“I don’t think that there is anything that is really magical unless it has a terrifying quality.” -Andrew Wyeth Ok, going personal this week. Tomorrow is my 51st birthday. Talk about terror… going into the next century of my life and I...
“The way I feel about things is so much better than the way I’ve been able to paint them. The image I had in my head before I started is not quite – never quite – completely conveyed in paint.” – Andrew Wyeth In the book I mentioned last...
One of the most prized possessions I have in my studio space is an old book I bought for $6.99 from a second-hand book store. So as much as I like Andrew Wyeth’s paintings, I LOVE his sketches… Now I have always liked Andrew Wyeth (and what artist...
So when is a color not a color??? A proper color wheel looks like this… it has12 hue families. So no, we were taught incorrectly in school about R O Y G B I V- the so-called seven colors of the “rainbow.” No, there are actually 12 color...
Some artists are challenging me about the concept of grey not being a color. (this is for you, Vince) I get it. As we paint, we have been taught to reach for “grey” to add to our paintings. Typically in my workshops an attendee will ask, “Should I...
