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 [...]

By Contributing Author: Nancy Tankersley  From the Editor: Just about now, plein air devotees are applying to plein air contest events they’d like to do in 2025. So, it seemed a good time to offer [...]

By Contributing Author, Bill Davisdson Learn how to quickly accomplish a glowing, magical atmosphere in paintings with this free step-by-step demo from Bill Davidson (“How to Paint Glowing Landscapes” on PaintTube.TV). Glow, Energy, Texture: How [...]

A silverpoint drawing is literally a drawing done in pure silver. Its primary tool is a pen or stylus with a soft metal point that leaves a metallic trace on a pigmented ground. It’s sort of [...]