Note: Most of the articles formetly posted here have been moved to my landscape blog. There you'll find practical lessons on the theory and practice of painting, along with regular updates on my creative process in the "Works in Progress" section.
The Limited Palette - The benefits of using a limited set of colors. What are the cool and warm varieties of each primary and how should colors be arranged on the palette?
The Advantages of Alkyd Colors - Alkyds
offer all the versatility of oils, but none of the undesirable
qualities of acrylics.
painting analyses
Joaquin Sorolla - Spanish, 1863 – 1923. A master figure painter demonstrates lessons for the landscapist with a coloristic approach to handling light and shade.
Rebecca Allan - American, contemporary. Her small plein-air sketches offer up the quintissential lessons in simplification and massing.
Claude Monet - French, 1840 – 1926. The only Impressionist who followed the style through it's natural evolution. With a description of the "corrugation" technique.
