General Painting
Seeing a Trend
I have been noticing these past few months that more and more people over the age of fifty-five are enrolling in painting classes. The comments I have heard many times are that these folks have always wanted to paint but have never had the time or money to invest in themselves. Now that family is [...]
Finally back together
Finally had a class last night. This winter has been a killer as far as everyone making it to class. It seems it has snowed almost every Tuesday night since mid January but it held off last night. What fun! All the chit chat and wonderful news everyone shared as they eagerly got set up [...]
Economic Situation
We all know how bad the economy is, right? We are being bombarded with negative information constantly these days and I find it difficult to even get myself to the studio let alone pick up a brush. So I kn0w that if I am feeling this way, many others are as well. We have to [...]
As I go around teaching, I am finding that there is a lot of confusion regarding “mediums” we use, no, not crystal balls or ougi boards, but that liquid we must use along with oil paints. Yes, you must use a medium; I have come across students who did not know that.
Mediums are a must [...]
Back from Vacation
Sorry for the delay on updates, I have been on vacation to the wonderful Big Island of Hawaii. What a wonderful place for unusual plants and flowers and of course the sea. I found myself studying waves, water movement and foam patterns daily and I must have a hundred photos of just water. I do [...]
Happy New Year
Sorry, I have had a brief time out here but these busy days got the best of me. Now, how many times have we been hearing….new year…..new you!!
Well, I am wondering with all the new resolutions being made, if any of them include perhaps more painting? It does not matter for me, I don’t ever [...]
Canvas Preference
There are many different types of canvas available and it is difficult to tell you which one is best. It comes down to just a personal preference. After many trials and experimentation, my canvas of choice is smooth or portrait grade cotton duck.
I do not paint and I prefer my students not to paint on [...]
The Right Brush for the Job
I am always amazed when a new student comes to class or when I go out to teach a seminar, that when I begin talking about brushes, the students have brought the cheapest brushes they could find. There must be some significant meaning behind this but I have not quite figured it out yet. People [...]
My Style
Everyone has their own “style” of painting. It becomes extremely apparent the more one paints. As an instructor, I can observe this in my students relatively quickly. I am painter of photo realism. Photo realism is taking a landscape, still-life , portrait or whatever it is one is observing and painting it as close [...]
You’ll Never Know
It was very interesting today. While teaching a class, one student asked me how, when and why I started to paint. It became very clear to me as I began to explain that I started to paint not because I really had any passion to actually paint but that I wanted to be around painting [...]
