The Best Frames for Paintings: Painting Frame Ideas for Your Artwork
Many of us have experienced the sticker shock that happens when going to a framing shop to have one of your pieces of art framed.
November 24, 2020 No Comments
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Winter Landscape Painting Step by Step Tutorial
Painting a snowy winter landscape can be challenging for a number of reasons. Painting in the cold is hard… You may have experienced the difficulty
November 19, 2020 6 Comments
Fall Painting Ideas and How to Paint with Fall Colors
The fall season is replete with painting ideas and inspiration. Leaves change color and the deep warm autumnal colors make their appearance all around us.
November 5, 2020 2 Comments
How to Draw a Rose Step By Step Rose Drawing Tutorial
Learning how to draw a rose is a fun and challenging subject to learn how to draw. However, as roses have a clear structure to
November 2, 2020 1 Comment
How to Paint a Rose – Step by Step Rose Painting Tutorial
I am fortunate to have a few rose bushes in my backyard. Unfortunately…a few of the bushes suffered under large falling tree branches from storms
October 30, 2020 4 Comments
How To Gesso Canvas – Step By Step Gesso Painting Tutorial
When teaching painting classes I always get interest from students in wanting to learn how to gesso their own canvas. Therefore, I have outlined the
August 20, 2020 2 Comments
Perspective Drawing How to Guide For Beginners
Perspective drawing is one of those fundamental techniques that will not just improve your drawing and painting but it will also help you to create
November 3, 2020 2 Comments
Painting with Coffee – Watercolor Landscape Tutorial
When we think of watercolors we usually think of using a watercolor pan set or using watercolor paints from tubes. However, there are other less
October 28, 2020 8 Comments
How to Paint Clouds Step by Step Painting Tutorial
Learning how to paint clouds requires practice and some imagination. I am not one who typically likes “how to” approaches to painting, as there never
August 25, 2020 22 Comments
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