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The Shadow Knows

I’m old enough to remember “The Shadow” radio program. Although it began in 1937, a bit before my time, it … More

Craftsy, Drawing Source, Frank Readick, Gary Faigin, Mad Charcoal, Marina Fridman, Portraits, The Shadow

From Afar

From the time I first began oil painting, I’ve been aware of how very different art looks up close as … More

Bert Dodson, Catherine Holmes, Drawing Dimension: Shading Techniques, graphite, Keys to Drawing, Shading Exercises, Value studies

Art Quiz: The Answer is Charles Willson Peale

You knew this one, didn’t you! And if you’re an American, you’re probably quite familiar with this famous portrait of … More

1776, American Revolution, Charles Willson Peale, French and Indian War, George Washington, Philadelphia, Portraiture, Rembrandt Peale

So…This Happened Today

It will come as no surprise, I’m sure, that I didn’t exactly follow the directions for today’s drawing lesson. More … More

Color families, Copic markers, Kathe Kollwitz, Marabu markers

R.I.P. Diego

Our California Girl  is no longer in California. She and her husband are now living in Arizona with a gorgeous view … More

cats, Gouache, Great Cat Spirit in the Sky, Pets, Rainbow Bridge, Watercolor

Day 7 – I Can Do This!

“Yes, I can do this.” I wrote those words in my personal journal in regard to today’s “Day 7” assignment … More

Andrew Loomis, facial features

Faces of Summer

World Watercolor Month has now come to an end. I did not complete a watercolor each day. I didn’t even … More

Summer, Watercolor portraits, World Watercolor Month

Liking What I See

For several weeks I’ve been devoting a lot of my studio time toward portraits — mostly in watercolor. I’ve had … More

Improving skills, Portrait drawing, Raw Umber Studios

Eyes That Have Seen Too Much

I don’t usually do political art, but this watercolor portrait showed up on my easel as I was working on … More

Children, Political art, World Watercolor Month

Expect Failure

Failure is not a pleasant topic to write about, nor is it a pleasant experience in our lives. Yet we … More

Andrew Loomis, Drawing the Head and Hands, Failures

Making Faces

I’ve been spending a lot of time with watercolor lately. Each day I do a “watercolor warm-up”, which is mostly … More

Backgrounds, Portraits

I Painted This

I’m sitting here looking at a watercolor painting I completed a few minutes ago. It’s not even dry yet, but … More

monochrome, Out of the Comfort Zone, portrait

Don’t Think — Just Draw

Every day when I check my email I have newsletters from artists and art businesses throughout the world. Most are … More

Andrew Loomis, Drawing heads, Online instruction, Raw Umber Studios

A Sorry Sight

Sometimes it’s best to leave well enough alone. Unfortunately for me and my art, that often means leaving something half-finished, … More

Learning from mistakes, Poor Piet, Tronie

A Study in Light and Shadow

I’m sitting here in my new little art studio — or actually, I’m sitting here at my computer desk, a short … More

Frans Hals, Tronie, Verdonck

It Really Is a Face

After finishing up my still life, I had a little time left for painting, so I turned again to Frans … More

Frans Hals, Learning from the Masters, Portrait of a Gentleman

With Apologies to Frans Hals

Among the many artists whose works I’ve studied recently as I’ve explored my Dutch heritage is Frans Hals, also known … More

Claes Duyst van Voorhout, Frans Hals, Portraits

Getting Adventurous

I’ve already declared that 2020 — the Chinese year of the Rat — will be a year of imagination for … More

Lights and shadows, Portrait painting

A New Approach to Skin Tones

When I did a few watercolor portraits a couple of years ago, I learned a clever little rhyme: Red and … More

Color mixing, Fleshtones, Portrait painting

It Could Actually Be a Lot Worse

I’ve been playing with my left-over paints again, and I just had to see what I could do with that … More

self-portraits, Values

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