Monday Morning Art School: the right support for your painting
The painting support you choose affects how your paint behaves, how your marks read and whether your work lasts.
What’s the difference between plein air and studio painting?
Plein air demands boldness; the studio demands sophistication. To carry vitality into the studio, you cannot destroy the thing you loved. It’s the map that will give your studio paintings direction and life.
Mystifying, maddening jurying
A lot of paintings we now acknowledge as masterpieces were rejected by jurors in their day.
Monday Morning Art School: glazing vs. scumbling
Scumbling and glazing are opposite in method and effect, but both are important techniques for painting.
What to leave out: the secret to strong composition
In painting, restraint is power. Decide early what belongs and what doesn’t, and then stick to your guns.