
Why Having Creative Limitations in Oil Painting Can Actually Help
When I am presented with too many options, even if they are all good, I tend to freeze. There is a subtle fear that I
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When I am presented with too many options, even if they are all good, I tend to freeze. There is a subtle fear that I

In today’s age, we are bombarded with thousands of images every single day. Through the internet, we have access to millions of paintings and artworks

Making the foundation of a painting is not all that different from making the foundation of a house. Everything is built on top of it,

Knowing when to stop painting is one of the most important—and most difficult—skills a painter can learn. I remember one of my teachers saying exactly

Visual hierarchy is not something that is talked about very often in painting instruction—but it has a really large impact on how a painting is

Some of the most important decisions you make for your painting happen before you even begin working on the canvas. Learning how to choose your

As we head deeper into the holiday season, life naturally begins to speed up. The list of errands grows longer, schedules get tighter, and suddenly

Great painters never stop drawing while they paint. Degas, for example, would re-draw the positions of hands, heads, and limbs again and again — sometimes

Every painter, no matter their experience level, eventually hits a plateau. It’s that unsettling feeling of painting regularly, yet not seeing progress. You might feel

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