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Hybrid Method of Painting and Drawing

When I'm hiking or walking on the beach, my attention span is really short. I flit from activity to activity, sight to sight, just trying to take it all in. That's why pastel painting is a perfect fit for me when I want to create art outdoors...

Published 31 May 2013 12:52 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Drawing, plein air, How To Paint, landscape painting, Pastel, Drawing Basics, Art
Go For Awesome

Almost any artist will tell you that there's a certain appeal to working outdoors that can't be found anywhere else. With spring in full swing, many of us have left our studios for our porches, backyards, and beyond. To celebrate the season and all of the landscape art being made, here are 10 ways you can make the most of your next outdoor painting session.
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Published 24 May 2013 1:38 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, landscape painting, watercolor painting, Oil Painting, shading, Drawing Basics, Art, street art
New Free eBook on the Color Wheel and Color Schemes!

It feels right to talk about color and art during this time of the year, when flowers are blooming, trees are budding, and skies are (mostly) blue. After months of dull-colored scenery, everything seems to be flourishing wherever I look, which makes me...

Published 17 May 2013 12:35 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, Portrait Painting, Artist Daily, still life, Oil Painting, Painting, Color, Art
A Sucker for Architecture

Arches, towers, bridges, and vaulted ceilings--I love all aspects of architecture and engineering, and it was through these things that I first started to appreciate plein air painting. Before, when I was trying to understand what plein air was all about...

Published 1 Apr 2013 12:08 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, street art
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
In Living Color

It's a brand new year and I want to start it off with a bang! And the one thing that I can't get enough of is color. The color wheel holds such simple beauty and complex mysteries, from saturated primary colors to more involved color mixes, that...

Published 2 Jan 2013 12:53 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, Oil Painting, Color, 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
Holiday Sweepstakes--Nuff Said!

Uh, I think I may have stumbled into an artist's dream! The Artist's Network Annual Holiday Sweepstakes is going on right now, offering awesome art prizes from the best painting and drawing product makers and service providers around. Rosemary...

Published 29 Nov 2012 12:43 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, Mixed Media, sketching, Pastel, Drawing Basics, Art
Taking That Leap of Faith

Artists who step outside their studios take a leap of faith. When you determine that you are ready to create a plein air painting , you take a chance with lighting, composition, color, and time. All of these are variables that you need to contend with...

Published 28 Nov 2012 12:33 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, watercolor painting, Oil Painting, Landscape Drawing, Art
He Is Stealing My Heart

I'm a water person. I love boating, swimming, scuba diving, and just looking at the ever-changing surface of nearby waterways. And I'm not alone. American artists--and those abroad--have been enamored with so many beautiful bodies of water over...

Published 21 Nov 2012 12:03 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, Artist Daily, sketching, Oil 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
The Quest to Paint the Arctic

Yes, you read that right! I've heard of extreme sports and extreme makeovers, but extreme outdoor painting ? This is a first for me. But when plein air artist Cory Trepanier told me that he had made a trek to paint the far reaches of the Canadian...

Published 26 Sep 2012 12:14 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: plein air, How To Paint, Portrait Painting, Artist Daily, Painting, Landscape Drawing, Art

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