I really appreciate when press comes my way. It's rare (although it may seem to happen a lot to me) and it's usually because of my...

Do you have it? How do you get it? Where does it come from? This week, I spent a great deal of time on this painting. I struggled with it...

As a painter, I am easily amused. I can watch light wrap around figures and forms, captivated, for hours. Often when I am at the beach,...

In my class; "Classical Training for Artists" we are studying color theory and the work of "Every form change is a color change..."...

Cézanne mastered the simplification of his subjects to their basic shapes: he wanted to "treat nature in terms of the cylinder, the...

and how it can help your compositions affect viewers on a primal level... I'm a geek. If you are an artist, you probably are too. One of...

"Value does all the work, color gets all the credit!" In my Classical Training for Artists class at Dunedin Fine Art Center we are...

Many artists who take classes with me ask me about pricing their work. It's the number one most confusing thing for artists just starting...

My painting in a Florida collector's home This week, I got a phone call from a gallery requesting that I pick up some small framed pieces...

Many of you are new friends, and we've only known each other for a few years. You may be noticing that my career has taken an upward...

Many people look to art as a hobby-they may have taken a class or two, or even a Sip and Paint and decided art was calming and centering....

I have always loved small businesses, especially family-owned. These businesses are the backbone of the US economy because they create a...

Recently, I was asked by Ampersand Art Supply to be featured in their upcoming blog. As part of this process, they asked me to answer...

Anyone who has had a class with me has experienced an honest self appraisal at the end of class. This is different from a group critique...

Most artists tend to think their latest painting is their best ever. I know I certainly do! This is where other artists can be crucial to...

This week I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Eric Rhoads for Plein Air Podcast about the power of art as a tool for social...

I teach classes in painting sunsets, both in the studio and en plein air. No surprise that I LOVE painting sunsets and the rich chroma...

Most people have no idea what color temperature is. Only geeky artists ever use that term, and maybe a wayward interior decorator. But we...

We humans love color, specifically complementary colors. Our eyes are naturally attracted to the contrast of the complements. Think about...

Every painting has an ugly stage. You know when you are about 30% into it and its not working out the way you want and your mind starts...