Shawn Dell Joyce artistMay 72 minWhy Under Paint?An underpainting wash is a way to dissolve layers of color into the tooth of a paper to lay down a base coating and free up the paper...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistApr 253 minMaking an Underpainting Work For You!I don't often use under paintings as I am an alla prima painter (all at once) and tend to move quickly through the composition. This is...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistApr 163 minDoing anything else but painting!I'm my last session of my advanced pastel class at Dunedin Fine Art Center, I had a conversation with my people about what keeps them...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistApr 102 minSimplifying a Figure into Value Blocks and ShapesFigures bring a human element to any landscape, especially beach scenes. But many artists are intimidated by the figure, and feel they...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistMar 277 minBaby in a Tree Part 2Continued from last week... Then I blamed myself for being too old, or maybe our genes were stale, or I gained weight at the wrong pace...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistMar 2011 min"The Baby in the Tree" by Shawn Dell JoyceA short story based on the Hudson River School and the philosophy of Transcendentalism. The storm howled outside the tiny RV rocking and...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistMar 83 minInspiration by Shawn Dell JoyceMany realist painters do not have to look far for inspiration, others work from inspired series (figures in the landscape, sunsets,...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistFeb 282 minChanging the direction of the light in plein air (Planar Values)Nature almost never gives you perfect light, and the time to paint it! Very often you must make up the light, or intensify it when it...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistFeb 52 minAdding a Figure to a Plein Air PaintingAdding a figure into a composition-while you are painting it en plein air-is always a challenge. I prefer to work from live models on the...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistJan 294 minWhat Makes You Tick?A friend recently asked me “if you didn’t have to sell your art, or teach art, would you still do it?” My answer is “Hail yeah! I’d still...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistJan 223 minRembrandt and Lost and Found EdgesHow using fewer brushstrokes and edges can make a stronger painting. In my class; "Classical Training for Artists" which is a beginning...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistJan 153 minHow to Fudge a Light SourceLandscapes are beautiful all on their own, but adding a focal point like a figure or a creature can improve a painting. But how do you...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistJan 73 minColor Studies May Just Save Your Life!Color studies may save your life! How to plan a painting. Preparatory sketches.
Shawn Dell Joyce artistDec 12, 20212 minPainting Waves and Water in MotionPlein air painting in Florida means that at some point you will be painting water in motion, and probably at the beach. Painting anything...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistDec 4, 20214 minPainting Water ReflectionsThis blog along with the previous 4, and the next 22 are designed specifically for the Plein Air Adventure class to go along with the...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistNov 28, 20212 minPainting TreesPainting Palms and trees with Shawn Dell Joyce Treat trees as value masses and start with your darkest darks and get them down first:...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistNov 20, 20212 minSimplifying Your Subject Into Blocks of Value and ColorOne of the hardest things for me to do is to keep it simple. I'm a complicated person. I can complicated my way out of a paper bag! I...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistNov 14, 20214 minSighting and Sight-Sizing in the landscapeThis week's demo and topic in Plein Air Adventure was on using the tool of sighting to gauge a measurement, and basing every measurement...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistNov 6, 20213 minDoing things that scare the hell out of you artistically! (Like starting a new class where you feel over your head, and out of your league) We all feel scared and overwhelmed at some point-if you...
Shawn Dell Joyce artistOct 31, 20214 minPortraits and getting a likeness...Portraits are the Holy Grail in art. Artists aspire to do realistic portraits because nothing screams success like a well drawn likeness....