Artist Statement “I paint the places I love to be. I paint the freshness of eternal nature, icy lucid streams, thunderous waterfalls, and soaring granite crests over silent lakes. I paint the descriptions of John Muir, the echoes of Ansel Adams, the American West of Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran. I paint luminosity filtering through the landscape, reaching to the foundation of a stream, bouncing off rocks, and illuminating the shadows. Using oil and acrylic, painting... [Read the full story]
Artist Statement “I paint the places I love to be. I paint the freshness of eternal nature, icy lucid streams, thunderous waterfalls, and soaring granite crests over silent lakes. I paint the descriptions of John Muir, the echoes of Ansel Adams, the American West of Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran. I paint luminosity filtering through the landscape, reaching to the foundation of a stream, bouncing off rocks, and illuminating the shadows. Using oil and acrylic, painting... [Read the full story]
So you are interested in becoming an expert at drawing and painting the human figure? You have certainly found the right place! I thought it would be a good idea to find the best resources and information on figure drawing and put it all together for you in one easy location for easy reference. Below are what I feel to be, some of the best resources for helping you learn how to draw the human body. Figure Drawing Resource 1 Ebook: Figure Drawing Secrets How to quickly and easily master figure drawing and painting without... [Read the full story]
About Leslie Leslie Tribolet lives on Kauai with her husband and her animals. She studied at Santa Barbara Art Institute back in the 70’s, but with pencil as her medium of choice. During her battle with both cervical and breast cancer, she decided to try to learn how to paint for something to do. She dabbled in watercolors and loved them, but seemed that everyone on Kauai was painting with watercolors, and that she found to be boring….. She was introduced to the Genesis Heat Set Paints in 2007, and loved it because... [Read the full story]
A genteleman by the name of Gino Orlandi contacted me last week interested in spreading the word about a new ebook he has written called “Fuel For Art”. As you know, I will only recommend products or services to you if I personally feel it will in some way help you reach your goals as an artist. This ebook will do just that! I have carefully read through Gino’s book and wholeheartedly recommend this book to any artist that may be interested in starting their own business selling their art. It contains invaluable... [Read the full story]
Be sure to visit our sister site, CreativeSpotlite.com for more Landscape and Plein Air Painting Lessons We have a variety of free step by step painting lessons by professional artists there for you to enjoy. Please follow this link to view those lessons. Enjoy! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Landscape & Plein Air Painting Lessons", url: "http://www.artinstructionblog.com/landscape-plein-air-painting-lessons" }); Read More →
Artist: Dianne Bertold Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta CANADA Title: Morning Sentry Medium: Soft Pastels Dimensions: 15.5″ x 22″ Support: Fabriano Pastel Paper Comments from the Artist: This Wood Lily stood amongst tall grass but the strong lighting through the leaves and on the stem made me want to simplify the background so I used a blue-grey (complementary to the orange) to help it stand alone. It needed no “supporting actors”. The flower itself is done in multiple layers (fixatif between... [Read the full story]
Digital cameras are one of the greatest inventions of modern times. We are so fortunate to have this modern convenience called Digital Photography. To be able to capture a precious moment or beautiful scene at the click of a button, is something we should not take for granted. Many beginners find digital photography rather challenging and rightly so. Today, more and more digital cameras are being created and it seems like the more digital cameras they make, the more difficult they become to use. I own a Canon Powershot S3... [Read the full story]
Artist Statement “I paint the places I love to be. I paint the freshness of eternal nature, icy lucid streams, thunderous waterfalls, and soaring granite ... [Read more]
About Aileen Aileen is a multi-medium artist/tutor. Her portraits have been included in major portrait exhibtions and she has been commissioned to paint VIP. Aileen has been a... [Read more]
Artist: Dianne Bertold Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta CANADA Title: Morning Sentry Medium: Soft Pastels Dimensions: 15.5″ x 22″ Support: Fabriano Pastel Paper Comments... [Read more]
Artist: Jaime Moxey Location: Argentina Title: Gardeners Medium: Acrylics Dimensions: 100 x 130 cm SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Artist Spotlite - Jaime Moxey", url: "http://www.artinstructionblog.com/artist-spotlite-jaime-moxey"... [Read more]
Artist: Michael Saunders Title: Glass, Flowers and Peaches Medium: Oil (water soluble) Dimensions: 16 x 20 Support: Canvas Comments from the Artist: I began taking drawing lessons... [Read more]
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