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Seville. The Dance
August 2025
Straight Is Stronger
July 2025
Color Mixing Decisions
June 2025
Beware the Box
May 2025
Finding & Losing Your Edge
April 2025
Refreshing the Palette - Multitasking
March 2025
Put Texture to Work
February 2025
Brushing Up On Brushes
January 2025
Managing a Larger Painting
December 2024
Don't Fake It - Fix It
November 2024
Painting Dappled Light
October 2024
Work the Whole Painting
September 2024
Lightest Darks & Darkest Lights
August 2024
The Pull of Pattern
July 2024
Think Flat, Form Will Follow
June 2024
Faux Fur - Believable Animal Coats
May 2024
Good Colors Come In Pairs
April 2024
Lessons In Nature
March 2024
The Illusion of Depth
February 2024
Art Is Not By the Numbers
January 2024
Color Mixing Tip
December 2023
See the Forest Not the Trees
November 2023
Sorolla at the Meadows Museum
October 2023
Don't Get Lost In the Weeds
September 2023
Chalk It Up To White
August 2023
Preparing Your Own Panels
July 2023
The Vignette Dog Portrait
June 2023
The Hierarchy of Hue
May 2023
Losing Your Edge
April 2023
Inspirations
March 2023
Finding Balance In Context
February 2023
All Things Big & Small - Considerations of Scale
January 2023
Stop Watching Paint Dry
December 2022
Oil & Water - A Great Way to Save Oil Paint
November 2022
In Praise of Orange
October 2022
The Secret to Painting...There Are No Secrets
September 2022
Seeing (More) Green
August 2022
If the Sky Is Blue, Which Blue Is It?
July 2022
Making the Most of Your Tools - Brushes
June 2022
Drawing to the Last Stroke
May 2022
The Simplicity of Shape
April 2022
5 More Keys to Painting Flowers
March 2022
Chromatic Darks
February 2022
Through Thick & Thin
January 2022
The Ever Evolving Process
December 2021
Go With the Flow
November 2021
The Shape of Flowers
October 2021
Mistakes, Measurements & Movement
September 2021
The Art Industrial Complex
August 2021
Prioritizing Color Over Value
July 2021
Bringing It Into Focus
June 2021
Nice-to-Knows" vs. "Need-to-Knows
May 2021
When Right Feels Wrong
April 2021
Break It To Make It - Using Broken Color
March 2021
Repaint, Reuse, Recycle
February 2021
Labels & Limitations
January 2021
The Right Reds
December 2020
Painting Loose, Not Lax
November 2020
Check Your Rearview
October 2020
Get Motivated!
September 2020
Tell Your Story
August 2020
When Is a Painting Finished?
July 2020
Seeing Green
June 2020
The Illusion of Light, Color Temperature
May 2020
The Dog Portrait In Oils Instructional Video
April 2020
Better Brushwork
March 2020
Lightest Darks & Darkest Lights
February 2020
Color - Everything In Moderation
January 2020
Looking Back & Moving Forward
December 2019
The Influence of the Unfamiliar
November 2019
Embracing Art History, Influence & Evolution
October 2019
The Give and Take
September 2019
Balancing Photography & Observation
August 2019
The Art of Storytelling - The Brandywine School
July 2019
For the Love of the Moon
June 2019
Go Organic
May 2019
My Favorite Floral
April 2019
Why Paint? The First Question You Should Ask
March 2019
Edward Redfield A Study In Deliberate Paint Application
February 2019
Resolutions
January 2019
Do You Sell Painting Videos?
December 2018
