Intellect, soul and your art.

Intellect, soul and your art.

by | Nov 12, 2023 | 0 comments

I’m in Los Angeles, California, just back from teaching Art2Life destination workshops in Spain and Morocco. I haven’t been making art, and it feels great! It makes me think we have two parts involved in our art-making — our intellect and our soul. These...
Watch how I make a killer brown…

Watch how I make a killer brown…

by | Nov 5, 2023 | 0 comments

Hi there, I’m teaching a workshop in Mallorca, Spain right now, and it’s such a serene and peaceful setting. The studio has big openings with gorgeous views, so it feels like we’re working outside. One of the many things I love about these workshops is discovering the...
A trick to train your eye for design

A trick to train your eye for design

by | Oct 15, 2023 | 0 comments

It’s Day 1 at the Art2Life destination Workshop in Morocco, and it’s hot! But we’re excited and just getting going using only black and white paint. It’s the best way to train your eye to see design very clearly. It’s easy to notice differences: what’s light, what’s...

What I learned about acrylic paint.

by | Oct 8, 2023 | 0 comments

I usually work with oil paint on large works, but I’ve run into some issues with the paint peeling after the canvas has been rolled and shipped. I’ve resisted working with acrylic because it dries so fast, but I’m using only acrylic on this large painting, and I’ve...
I got stuck on this painting.

I got stuck on this painting.

by | Oct 1, 2023 | 0 comments

I’ve been working on this piece, which has a lot of underpainting, and I got a little stuck. When going in with another layer, it’s easy to fall back into applying the same color in the same area as if you’re coloring. The trick is to come in with new paint without...