English Pre-Raphaelite Albert Joseph Moore, A.R.W.S. (1841-1893) painted “Apples” (above) in 1875. Moore was a painter of the “art for art’s sake” variety; he sought classical beauty first and foremost, avoiding strong statement or deeper meaning. [...]
“Snow reveals color much better than other objects” — Dave Santillanes If we are willing to sit with it for a minute and meet it with something of our own memories and imaginings, the painting [...]
Women aren’t generally associated with America’s 19th century Hudson River School painters, but that’s not because there weren’t any. There were dozens. And they did it by going rogue. Women in the 19th century could [...]
The title of this post about mixing colors without “making mud” is a bit deceptive. When it comes to color mixing, there’s actually no such thing as “mud.” Don't believe me? Look at the colors [...]
Julie Gilbert Pollard makes some of the most colorful winter snow paintings you’ll see. She makes both watercolors and acrylic paintings, and this method at times combines the two. She begins her most colorful watercolor [...]
Lisa Argentieri made a New Year’s resolution to make a painting a day. She also wanted to begin practicing mindfulness. A creative exercise by Betsy Dillard Stroud gave her the means to do both. Now [...]
Jennifer leads you through this exact painting in her Streamline teaching video, “Painting with Style." To get better, intermediate painters (which I count as anyone with more than, say, a dozen or so canvases under [...]
Painting is about feeling, evocation, and “stories” (in the widest sense). The paintings that stay with us often touch upon the mysteries of life, transporting us into realms of mind, imagination, and emotion. But how [...]
“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 [...]
Master Artist William A. Schneider has revealed his selections for the November 2025 PleinAir Salon art competition. “My advice to artists entering the salon is: Don’t be shy about entering a good painting in several categories. When the jurying [...]
