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...

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...

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...

The secret to Alla Prima painting, or painting fast and accurately, is to be organized from start to finish,

Light is the main reason I paint. I'll bet you are also inspired by it and here are a few ways to capture light in my favorite medium...

Growth happens in the downtime, in the doodles in the margins, and the studies before the main event.

Learn to treat color as value and "paint by numbers" for more interesting and Impressionistic paintings!

How long did it take you to paint that? Well you may be surprised by the work that goes on before paint touches canvas!

Sometimes I have to do the same painting twice. You know how it is, you paint it, and as your painting you think "this would be really fun in oils" or "I bet...