Do you ever talk to yourself? I’m here to recommend it. I don’t mean reminding yourself to put your shoes on. (If that’s you, there may be other blog posts out there better suited to your needs.) I’m specifically recommending … Read More
My last article talked about some of the benefits of oil painting wet-into-wet. This time we’ll focus on the wet-into-wet process. During the initial stages of my wet-into-wet process I add small amounts of solvent or oil to my paint … Read More
Oil painting can easily become a complicated endeavor. There are so many mediums, solvents and oils on the market that it can be hard to know which ones you actually need. Of course, they can all be useful in particular … Read More
It will be a thankful Christmas for us! Our town of Ojai is miraculously standing after the Thomas Fire, the largest wildfire in the recorded history of California. Most of our downtown restaurants, galleries and shops have reopened. All of … Read More
Thanks so much to all of you family and friends who have reached out to us during this wildfire experience. We really appreciate your concern for us and are so very thankful for all of you. As you probably know, our town … Read More
Your art is not for everyone. And that’s ok. Many times as I’m working in my studio / gallery, I leave the front door standing open to welcome visitors. People passing by don’t always know that I can hear them … Read More
During a recent plein air painting event I was driving for the first time to the home of my host family. I would be staying there for the week. It was after dark and I had mapped the address on … Read More
I’ve had the pleasure of participating in quite a few plein air painting events over the years. If you’re not familiar with plein air events, they usually invite artists to paint outdoors in a particular region for a few days … Read More
Virtually every piece of work that visual artists have ever produced across the world has something in common. The artist’s signature. Whether it be a drawing, painting, sculpture, etching, print, traditional, contemporary, abstract, representational, modern, historic, you name it, it … Read More
When I visited the M. Graham factory in 2015, I learned some things about how oil paint is made. I also saw some color stability tests they had done comparing their walnut-oil-based colors to those of linseed-oil-based brands. The results … Read More