working with paint and other drawing media. Painting in black and white is of great value, but black and...
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The proportion wheel
For every painting workshop I’ve taught since the 1980′s, I always listed a proportion wheel as one of the items on the supply list. Ninety percent of the time students came to the workshop...
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Joe Paquet interview
If you speak with Joe Paquet for any length of time, you will quickly discover that he is very passionate about painting…about creating ART…not just churning out a PRODUCT. “The need to say something...
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Southwest Gallery Summer Art Festival
Southwest Gallery in Dallas hosted their annual Summer Art Festival over the weekend, 6-7 August 2016. There was a really nice turnout, particularly on Saturday. Eighteen artists were available to...
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John Pototschnik interviewed
Connection magazine, serving the Wylie, TX area communities, recently interviewed me for the August/September 2016 edition of the magazine. The article, written by Donna Cole, briefly tells the story...
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Advice for creating and critiquing paintings – Part 1
In his 1889 book, “How to judge of a picture”, John C. Van Dyke thoroughly describes how to properly assess a painting. I know, the title is weird, particularly with that preposition “of” stuck in...
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Advice for creating and critiquing paintings – Part 2
In his 1889 book, “How to judge of a picture”, John C. Van Dyke thoroughly describes how to properly assess a painting. I know, the title is weird, particularly with that preposition “of” stuck in...
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Nancy Boren interview
I don’t remember when I first met Nancy Boren, but it was many years ago. I actually met her parents, Jim and Mary Ellen Boren, before I met her. It was in 1984 that I met them after being invited to...
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Advice for creating and critiquing paintings – Part 3
In his 1889 book, “How to judge of a picture”, John C. Van Dyke thoroughly describes how to properly assess a painting. I know, the title is weird, particularly with that preposition “of” stuck in...
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Advice for creating and critiquing paintings – Part 4
In his 1889 book, “How to judge of a picture”, John C. Van Dyke thoroughly describes how to properly assess a painting. I know, the title is weird, particularly with that preposition “of” stuck in...
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Advice for creating and critiquing paintings – Part 5
In his 1889 book, “How to judge of a picture”, John C. Van Dyke thoroughly describes how to properly assess a painting. I know, the title is weird, particularly with that preposition “of” stuck in...
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Melissa Hefferlin, Daud and Timur Akhriev interview – Part 1
It is said that everybody has a story, and every life is interesting. I totally agree with that, it’s just that some people have lives that are more interesting than others, and in the process...
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