Monday Morning Art School: painting solvents and mediums
Confused by painting solvents, mediums, oils, gels and retarders? Learn what they actually do, and when you really need them for oil, watercolor and acrylic.
Stop copying in your landscape painting
Instead of asking, “How do I paint what I see?” ask what attracted you to this scene in the first place. That’s the basis of landscape painting.
Ticks and the plein air painter
I’m cautious but not paranoid about ticks. I am not going to let them steal my love of painting outdoors.
Monday Morning Art School: what kind of learner are you?
There are many types of learners drawn to painting workshops. Take this quiz to find out which one you are.
The most important decision in plein air painting
Painting is all about organizing a beautiful chaos into a coherent design, so the viewer experiences what moved us to paint that scene in the first place.