Break painting rules, but only after you learn them
You can break painting rules. In fact, you should. But you can’t break rules you don’t understand.
Why group classes beat private painting lessons
I never give private lessons; they’re not good value for money. The hive intelligence in a class beats any painting critique I can come up with on my own.
Monday Morning Art School: what is hardest to paint?
Students ask me how to paint water, portraits, clouds, trees, rocks, animals and many other things. That’s thinking in nouns, not visually.
Where does fear of failure come from?
Fear of failure in painting may not be a sign that you care too much; it can mean that you’ve tied your self-worth too tightly to the outcome.
The persistent myth of talent
Inspiration is a highly-unreliable lover. It shows up when it feels like it. Practice is there for you every day. It doesn’t require you to feel or be anything but true to yourself.