Let's start the New Year off by studying from the masters! Doing master studies is an age-old method for learning how to improve our paintings. By emulating the masters we can understand their choices and techniques and apply the lessons learned in our own work. We'll focus generally on composition, value and color, though each […]
Dear Painters, What's your favorite food? I've got many, but one is definitely peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. I think that's what I'll paint (again) in this next workshop. Let's set up our favorite food(s) on our tables at home, put a spot light on them and paint them from life in this workshop. Think Wayne […]
Dear Painters, Everywhere flowers are in bloom. Let's put a few on our tables and paint them from life in this workshop on Zoom. Many of you have told me that you'd love to paint flowers but find it challenging. Let's break down the process for painting them into bite sized steps to end up […]
It's summer...let's get out and paint and enjoy a day studying value and color in plein air. I'll start this class doing a short value sketch demonstration on paper, in order to establish a value design in my scene. Each of you will do the same and we'll have a value "roadmap" for our paintings. […]
Figures in the landscape (or in the cityscape) help enliven scenes in paintings and make them more interesting. Let's focus on that in this next Zoom workshop. The Figure in the Landscape (or Cityscape) Thursday July 22nd and Friday, July 23rd, 2021 9:00 to 1:00 (Pacific Time) both days On Zoom from the comfort of your own […]
Join me on any or every Wednesday in August, September and October for a virtual "drop-in and paint" at my studio on Zoom. I'll be there working on a painting and you are welcome to join me and work on your painting. I won't be giving a demonstration, but I'm happy to talk as we […]
It's still summer...let's get out and paint and enjoy a day studying value and color in plein air. I'll start this class doing a short value sketch demonstration on paper, in order to establish a value design in my scene. Each of you will do the same and we'll have a value "roadmap" for our […]
The best weather is here now...let's get out and paint and enjoy a day studying value and color in plein air. I'll start this class doing a short value sketch demonstration on paper, in order to establish a value design in my scene. Each of you will do the same and we'll have a value […]
Dear Painters, Let's put three objects on our tables: something shiny (reflective, polished), something clear (transparent, translucent) and something organic (a flower(s) or food(s). Let's arrange these objects into compelling compositions and then render them in paint with a limited palette. Sound like fun? Please join me! Sound challenging? All the better! Objects on the […]
Dear Painters, Let's paint more objects on the table in April (different ones this time from what we did in February) and continue to practice creating captivating compositions and designs. Let's sketch these compositions in black & white (value study) and then render them in paint with a limited palette. Sound like fun? Please join […]