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Enhance Your Life through Art
We tend to overcomplicate things. We tend to worry about things that haven’t happened yet. We routinely think we are not good enough, not talented enough, or lacking in some…
A simple studio set-up tip…
Here’s something I got from a lumber yard a few years ago that I cannot live without! Check it out… Using these wooden blocks helps the painting stay off the ground so all the extra paint drips off, keeping the bottom clean. It’s also easier to work on the painting…
Mixing the perfect gray
As I paint, I collect extra paint in cans and end up with muddy grays that can be useful when I need a neutral color. These neutrals work well next to saturated colors. However, they sometimes have too much color and aren’t used as effectively as gray can be, so…
How I create lines in my paintings…
I love creating lines in my work, but I don’t do it by painting them directly. There’s an easier way. By working with values and the paint layers I have, I paint and cover areas, resulting in cool lines that give the work a finished quality. Check this out… Sometimes…
