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Why Paint Quality Matters

I recently took an unsold painting out of its frame so that I could reuse the metal leaf frame, and as I studied the oil landscape I realized why it wasn’t successful. The surface of the canvas was...

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by sdoherty on 6 Oct 2009
Filed under: Artist Daily, Pastel, Painting
Better Resources on Our New Site

Daniel J. Keys painting during a workshop at Weekend With the Masters. Last spring I looked at artwork posted in the Galleries section of our website and discovered the exceptional paintings posted by...

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by sdoherty on 28 Sep 2009
Filed under: Artist Daily, Art
Presentations That Help Sell Artwork

I recently attended the opening of an exhibition of artwork by a group of artists, and the display raised questions in my mind about the impact of presentation on sales and career development. The exhibition...

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by sdoherty on 21 Sep 2009
Filed under: plein air, how to paint, Drawing Basics, Art, Landscape Drawing
The Artist We Love to Hate

Although most of the recent news about Thomas Kinkade concerned his passing away and legacy, while he was alive he was consistently in the news over disagreements between his company, former employees...

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by Brian Riley on 14 Sep 2009
Filed under: Artist Daily, plein air, how to paint, sketching, Art, Landscape Drawing
Behind the Scenes: Artists' Studios

My office is also a conference room on the third floor of a building on 46th Street in Midtown New York City. The desk and file cabinets are pushed against the east wall of what was once a library, and...

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by sdoherty on 7 Sep 2009
Filed under: Still Life, Artist Daily, plein air, how to paint, Pastel, Painting, Art, street art
Artists on the Front Line of Marketing

I frequently commission articles on exceptional artists who sell their original artwork through outdoor shows. I do that for two particular reasons: One is that those artists are, of necessity, well organized...

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by sdoherty on 31 Aug 2009
Filed under: Still Life, Artist Daily, Pastel, Drawing Basics, Art Business, Art, colored pencil
Is Sargent the Greatest Art Teacher?

I recently traveled to Boston to see the blockbuster exhibition of paintings by the great 16th-century Venetian painters Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese that I wrote about several months ago in this blog...

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by sdoherty on 24 Aug 2009
Filed under: Artist Daily, portrait painting, Drawing Basics, Art
Drawing with Acrylics, Charcoal, Ink, & Conté

Most of the students attending workshops and art classes rely on the instructor’s list of recommended supplies when deciding what drawing and painting materials to use, so their resulting artwork...

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by sdoherty on 17 Aug 2009
Filed under: how to paint, Pastel, Drawing Basics, Art
The Power of Unique Graphic Images

For centuries, printmaking was a means of duplicating drawings and paintings. However, by the end of the 19th century, artists were creating etchings, lithographs, engravings, and woodcuts that were unique...

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by sdoherty on 10 Aug 2009
Filed under: Artist Daily, Drawing Basics, Art
Document Your Career and Introducing American Artist School

Artists tend to focus on the future, not the past, but so much of their legacy depends on making the records of their creative work and careers available to scholars and artists...

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by sdoherty on 3 Aug 2009
Filed under: Artist Daily, Drawing Basics, Art, street art
Join Our Reader Advisory Panel

Find out about American Artist's Reader Advisory Panel....

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by sdoherty on 27 Jul 2009
Filed under: Still Life, Artist Daily, portrait painting, Pastel, Drawing Basics, colored pencil
Children Painting, Laughing, Learning and Your Valuable Advice

I recently assisted my granddaughter, Amanda, as she painted with water-soluble tempera colors in our backyard. Like most four-year-olds, she loves to draw and paint, and although her drawings have become...

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by sdoherty on 20 Jul 2009
Filed under: Artist Daily, how to paint, Painting Flowers, Drawing Basics, Art, fantasy art
Judging Landscape Painting

I recently had the honor of judging the entries for the “Banks of the Hudson” exhibition for the Woodstock School of Art and noticed two common problems among the drawings and paintings I rejected...

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by sdoherty on 13 Jul 2009
Filed under: Landscape Painting, Art
Healing Through Art

Steve discusses the healing power of art....

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by sdoherty on 6 Jul 2009
Filed under: Artist Daily, Art
Your First Art Exhibition

Steve Doherty discusses the emotions an artist can go through during his or her first exhibition....

Posted to Steve Doherty's Blog by sdoherty on 29 Jun 2009
Filed under: Drawing Basics, Art

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