I recently bought some softboxes from Amazon… These have been great to use to work with models and especially young kids. The light is soft and flows over a large area so I can pose a child anywhere near it and it gives me lots of info on a little face. Then I...
Wrestling a painting into submission is tough… I mentioned last week that there are a lot of artists that don’t like working with what is called a “restricted” palette, or even a palette that follows a chord. They like to use what is called an “open...
Sometimes with color you can be “all in.” Color harmonies may seem to come across as being about restriction. Limiting certain colors in order to bring about harmony with the ones that are being used, but it can be about inclusion too. Paintings can have...
I interrupt our regularly scheduled blog on color for a recap from “Quest for The West.” This past weekend I traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana for the prestigious “Quest for The West” Exhibition. If you are not familiar, this showcases the best...
A good painting has a clearness of thought behind it. When I was young, I was bewildered when a master artist could look at a work and say, change this, change that, and the painting would be stronger. I was fascinaed. It was like a hidden language to me. One I...
