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How Do You Paint on the Go?

It’s only May, and already I’m fantasizing about summer road trips and exotic jaunts. But then I remember that almost every time I go on vacation my glow wears off once the artists show up. Inevitably, I see a traveler who is painting or sketching, creating significant and personal mementos while I am left envious and grumpy because all I have to take home are cheesy postcards and tacky magnets. This can’t go on!
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Published 8 May 2013 1:20 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: landscape painting, sketching, watercolor painting, Ink Drawing, Art
Dark Tidings

Sounds mysterious and threatening, right? No worries! It's just that when Liz Haywood-Sullivan began to create pastel drawings, she was dismayed with the range of dark colors available. "Rich, dark pastels were hard to find," she says. "Most...

Published 1 May 2013 12:24 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Drawing, How To Paint, landscape painting, Painting, Pastel, Landscape Drawing
It's Not Magic, It's a Free eBook on How to Paint With Acrylics

Interest in acrylic painting is skyrocketing. There is less and less of a bias against this medium as a newcomer, and more and more of an interest in the healthful qualities and vibrant colors acrylics have to offer. In our free eBook, Acrylic Painting...

Published 15 Mar 2013 12:11 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, landscape painting, acrylic painting
You Have to Lie to Get What You Want

I may have grabbed your attention at the risk of making you think I'm a big fat fibber, but I do think that when it comes to landscape painting, you sometimes have to lie--or at least exaggerate--to get what you want. This is based on personal experience...

Published 8 Feb 2013 12:25 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, landscape painting, still life, Oil Painting
A Painting Just Waiting to Happen

I was in Florida a few weeks ago and felt so lucky to be in such a warm, sunny place that I don't think I spent a minute indoors. I was kayaking, mountain biking, walking on the beach, and swimming in the ocean. And again and again I would look around...

Published 16 Jan 2013 12:06 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, landscape painting, painting water, Oil Painting, Art
What You Really Want in a Winter Landscape Painting

Around this time of year we are inundated with wintry scenes and beautiful snowy landscapes--on greeting cards, products, advertisements, calendars and more. But these winter landscapes aren't necessarily all created equal, and the same goes for the...

Published 7 Dec 2012 12:48 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, landscape painting, Oil Painting, Painting, Color, Art
Light, Light, Burning Bright

Hopefully Blake will forgive me for that little rewrite, but when I see a painting that has complicated light effects or diffuse light that seems almost prismatic I can't help but think of that adulterated line of poetry. New York City, Winter 2006...

Published 26 Oct 2012 12:50 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: How To Paint, landscape painting, acrylic painting, Art
No Crisis Here, Look Elsewhere

I roll my eyes every time I hear about representational art and realism being "imperiled," because there are so many important representational artists painting right now. It's almost offensive how people think legitimacy comes with the...

Published 17 Oct 2012 12:28 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, landscape painting, Portrait Painting, Artist Daily, still life, Oil Painting, Art
It's High Time for Some Brutal Honesty

Here it is: If you aren't going to really push it when you make a landscape painting , it is going to be completely forgettable. Having looked at thousands of landscape paintings, and made a few myself, I'll be honest and tell you that only the...

Published 15 Oct 2012 12:49 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, landscape painting, Artist Daily, Oil Painting, Art
3 Things Every Well-Designed Painting Has & How to Join the Cure!

Of course there are more than three painting techniques that will allow you to create a compelling artwork, but learning how to paint a picture well can certainly start with these elements. Rhythm. Painting objects that actually look alive, in the case...

Published 1 Oct 2012 12:35 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: How To Paint, landscape painting, Artist Daily, sketching, Art
It's Not Like Eating Junk Food

When it comes to putting additives into your paints, it just isn't the same as eating a Twinkie or bag of Doritos. Additives are necessary in some cases, especially for landscape artists who work with varying conditions when painting outdoors . They...

Published 17 Sep 2012 12:48 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, landscape painting, watercolor painting, Oil Painting, Art
The Long, Hot Summer

The light of summer is a powerful and extreme thing. Getting effects of extreme darks and stark, searing lights is not something every painter can do. There's an acuteness of vision that must come into play to see the color that resides in the light...

Published 16 Jul 2012 12:22 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Drawing, plein air, How To Paint, landscape painting, Pastel, Landscape Drawing, Art
AAA: Abstraction is an Asset to Your Art

Abstraction is a key part of how you paint or draw anything. It is seeing completely with the eye, and not allowing the brain to contextualize what we are seeing. But turning off the brain is no small task! I've found that painting with acrylics has...

Published 25 Jun 2012 12:42 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: How To Paint, landscape painting, acrylic painting, Art
Ahoy Matey! Your Free eBook on Painting Water Has Arrived!

Being outdoors revitalizes us in a number of ways. You can relax and laze away the day in the shade, climb the tallest peak in sight, or be awe-inspired by the waterways around you. Of late, I am definitely in the latter camp. A good friend of mine has...

Published 14 Jun 2012 10:11 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: How To Paint, landscape painting, painting water, Artist Daily
Plein Air Watercolor Survival Guide

When plein air painting , one of the most enjoyable and facile medias I've found to work with has to be watercolors. Hands down. The supplies are minimal, you can paint quickly and move from place to place making sketches of what catches your interest...

Published 5 Jun 2012 10:37 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, landscape painting, watercolor painting, Landscape Drawing

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