Monday Morning Art School: how to learn to paint (three keys to success)
Think you can’t paint because you’re not talented? Forget that. Painting is a skill you can learn! Here are three keys to success in learning how to paint.
What do I do with Grandma’s art collection?
I understand the competing desires to close an estate quickly vs. carefully. But if Grandma was an art collector, take some time to understand the art market before you send her paintings to the local Goodwill.
Monday Morning Art School: break out of the detail zone
Adding fussy little marks feels productive, but if the big design isn’t solid, details can’t save a painting. It’s like putting lipstick on a pig.
The Shaker color palette
The Shaker color palette is a mix of practicality, spirituality, and cheerfulness.
Forest bathing or plein air painting?
Plein air painting and forest bathing work on your body and mind in surprisingly similar ways.





