While a photo can have plenty of interest, a painting of the same subject can radiate feeling and mood.

Two paintings that raise the common to the uncommonly beautiful.

Why this little-known, seemingly minor painting is a plein air masterpiece.

Plenty of people suffer from visual hallucinations and don't become international superstars of the art world.

Learn technique - but don't sacrifice self-expression.

"No situation in the world could be more sad and eerie than this."

That dreaded inner critic! No one gets a free pass.

Everyone has a hard time with rocks, at least at first, especially plein air painters! Let's fix that.

Comparing one of Turner's initial sketches to the final painting yields insight not only into how to "read" a painting but into how great artists think and work.

Imposter Syndrome: the feeling that you're a total fraud and it's just a matter of time before you're found out.