Darrell Brown paints simple, seemingly timeless "portraits" of fruits and vegetables. A few days ago a reader came to me with a good point: If an artist running a workshop can talk about the...

When I was first introduced to the concept of linear perspective, I was fortunate because it wasn’t in a dry, boring geometry lesson but in an art history class, where it was touted as a feat of...

An artwork by Andrienne Shishko that has been stuck in my head from my last visit to Cloth Paper Scissors. To me, one of something is never enough. And that goes especially for my artistic interests. I...

Jeffree , oil, 18 x 15. All works by David A. Leffel. I spend a lot of time brainstorming how an artist can become an Old Master of the 21st century. What kind of confidence, skill, and vision will it...

L.S. Lowry's The Fever Van uses one- and two-point perspective. Knowing the basic methods of linear perspective drawing is key to creating the illusion of distance and space in your artwork. And thankfully...

I'm happy to announce our Superfine Studio Solution Competition has begun! Basically, we at American Artist and Artist Daily want to reward you for being a "creative type" by telling us how...

Shaker Barns by Charles Sheeler, 1945, tempera on board. When I think of the features that make up a truly American landscape, there’s one structure that always sticks out in my mind—a big...

Learn more about Mary Whyte’s full-length DVD. I'm a reader and studier by nature, but the lessons and techniques that I learn from books and magazines always seem to click much quicker when...