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May I Introduce Juliette Aristides?

Juliette Aristides: Weekend with the Masters art instructor Alexis by Juliette Aristides, oil painting. Juliette Aristides is a Seattle-based painter who seeks to understand and convey the human spirit through art. Aristides is the founder of and an instructor...

Published 28 Jul 2012 3:40 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Artist Daily, Oil Painting, Drawing Basics, Art, street art
Tiger in a Tropical Storm

Henri Rousseau is best known for his exotic jungle scenes, but did you know that he never left France during his lifetime? All the imagery he painted was invented entirely in his mind and perhaps coupled with inspiration he got from listening to others...

Published 20 Jul 2012 12:44 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Drawing, Oil Painting, Drawing Basics, How to Draw animals, Art
Drawn to the Extraordinary

Painters and draftsmen alike puzzle through perspective drawing issues. They almost have to if they want to establish any kind of sense of space in their work. Without linear perspective, all that remains is the flatness of the surface-and no artists...

Published 11 Jul 2012 1:04 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: how to draw, perspective drawing, watercolor painting, Oil Painting, Drawing Basics, Art
George Washington Looks Studly

When I think of one iconic American oil painting , Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emmanuel Leutze always come to my mind. I love talking to people about the work because it is so polarizing--some love it but some people absolutely hate it. So here's...

Published 4 Jul 2012 2:39 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Artist Daily, Oil Painting, Art
Awesome, Famous, and Get to Do What You Want

Over the weekend, a friend of mine joked that an artist's ultimate goal should be something like 1) making work that is awesome, 2) being famous or having people appreciate your work so you can make a living doing it, and 3) doing what you want--meaning...

Published 2 Jul 2012 1:15 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Artist Daily, Oil Painting, Art, Art Business
From the Window to the Wall

I've always wondered how an artist decides how to paint the background of an artwork. Did Sargent--who painted everything, even air, with volume and texture--employ certain painting techniques for this section of his works? Are there actual painting...

Published 29 Jun 2012 12:14 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: How To Paint, Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Art
Finding Your Way Back

I've always been fascinated by artists who live during incredibly polarizing times, but somehow still seem to go their own way. Elmer Bischoff--ever heard of this oil painting artist? He stands out as an artist in the aftermath of World War II when...

Published 27 Jun 2012 12:17 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: How To Paint, Artist Daily, Oil Painting, Painting, Art
You Be the Judge: Oil Painting or Plate of Food?

Fantasy art guru and top-notch artist James Gurney is a font of knowledge when it comes to so many aspects of drawing and painting . Whether you are into fantasy images or tend toward more realist compositions, Gurney has techniques and methods dealing...

Published 19 Jun 2012 10:48 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Oil Painting, Painting, Drawing Basics, Color, Art, fantasy art
How Did They Get It To Look Like That?

Have you ever looked at an abstract art piece or oil painting genre scene or pastel seascape and wonder, how'd they do that?! Chances are the answer lies somewhere in mixed media. Art that tends to defy our eyes does so for a reason--it isn't...

Published 17 Jun 2012 10:14 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Mixed Media, Artist Daily, Oil Painting, Pastel, Drawing Basics, Art, ink Drawing Basics
What Is Grisaille and Why Do We Care?

When I discovered grisaille oil painting I thought I'd gone to heaven. Learning how to oil paint is a lot of fun, but it is also just a lot . There is so much to deal with--getting your forms right, steering toward an interesting composition, brushwork...

Published 12 Jun 2012 10:48 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: How To Paint, Portrait Painting, figure painting, Oil Painting, Art
Struggle, Overpaint, Layer, Sand, Soul-Search

When you can do something well, it can be difficult to set it aside or modify that skill for the good of your art. John Evans is an American artist who admits to battling the tendency to overwork his oil paintings, sliding between depiction and evocation...

Published 10 Jun 2012 10:57 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: How To Paint, Artist Daily, Oil Painting, Drawing Basics, Art
Heart Melting…So Cute!

I'm not blessed at this point in my life to have children, but if I did you can bet I'd be one of those mothers who want portrait paintings of her children at every stage of their lives. Even better, I could learn how to paint children like artist...

Published 3 Jun 2012 10:15 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: How To Paint, Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Painting, Art
Forget the Finishing Touches

I love Masterpiece Theater on PBS. Recently the movie Birdsong aired--a love story about a soldier on the battlefield of World War I and the lover he left behind. Claude Renoir Writing by Pierre Auguste Renoir, lithograph, 1902/3. There was a scene from...

Published 31 May 2012 10:11 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: How To Paint, Portrait Painting, Artist Daily, Oil Painting, Drawing Basics, Art
Classic, Commercial, and an Art World Constant

You don't have to think terribly hard to figure out that the painting genre that has all of these characteristics in common is floral painting . It is a practice that has inspired artists to create beautiful, graceful paintings for centuries, but...

Published 22 May 2012 10:55 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: painting flowers, How To Paint, watercolor painting, Oil Painting, Drawing Basics, Ink Drawing, Art
What Do Painters Really Do?

Do you know how frustrating it is to love something, but not necessarily know everything about it? That's sometimes the way I feel about color. I have such a visual lust for color--learning new colors, discovering new paint mixes, figuring out how...

Published 17 May 2012 10:43 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, acrylic painting, Oil Painting, Art

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