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Seeing Double?

I just finished a very interesting commission. I've shared my oil painting, Pandora , on Artist Daily before. It was one of the central paintings from my 2012 exhibit at Forbes Gallery. I got a lot of positive feedback on that painting--and then got...

Published 16 May 2013 12:34 AM by Patricia Watwood

Filed under: oil painting, pastel, Drawing Basics, Art, Artist Daily
A Simple Productivity Tip from Da Vinci

Ever wondered where Da Vinci found the time to create all his masterpieces? Alongside his fine art painting he managed to dabble as a scientist, geologist, architect, mathematician, engineer, and anatomist with a bit of aeronautical design thrown in for...

Published 11 Dec 2012 2:43 PM by Will Kemp

Filed under: oil painting, painting, landscape painting, how to paint, Drawing Basics, Art
Why Are Brush Sizes as Confusing as a Currency Converter?

How does brush sizing work and where do you start? Have you every ordered some new brushes online, feeling pretty confident they'll be the perfect size for your latest oil on canvas creation? After all you spent all afternoon researching them. Only...

Published 4 Dec 2012 12:59 AM by Will Kemp

Filed under: oil painting, how to paint, Drawing Basics, Art
Is the Devil in the Detail?

How to let go of small brush addiction so your paintings can move on to become more gestural If you lost all of your brushes, which one would you miss the most? For me, it's a 12 year old Filbert bristle brush that has lost its shape, has unruly hairs...

Published 29 Nov 2012 12:41 AM by Will Kemp

Filed under: oil painting, how to paint, sketching, Drawing Basics, Art
How to Let Flashes of Inspiration Come

Swimming in the ocean of life, so to speak, it sometimes feels as though we must use every bit of energy to keep our heads above the waves. Over many years we have developed some techniques that help us to shed the heavy seaweed and barnacles of the daily...

Published 25 Sep 2012 12:41 AM by johnandann@theartistsroad

Filed under: oil painting, sketching, Drawing Basics, Art
When Less Is More: Dying Dog Edition

I'm fascinated by the concept of "less is more," especially as it applies to representational painting. It's hardly intuitive that having less detail makes a painting more realistic, but that's often the case. We've all been...

Published 30 Aug 2012 12:03 AM by Austin R. Williams

Filed under: oil painting, Drawing Basics, Art
Do I Have to Be a Fulltime Artist to Be a Real Artist?

Given what we've discussed in the last two articles, Am I an Artist? and Am I a Real Artist ? Not to mention Part-Time Artists Are Artists, Too --you probably have a pretty good idea of what my answer to this one will be, but let's talk about...

Published 24 Jul 2012 12:36 AM by Carolyn Henderson

Filed under: oil painting, Drawing Basics, Art
Words of a Winner

The winners of our Self-Portrait Cover Competition are featured in the September issue of American Artist, and they share advice about how to paint the figure and how to maintain a successful painting practice. When we asked David Tanner, the winner of...

Published 12 Jul 2012 2:06 AM by Austin R. Williams

Filed under: color, oil painting, plein air, still life, landscape painting, portrait painting, how to paint, Figure Drawing, Drawing Basics, Photo Reference, Art, Artist Daily
The Question That Never Goes Away

"Am I an Artist?" I can't help but wonder how many nuclear physicists get up out of bed each morning and ask themselves whether they are nuclear physicists. Granted, if one is a nuclear physicist, one has concrete evidence of the fact--education...

Published 10 Jul 2012 3:10 AM by Carolyn Henderson

Filed under: oil painting, Drawing Basics, Art
Toning Your Canvas

A few weeks ago I had a studio session with Lea Colie Wight , a great painter who had a really lovely tone to her oil painting surface that many of us loved and wanted to know more about. I wanted to share that info with you! Canvas Toning Process The...

Published 26 Apr 2012 12:45 PM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: oil painting, Drawing Basics
How Do You Pick the Right Workshop?

Whether or not you like to be around a lot of people is one thought to consider when you choose the right workshop for you. Descent into Bryce by Steve Henderson, 18 x 18, oil painting, also available as a limited edition signed print . Let's assume...

Published 23 Apr 2012 10:31 PM by Carolyn Henderson

Filed under: oil painting, how to paint, Drawing Basics, Art
How I Built an Art Network in My Hometown

The Honorable Clarence Harmon, Mayor of St. Louis by Patricia Watwood, oil on canvas, 24 x 18, oval, 2002. Collection of St. Louis City Hall. Someone recently asked me what I did to get recognized and become part of the art scene in my hometown of St...

Published 12 Dec 2011 10:45 PM by Patricia Watwood

Filed under: oil painting, figure painting, portrait painting, how to paint, Drawing Basics, How to Draw People, Art
Abandon and Control: Robert Liberace's Contradiction in Oil Painting?

Oil painting demonstration by Robert Liberace. To listen to Robert Liberace talk during one of his demonstrations, sometimes, fleetingly, it sounds to me like there is an occasional contradiction. The most recent example I can point to is when he talked...

Published 11 Aug 2011 7:57 AM by judith St. Ledger - Roty

Filed under: oil painting, how to paint, sketching, Figure Drawing, Drawing Basics, Art
Finishing My Oil Painting, Leaves of Grass

Notice the chalk lines drawn over the figure to assess and check the proportion and length of her limbs. I have finally finished my oil painting , Leaves of Grass , which I have blogged about previously. In all, the painting probably took nearly 2 months...

Published 2 Aug 2011 12:55 PM by Patricia Watwood

Filed under: oil painting, figure painting, pastel, how to paint, Drawing Basics, Art
Painting Portraits with Personality, Mood, and Character

Portrait of Ginevra di Benci by Leonardo da Vinci, 1474-1476, oil painting on wood, 16.5 x 14.5. I've described the most important technical parts of my study of Da Vinci: line and anatomy . When I began to study how to paint, I opted not to follow...

Published 28 Jun 2011 1:32 PM by dmaidman

Filed under: oil painting, portrait painting, how to paint, Drawing Basics, Art

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