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A Fresh Foray with New Artists

I get excited and a bit chagrined whenever I discover oil painters of the past that I've never heard of. I realize that I'm no walking encyclopedia, yet I like to think I've got sound footing in oil painting . But the history of fine art oil...

Published 10 Jan 2012 10:15 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: landscape painting, Portrait Painting, still life, Oil Painting, Art
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: How To Paint, Portrait Painting, acrylic painting, Artist Daily, still life, Oil Painting, Painting, Art
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: How To Paint, Portrait Painting, Artist Daily, watercolor painting, Oil Painting, Drawing Basics, Art
Surviving the Trauma of an Art Breakdown

I remind myself that even artistic legends like Michelangelo struggled. When he did the Sistine ceiling in fresco, a medium he wasn't familiar with, the first few sessions were stressful and trying for the artist. But he persevered and created one...

Published 6 Dec 2011 10:45 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Pastel, Drawing Basics, Art, street art
It's an Excuse to Paint Umbrellas

The Coming Storm by George Inness, 1879, oil on canvas, 27 1/4 x 41 3/4. Are you as bored of pretty outdoor painting scenes as I am? My eyes just seem to glaze over when I see a plein air painting scene with picture perfect sunlight over an idyllic landscape...

Published 29 Nov 2011 10:57 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, Portrait Painting, painting water, Artist Daily, watercolor painting, Oil Painting, Art
I'm Scared--What If I Freeze Up When I Paint This Way?

Faded Glory by Rose Frantzen, 36 x 48, oil painting. If there were daredevils of art, I certainly would not be one of them. I'm always hesitating and rethinking what I'm doing. (In my day-to-day life I'm not such a scaredy cat—I swear...

Published 20 Nov 2011 10:29 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Art
Your Artwork. Our Cover. Your Chance Is Now!

Darren Kingsley Self-Portraiture: An Essential Artist's Exercise Regardless of style, artists are known to return time and again to working from the life model. The human form speaks to us on an instinctual level and offers a wellspring of fresh inspiration...

Published 7 Nov 2011 4:26 PM by Michael Gormley

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Artist Daily, Drawing Basics, Art
Can a Caricature Help My Portrait Painting? Plus Our Self-Portrait Contest!

The Grimaces by Louis-Leopold Boilly, 1823, lithograph, 13 1/8 x 10. A few weeks ago I was in the Met and saw "Infinite Jest," an exhibition of drawings and prints that explore satire and caricature from the Italian Renaissance to the present...

Published 3 Nov 2011 10:17 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Drawing, Portrait Painting, pencil drawing, Artist Daily, Oil Painting, Drawing Basics, Ink Drawing, Art, street art, Drawing Faces
Check Out These Beauties

Every time I get on Artist Daily I am a little bowled over by the strides and accomplishments we all are making in our art. I get the same feeling when I look at the winners of the Utrecht 3rd Annual Art Competition , whose winners were just announced...

Published 3 Nov 2011 2:42 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Artist Daily, Drawing Basics, Art Competitions, Art
Will You Please Put Some Clothes On?

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I by Nicholas Hilliard (attributed), 1585. I can only imagine the excitement and thrill of sitting for any one of the great portrait painters in history such as Bronzino, Velazquez, and Sargent. But then my mind goes directly...

Published 30 Oct 2011 10:50 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: How To Paint, figure drawing, Portrait Painting, figure painting, Artist Daily, Oil Painting, How to Draw People, Drawing Basics, Art, street art
Like Seeing Myself in the Mirror

Drawing by Edward Schmidt. When I was the one in charge of my infant cousin, I would always scramble frantically for ways to keep him entertained. Toys, sounds, and funny faces—I tried everything. But the most memorable way I kept him happy was...

Published 25 Oct 2011 10:14 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: how to draw, Portrait Painting, Artist Daily, How to Draw People, Drawing Basics, Art
The Bravest Painters I Know...

...are ones that paint self-portraits. As we all well know, artists have a lot of firepower at their disposal. It comes from being trained to look critically and creatively at the things you see. For an artist to turn that kind of acuity on him- or herself...

Published 21 Oct 2011 2:53 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Artist Daily, Oil Painting, Art
Make the Sun, Sand, and Sea Your Studio!

This December, Signilar —the maker of top notch art instruction videos—is hosting a painting workshop led by portrait artist Judith Carducci in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. To gush just a lil' bit, this seems like an amazing opportunity...

Published 20 Oct 2011 1:32 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, landscape painting, Portrait Painting, Art
Learning How to Let Inspiration Come to Me

Slicker by Mary Whyte, watercolor painting, 18 1/2 x 18. I went through a phase when I thought I could control everything--where my career was headed, how my relationships were going to turn out, and what kind of life I was going to have. Ah, I crack...

Published 4 Oct 2011 10:07 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: landscape painting, Portrait Painting, Artist Daily, watercolor painting, Art
Painting with the Sight-Size Method

I'll be honest with you all--I am not a painting technician. I read a lot about art and, as you know, love to look at paintings and drawings all day long, but I am still a babe in the woods when it comes to many methods and approaches to painting...

Published 25 Sep 2011 10:26 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: How To Paint, Portrait Painting, Artist Daily, still life, Drawing Basics, Art

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