About Byron Pickering The path to the beach was well worn in l971 when Byron Pickering made his home on the Oregon Coast. It seemed ordained that he would meet with this rugged coastline and its ever-changing surf. As a child growing up among the lakes of Wisconsin, he found it was the water and […]
Oil Painting Demonstration – Portrait by Philip Howe
By Philip Howe The following oil painting demonstration is courtesy of Philip Howe . When you are finished viewing this demonstration, please take a moment to visit Philip’s site to view more of his artwork and to learn more about him. You may also be interested in Philip’s New Book: “Angels – The Artwork of […]
Portrait Painting Tutorial – How I Painted Joanna’s Portrait
About Karin Karin Wells is an artist of amazing versatility. She graduated with honors from both the New England School of Art and Design, Boston, 1965, and the Butera School of Art, Boston, 1986. Karin has enjoyed a career as an award-winning graphic designer, illustrator and sign painter. She also taught Life Drawing and Painting […]
Still Life Painting Demo in Oils
About Brian Simons Being a self-taught artist, I have derived much of my inspiration from the “Group of Seven”, the French Impressionists and the Writings of Baha’u’lla’h (Bahá’í Faith). My family and I moved to Vancouver Island from Alberta, where I first began to paint approx. 25 years ago. Prior to that time, I focused […]
Wildlife Painting Techniques – Tiger Eyes Oil Painting Demo
About Jason Morgan My love of animals has been there for as long as I can remember, along with my desire to draw and paint, so looking back it now seems inevitable that I would become a Professional wildlife artist I strive to paint wildlife as accurately as I can, so where possible I like […]
Old Master Oil Painting Techniques – A Demo by Brian MacNeil
About Brian MacNeil Brian MacNeil is an artist of great talent and imagination and is one of the new generation of Realist painters that are the new avant-garde in the art world. Brian studied at the Angel Academy of Art, Florence, from 2004 to 2008 and showed himself to be an extremely gifted student, understanding, […]
Morning – A Demonstration of an Oil Paint over Gouache Painting Technique
By Philip Howe The following oil painting demonstration is courtesy of Philip Howe . When you are finished viewing this demonstration, please take a moment to visit Philip’s site to view more of his artwork and to learn more about him. You may also be interested in Philip’s New Book: “Angels – The Artwork of […]
Step by Step Oil Painting Demo by Mike Callahan
About Mike Nationally recognized, award winning artist Mike Callahan is a fourth generation Nevada native who counts himself privileged to grow up in what he believes to be one of the most beautiful places on earth, the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains near Reno, Nevada where he still lives today. While he has been painting since […]
How to Paint a Portrait in Oil Step by Step
Step by Step Portrait Painting Tutorial in Oil Painting Annie – “The Secret Pancake Method” Explained Sometimes I start a portrait “as flat as a pancake.” Here’s a peek into my process. This is my finished portrait of Annie (above). It is 16″ x 20″ – oil on linen and I’ll bet that you cannot […]
Still Life Oil Painting Demo Using the Flemish Technique – Part 1
About Delmus G. Phelps Statement of purpose within the work: I’ve been an active painter since the mid 70’s creating works in the Realist tradition. Being inspired by the nature around me and in the things we tend to collect, I produce still life and floral oil paintings in the Classical/Contemporary Realism style on canvas […]