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In the past I have used this form, a blog post to either express my thoughts or give information about me and/or the art world. I’ve also used a newsletter app called Creative Mail to send out infrequent news, such…
Original Art & Design
Original Art & Design
What’s in your Bag?
Today’s plein air painters have lots of options when it comes to traveling and painting outdoors. In the past, painters needed to practically carry their whole studio with them. The first recognized mention of an easel was by Pliny the…
Demystifying Travel as a Painter
Traveling as an Artist As a painter, we find ourselves needing or wanting to travel just like everyone else. If your work is primarily done in the studio, much of your travel will be free of obstacles like how to…
It’s been a while
The last time I posted was sometime in April or May. I had written about attending Snow Camp with Stapleton and later wrote an article on the virtues of being a classical artist and following the rules as opposed to…
Are you a virtuous Painter?
Like many of you I sometimes find myself noodling certain paintings for some time. Eventually it’s going to turn into a painting. Other times it just going to end up a used canvas or panel. Spending too much time isn’t…
Snow Camp 2023
I was fortunate to attend Snow Camp with Stapleton Kearns in February this year. This is three days of eating, drinking and painting together in cold weather located in New Hampshire. In his words, he wants to teach you about…
Painting in Cold Weather
It’s winter and I want to paint. Can I paint without the paint cracking off the panel or canvas? For a landscape artist, winter brings new scenery to even old places. There are a few things you should consider before…
Panels, panels, panels (Updated 2/19/21)
Those of us who like to paint on panels eventually get to the point where you have a lot of used panels stacked up and wondering what to do with them. The easy answer is paint over them. I don’t…
Barn Search
I like to paint farm areas. I also like to paint wetlands. Here is Washington we have lots of wetlands and if you get in the right areas, lots of farms and barns. Standing in one place you can often…
To Blog or Not to Blog
When I started this site I didn’t intend to write about art but as the time goes by, maybe there is something to write about. Like most people, I have opinions and could easily write about them but maybe just…