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 [...]

“Paint the flying spirit of the bird rather than its feathers.” -Robert Henri It’s the bane of many a beginner and something even pros have to stay on their guard for: Overworking refers to paintings [...]

This article combines two posts by Carol Strock Wasson  on exploring color harmonies in pastels, which can be found on her blog. Carol will be one of the professional artists demoing at this year’s Pastel [...]

In honor of the many plein air painters traversing mountain-laden landscapes this summer, we continue with the second installment of “mountain tips” from three professional painters: Kathryn Stats, Tim Diebler, and next time, Paul Kratter [...]

Last weekwe took a close look at a few landscapes by John Singer Sargent, but we didn’t get THIS close!  In fact, most ordinary mortals will never get this close to a painting by John [...]

Polish artist Leon Jan Wyczółkowski (1852 –1936) was an influential painter and educator who infused his country’s historical realism with techniques learned from the French Impressionists. One of his favorite mediums, even for largescale paintings, was [...]

At this time of year, plein air painters can be found crisscrossing the American landscape, portable easels, sun umbrellas, and paper towels in tow. Whether they know it or not, many are after what psychologist [...]

Mary Magdalene in art constitutes a fascinating and revealing subject of study as the iconography and the meaning of her image revolve and change over time. A new exhibition on Mary Magdalene in art is showing [...]

“It looks flat” is something you hear sometimes during a critique, but what exactly does that mean? I think there are two main criticisms wrapped up in “flatness.” One has to do with depth (how [...]

Precision. Design. Mastery of light and color. These are the qualities you notice right away in the watercolors of Richard Russell Sneary.  Richard Sneary was born in Baltimore, raised in Kansas City, and educated at the University of Kansas. Sneary has been [...]