Category Archives: Weekly Art Lessons 51-60

Well, I did just what my Daddy always told me not to do – and I did it in Vegas!

“Artists don’t use black”  Daddy said, and the black crayola stayed in the box.

But there I was, in sin city, watching Ken Auster squeeze  black right out of the tube in front of hundreds of fans.  As I watched, the lust grew stronger – I was falling  in love with gray. … Read the rest

Too much information is NOT a good thing.  But how to simplify?

I want to share this, and this, and that, and oh my, this over here too!  I think about you all a lot, but I don’t publish on time because I haven’t learned to simplify in writing the way I have in painting.

Everything glitters, catches my attention, and  begs to be included.… Read the rest

What about adding edible gel paints to your stash of available art supplies?   Cake painting can be done in a manner so simple, creative, and flexible that you will start looking for opportunities to have fun this way. By keeping it simple, you will be able to do it at a moments notice with a relaxed attitude.  There’s no need for fondant or special supplies.… Read the rest

Wonderful  opportunities await the plein air painter.  Studio painting provides different advantages.   But sometimes, it’s a combination of the two that suits the situation.  You may have a lot of paint boxes, but you don’t have to think inside them.

Standing in the house, but painting out of doors?  Take a screen out and put your easel on the ground out the window.… Read the rest

I started painting flowers on silk scarves a few weeks ago.  At first I looked at photos and illustrations before drawing directly onto the silk with resist.  But soon I took the clippers out into the garden to gather my floral models.  After working from life, there was no going back.  It is just so much more exciting to have these graceful models posing in front of me.  … Read the rest