Notes for my students and just regular people. In this post- Vocabulary  General painting tips There’s a lot of jargon in the artworld.  Unfortunately, we haven’t settled on universal terms and definitions. My recent workshop was on Impressionistic Glow in your paintings. Here are some of the terms we used, and how I ( and many other people ) define them. Glossary: Broken Brushstrokes – These can be any color, but it refers to putting the paint on in dashes or dots without bl

Like so other many large issues that seem inevitable and insurmountable, the answer lies with you. I know it's completely corny, but...

How long does it take you to finish a painting? There are a lot of factors at play in determining how long a painting takes including:

Smooth or Groove? The portrait on the left is painted on on a brush-textured surface, and the one on the right is on a smooth panel.

What do I do with paintings that aren't good enough?One of the blessings of being prolific is that you can be ruthless with culling.

You've been painting with WHAT ??? This 8x10 painting of a scene of from my backyard is 95% finger-painted! In a "Let's shake things up!

I confess. I played with the thing where you put input descriptive words and generate an A.I. image. You know what? It was actually...