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The Eyes Have It

We can never imagine a world without vision. Whether one works as a realist painter or abstract artist, the quality of our vision determines the ultimate appearance of the art that we make. As viewers of art, we can rarely know or consider if the art...

Published 28 Mar 2013 12:44 AM by johnandann@theartistsroad

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Art
A Little Good News

In a time when we often hear the arts being dismissed as unnecessary luxuries and when so many art classes in schools have been cut, it's nice to hear a little good news. Portrait of Claude Renoir Painting by Renoir, 1907, oil on canvas. A recent...

Published 26 Mar 2013 12:14 AM by johnandann@theartistsroad

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Art
My Secrets to Financial Success as an Artist

I am writing this as things have never looked better for me financially, as an artist. I have had a few huge sales and wildly successful shows over the years, but I feel as if I have tapped into a new realm of possibilities in recent months. And this...

Published 1 Nov 2012 12:21 AM by ShenShen210

Filed under: how to paint, Portrait Painting, How to Draw People, Art Business, Art, Drawing Basics, street art
A Few of My Favorite Things

A couple of weeks ago I spent a rainy Sunday cleaning out clutter—one of my least favorite things to do, but something I am always infinitely grateful for when it's complete. I cleaned out bookshelves, closets, storage bins, and shelves full...

Published 23 Aug 2012 12:35 AM by Allison Malafronte

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Art, Artist Daily
Get Really Close--No One's Going to Call Security

What was that beautiful work I saw at the Met? Which room was Sargent's portrait painting , Madame X , in? I loved that Renoir but didn't have time to go back and spend a little more time with that work and that work alone. How do I answer these...

Published 6 Jun 2012 10:45 PM by bberlin

Filed under: how to paint, Painting, Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Art Business, Art, street art, Artist Daily
A Small Price to Pay for a Life Lived Fully

As an artist, I often feel that I am more sensitive than others, or perhaps I am more in touch because I need to be so that my work will flow genuinely from my heart and allow me to respond from a deeper place. That is one of the reasons that I faced...

Published 17 May 2012 1:53 PM by ShenShen210

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Mixed Media, Color, Art, Drawing Basics
It's Not What You Know--It's Who You Know

I've come to realize that that old saying "It's not always what you know, but who you know," is spot on. Even at American Artist magazine . Luckily, "we" know a lot of people, and as a result we have remarkable access to some...

Published 9 May 2012 10:26 PM by Brian Riley

Filed under: how to paint, Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Acrylic Painting, Art, Drawing Basics, Artist Daily
Man's Best Friend Is Art's Best Friend Too?

We have always felt that as plein air painters we are observers of the landscape—recording moments and places that can rapidly transform with fleeting changes of light. In a pure landscape, figures and animals are rendered small and insignificant...

Published 12 Mar 2012 11:44 PM by johnandann@theartistsroad

Filed under: how to paint, plein air, Painting, Still Life, Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Pastel, Art
Why I Workshop

We spent a lot of painting time along the cliffs outside San Juan. Painting can be a pretty isolating affair, and though I love the alone time spent with my muse, I miss the collective energy that working in a group of like-minded colleagues provides...

Published 4 Jan 2012 11:39 PM by Michael Gormley

Filed under: how to paint, plein air, landscape painting, Portrait Painting, Watercolor Painting, Art, Artist Daily
May I Introduce Rose Frantzen?

Up the Block by Rose Frantzen, oil painting, 40 x 50. Rose Frantzen: Weekend With the Masters Instructor Rose Frantzen 's peers hold her in especially high regard as an artist's artist. In her 25 years as a full-time painter, she has also gained...

Published 1 May 2011 2:15 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Mixed Media, How to Draw People, Art, Drawing Anatomy
May I Introduce Stephen Early?

Glass Study 3 by Stephen Early, oil painting on masonite, 7 x 5. Stephen Early: Weekend With the Masters Instructor Artist Stephen Early began his art education at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. He has received many notable portrait...

Published 1 May 2011 1:28 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: how to paint, Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Figure Painting, Art, Artist Daily
May I Introduce Scott Waddell?

The Den by Scott Waddell, oil painting, 20 x 16. Scott Waddell: Weekend With the Masters Instructor Scott Waddell was born and raised in Central Florida. He received his B.F.A. from Florida State University. After college, Waddell spent the next several...

Published 1 May 2011 1:15 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: how to paint, Painting, Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Color, Art, street art
May I Introduce Nelson Shanks?

Portrait of His Holiness, John Paul II by Nelson Shanks, 2001, oil painting on canvas, 54 x 50. Nelson Shanks: Weekend With the Masters Instructor One of the most sought after teachers and portrait painters in the world and founder of the post-graduate...

Published 1 May 2011 12:35 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Art
May I Introduce Dan Thompson?

Persian Archer by Dan Thompson, 18 x 28, oil painting, 2004. Dan Thompson: Weekend With the Masters Instructor Dan Thompson was born in Alexandria, Virginia, and graduated from the Corcoran School of Art, in Washington, DC. He earned his M.F.A. from the...

Published 1 May 2011 12:29 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Oil Painting, Art, Drawing Basics
May I Introduce Rob Liberace?

Figure Throwing Ball by Rob Liberace, chalk drawing on paper, 24 x 36. Rob Liberace: Weekend With the Masters Instructor Robert Liberace is considered by many to be a contemporary classicist, equally accomplished in sculpture, drawing, and painting and...

Published 1 May 2011 12:03 AM by Courtney Jordan

Filed under: Portrait Painting, Figure Drawing, Art, Drawing Basics, Artist Daily

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