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Pharaoh, It's the Great Pyramid of the Head. Duh!

Structural drawing by Dan Thompson, mixed media, 15 x 25, 2010. Self-Portrait After Palmer by Dan Thompson, mixed media, 19 x 25, 2003. I've taken notes from a lot of art instructors and sat in or participated in plenty of drawing classes, but when...

Published 13 Feb 2012 12:11 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Drawing, how to draw, figure drawing, Mixed Media, Art lessons, How to Draw People
Our Newest eBook on Mixed Media Painting Techniques Has Arrived!

Intimate Gathering by Russell Irwin, 2002, acrylic and torn paper on board, 48 x 60. When I was flipping through the American Artist magazine archives for mixed media art inspiration, I was prepared to do some pretty extensive digging. I assumed that...

Published 10 Feb 2012 12:38 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: American Artist, Drawing, plein air, How To Paint, landscape painting, Mixed Media, Art lessons, sketching, Painting, Pastel
I Heart Contemporary Painters Who Use Classical Methods

Artists working today that I admire most all usually have one thing in common—they have developed their own unique contemporary practice while still utilizing classical methods. I've come to realize that I have a bias for artwork that has a...

Published 6 Feb 2012 12:19 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Drawing, how to draw, Mixed Media, Art lessons, Oil Painting, Painting, Drawing Basics, Charcoal Drawing
Only As Good As the Hand Wielding It

A painting brush isn't animate. It isn't going to teach me how to paint or go about painting art when no one is looking. It needs the hand of the artist to do its job. Penitent Mary Magdalene by Titian, 1560s, oil on canvas. But one thing a brush—by...

Published 2 Feb 2012 10:52 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: American Artist, How To Paint, Art lessons, Oil Painting, Painting
Do You Know All Your Lines?

Two Women with Still Life by Willem de Kooning, pastel and charcoal on paper, 22 1/4 x 18 3/4 in., 1952. The artifice of line is one of the aspects of drawing that I am most in love with. The fact that we can take line—which doesn't exist in...

Published 22 Jan 2012 10:33 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Drawing, figure drawing, Art lessons, sketching, still life, Painting, Pastel, Drawing Basics
Where’s Your Free eBook on Life Drawing & Drawing Models? Right Here!

Slumber at Chuckwalla Valley (detail) by Sharon Allicotti, drawing. If art were a banquet, I would constantly be going back for more helpings of life drawing. It is a consistently rewarding artistic experience because I've never met a more inspiring—and...

Published 15 Jan 2012 10:50 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Drawing, how to draw, figure drawing, Art lessons, sketching, Drawing Basics
Paint the Body Parts That Turn You On!

Back II (Joshua) by Martha Mayer Erlebacher, 2003, oil on canvas, 42 x 42. The human body is beautiful—as a whole and in its parts. Body drawings that accentuate the sensuous lines of the body and the power of the human form are steeped in a knowledge...

Published 5 Jan 2012 10:05 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Drawing, how to draw, figure drawing, Art lessons, Oil Painting, Painting, Drawing Basics
Shrink Your Painting—Does It Still Work?

Philadelphia Story II--Spires by Sarah Yeoman, watercolor painting, 14 x 20. I don't mean literally shrink it, but if you take a photo of your painting and reduce it to thumbnail size and it still holds together compositionally, you've got a good...

Published 1 Jan 2012 10:14 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Drawing, how to draw, Art lessons, perspective drawing, watercolor painting, Oil Painting, Painting
Skies Don’t Have Brushstrokes In Them

Watercolor artist Thomas Schaller achieves convincing and dynamic effects in his skies ( Salisbury Cathedral , watercolor painting). I know it is a bias, but sometimes I can't help thinking that painting skies belongs to a particular realm of watercolor...

Published 29 Dec 2011 10:44 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: How To Paint, Art lessons, watercolor painting, Oil Painting, Painting
How About Making This Art Promise With Me?

Painting together with family and friends of all ages can be really rewarding. Art has been a gift in my life. It has allowed me to live more richly and fully than I could otherwise imagine. But I'm especially lucky because art found me; I didn't...

Published 22 Dec 2011 10:15 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: American Artist, Drawing, how to draw, Art lessons, Drawing Basics, Art Gallery
The Artist Watch List—Are You On It?

In the December/January issue of American Artist magazine, the editors and staff put out feelers throughout the art community to find artists who are established or up and coming, and deserve recognition. They had limited space in the print issue, so...

Published 18 Dec 2011 10:49 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: American Artist, How To Paint, Portrait Painting, Art lessons, acrylic painting, still life, Oil Painting, Painting
How to Put On the Brakes

Matthew Carr refused to use pure white in his drawings, treating his surface with charcoal before he began. ( Gordon , 2006, conté pencil on prepared charcoal paper, 56 1/2 x 44.) As you all might remember, charcoal drawing and I haven't always...

Published 13 Dec 2011 10:44 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Drawing, how to draw, Art lessons, Drawing Basics, Charcoal Drawing
Your Free Portrait Painting eBook--But I Didn't Get a Chance to Gift Wrap It

Ariadne by Janet Rogers, watercolor painting. Since coming to Artist Daily, my parents are both super supportive of me and our web community. My mom does her best to get everyone she knows to join us at Artist Daily, and my dad buys me art supplies in...

Published 11 Dec 2011 10:14 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Drawing, How To Paint, Portrait Painting, Art lessons, watercolor painting, Oil Painting, Painting
You Paint Them By Not Painting Them?

T o Be Where There's Life by Ryan Coleman, oil on canvas, 30 x 40, 2010. The coolest thing I ever learned about painting flowers , specifically how to paint a rose, was when a painting teacher told me that you paint them by not painting them. Back...

Published 8 Dec 2011 10:48 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: painting flowers, How To Paint, Art lessons, Oil Painting, Painting
Art Can Live on Line Alone

When I think about how to draw the sights around me, my mind immediately starts envisioning line. For me, it is foundational for any good drawing. And I'm not alone. When I first saw artist Steven Ketchum's work I was amazed by all the ways he...

Published 4 Dec 2011 10:41 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Drawing, how to draw, Art lessons, sketching, How to Draw People

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