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What a dragonfly taught me about art
I just got back from three days in the wilderness with my daughter, no phone, no notebook, no paintings, following a river up into the Trinity Alps. I didn’t go…
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How much difference is too much?
Today I am sharing the one cool thing I learned in making this painting. It just might help you too. It has to do with my favorite subject when talking about art making. Differences. When we experience things that are different from one another, it makes us feel alive. In…
Here is what I am working on…today and next year!
So I just thought I would share a little bit about what I am making today. The thinking might relate to something you are working on too. As many of you know, I am a big proponent of understanding value contrast. When there is big differences in value, however, it…
Having no time can improve your art. See how.
Making art can be hard. But finding time to make it is harder. This is the number one challenge that stops most artists from making steady progress. I have especially been feeling this lately because of the holidays. Both my daughters are in town. There are more year end parties…
