Most of my students are adults, but  a few have come along that are children who are eager to learn to "make art". This first young lady has been studying with me for about 6 months now.  She brought her cousin in about 2 months ago.  We have created some wonderful things together. … read more.

The next few sessions on this piece I just added layers, allowing for drying time between each.  The trick for me is knowing when to quit.  There are always parts I feel really good about, and others not so much.  But an overworked painting is not a good thing.  The piece is 30 X… read more.

If you are lucky, you have an assistant in the creative process.  Henry (my German Shorthaired Pointer) is mine.     Thanks, Henry.  … read more.

The next step is putting on the color with a fairly large brush.  I use a thin layer of color(oil paint mixed with turpentine) and  I always use at least two hues for each object.  Example: for the yellow petals I use cadmium yellow medium and yellow ochre (maybe a touch of burnt sienna… read more.

I thought it might be interesting to share a few stages of my painting method.  Every artist has a different style, a different way to begin.  And sometimes we have more than one way. This particular series of sunflowers was begun first by toning the entire canvas with a burnt sienna base,… read more.