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The Pursuit of Painting Light
To create the illusion that there is a sense of space and air using just pigment, canvas, and brush, an artist must truly understand this concept, as explained by Matt Ryder.
Realism Ambassador of the Week: Jessica Oliveras
"I like to paint people on their most fragile and vulnerable expression, focusing on a very natural and organic presence..."
Split Screen: A Quiet, Classical Painting
Juliette Aristides on painting "Split Screen," a quiet scene from her studio window at the Gage Academy of Art.
Realistic Flowers in Pastel: High-Speed Demo
In Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, pastel artist Vera Kavura can be found painting her favorite subject: flowers, which she describes as “natural, beautiful, and diverse.”
Learn Plein Air Skills to Improve Your Realism
Is it possible to dramatically improve your painting skills in just three days?
A World of Ideas
"Honing our craft with the aim that it might one day match up with and do justice to our inner ramblings is an ambition I hold to be sacred."
10 Steps to More Art Sales in 2022
With the new year here, I thought I’d share a few quick ideas to consider so you can plan and implement them now.
Did You Land on Earth With Natural Ability to Draw?
If someone said to you, “I’m not talented enough to paint,” what would your response be? We posed this question to Lyn Boyer, and here's what she had to say...
Artistic Growth: A Peek Inside an Itinerant Artist’s Toolbox
How one artist shed self-imposed limitations and gathered experiences as tools: "It was important to shed those skins, put my ego on a shelf—however painful and humbling the process—and open up to what else I might learn."
The Art of Selection
The recreation of reality doesn’t happen by simply copying what you see, and the poetry of light does not reflect off a photograph. You need to make intelligent choices.