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A Dreadful Flood of the Unexpected

While it was a lousy summer for tomatoes, something in the air made the pumpkins and winter squash particularly prolific, and we find ourselves with a workshop full of the stuff. What we are convinced is a flood of trouble may actually be a sea of opportunity...

Published 20 Dec 2012 12:25 AM by Carolyn Henderson

Filed under: oil painting, plein air, how to paint, 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
Framing Paintings

In any painting, the biggest expenditure for the artist is the frame that goes around the finished piece. If it's a watercolor painting, there's the matting, the glazing, and the frame holding it all together; for the oil on canvas or acrylic...

Published 5 Jun 2012 1:12 PM by Carolyn Henderson

Filed under: oil painting, painting, plein air, how to paint, Watercolor Painting
His Painting Palette Was the Size of a Piano Top

Under the Awning by Joaquin Sorolla, oil painting, 1910. "There is nothing truer than truth. All the mistakes committed by great artists are due to their having separated themselves from truth, believing that their imagination is stronger...There...

Published 10 Oct 2011 10:58 PM by johnandann@theartistsroad

Filed under: oil painting, plein air, portrait painting, how to paint
Finding Meaning in the Details of My Painting

Sometimes in making a small study for a larger oil painting, an artist will sketch in certain areas very loosely. It's almost as if she says to herself, "and there's some other stuff that fills in this area of the composition, but I'll think about that later." With the set of small paintings I was doing recently, I wanted to push myself to answer those questions earlier, and allow myself more time to critically consider the elements I include, before committing to the time and scale of a large work.
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Published 18 Apr 2011 10:26 PM by Patricia Watwood

Filed under: oil painting, figure painting, painting, plein air, still life, landscape painting, how to paint, Drawing Basics, Photo Reference, Art
Oil Painting: The Knowlton Gallery Presents Yosemite on Canvas

During the spring of 2008, 13 women painters from California, Nevada, and Utah gathered together in the Yosemite Valley to paint the national park for a week. Yosemite on Canvas: 13 Western Artists Paint the Park Through November 29 Knowlton Gallery Lodi...

Published 11 Sep 2008 6:10 AM by American Artist

Filed under: oil painting, plein air, how to paint, Landscape Drawing
Oil Painting: David Koch: Using Photoshop to Create Ageless Paintings

Utah artist David Koch likes to bring elements of his state’s pioneer past into his computer-aided compositions. by Linda S. Price Crossing The Sweetwater 2002, oil on linen, 55 x 44. Collection Walt and Katie Gasser. Until David Koch won a competition...

Published 11 Aug 2008 6:10 AM by American Artist

Filed under: oil painting, plein air, still life, how to paint, Drawing Basics, Art
Oil Painting: 3 Views of the Same Scene

Three painting friends exchanged photographs and then produced paintings of the same 15 subjects in an experiment designed to teach them about different approaches, challenge them to push beyond their comfort zone, and allow them to work on a common painting...

Published 11 Aug 2008 6:00 AM by American Artist

Filed under: oil painting, plein air, how to paint, Artist Daily
Oil Painting: Kevin Sanders' Plein Air Landscapes

In this online exclusive gallery, view more examples of plein air landscapes by Kevin Sanders, one of the artist featured in the September 2008 issue of American Artist. Ponte Vecchio 2006, oil, 18 x 24. All artwork this gallery private collection, unless...

Published 8 Jul 2008 4:00 AM by American Artist

Filed under: oil painting, plein air, how to paint, Artist Daily
Oil Painting: Scott Prior: A Contemporary Approach to California Impressionism

Urban landscape painter Scott Prior proves that a contemporary, “punk-rock” alternative to classical California subject matter can still produce moving and thought-provoking imagery. by James A. Metcalfe Island Life 2007, oil, 24 x 18. Courtesy...

Published 7 May 2008 5:28 AM by American Artist

Filed under: oil painting, plein air, how to paint, Drawing Basics, Art, street art
Oil Painting: Tree's Place Gallery Exhibition: Six Premier Landscape Artists

Six top artists combined observation, investigation, and invention to respond to the encompassing reality of the landscape. They will be exhibiting their sketches and studio paintings together for the first time this summer. by M. Stephen Doherty The...

Published 9 Apr 2008 5:45 AM by American Artist

Filed under: oil painting, figure painting, plein air, still life, landscape painting, how to paint, sketching, Drawing Basics, Art, Landscape Drawing, street art, Artist Daily
Oil Painting: Jimmy Sanders: The Structure Needed in Painting and in Life

For almost 20 years, Jimmy Sanders has set specific goals for his art education, the types of paintings he creates, and the projects he undertakes. “Goals are dreams with deadlines,” he says. “They are important to realist painters who...

Published 7 Apr 2008 5:05 AM by American Artist

Filed under: oil painting, plein air, still life, landscape painting, How to Draw, Drawing Basics, Art, Artist Daily
Oil Painting: Steve Armes: Creating Imaginative Studio Paintings

For me, the goal of landscape painting is to paint stirring images that engage and inspire viewers, and this is more likely to happen when I use information from a variety of sources. by Steve Armes Sketch for Sierra Blanca 2005, oil, 8 x 10. All artwork...

Published 7 Apr 2008 4:00 AM by American Artist

Filed under: color, oil painting, plein air, landscape painting, how to paint, sketching, Art
Oil Painting: Christine Lafuente's Oils: Exploration of Color and Form

In the April 2008 issue of American Artist, we discussed how Christine Lafuente's still lifes and plein air landscapes are oriented toward achieving a color harmony that captures the play of light across the forms. In this online exclusive gallery...

Published 6 Mar 2008 5:30 AM by American Artist

Filed under: oil painting, plein air, still life, how to paint, Artist Daily
Oil Painting: Michael Albrechtsen: Spend More Time Looking

Michael Albrechtsen achieves a stronger impression of both the emotional and physical aspects of a landscape by standing back from his easel and thinking carefully about what he sees. by M. Stephen Doherty Cool and Wet 2007, oil, 40 x 30. Collection the...

Published 10 Feb 2008 2:00 AM by American Artist

Filed under: oil painting, painting, plein air, how to paint, Art, colored pencil, Artist Daily

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