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Why Old Art Shows The Future
I’ve been looking at some of my work from 10 years ago, and it got me thinking about something fascinating that I’ve noticed both in my own artistic journey and…
Why your creative life is expanding
As my Father grew older he talked about how his future plans and ideas were probably not going to happen. He felt his choices in life were lessening and his world was becoming smaller. But his art, he said, was different. When we are just starting in our art, our awareness is limited. Due to…
Do you want to know what to do next in your art?
Painting is a process of call and response. You make a mark, step back and then evaluate what to do next. Over time, your ability to discern the next, best mark improves. And when it does, your art practice becomes less stressful, and more joyful. It sounds easy, but it repeated efforts to improve. Here…
Want to see how I stopped my art from warping?
I have always painted on cradled hard wood panels. But now I am doing something different. I am stretching canvas over the panels and once the painting is done, restretching the canvas on stretcher bars. Click here or on the image below and I will show you how. This new support system has solved…
