Category Archives: Weekly Art Lessons 21-30

It’s very important to always keep your eye level in mind.  Think of the approximate placement of the vanishing points.   The leg nearest to you be the lowest down on the paper (assuming that it is below eye level, which it pretty much has to be).

I’ll wait while you get another beer.

Okay.  Now think of another rectangular plane. … Read the rest

Have you ever noticed how an error in perspective can make an otherwise excellent painting look amateurish?  Weekly Art Lesson will serve up Linear Perspective in bite sized chunks so that you can digest a little at a time.  Eventually, you will have a box full of information to chew on.

Speaking of boxes… This week we are going to learn to put theoretical boxes in space. … Read the rest

The past two lessons have been analytical and “left brain”.   This week, step back into the rhythmic and intuitive right brain.  Left brain, right brain, cha-cha-cha.  It’s the art dance.

Simply watch the video, tap your feet to the music, and then go paint and enjoy the  process. 

materials: Golden Open Acrylics.

Refresh your spirit with Fearless Drawing and Painting and then share your art with the world!

This week, think about how you might put together a painting show by approaching it more as a party.

Free your imagination to think of variations on this theme:  If you hang your work with a magnet on the refrigerator, you might have “Frig Fridays”. … Read the rest