Nipping and Dipping

When I began learning to draw, I started with graphite, moved on to charcoal, conte, and then to pen and …

Do Something, Even If It’s Wrong

Last December I started a new painting. At the time I was reading an oil painting book in which the …

Nightmare in Phthalo Blue

This particular scene was going to have a river running through it. As you know, I’m not good at rivers. And just as happened with my earlier attempt, a river doesn’t run through this painting either.

If At First…

…I think I spent more time wiping off and scrubbing away paint than I did in actually putting paint on the canvas

The Importance of Making Mistakes

Today’s art project was a disaster. Luckily, I learned early on in my art explorations that making mistakes was an …