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...

Continued 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...

A short story based on the Hudson River School and the philosophy of Transcendentalism. The storm howled outside the tiny RV rocking and...

Many realist painters do not have to look far for inspiration, others work from inspired series (figures in the landscape, sunsets,...

(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...

(I've been traveling for workshops and will be back to my regularly scheduled art blog next week, bear with me!) Ok, so I have an older...

Lessons from Olana and painting on hallowed ground... For the past month I've been teaching a plein air pastel class at Olana, this...

It seems the more successful I become, the more often I hear the same question; "are there secret shortcuts to success? tell me how you...

What I learned from attending Pastel Live! and how to use your artistic frustration as Miracle Grow for your artistic abilities... As a...

"Success happens in clusters..." Julia Cameron The Artist's Way I asked my friend A. (for anonymous) how her painting was going in a...

I teach a lot of workshops where people are taking a class for the first time, or just setting up an art practice. Yesterday, I taught a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

What's the first thing you think about when you realize that you have time to paint? Probably its the laundry, or all the other chores...

I cannot overstate the importance of play. As a professional art teacher, I see many novice artists that take themselves so seriously and...