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Exploring An American Paradise

2021. My year of EXPLORATION. I love this theme, especially as it applies to art because exploration is a process combining old … More

Asher Brown Durand, Hudson River School, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Academy of Design, Society of American Artists

Let’s Get Real

Art is very much about “finding” ourselves. We have to explore a lot of things, I think, before we can … More

Finding our Style, HyperRealism, Jasmina Susak, Marti Cormand, PhotoRealism, Realism Mark Crilley, Richard Estes

Been There, Done That

With the Christmas holiday behind us, I hurried down to my art studio on Saturday morning, ready to make a … More

Dwight William Tryon, November Morning, September Morning, Tonalism

Just the Way You Are

Billy Joel’s Just the Way You Are is a favorite — both to listen and to play. Back in the 1980s … More

31-Day Landscape Project, Charles Warren Eaton, George Inness, Tonalism

The Most Forged Artist in America

I’ll admit to having always had a bit of a fascination with forgeries. I’ve felt the same way about impersonators, too, and … More

American landscape art, Moonlight, Nocturnes, Ralph Albert Blakelock, Tonalism

Sunrise… Sunset…

There’s a song from Fiddler on the Roof that speaks of sunrises and sunsets and how swiftly flow the days.  … More

31-Day Landscape Project, George Inness, Sunrise, sunset

Where’s the Heron?

When I first met and fell in love — artistically speaking — with tonalist George Inness, it was his painting Home of the … More

3x5 Index Card Project, George Inness, Home of the Heron

Winter Memories

Today I’m sharing the seventh painting in my series of 3 x 5 “Index Card” landscapes. It’s part of my … More

Clark Art Institute, George Inness, Home at Montclair, Memories, winter

Awareness

Here is another — Day 4 — of my index card paintings for the month. I’m calling this one “Awareness” … More

Awareness, George Inness, Glazing, Peace and Plenty, Tonalism

Exploring Tonalism

I’m getting back to my studio now, spending a little time here each morning, and I’m looking forward to creating … More

31-Day Landscape Project, Charles Warren Eaton, Dwight Tryon, George Inness, Michelle Wooderson, Tonalism

Playing with Art — Through Board Games

I love board games of all sorts, but my absolute favorite is Masterpiece. I’m not sure if I’ve ever mentioned … More

Art Board Games, Christmas Gift Ideas, Family Fun, Masterpiece

Contrast

Much of what I’ve done with art recently has involved the principle of contrast. This is a key principle in design, … More

black and white, Caravaggio, Contrast, George Inness, James Whistler, Light and Dark, Principles of Design, Values

Notan

I always enjoy learning new things, especially things involving art, and especially things involving other cultures. Put them together and … More

Chinese Brush Art, Japanese art, Notan

Where Would You Go?

As part of my art journaling this month, I’m exploring the concept of new dimensions. That’s the theme that ties … More

American Barbizon School, Barbizon School, George Inness, Hudson River School, Jules Dupre, Theodore Rousseau

Who Were the Old Masters?

We hear all the time about the “Old Masters” of art, but who were they, really? That was the first … More

Great Artists with Tim Marlow, Juan de Pareja, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Old Masters, Velasquez

Tiny Treasures

Several local artists I know through our regional clubs have become interested in miniature painting. Apparently there is an art … More

George Inness, Grant Godwin, Miniature Oil Paintings

Finding My Artistic Soulmate

I joke a lot about art, love, and romance. I’ve written about breaking-up with Aubrey Phillips and his style of watercolor … More

Asher Durand, Frederic Edwin Church, George Inness, Hudson River School, National Academy of Design, The Father of American Landscape Painting, Thomas Cole

Perspective – A Glossary

I’m reading up on perspective again. I know the concepts. I’ve read more “Perspective Made Easy” books than I want … More

Eye Level Line, Horizon line, Linear Perspective, Orthogonal lines, Perspective studies, Vanishing points

Sign Here, Please

If memory serves me right — which at my age is sometimes questionable — the first artwork I ever signed … More

Artist magazine, Jan van Eyck, Judith Leyden, Rembrandt, Signatures

Virtual Visits

Who’s tired of the pandemic? Even though the country is “opening up” again — which has proved to be problematic … More

Art Galleries, Art Museums, Virtual Tours

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