One of my favorite books of all time is The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. I know there is a movie coming out soon based on the the book, but I don’t think I can go see the film. The entire reason that I love the book so much is in the writing. It is the one book...
All light sources have an inherent color. Photos tend to throw things off so we see things as “white light” yet did you ever paint something, say, a sunset, and when you added white to the sky it just looked plain “off” or even felt not very lit? Why...
While you are reading this I am in day 4 of Jury Duty. Yup, this week I am a servant of the State. So as I was writing this last Friday while waiting to find out if I was worthy of being a juror (curse my honest face) I found myself thrown together in a large room...
If you paint portraits from photos, you instantly have a battle on your hands because those pesky photo references tell lies. Here’s why. Last week I talked about how painting a nose can be tough if you have a bad photo reference. Well, painting the...
Controlling color is one of the most important things you can do as an artist… as well as the most difficult. I am currently teaching an 8-week Color and Composition class. This means no “painting” in the class, but rather deep thoughts and planning...
My students often complain about painting a nose. I hear ya, they are tough… so let’s look at a few things to make painting the schnoz a little bit easier. Check your levels. So it is an interesting thing. Toddlers and babies tend to have the bottom root...
