Starting Points
Presenting, as we do periodically, some inspiring quotes about art and art-making - any one of which, if sufficiently understood by enough thoughtful human beings, could change the world irrevocably for the better. “Any fool [...]
Presenting, as we do periodically, some inspiring quotes about art and art-making - any one of which, if sufficiently understood by enough thoughtful human beings, could change the world irrevocably for the better. “Any fool [...]
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. [...]
Nineteenth-century painter Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904) created some of the most beautiful marsh paintings the world has ever seen in a series of strongly horizontal compositions that were quite unusual for the time. Although his [...]
“There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual – to become clairvoyant,” wrote famous artist and teacher of the first years of the [...]
Art opens a portal into a timeless place. Hours pass unnoticed and small (but no less real) private adventures befall us. On an intimate, one-to-one scale, painting is full of challenge, excitement, discovery, and it [...]
Inspiration is One Breath Away
Plus: A Brief History of Plein Air Painting in the Adirondacks
A Down-and-Dirty Two-Step Guide to Painting the Ocean
The Plein Air Community Mourns the Passing of a Spirited, Joy-Filled Artist
... And the Salty Inside Joke Some Say it Hides