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To eyes trained on traditional realism, a painting like the above might seem an anxious jumble of shapes and colors. And that’s exactly what it is, but for a good reason: Picasso’s “Night Fishing at [...]

By |2025-09-02T09:11:31-04:00September 2nd, 2025|

Rock On

Rocks are hard.  That’s a fact. But painting them gets easier with a few basic principles in mind. Number one pitfall to avoid: making your rocks look like potato sacks. Okay, but how? The following [...]

By |2025-08-28T09:49:13-04:00August 28th, 2025|

Head in the Clouds!

“Having your head in the clouds, even for just a few minutes each day, is good for your mind, good for your body, and good for your soul.” – Gavin Pretor-Pinney “Paintings of clouds are [...]

By |2025-08-27T11:15:34-04:00August 27th, 2025|

Chasing Fairies

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare’s most lyrical play. A delicious dream of love and magic, it inspired an entire sub-genre of ‘faery painting’ which flourished in Victorian England, that is, during the latter half of [...]

By |2025-08-22T10:47:28-04:00August 22nd, 2025|

Visionary Work

Don’t sacrifice your personal expression for the sake of learning the principles of art. Here’s how to maintain your unique artistic voice. By James Kroner As an artist, one does not need to sacrifice his [...]

By |2025-08-21T11:15:44-04:00August 21st, 2025|
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