Steve Doherty's Blog

Why Paint Quality Matters

sdoherty — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:00:00 GMT

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 uniformly thin and flat, and there was nothing...(read more)

Better Resources on Our New Site

sdoherty — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

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 Daniel James Keys . I contacted the young California...(read more)

Presentations That Help Sell Artwork

sdoherty — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

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 was a temporary display in a community center...(read more)

The Artist We Love to Hate

Brian Riley — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Although most of the recent news about Thomas Kinkade has concerned the disagreements between his company, former employees, franchised gallery owners, and the FBI (detailed in articles in the San Francisco Chronicle and in the Los Angeles Times ), it...(read more)

Behind the Scenes: Artists' Studios

sdoherty — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

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 a large conference table and eight chairs are arranged...(read more)

Artists on the Front Line of Marketing

sdoherty — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT

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 and able to deliver requested photographs...(read more)

Is Sargent the Greatest Art Teacher?

sdoherty — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:00:00 GMT

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 post . While I was in the Museum of Fine Arts...(read more)

Drawing with Acrylics, Charcoal, Ink, & Conté

sdoherty — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:00:00 GMT

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 usually looks quite similar. However, when artists...(read more)

The Power of Unique Graphic Images

sdoherty — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:00:00 GMT

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 expressions, not reproductions of drawings or paintings. Even prints created through a process that had the potential for making duplicates were individual enough to be numbered separately. As the artist June Wayne once explained to me, a print is a work of art with a lot of siblings.

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Document Your Career and Introducing American Artist School

sdoherty — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:00:00 GMT

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

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Join Our Reader Advisory Panel

sdoherty — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Find out about American Artist's Reader Advisory Panel.

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Children Painting, Laughing, Learning and Your Valuable Advice

sdoherty — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT

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 increasingly controlled pictures of herself, her parents, five pets, and her home, the paintings are still joyous explorations of color.

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Judging Landscape Painting

sdoherty — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT

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. I should first say there were many outstanding...(read more)

Healing Through Art

sdoherty — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Steve discusses the healing power of art.

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Your First Art Exhibition

sdoherty — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:01:00 GMT

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

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