All light sources have an inherent color. Photos (darn them) tend to throw things off- we see things covered in “white light” yet, did you ever create a painting say, of a sunset, and when you added white for the brightest part of the sky it just looked...
“Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.” – Josef Albers This is a statement I have heard more or less from masterful artists over the years. Clyde Aspervig comes to mind. (if you are not familiar with his...
Let’s talk color. The Itten color wheel was introduced to me many, many years ago by another artist and it is one of the biggest tools that have impacted my work. Like most artists, I had heard of “color harmonies” but besides vaguely understanding...
Poor little potato. I have been getting the food service Green Chef delivered to my house over the last few months and it has been great. A few nights a week I know exactly what I am making for dinner, and everything comes fresh straight to my door, so I don’t...
No, I’m not talking about the AC/DC song. When I have been on a painting break for a bit for any reason, once I am back to painting, I say I am “back in black.” This is because for so long I tended to wear black t-shirts while painting. It is just a...
But sometimes work gets put on hold… Yeah. All last week I was sick. What I originally thought was just an annoying cold turned into a monster that stopped me in my tracks for a bit. (Not covid, thank goodness) But the doc loaded me up on drugs anyway. Tea and...
