by Nicholas Wilton | Mar 24, 2019 |
Hi everyone, Once we begin making our art, everything changes. It can so much that sometimes our art ends up very different than intended. The reason this occurs is because once the art is underway, it is super easy to forget the essential feeling we had when we...
by Nicholas Wilton | Mar 17, 2019 |
Hi everyone, The hardest part of making art is when you are not making it. And, it seems like it gets harder the closer you come to starting. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Here is a simple re frame that might help you start more easily: Starting will never be...
by Nicholas Wilton | Mar 10, 2019 |
As my Father grew older he talked about how his future plans and ideas were probably not going to happen. He felt his choices in life were lessening and his world was becoming smaller. But his art, he said, was different. When we are just starting in our art, our...
by Nicholas Wilton | Mar 3, 2019 |
Painting is a process of call and response. You make a mark, step back and then evaluate what to do next. Over time, your ability to discern the next, best mark improves. And when it does, your art practice becomes less stressful, and more joyful. It sounds easy, but...
by Nicholas Wilton | Feb 24, 2019 |
I have always painted on cradled hard wood panels. But now I am doing something different. I am stretching canvas over the panels and once the painting is done, restretching the canvas on stretcher bars. Click here or on the image below and I will show you how. This...
by Nicholas Wilton | Feb 17, 2019 |
You start off great and everything seems to be looking good. But, then you hit that middle part of your art and are not quite sure what to do next.. You’re stuck. So how do you move forward? Click on the image below and I’ll tell you what works for me. Guess...
