Amusing myself
Before we can create anything with staying power, we need to learn to relax and have a little fun.
Monday Morning Art School: choosing the right surface for oil painting
“How you choose what to paint on when working with oil: canvas, linen or board, and what is the right degree of smoothness?” a reader asks.
This is your brain on art: tricking the mind
Every successful painting is a partnership between artist and viewer. The painter provides the clues. The viewer’s brain responds.
Painters who invented the past
Art determines what reality looks like in our collective imagination. For example, how much do movies and television shape what you think you know about the world?
Monday Morning Art School: no, you didn’t suddenly forget how to paint
Change one thing in your painting process and it can feel as if you’ve forgotten everything you know. The trick is to not panic.