Great sky paintings lift us with a sense of the vastness and space that daily moves above our heads. A strong sky in a landscape painting, oil, watercolor, or acrylic, expresses airy light, motion, and [...]

Though known for his masterful handling of oil paint and his virtuosity in rendering light and texture, John Singer Sargent created striking, original compositions that did not rely on previous models or inherited rules of [...]

"Light is the fundamental building block of observational art, as well as the key to controlling composition and storytelling. It is one of the most important aspects of visual art." — Richard Yot Light has to [...]

One of artist Paula Holzclaw’s quotes-to-live-by comes from one of Vincent Van Gogh’s dearest friends, the French novelist Emile Zola: "The Artist is nothing without the gift,” he said, “but the gift is nothing without work.” [...]

Artist Scott Fraser address the challenges of being a realist painter trying to create something new and relevant in the 21st century. The Still Life: On Lemons and Art History BY SCOTT FRASER I am a [...]

“Art is probably one of the only true things left which exist for its own sake and nothing else…..It has alchemy with those that take part in looking at it, at the gaze of it.” [...]

It’s almost New Year’s, so it’s time to take a step back and adjust that attitude of yours! How you think about painting, and what you think about before, during, and after. So here are [...]

Forget trying to find yourself as an artist. Embrace your inner dunce. If you are worried that you don’t have a style, can’t find your voice – don’t worry. If you keep on painting, you [...]

I recently took in an exhibition of classical Dutch art at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass. At the beginning of the exhibition, titled “Saints and Sinners,”  I encountered a painting of the patron [...]

Over much of America around this time of the year, the familiar “v” formations of southerly migrating Canada Geese pass noisily overhead as they have for thousands of years.  Their untranslatable calls make us stop [...]