Latest Sunday BLOOM
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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Please Steal My Art
It is not clear exactly who said “Good artists copy, but great artists steal.” It might have been Picasso. The poet TS Eliot wrote something very similar in 1920. Regardless, the quote brings to the forefront an idea, a concept that I am consistently highlighting in all my Art2Life programs….
Movement and Scale
Working larger is amazing, but it often requires a subtle shift in your approach to art making. Watch the video and see what I do when I’m starting a big, new piece. In gratitude, Nicholas
Making your art great before you begin.
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….
