Joy

“Painting a landscape is illusionary…  like trying to catch rainbows…” –  Phil Salvato Monday night our Guild meeting was so extraordinary that I thought I would do a quick recap here. Master portrait artist Phil Salvato brought both...

Alexander Soukas. Visiting Master

Last week I had the honor of inviting and studying with Alexander Soukas from Denver, Colorado as part of the Master Series of Workshops I am setting up here in Sewickley at Sweetwater Center for the Arts. It was so indulgent and so fun to paint all day for 3 days...

War

Sometimes a painting just keeps tapping me on the shoulder until I confront it, design it and then try to execute it. Sometimes this conversation with an image takes years. This painting has been 8 years in the making. That is how long I have been without my mom....

Tips and Tricks: Microfiber Friends

I am always impressed by those artists that try so hard to keep their pastels squeaky clean. They post photos of dust wands full of feathers that they use to collect dust across their trays of color or jars full of rice or cornmeal that they lovingly bathe their...