Why my art gallery isn’t doing Black Friday
Thank you to all my kind readers, friends, students and collectors. Enjoy this holiday, wherever you’re spending it.
Monday Morning Art School: emotional resonance
Before you get bummed about AI-generated art, ask yourself what humans have that AI doesn’t. The answer is emotional resonance.
My holiday gift guide for 2025
Leave this list open on your iPad, phone or computer. If that doesn’t work, I suppose you’ll just have to forward it ‘accidentally.’
Sedona at dawn
There’s an immediacy in painting from life that’s different from studio paintings, even when the plein air paintings are as carefully measured and executed as this one.
Monday Morning Art School: use a bigger brush
Artists should choose a bigger brush far more often than they think, especially when they want stronger compositions, clearer value statements, and more confident paint handling.





