Shawn Dell Joyce 

"Knowledge precedes execution." -Edgar Payne How visual learners learn...

Skill building for artists means building your ability to discern subtle nuances of color and value. Being able to see into inky shadows...

Unless you were born in the 80's or later you didn't grow up online, and probably cast a wary eye at anything technological. Being a late boomer myself (yes ...

By this time, we are all feeling the effects of the quarantine and being trapped indoors. But for folks like me, who HAVE TO be outside to be happy, it can b...

What happens when you overwork a painting is the freshness and life that was in it in the first 45 minutes has been deadened and dulled...

Almost every painting I make is inspired by an artist's date. Some obviously like this one. Others not so obviously.

On Tuesday, St. Patrick's Day for all of us fine Irish folk, every cultural institution in our country shut down in accordance with CDC...

art is a healing, soothing balm in troubled times. You are probably stuck at home reading this, and have art materials available...

Success happens in clusters. Its as simple as that, for artists to be successful, we need each other. Van Gogh had Gaugin, O'Keefe had Stei

Workshop teachers refer to this as "Workshop Frankensteins" when new artists pick up "trees" from this artist, "skies" from that artist...

Many artists don't really think much beyond the basics of the color wheel. Warm colors are red, yellow, orange, etc. cool colors are blues,

This is a great exercise to get your creative color juices flowing. I highly recommend you do a few studies playing with color like this. It

One of the greatest blessings in my life is to see someone grasp the basics of art then develop their own style and voice over the years...

Weather effects are all beautiful in their own way and each has a unique set of techniques for capturing it...

I don't know if you are anything like me, but when I am in the heat of the moment, and the art is just flowing out of me...

When you treat color as value, you can substitute any color; even unnatural and high-intensity colors, as long as they are the correct value

Embrace being stuck. Look for it, and be glad when it happens to you artistically. Being stuck means you are reaching outside your level of

I've made many, many paintings by this point in my career. I'd estimate well over 3,000, but only a handful of major paintings. What makes

When I am asked to judge an art exhibit or jury an event I evaluate other people's work using the same criteria that I evaluate my own...

"We must compost the failures of today into tomorrow's successes."-Shawn Dell