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Trick to Achieve Rich Surfaces with Acrylic Paint!

Happy Sunday!  Do you want to know a trick I use to get really rich surfaces with acrylic paint? It starts with gloss medium. I use it in a way…

THE LOUD AND THE QUIET

One of the challenges in Art is seeing it objectively. The reason it can sometimes be difficult is because there are two ways, two important views of what you are doing, that need to be seen simultaneously. Firstly, there is the close up view. I refer to this as the…

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TRAVELLING ART

I am writing this in the small town of Sayulita, Mexico. The sun is bright, the air warm and the sound of chickens, dogs and children in the streets fill the air. Everything is different here, especially the pace. Time seems slower, the days longer, everything seems to be made…

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EXHALE

As I was painting today I was thinking about breath. In yoga there is a very deliberate inhalation and an exhalation to every pose. I was noticing how I hold, or slowly inhale, my breath when I work. This seems to occur when I am trying hard to do something….

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