Two short Zoom painting classes coming soon
Two focused Zoom painting classes—clouds and critique—sharpen your eye, build confidence, and keep you learning long after I’m gone (on vacation, not forever).
Two quick watercolors from offshore
I just finished teaching aboard the lovely and gracious American Eagle, now in her third year under Captain Tyler King. It was a week filled with painting discovery, adventure and great food (did I mention lobster?) and my students all progressed by leaps and bounds. I had time to whip off these two fast watercolors …
Monday Morning Art School: the perspective of clouds
Drawing clouds—like everything else—is all about measuring angles and distances. But the nifty thing about clouds is that in two minutes they’re totally different. Sneaky little devils.
Monday Morning Art School: Perspective
Every landscape painter should understand two-point perspective, but don’t draw those rays in the field. Midsummer, by Carol L. Douglas. It’s important to understand perspective, but don’t use those vanishing points when drawing in the field. A door is commonplace, but it’s also a series of repeating shapes that can teach you a lot about …
Monday Morning Art School: Repeating shapes and perspective
Everyone has a door somewhere in their house, right? It’s a great subject to practice drawing. I’m sure you have a door almost exactly like this one somewhere in your house. It’s commonplace, but it’s also a series of repeating shapes that can teach you a lot about perspective. I left it slightly ajar, but …
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A Day in the Field
New students are afraid there will be better painters at hand and they’ll feel judged. But even the best painters are busy wrestling with their own painting problems.
Monday Morning Art School: sketching is thinking
Learn why sketching improves composition, value, observation and confidence before painting, saving time and strengthening every artwork.
Monday Morning Art School: master clouds, water and more in online painting classes
Online painting classes are a brilliant way to learn to paint. If you’ve never done them, you should give them a try.
Meaning Is a Moving Target
The post-modern art world, as secular as it is, has much in common with Medieval art. Skill at depicting the natural world is less important than the message, and the message is often still inscrutable.
The top three beginner painting mistakes and how to avoid them
Discover the top beginner painting mistakes and learn how to create stronger, more confident artwork.