By Kelly Kane “Concerning my approach to my subject, it is not simply the rendition of objects, trees, rocks, flowers, or still life,” says Darryl Glenn Steele. “Instead, my concern is painting the moment — the [...]

By GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Julie Gilbert Pollard I’m always looking to loosen-up my painting technique - and because splatter is so random-looking it lends itself nicely to that goal. Sometimes, however, it is TOO random and [...]

By Kathy Anderson Kathy Anderson  lives her artistic life always remembering the best lesson she has learned through her long relationship with Richard Schmid, her mentor and friend: Paint from life, and let painting be [...]

“Light is therefore color.” - JMW Turner Painting, many people say, is all about light. Historically, however, painters treated light not just literally but as a visual counterpart of wonder, spirituality, and the sacred. We can [...]

They weren’t just painting the land – they wanted to reveal its very soul.  Perhaps that’s why their landscapes feel so full of feeling and authenticity. The greatest Russian and Ukrainian landscape paintings of the [...]

How to Draw with Charcoal: A Medium With Mystical Gravity By Julio Reyes (www.julioreyes.com) There’s an almost mystical gravity to this old material. There’s no denying its seriousness once you’ve placed your first mark to paper. [...]

"Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought." – Shelley Thomas Cole melts our hearts when he ends his Course of Empire cycle with a hazy moon rising peacefully over the marble ruins of a classical [...]

By Guest Contributor Barb Walker This edition of Inside Art features a guest article and artwork by oil painter Barb Walker.  I was stuck! My work was okay, but not where I wanted it to be. Is it ever? [...]

By CONTRIBUTING WRITER William Patterson I am a Contemporary Realist painter. Contemporary Realism is diverse and wide-ranging; it is more than narrative, encompasses fantasy, reality and psychology, and is grounded in a thorough understanding of [...]

Tony Pro, whose teaching video is Secrets of Expressive Portraits, was born in Northridge, California, in 1973. He grew up in Southern California under the guidance of his father, Julio Pro (1929-2013), a successful Southwest wildlife painter. [...]