Posts by Nicholas Wilton

I teach a lot about differences in art making. Differences between colors, shapes and textures, values and even emotions. The thinking being, that a bright color will look even brighter if paired with its opposite. A dull color. A light shape will look even lighter next to a dark shape. It also relates to states…

The only problem is getting the paintings back. I think I have found a solution. Maybe it could work for you too.

If you make something out of the ordinary it can feel a little disconcerting. But maybe this is a good thing. For you and your art.

I have just one thought this week and it keeps coming up again and again for me. It has to do with one of the primary, worthwhile reasons to make your art. It has nothing to do with what you hope to get out of it. Not monetarily. Not even notoriety. None of that. And…

There always is a little anticipation, a little nervous energy when we are starting something we haven’t before. In art and in life, this feeling is useful. It provides the juice, the energy to begin and make something different. How do you start something new? Here is the link to the pencils I use in…